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Project Management

So you’ve conceded, you’ve got too much stuff. You’re ready to part with the excess, unnecessary, unused, and broken clutter. What do to now?

Break down your decluttering task into smaller, manageable chunks, and take action.

Walk around your home and make a list of everything that should go. Before you begin, set a time frame that’s comfortable for you, and if you haven’t used something in that pre-determined limit, it’s gone! This is a great way to self-monitor in case you start second-guessing yourself in the process.

Where should it go? We suggest making three piles – Trash, Donate, Sell.

Donating to a local charity benefits both you (don’t forget your tax deductible receipt!) and the organization. Use this as an opportunity to help those less fortunate and in need. Donating can also include, however, passing down a precious memento to a family member. There are many ways to bless those around you!

Feel like having a yard sale or listing a few items online in your community classifieds? The money you earn can go towards paying down a credit card, buying something you need, or doing something fun. We love recycling clutter into cash!

The bible commends hard work and warns about slacking. Ask God to help you overcome any tendencies towards procrastination and put your Decluttering Project Management plan to work!

What will you declutter? Unwanted stuff that can be turned into cash or blessings, cluttered spaces, and procrastination.

Deuteronomy 15:7-8
If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
Luke 12:33
Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
Proverbs 13:4 
The  soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Authors Lindon and Sherry Gareis have partnered with YouVersion Bible app to bring you the Declutter Now! 30 Day Devotional.