How To Have a Clutter Free Home and Make Some Extra Cash Doing It ! by Tony Ball

I don't know about you but my house always seems to be out of whack. I guess with 4 kids, ages 3-12, a wife that can't seem to want to get rid of anything, a cat, a dog, turtles, and a gerbil that keeps getting out of his cage, at times or maybe all of the time, I feel totally overwhelmed. Well I guess I can't blame it all on the family, I have my issues also. My office and garage are also out of whack! Well come on the journey with me and let's get our homes and lives back as we follow these simple steps to a clutter free home and life!
The absolute first step in the process of becoming clutter free is to recognize "problem areas". Now these "problems areas" are not only physical places but also mental places. Let me explain further. "Physical places" are basically your cluttered garage, basement, closets etc. "Mental places" are those mental issues you have with holding on to those items that are "centimental" or that are reminders of something that happened to us in a positive manner 20 years ago. I am an ex football player, and I have been blessed to have been able to play from pee wee leagues all the way to the professional level. Over the years I have collected some cool items, most of which I can just take a picture of and then get rid of it! Now I had a real problem with this, but once I did it, it was done and I really don't think about it. Make the decision and just GET RID OF IT! Thank me later.
Ok, now that we have gotten over that hurdle, we now need to set goals. Like any other successful way of doing business you first must set goals. Here is an old saying that I like to tell my kids. " IF YOU AIM AT NOTHING, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WILL HIT". For example: Week 1- clean out closets, box up goodwill/ garage sale items and place boxes in storage. Week 2- Clean out garage, and shelves and place goodwill/ garage sale items in storage. Notice that you have a definite time line as to when to start and complete your projects. Also I threw in another tip to make you some extra money, "Garage Sales". If you haven't had one trust me, you will not believe what people will but. "One man's trash is another man's treasure".
I hope this information will get you on the path to a clutter free home and life.
God Bless you and your family.
To learn more essentail tips on getting clutter free, please visit my blog 7 Simple Clutter Removal Steps
http://7-simple-steps.blogspot.com/
About the Author
Tony Ball is a freelance writer, marketer who excels at finding, researching and monetizing niche internet market's.
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