Go On A Shopping Trip – In Your Own Home!

Kim Wolinski, MSW
“Dr. DeClutter” http://www.drdeclutter.com/

Go On A Shopping Trip – In Your Own Home!

Okay, here it is!! Just days before that massive shopping extravaganza weekend after Thanksgiving.

I want to offer you a very cool tip on finding stuff for free!! Yes FREE!! Whether you're shopping for the holidays or any event... save money, time and nerves the next time you need to shop for clothing, especially when you have children.

How?

1. Declutter.
Yes, you heard me! When you declutter piles and heaps and boxes of stuff and things in closets, garage floors and attics you'll be amazed at what you'll find that you forgot to give in the past or bought two of along the way, someone gave you and you'll never use, or... whatever!

Create a "Gift Box" and put these items in it for "regifting". Yes, REGIFTING! Why spend more money and mental anquish over things you already have!

2. Box and Label for Future FREE Stuff!
When you get and stay organized by boxing and labeling you seasonal clothing – and children’s clothing that can be worn the next year by the same or another younger child– you will save yourself plenty of time, energy and money by going into your storage boxes and bins and finding most of what you may need “before” you go store shopping.

Yes, we already own most of what we need; we just don’t remember where we put it! So, the more organized you are and the better categorizing and labeling you do when organizing, you will find much of what you need right in your own square-foot-heaven.

This includes all kinds of items, like tape, pens, batteries, flashlights, supplies of all kinds, gloves, etc. When you keep items in “categories” and “contained” in boxes, tubs, bins and baskets, and “label” them so that everyone in the house can find them and put them back when done using the items (teach everyone!) you’ll waste less money, time and mental energy trying to locate and use what you already own.

©2006 Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter” Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert See my books and other products to support your organizing every level, INNER, OUTER AND OTHER. http://www.redecisionsinstitute.com/kims_store.html

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