A cleaning expert has revealed her top tip for decluttering your home.
She says her hack makes sorting through your stuff easier and more efficient.
The woman said you just need to bring one thing with you as you go through your belongings: a declutter caddy.
“It’s basically like a cleaning caddy except it has all the things you need to declutter: garbage bags, Post-It notes, labels, label makers, cleaning supplies,” she explained in a video she shared online.
“Why is this so important? Well, it actually helps you because you can focus on decluttering instead of finding things that you need,” she continued.
“After you clean out your drawer, you have cleaning supplies right there.
“Putting items back into a shelf? You have your label maker at hand.”
And if you simply have too much stuff to be able to reorganize it and you need to actually get rid of items, there’s a hack for that, too.
A cleaning expert taught her followers the three-second rule when it comes to purging items.
She said that you must decide if you want to keep or throw away an item in three seconds.
If you pause, that means you definitely want to keep it.
“This works so well because when you have that time crunch you’re making decisions from your gut and you’re not giving your brain time to tell you all the reasons why you have to keep it,” she explained.
While she used cleaning out your closet to explain this rule, it can certainly be used in all areas of the house.
