Declutter: Toss, gift, sell or donate any unwanted items. Work one room at a time. Start with a project, such as a closet, dresser or kitchen cabinets. Commit to removing X amount of items from your home each week. Walk around with a bag or box and start filling it. Box up items you’re unsure you want to keep, label the outside of the box and store it away. Keep anything you fish out in a year and purge the rest. De-cluttering leads to cleaning and organizing. You need to know what you have. If you’re more organized, you won’t have to buy things you already have.