9 Tips for Decluttering Before You Move in Toronto ON

A new move in Toronto, ON or elsewhere in Canada presents a perfect opportunity to walk around the house and look for items you might not need once you start the next chapter of your journey. You’ll lighten your load significantly. People with less belongings have less to worry about, less to clean and maintain, less things to be robbed of. Which ultimately leads to less stress and, in a way, to more free time.

1. Meditate. Give yourself at least half a minute of doing absolutely nothing. The best thing to start with is a clear head.
2. Work one room at a time. Otherwise, you’ll get tangled and might end up doing nothing all day.
3. Take everything out. To save time, and get a better grasp at what you’re having, empty out every possible container.
4. Decide what you need. This is a tough one, since you might decide you need everything really. In this case, the best question to ask yourself is: “Okay, this might be useful in that rare situation, but even if I don’t have it, will it be that bad?”
5. Start with paper. In every home, paper tends to accumulate the most. It might even take you a whole day just to deal with all the documents, user manuals, even old books that might have been in your library for more than 40 years and the pages are so fragile that they crumble between your fingers. Once you clear away the paper, you will feel a lot better.
6. Segregate questionable items. This is the biggest helper, since it gives you a clear visual of the things you really need. Make enough space and use four old sheets. On the first one, place expired items; on the second, place broken items; on the third, place items that still work, but it’s highly unlikely you will use them in the future; on the fourth place items that are perfectly okay, but you have the feeling they’ll just take up space.
7. Take out the junk. Obviously, the first two sheets of items belong in the trash. It’s a good idea to make sure there isn’t anything hazardous for the environment – old cellphones, batteries, old fireworks and anything that does not fall in the category of domestic junk and might pose some degree of danger. Research online how to get rid of these items. You can also, make use of a rubbish removal service if some of these items are too bulky, and especially if we’re talking about electronics.
8. Evaluate working items. Once you’ve decided you won’t be needing the items on your last two sheets, look them over and consider if they’re fit enough to work for someone else. You can give them away to friends and family, and even sell off some of them.
9. Repeat until you’re happy. Honestly, you might not just do this for every room, but also a few times on the same room.

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