Declutter by Returning Borrowed Items

Here is a quick way to cut some of the clutter in your house, right now, in under 10 minutes! Go through the house with a laundry basket and put everything you have borrowed into the basket. Don’t forget to check kids’ rooms. Things to look for:

• CDs and DVDs
• Books, magazines
• Dishes and food containers
• Library items
• Maternity, baby or kids’ clothes
• Tools

If someone lent it to you and it is not being used, do the right thing and pack it up! Empty your full laundry basket, put the items in grocery bags and label where each bag goes (Aunt Rachel, Grandma, public library), and leave them next to the front door. Take them out to your car the next time you go out, so they are ready to return while doing your errands. You just got rid of some clutter and became a good borrower by remembering to return!