household removals

20-Minute DeCluttering Projects That You Can Do!

_Kitchen Drawer After Decluttering:_

How nice is this? And truly- it only took 20 minutes to empty, wipe out the drawer and white containers, and to re-organize where everything should go. I accomplished this during a sliver of time between putting my older kids on the middle/high school bus, and the time when I needed to wake my younger ones up for school! Do you know what I otherwise would have been doing? Uh-huh- scrolling through my Facebook feed!

When our kitchens feel cluttered, it can be overwhelming to figure out where to begin. But if you take things just one drawer or shelf at a time- conquering the kitchen is very do-able. You'll be amazed at how great things can look in just two weeks of this bite-at-a-time method!

_Under the Kitchen Sink After Decluttering:_

This space has been driving me crazy for weeks- I couldn't tell what was in it so I ended up buying duplicates of items I already owned, and it took me less than 20 minutes to empty it, wipe it down, return what belongs here and find the right home for what doesn't!

_Bookshelf After Decluttering:_

And then another 20-minute session for me to re-home the books we decided to keep. The best part? My kids spent hours afterward going through the books- it was as if they were all new again!

_Loft Closet After Decluttering:_

My younger ones can actually camp out in there if they want! Lesson learned: sometimes what feels like a big mess doesn't take that long to declutter and organize at all!

_Toy Closet Before Decluttering:_

This project took several 20-minute increments to tackle- and I did it just one shelf at a time- unloading and sorting each one.

Here I took advantage of the fact that this closet is located in our basement, so I could use the floor to “stage” the sorted contents over two weeks while I worked. Then once everything was removed and sorted, the kids and I reviewed what they wanted to keep, and what they were ready to donate. I put them in charge of boxing up the donations while I returned to the shelves the “keepers”.

_Toy Closet After Decluttering:_

The kids love the newly organized shelves- they are finding all kinds of things to do and play with that they had forgotten about!

The house always feels “lighter” when we call for the donation truck to come and pick up what we no longer need, and it feels good to know that it will go to someone who can put it to good use. Our favorite donation pickup service is !