October was a whirlwind around here and I can feel December craziness looming in the near distant future. So I am taking this “calm before the storm” window to get myself ready for the upcoming holidays. Before any holiday decorations can come out- I have declared it MISSION: PRE-HOLIDAY DECLUTTER around here.
By now you know I love a good trick for motivating myself to get organized. Last winter I did the Operation: USE IT UP and this summer I shared my 20-Item-Closet-Edit-Trick. Even the entire “20 Minute Organizing” series is a “trick” by keeping it bite sized in 20 minute increments so I don’t feel overwhelmed and paralyzed when it comes to getting organized.
So what’s my current trick for getting the house decluttered before the holidays? Hint: it has to do with Amazon boxes!
Intrigued?
If you are like me, you have deliveries arriving all the time. Instead of breaking them down and putting them in the recycle bin, I am using the shipping boxes as containers to fill up with things to donate! It has become a game and is super motivating!
I just put an empty box out on the kitchen counter and whenever I have a spare minute I go through cabinets, drawers and closets and find things to fill it up with. When the box is full I stack it out in the garage. So now instead of feeling overwhelmed with shipments as they arrive- I am almost giddy to have a new box to fill up with stuff to donate.
I now have a whole stack of boxes to donate and can’t wait to unload them. Feels great to have lots of “stuff” out the house before the holidays!
xoxo-
Heather
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The 20 minute declutter is a great idea. It’s something you can sweep through and do a few times a week to keep on top of mess… Of course, I tend to even put that off. Maybe I should it put it on my calendar… Like every Sat morning, 20 minute declutter 🙂