If you’re reading this it’s likely you are considering whether something you own is junk or worth keeping. Here’s an opportunity to figure it out:
When is it Junk?
It’s JUNK if:
- It’s moldy, mildew, stinky and growing spores
- It’s broken or obsolete (and fixing it doesn’t make sense or is too costly)
- You’ve outgrown it (physically or emotionally)
- You’ve always hated it anyway
- It’s the wrong color, wrong size, wrong style
- Using it takes more time than its worth
- You won’t really care if you ever see it again
- It generates anger, bad memories or bad feelings
- You have to clean it, store it, and insure it (but you don’t use it)
- Storing it somewhere else would cost more than its worth
- It will horrify, bore or burden your kids or the generation to come
If you can truthfully agree to one or more of these, it’s most likely junk. Do yourself, the people you live with, friends who visit and posterity a favor…get rid of it! It’s robbing you (and probably several other people) of space and mental clarity.
It’s not JUNK if:
- It helps you make a living
- It will do something you need done
- It generates happiness, good memories and good feelings
- It has high or significant cash value
- It gives you more than it takes
- It will enrich or delight your kids or the coming generation
If you can agree to several of the above without hesitation, it’s most likely good stuff. Enjoy, appreciate, take care of, and be sure to use it. You don’t need to re-assess its JUNKi-ness until next year.
Resources for consigning, selling, trading, donating and recycling your unwanted furniture, clothing, housewares and more can be found HERE.
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Isabella Guajardo, a.k.a. Girl With A Truck™, is a professional home organizer and a member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Profressionals (NAPO). She travels in her truck to work with clients throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area while sharing simple and creative ways to stay organized while reducing, recycling and re-purposing.
Call (510) 229-7321 to schedule a complimentary telephone assessment.