- Area
- One closet shelf
- Status
- Empty
- Estimated time (min)
- 30
- Assignee
- Empty
- Declutter date
- Empty
Family & home · Decluttering
Declutter one spot at a time
When you'd rather clear out one small spot first than tackle the whole home at once
Only you can see the new document. Checks and statuses start empty, and share links, polls and surveys open when you publish them yourself.
Declutter one spot at a time
- Area to declutter
- Not set
- Declutter date
- Not set
- Target time (min)
- Not set
Put the area to declutter in the document details and edit one group of items.
Today's spot
Start with a small spot you can finish today.
| Area | StatusStatus | Estimated time (min)Number | AssigneeAssignee | Declutter dateDate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One closet shelf | Empty | 30 | Empty | Empty |
| One kitchen drawer | Empty | 20 | Empty | Empty |
| Entryway shoe cabinet | Empty | 25 | Empty | Empty |
- Area
- One kitchen drawer
- Status
- Empty
- Estimated time (min)
- 20
- Assignee
- Empty
- Declutter date
- Empty
- Area
- Entryway shoe cabinet
- Status
- Empty
- Estimated time (min)
- 25
- Assignee
- Empty
- Declutter date
- Empty
If an area is big, split it in half. Even a single drawer is enough.
Next action for each item
Sort items into keep, move and discuss, then check off only what you've actually dealt with.
Items to let go
| Group of items | Next action | Type | Reason | Assignee | Handled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Things to decide on together | Discuss | Electronics | First check whether it's shared | Not set | Unchecked |
| Things that belong elsewhere | Move | Kitchen | Move to where it's used | Not set | Unchecked |
| Clothes not worn in over a year | Let go | Clothes | If it stayed packed through the season | Not set | Unchecked |
| Things you use often | Keep | Other | Keep within easy reach | Not set | Unchecked |
- Next action
- Discuss
- Type
- Electronics
- Reason
- First check whether it's shared
- Assignee
- Not set
- Handled
- Unchecked
- Next action
- Move
- Type
- Kitchen
- Reason
- Move to where it's used
- Assignee
- Not set
- Handled
- Unchecked
- Next action
- Let go
- Type
- Clothes
- Reason
- If it stayed packed through the season
- Assignee
- Not set
- Handled
- Unchecked
- Next action
- Keep
- Type
- Other
- Reason
- Keep within easy reach
- Assignee
- Not set
- Handled
- Unchecked
Items to let go
Noting how and for how much each item will leave the house keeps you from putting it off.
Items to let go
| Item | Method | Estimated amount | Sale link | Deadline | Done |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unused small appliances | Sell | 20000 | Not set | Not set | Unchecked |
| Old cardboard boxes | Recycle | Not set | Not set | Not set | Unchecked |
| Coats no longer worn | Donate | Not set | Not set | Not set | Unchecked |
- Method
- Sell
- Estimated amount
- 20000
- Sale link
- Not set
- Deadline
- Not set
- Done
- Unchecked
- Method
- Recycle
- Estimated amount
- Not set
- Sale link
- Not set
- Deadline
- Not set
- Done
- Unchecked
- Method
- Donate
- Estimated amount
- Not set
- Sale link
- Not set
- Deadline
- Not set
- Done
- Unchecked
☐
Marked today's area as done.
☐
Set a deadline for items to let go.
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Noted the next area to declutter.