So im sorta a child of a hoarder but ive also done some stuff aswell, its nothing like whats on tv, but its still a problem as we want to move. My mother keeps saying she wants me and her to get the junk out first but shes having trouble terterming whats trash compared to me, nor can we really afford some team to clean everything up.
What would be the best course of action here, because 2 people is not working.
Wish I kmew, i’m slowly cleaning my room right now myself.
This guy’s channel is full of useful tips for cleaning, maybe play it in the background while you work or watch it while you take breathers during the process.
I like many of his titles like “cleaning is not intuitive” (the thumbnail looks like its about bathroom stuff but i think its a mix)
Be quite ruthless - most things made out of paper are trash and any clothes you haven’t worn in - idk, 3 weeks? 2 months? - they can be donated (or thrown away).
You can sort other objects into 3 boxes/bags/ categories:
If group 2 gets too big you will become more ruthless. If group 1 gets too big you might get a bit buddhist and move much of it to group 2.
I would go longer on the clothes but otherwise good advice. Typically I figure 1 year. For example if OP is in the northern hemisphere, it’s winter and 2 months ago would be around Christmas time… He probably hasn’t worn any shorts and maybe not any short-sleeve shirts since then. That doesn’t mean he won’t wear them in 3 months when it’s warmer.
Typically I try to make it a early December tradition, anything I haven’t worn in a year gets donated for needy families before the holidays. Everything else gets washed and hung up backwards. Next December if a piece is still backwards, it gets donated.