20 Questions to Ask About Keeping Anything | Clutter Video Tip

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I spy with my little eye something that begins with a "c". It's clutter, but how do you know what to keep and what to say good riddance to? If you are downsizing do you know how to let go for your relocation? In today's video Lorie Marrero has 20 questions for you to guide you in how to organize and declutter. Following these strategies will make it easier to let it go and keep the things you truly love and use. Animal, vegetable or mineral? No, just clear spaces ahead. http://www.clutterdiet.com
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Hi I'm Lorie Marrero, creator of the Clutter Diet book & online program, and today I'm going to share with you 20 questions that you can ask about keeping anything.

I have things in storage, I have these few things with me here in the apartment, and it has been very important for me to be careful about the decisions I make about each item because it needed to go to the right place. I donated tons of stuff and I sold a few things on Craigslist. Here are some of the questions that I used to help me make those decisions.

Is this item valuable enough for me to pay someone by the pound to move it to another place? Sometimes that's how movers charge and you've got to have that moving mindset when you're going through your stuff thinking about whether it's worth paying someone to move it.

What would it cost in time & money to acquire this item again?

Does anyone I know have one of these I could easily borrow?

How much money could I get for selling this instead of keeping it?

When is the last time I can remember using this item?

How often do I use it? Is it weekly, monthly, never?

Do I already have something else that serves the same purpose?

What is a scenario in which I can picture myself using this & how likely is that to happen? I have heard some crazy answers to this question such as: A fur coat in Texas, how likely is it that you're going to actually use that?

Is there a use for this that doesn't involve the phrase: "Someday when I have time?" Sometimes we keep things because we have aspirations about what we might do with it later & that day will never come.

What is the worst thing that might happen if I donate or recycle this item?

Is there an alternative way to capture the essence and value of this item instead, such as in a digital format like a document or a photograph?

Does this item help create an environment that supports me in my goals? The clearer you are about those goals, the more you can see whether this item fits into your future or not.

If I flipped a coin right now & heads was keep & tails was donate, which would I secretly be rooting for as the coin is landing? That can tell you a lot about what you really already know & what you've already decided.

Does this item make me feel positive or negative?

Does this item remind me of my past or my future?

If I were hit by a proverbial bus would my family truly value this item or even know what it is and why I kept it?

What would my best friend say if she were standing here considering this? Sometimes that objective set of eyes is everything.

What would a professional organizer say if she were sitting here with me now? I always tell people to think of me as the organizer on their shoulder, so think of me whispering these little questions into your ear.

Will I feel good about keeping this item the next time I run into it? Will you be glad you kept it, or will you say, "Why did I move this here? Why did I keep this?"

Does someone else need this more than I do? Probably the answer is yes. We want you to think about Goodwill, & that is going to help people find jobs with the revenue that's generated from the sale of your donation & it will help somebody find just the right thing for them at an affordable price as well.

I hope these have been helpful for you. Pick two or three of them that resonate with you so that as you're sitting down and picturing me as the organizer on your shoulder, you can remember those as you're going through your stuff. Or, you can have all 20 of these printed out & ready for you to refer to. We have a printout of this in our Member Area. Anybody can join free for two weeks with our Quick Start Program at http://www.clutterdiet.com/quickstart.

See you next time, and