Day Four | Mini Declutter in 5 minutes/day for one week

For one week we are running daily Tips to Declutter in 5 minutes.

Day 4: Look in the corners of your closet for unused clutter. Add it to a box.

Think about your profile as a "Stasher." When I have a book to return , or a sweater that I've decided makes me look fat, or a basket that no longer holds its original contents, I tend to stuff it in the corners of my closet. When my walk-in closet looks like an obstacle course and the "corners" have grown to almost touching, that's my cue to box it all up and give it away. What's your favorite place to stash?

Tips:

• If you can't decide whether to let go or keep something, put it in a box in your garage marked "Give Away if Untouched by June 2013"
• In addition to your donate box, bring a trash bag (preferably a different color) for actual trash and a "return these" box.
• Put the "return these" box in your car so you can get rid of these things as you do your normal routine. 
• Another suggestion is to call the people on your return list. For example, I had a book I'd borrowed from a friend who didn't really want the book back; so I added it to my donation box, happy to picture the delighted face of the next woman to pick it up.

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