Declutter My Closets With Me

Downstairs closet

1. Box of kitchen stuff that I only use once a year. I am going to donate this.

2. Disney bucket. We are huge Disney fans and I have kind of their ears, princess books, etc. I think I am going to get this bucket down to their signature books that they still like to collect and their pressed penny books.

3. Antique tea set that I got from my grandmother. I need a new way to use this because I love tea and the family history that goes behind it.

4. Two bags of chips. I love stashing snacks so the kids do not eat all of them at one time, but I just might forget they exist.

5. My husband’s grandmother’s things. I always say not to declutter your spouse's or anyone else’s sentimental items. Just put them in a pile and let them deal with it.

6. Birthday wrapping paper. I just bought some this week because I did not know we had some in this closet.

7. Birthday bags. I am going to get rid of these and buy them as I need them, because I do not want to designate space for them.

8. A box of stuff from my grandmother’s house. I need to go through it and decide what I have use for.

9. WW2 books. Fun fact about me: I am a huge World War II buff. My great uncle was the tank commander of the first American tank that successfully made it onto Normandy Beach on D-Day.

I vividly remember sitting as a young child, enthralled, listening to him tell me his stories and looking through his books, medals and all of the things that he brought home from the war. Those are some of my happiest childhood memories, so I have to keep these.

10. Dinner bell from my great grandmother’s house. When we build our house in the country, I am definitely hanging it.

11. Box of games. Our family loves games, and we have weekly game nights. I will take them out of their original boxes to save space.

Girls' closet

1. Shoe storage. It has been wonderful, but is not going to fit in the RV.

2. Sheets. We will not need these, because the beds will not fit them.

3. Girls’ memory boxes. These are full of my daughters’ baby stuff, like blankets I crocheted for them or the outfit that they came home from the hospital in. For now, they love looking at them, so I am keeping one small box for each child.

4. Comforters. We are having a debate on this one, because kids do not use them and I want to donate them, but my husband wants to keep them.

5. Sheets and strings my kids use to make forts. For this kind of thing, I am making little kits, putting all the stuff in one box to have it organized and contained.

6. Baby clothes. I was saving these for my brother and his wife for when they have children, so I will put the things that are harder to replace in a container and ask them what they want, and then donate the rest.

7. Box of books and pictures. Some of these melt my heart, so I am going to make a pile of pictures that I want to put on sticky squares for the RV and get rid of the rest, because I have it in digital form.

8. My grandfather’s pictures from the Korean War. What a treasure! I am definitely pulling some of these out of here, but I probably will not keep them all.

9. Stuff from my wedding like a program and a wedding invitation. I have been married 17 years and I still have no wedding book. I will give myself a time limit, and if I do not do it in that time, it is not meant to be.

10. Old dance tapes. I am going to pick the ones I want to get digitized and give myself a time limit, because if I do not do it, it is obviously not that important.

Unfortunately, I was only able to clean out two out of four closets today, because I got hung up on the sentimental things.

However, that is totally okay. I am still making progress and I have an absolutely amazing friend coming to help me.

One of the biggest decluttering tips I can give you is have someone come help you, especially if you have ADD.

In order to help me visualize what we are bringing with us to the RV, I brought all the things I decided to keep downstairs and put it in the same pile. I also have a “donate” pile, which is huge. I am very impressed and proud of myself.

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I hope you have enjoyed joining me on my closet declutter and found it inspirational.

If you are also decluttering your house right now, how is it going? Have any tips you want to share? Feel free to leave a comment and support other declutterers today.