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Week 22 | Office Supplies | 52 Weeks to Downsize & Minimalize

Post author By Bella Organizing
Post date May 29, 2017

Join me this week to gather and purge the abundance of office supplies that have found their way into your home.

Brought too many home from work? Bought duplicates because you couldn’t find what you already had? Don’t let unused ink pens and markers go dry. There are teachers, students, and after school programs that can use your extra office supplies.

There are a lot of things that you can do with those supplies that you may otherwise consider clutter. Don’t assume that just because they have found their way into your drawers, that they are junk!

Check into local programs that could use them!

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Week 21 | Kids Toys | 52 Weeks to Downsize & Minimalize

Post author By Bella Organizing
Post date May 23, 2017

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Join me this week to downsize and minimalize the amount of kids toys around the house. Tips:

When working with a child to declutter toys, let him/her know about all places they can donate to kids in need, such as to homeless shelters and toy drives. Pick a place to donate together and follow through with it. If not sure where to donate locally, ask the neighbors at nextdoor.com
Tackle clutter with the kids for as long as their attention can be held, they are having fun, and being productive with you.
Kids get overwhelmed by choice. Allow them to make decisions on what to keep and what to donate for only a few things at a time. When their interest starts to wane…
Set them free! Don’t get frustrated. It’s up to you, their mom/dad/guardian/caretaker, to continue sorting, decluttering, and putting things away.

Tackle kids clutter every few months. Declutter a little at a time together and instill great habits in everyone. Do not give up. Their clutter is your clutter. Set a regular schedule, find balance with the amount of stuff you are willing buy/accept/store/donate, and turn challenges into successes.

Isabella Guajardo, founder and owner of Bella Organizing, is a San Francisco Bay Area professional organizer offering home organizing, interior redesign, and residential move management services throughout the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. Call (510) 229-7321 or email info@bellaorganizing.com for more information. Gift certificates are available.

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Week 20 | Shoes | 52 Weeks to Downsize & Minimalize

Post author By Bella Organizing
Post date May 15, 2017

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As with clothing, when I acquire shoes, I have a rule to let go of as many pairs as I bring in to make room for the new. It’s tough. Reality is, many of us only wear a few favorite pairs and let the others sit to gather dust.

It’s time to let shoes go if…

They are worn to the breaking point, the sole or heal is warped, torn, or coming off and you’re not willing to drop them off to be repaired THIS WEEK.
They have not bedazzled your feet for over a year. Like clothes, if shoes are not worn over the last winter, spring, summer, nor fall, they probably never will be.
They are no longer your color, size, style, or worth the pain.
They are dirty beyond cleaning. Now is the time to take out the polish and get the job done, or say goodbye for good.

Join me this week to downsize and minimalize the shoes you no longer wear or like, and make room in your closet to breathe.

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Week 19 | Tchotchkes | 52 Weeks to Downsize & Minimalize

Post author By Bella Organizing
Post date May 8, 2017

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Join me this week to downsize & minimalize the knick knacks, doodads, bric-a-brac, and nondescript “junk” covering shelves, ledges, dressers, and other surfaces around the house.

What can you do with little things collected over the years that you are ready to let go?

Donate to a local charitable organization such as Goodwill
Give them to all the kids on the block
Leave them at the edge of your driveway by the sidewalk with a sign that reads “Take me, I’m yours” and watch them magically disappear
Donate them to places such as the East Bay Depot for Creative Reusehttp://creativereuse.org/ or Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT)http://www.raft.net/material-donations where they will be reused and re-purposed for creative projectsGood-bye tchotchkes!

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Week 18 | Toiletries | 52 Weeks to Downsize & Minimalize

Post author By Bella Organizing
Post date May 1, 2017

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Join me this week to downsize & minimalize the excess make-up and toiletries that take up valuable space in the bathroom.

Shampoos and conditoners that your hair didn’t approve of, excess lotions, gels, creams, liquids, powders, and make-up that never did it for you.

Don’t hold onto what you don’t need nor what your hair and skin don’t like. Choose what you love and let go of the rest.

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