CLUTTER CONFESSIONS
We asked REDBOOK readers for their dirty secrets as well as their sneakiest clutter-busting tips.
"When things get really out of hand, I'll scare myself clean by inviting friends over. While I don't care if laundry is in piles on the floor, I certainly don't want anyone else to see it!"
Fiona Cousland, Ann Arbor, MI
"I keep all my tax return documents in the bathroom, interspersed with my makeup. At least that way, I'll never have trouble finding them!"
Kacie O'Connor, Los Angeles
"My biggest clutter issue revolves around freebies, like those mini cosmetic samples that are just too cute to get rid of. Now, I make sure they're stacked in front of my makeup case so I use them up before the regular stuff."
Rebecca Arata, Manhattan, KS
"I try to give away the clothes my kids have outgrown, but if I can remember a specific event when the outfit was worn, I just have to keep it. Now, I have boxes of too-small clothes stored in my attic!"
Tiffany Lundbert, Cresson, PA
"I own more clothes than I'll ever wear, but I made a rule: Anything that I haven't worn in a year must go to the local thrift store and I stay firm by asking my boyfriend to make sure I enforce it!"
Joelle Hobeika, New York City
"My desk at work is littered with pink and yellow sticky notes, I have a sea of loose documents dotting my screen, and my email in-box is nearing full. I haven't lost anything important, but I fear I'm tempting fate."
Maryann Fabian, Duluth, GA
"When I get totally fed up with the toys and magazines my kids and husband leave around the kitchen, I go on strike and don't clean or cook until my husband gets the hint and cleans. It's effective!"
Tina Lee, Fremont, OH
Reprinted with Permission of Hearst Communications, Inc. Originally Published: De-Junk Your Life
We asked REDBOOK readers for their dirty secrets as well as their sneakiest clutter-busting tips.
"When things get really out of hand, I'll scare myself clean by inviting friends over. While I don't care if laundry is in piles on the floor, I certainly don't want anyone else to see it!"
Fiona Cousland, Ann Arbor, MI
"I keep all my tax return documents in the bathroom, interspersed with my makeup. At least that way, I'll never have trouble finding them!"
Kacie O'Connor, Los Angeles
"My biggest clutter issue revolves around freebies, like those mini cosmetic samples that are just too cute to get rid of. Now, I make sure they're stacked in front of my makeup case so I use them up before the regular stuff."
Rebecca Arata, Manhattan, KS
"I try to give away the clothes my kids have outgrown, but if I can remember a specific event when the outfit was worn, I just have to keep it. Now, I have boxes of too-small clothes stored in my attic!"
Tiffany Lundbert, Cresson, PA
"I own more clothes than I'll ever wear, but I made a rule: Anything that I haven't worn in a year must go to the local thrift store and I stay firm by asking my boyfriend to make sure I enforce it!"
Joelle Hobeika, New York City
"My desk at work is littered with pink and yellow sticky notes, I have a sea of loose documents dotting my screen, and my email in-box is nearing full. I haven't lost anything important, but I fear I'm tempting fate."
Maryann Fabian, Duluth, GA
"When I get totally fed up with the toys and magazines my kids and husband leave around the kitchen, I go on strike and don't clean or cook until my husband gets the hint and cleans. It's effective!"
Tina Lee, Fremont, OH
Reprinted with Permission of Hearst Communications, Inc. Originally Published: De-Junk Your Life
