I need expert help in cleaning my room … or really bad weather that will keep me in doors

This is my public commitment to cleaning my room by my birthday. Yea, happy birthday to me, spent all my money and my gift to myself is a clean room. Yea.

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Reformed pack rat Erin Rooney Doland, who blogs about organization and who authored the forthcoming book “Unclutter Your Life in One Week,” says you must ask yourself these questions about your belongings as you sort through them:

  • Do I have something like this that fills the same purpose?
  • If this is a duplicate, which one is in the best condition, is of the best quality and will last the longest?
  • Does this item need repairs?
  • Does this item save me money or fulfill some essential need?
  • Why does this object live in my house and is this the best place for it?

(Some experts suggest if you are storing a “collection” of some sort out of sight, it might not be worth holding on to.)

  • Has the expiration date on this item passed?
  • Does it help me live the kind of life I want to lead?
10/30/09 at 5:11pm