Declutter Your Home Tips

October 17, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Today, I’m sharing declutter your home tips. Decluttering can be challenging for many reasons. First, you might have impractical expectations of the whole process. Furthermore, you might have other decluttering obstacles or emotional attachments that make it harder to let things go. So, while you are frustrated with all the items in your home that you cannot seem to get control of, it is very easy to trip over some of the common decluttering mistakes that will worsen the process.

 

 

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Declutter Your Home Tips 

 

Declutter Your Home With a Plan 

Failure to plan is planning to fail. This phrase cannot be any more accurate when engaging in a major decluttering project. Starting the project without enough planning will leave you frustration, distracted, eventually failing. So, to avoid this mistake create a plan that will keep you logically working through each space.

Try breaking the space into separate areas, and it is also advisable to have pest control plans that offer the most eco-friendly solutions tailored to protect your home, family, and pets as well.

 

Storage Bins for Decluttering Your Home

Never buy storage units before you begin the decluttering project. Chances are that you will have more free space than before you started.  Remember, keeping items that you don’t need can require storage and, in fact, cause more clutter.

So, consider buying storage units after finishing the projects and only when you need them. And as much as it can be tempting to buy those cute little storage baskets you saw in a mall, it is imperative that you don’t waste money and all the effort you put into decluttering your home.

 

Don’t Delay Giving Away or Donating Items

One of the keys to decluttering your house is getting things out quickly and for good. So, keeping  things in the garage waiting to donate them is not decluttering.  You are just moving things from one space to another. This is very dangerous as you will be giving yourself more time, and eventually, you will find yourself returning the items only to re-clutter your home. 

Therefore, if you want to sell the items, put similar items in a box. Tape the box closed, mark it with what’s in it, and write the date you want to sell it by on the box.  If the date passes, take them to a donation station.

 

 

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Decluttering Emotional Items  

Emotional items are one of the most overwhelming clutters you will ever deal with. Your  attachment to family photos and childhood toys can derail the process. These items can also stop or delay your decluttering process or completely prevent you from carrying out the project.

So, start by leaving emotional items for the last day. Build a momentum that wins instantly. Leaving sentimental things for the last day will allow you to make a mental shift.  You will be in a better position to deal with and declutter the sentimental items.

 

The above mistakes should be avoided at all costs. However, it is essential to note that some things cannot be changed overnight. So, being aware of these mistakes is the first step to successful decluttering and making house cleaning easier.

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6 Easy Ways to Cleaning Holiday Clutter

March 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Today, I’m sharing tips on cleaning holiday clutter. The holidays have past, but does it still feel like Christmas? After reading our article, you will feel ready and be motivated to start cleaning your holiday clutter today.  Usually, every decision starts from tomorrow or even next Monday, but why wait?  Start immediately and you will thank me later.

Cleaning after the holidays can be very boring and exhausting.  But, in no time you will find yourself getting ready for the next holiday season.  And, you will be glad that you decluttered when you did.   Today,

 

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Not only did you decorate your home, but you have also received plenty of gifts. With good organization and a little storage space, your house will be cleaned in no time.  Since the hardest part of the cleaning process is getting started, we are happy to introduce several ideas to get rid of holiday clutter.

Start With Garbage

The easiest way to start cleaning is to remove all wrapping paper, empty gift boxes, and stale or leftover food from the refrigerator.  In this phase of cleaning you will need to be relentless.  If you feel that you need to hire house cleaning services, go ahead.  Set up an appointment so that you can completely remove all the clutter and return your house to order.

Replace Old Items With New Ones

You probably received a bunch of gifts, but some of them you may already own. If so, replace the old items with the new ones and immediately move the old one into the spare box for a garage sale.  Or donate them or even trash them if you don’t find an item usable anymore.

Place New Items

It’s crucial to find a place for all of the new items you received.  Otherwise, they will become a part of the clutter.  If you don’t have any spare storage space or if you think, you won’t use these items consider regifting or donating them.

Organize Decorations

Organizing decorations are one of the main steps of the holiday cleaning process. Before you start to organize them, determine if there are any that you don’t like anymore or won’t use next year.  If so, store these decorations into boxes and categorize them accordingly (trash or donation). Sort all the other decorations into boxes and put them away for next year.

Sort Out Holiday Cards

Receiving holiday cards is a very important part of the holiday season.  Especially, if they were sent by loved ones.  It’s OK to keep a stack of them and remind yourself from time to time of your family and friends.  However, we recommend that you to go through all of your cards, keep the ones you are most attached to. You can recycle the rest of them as it will help your cleaning process.

Go through Your Holiday Photos

By going through your holiday photos and sharing them with your friends and family, you will evoke beautiful memories.  Delete all the duplicate or blurry ones to reduce the gallery storage.  If you are a fan of photo books, consider scrapbooking your photos.

 

 

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How to Buy a Photo Scanner for Family Photos

January 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Since you were born, your parents started taking photos of you.  The photo included other family members and other special events related to them.  However, these pictures can get lost or destroyed.  Unfortunately, along with the lost photos goes memories.  Today, I’m sharing parenting tips on how to buy a photo scanner.

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The best way to save your family photos is to store them in your personal computer. Furthermore, one of the best methods is to use a high-quality scanner.  What does a scanner do?  It scans physical photos and transforms them into digital photos directly onto your computer.  Fortunately, you can save tons of them without worrying about them getting lost.

Also, scanners have existed since the 1950s.  However, they only became available for the larger public in the 90s.  The best photo scanner is are the flatbeds. They are easy to use and are compatible with almost every type of computer. If used excessively, many photo scanners can deteriorate your images. So, be sure to select a photo scanner that will endure usage.  Especially, if scanning your family photos is the main goal. 

In the $100 price range, there are lots of photo scanners that can do the job.  But, if you have used a camera with film negatives or you are planning on scanning artwork, a nice scanner can go up to $200. They can come with features that will hold your pictures in place.  This feature can be useful when scanning photos.  Additionally, you must pay attention to how they use the combination of light and mirrors.  If pixels are missing, and that is due to the light or the mirrors, the quality of your scan will be affected. 

As a result, there are three major points to consider when buying a photo scanner:

  • The first one is the resolution.  The more dots per square inch, the better your pictures will come out on the computer.
  • Secondly, image-sensing technology is very important too. Remember that contact image sensors are good for scanning documents.  However, the charged coupled device or CCD can hold a large number of photos and that is what you need.
  • Last, check the dynamic range and tonal range. The higher range it has, the better scan you will have.   For example, Letter D represents the top range. Same thing goes with the tonal range, the higher, the better.

Now that we’ve covered the basics of a photo scanner, you may also want to start considering a high-quality printer to reproduce your images as well.  Keep in mind that digital storage can be fragile, so “hard copies” are good to keep on hand. 

The types of printers used by artists for artwork should be considered.  However, these can become quite expensive.  Additionally consider a printing service, which uses very high caliber equipment to produce quality prints.

We hope you found our tips on how to buy a photo scanner helpful.  Go forth and start scanning your family photos! The market has a lot of scanners ready to be bought, coming in different shapes and colors, but remember that the specifications are the most important factor you have to look for when getting one.

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