My daughter lives in a wonderful town home and she was told recently she would need to move. She started boxing up her things preparing for the move. She was surprised at all the stuff (as she put it) she had. In fact she had way too much stuff.

Questions she asked herself before deciding if she was going to move it or not:
•Do I still want this?
•Does this mean anything to me?
•Really? This is mine?
•Why on earth did I keep this?
•Do I use this?
•Why would I want to keep this?

As it turned out she didn’t have to move after all so she had to un-pack. However, she is happy because she was able to get rid of a lot of things that were garbage plus two trunk loads of items she donated.

As you are organizing cupboards, closets and rooms, trying to decide if you want to keep something ask yourself the question, “If I was moving would I want to keep this”? This “magically” helps make decisions easier. Then ask yourself the above six questions. As a professional organizer I help women move and these questions are good ones to ask when moving as well as when deciding if it is something to keep or not.

What questions do you ask yourself when organizing and clearing clutter to help you decide if it is a keeper?