Is clutter driving me crazy?

6/15/2018 (Permalink)

Summer is almost here…and you should ask yourself: Is clutter driving me crazy?

SERVPRO of Fairfield believes that an organized lifestyle can mean efficiency in your day and a more relaxing time while at home. Your home will look cleaner and you will find that you have more space which is easier to use and enjoy.

Sort your items. Go through every room in your home and sort items by what you will do with them: keep, donate, or throw away. Keep items should be things you need and cannot part with, throw away items should be those which are completely useless to everyone, and donate items are those which you can’t use but someone else would benefit from.

Think critically about ‘keep’ items. Sometimes we feel like we need something but we really don’t. These are the types of items which usually make homes cluttered and leave little space for the things we do need. Once you’re done with the initial keep-donate-trash sweep, make a second sweep through your keep items and think about the last time you used them and if you actually need them.

Find good uses for non-keep items. For the items that you will trash or donate, consider the best uses for those items. Certain types of donated items will do the most good if donated to particular organizations (old furniture to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore and clothing/toys to the Opportunity House Boutique, etc.). Make sure that items you designate trash really are trash. Tattered clothing should not be donated but low-quality though functional and intact kitchen equipment could really help someone out.

And if cleaning (for you) is just too physically demanding… call SERVPRO of Fairfield at 707.207.0122. Remember: “We are always here to help.”