teams365 #3645: Day 3 – Declutter

Toady’s focus is on Decluttering and getting out with the old, and in with the new. While minimalism means something different for each person, it’s likely that your office could benefit from a quick declutter. Whether you choose to declutter 24 items (see the list below) or spend 24 minutes on decluttering, take some time to think about, and action, how decluttering can help you.

Here are two great quotes I love around decluttering:

•   Clutter is not just physical stuff. It's old ideas, toxic relationships, and bad habits. Clutter is anything that does not support your better self." - Eleanor Brownn
•   "The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don't." - Joshua Becker

An area I often focus on each January is decluttering.

​For now, here are 24 items you might want to consider decluttering:

1. Old mail and flyers
2. Expired medications
3. File old 2023 receipts (don’t throw away – each location has different time to keep things for record – i.e. many are 7 years)
4. File old 2023 invoices
5. Tackle your bookcase – what are 3 books which could be passed on to someone else?
6. What book do you want to read this month? – take it out and put it by your bed and/or office so it’s visible
7. Check the printer area – what can be moved, cleared, or refilled?
8. Check your filing cabinet
9.  Clear the office fridge
10. Check cupboards for expired products
11. Depending on your business, are there older office supplies which can be sorted, pared etc?
12. Any extra furniture that could be re-sold or donated?
13. Any old newspapers or magazines that need a recylcle
14. Go through a filing cabinet – what are some files which could be archived?
15. Tackle any paperwork on the desk – Consider using Helen Buttigieg’s RAFT tool to sort – What needs to be read? Actioned? Read?  Tossed?
16. Head to your closet for coats, hats, mittens and scarves. Is everything in good working order? Anything to be donated?
17. Office luncheon supplies – i.e containers, water bottles. Many people have a new year’s resolution of eating out less and cooking more for themselves. What is your set up like? Are things coordinated?
18. Work shoes and boots – any need for repair, cleaning or handing over?
19. Post it notes – I’ve heard from many other business owners how plentiful post it notes are for others. What is your supply looking like
20. Toiletries 
21. Cleaning supplies
22. Work Fridge items – is it time for a cleanout or restock?
23. The desk drawer – when was the last time you took everything out and sorted through this drawer?
24. Clothes closet – pick a spot – what haven’t you worn in the last year and could benefit from having a new home? Consider turning your hangars around to see what you do and dno’t wear – turning it when you do wear it.

​Most decluttering experts recommend chunking things down, so doing 15 minutes a day on a consistent basis – What do you want to do today?

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