Taking Inventory

This is part three of a six part series. If you haven't read the previous posts please start there.
Habit and Routine - Read it here.
Finding Your Personal Space - Read it here.

You've done the brain work, and now it's time to do the muscle work. You will start with the room or space you have chosen as your "personal space". Once you work through posts 3-5 you will start again on the next room of your choice.

It's going to get more messy before it gets beautiful.

In the room you have chosen (or if it's too full, in a nearby location) create four spots. This could be a section of the room, bins, trash bags, or paper signs marking an area.

- 1 - Trash

- 2 - Give Away/Sell

- 3 - Keep in this room

- 4 - Keep in a different room

Start pulling things out of drawers, off of shelves, under beds, out of closets, off the floor, and put them into one of the four piles. Keep grouping like things together until you have the room cleaned out to the corners.

While you are sorting, you may begin mentally or physically creating smaller sub groups inside the larger groups. That's good, but don't overwhelm yourself. If you need a break or you are running out of room take a minute to take the trash out or put away the items that you already know exactly where they go in a different room.

Don't forget to take a before picture so you can look back on how you've come!

Sarah

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