Gather together 3 or 4 trash bags or boxes. Prepare one bag or box labeled ‘Throw Out’ or “Trash”, another one labeled “Recycle” or “Give Away”. (You may need to break this one down into smaller bags such as “Donate to Library” “Take to Thrift Store” as you see what starts to emerge from the stuff you are working on).Remember to handle each item only once! If it is a keeper item then go now and put it where it belongs, on the top shelf or at the back of the drawer. Use a box (or a laundry basket works good) to put things in that need to go to various rooms of the house. Then your last step will be to take the basket around to each room and deposit the items in their appropriate places.

Decide now where and when you will dispose of the ‘recycle’ or Give Away bags OR see if you can delegate and send someone to the thrift store or the library to drop off donations.

Your suggestions or comments on this step are welcome: Have you tried a slightly different system - did it work?

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