Zac Brown Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZN0KogeV4A

Artist: Zac Brown Band
Featured artist: Jimmy Buffett
Album: You Get What You Give
Released: 2010

Goodbye Clutter:
One-Dozen Clutter Items to Get Rid of Today

In celebration of 'Goodbye Clutter' week at Get Organized Now!, here are one- dozen clutter items to get rid of today.

1) Coffee mugs: Keep one set for family members who live in your house, and a few extras if you entertain. Donate the rest.

2) Surplus of kitchen storage containers Retain enough for a few day's worth of leftovers. Say goodbye to the extras, including the empty whipped topping and margarine containers.

3) Extra Vases Keep one or two vases for the occasional set of flowers you may receive or purchase...and donate the rest.

4) Spices you never use. Most people keep spices way past their prime. Whole spices will stay fresh for about 4 years, ground spices for about 2 to 3 years and dried herbs for 1 to 3 years. Anything older should go.

5) Shoes in disrepair or that hurt. Gather shoes that have holes, worn heels, etc. If you love them and they can be saved, bring them to your local shoe repair store today. If not, trash them. And, whatever you do, don't keep shoes that hurt your feet. I know...they were expensive. Get rid of them.

6) Old Electronics. Put all old cell phones, CD players, stereos, and any old electronics that you don't use in a box. Bring them to your electronics drop-off center where you live. Call your sanitation department and they will fill you in on proper disposal of these items.

7) Cookbooks you never open. Why have cookbooks you never use taking up space on your shelves? Besides, recipes are available online these days and are very easy to access whenever you get the urge to cook.

8) Toys your kids no longer play with. Don't keep toys your kids don't play with. Other children could be giving those toys some love.

9) Old Magazines. Do you have stacks of old magazines? Why not part with them this week? The same goes for old newspapers and catalogs.

10) Piles of receipts. Certainly keep your receipts for major purchases, like a new refrigerator or new color printer. But only keep these until the warranty on these items have expired. Toss receipts for smaller purchases, like groceries and clothing, in an envelope and keep them for a few days...just in case you need to make a return. Then purge every week. ATM receipts can be tossed once you login to your bank and see the transaction...and once it's entered in your check register.

11) Movies you didn't enjoy the first time around. So, you bought a DVD, watched the movie, and didn't like it. But you then stored it on a shelf because, after all, you paid for it. Bad reason. Get rid of it. In fact, if you stream movies these days, you can probably get rid of your entire DVD collection.

12) Reference materials. The information you'd find in dictionaries, thesauruses, almanacs, encyclopedias, phone books, and other reference materials are readily available online. No need to keep the actual 'big' books.

https://www.getorganizednow.com/
June 7, 2018