Decluttering Treasures

4 weeks • 4 posts • FREE

OCTOBER 1 – 31, 2015

If your home is overflowing with treasures – whether they are photos, souvenirs from vacations, heirlooms, or collectibles, you may find this four week challenge just the right thing to help you clear the shelves and curio cabinets.

Tink leads you through the process, starting with a survey of your precious possessions, then three weeks of no-nonsense sorting and disposal. You’ll learn to discern between things that are heirlooms, ones that have personal meaning, and what can be passed along to thrift stores or sold at garage sales. There are also ideas for how to repurpose some of the special and favorite things into your daily life.

This decluttering game can be quite emotional. You’ll be looking at all the things you love and treasure, which can dredge up memories and feelings you didn’t even know you had. I suggest that you find a friend to do this challenge together. Having a caring and practical supporter makes it a lot easier to say goodbye to the chipped teacup commemorating the Royal Wedding or the t-shirt you wore on your first date.

And to find a partner, you might want to join the Minimalism and Decluttering Games group on Facebook. It’s a supportive and friendly group of active declutterers who are all doing Decluttering Treasures together in October. We started in Japan and spread across the world. You may find an online partner in the group! Go join now.

You’ll need to roll up your sleeves and put in some time. Come back for one new post every week. But there’s no need to stress; do them at your pace. If it takes you three weeks to go through your photos, that is perfectly ok. There’s no rush and every step counts.

Start here: Week 1, Survey & Support