26 things in your house that a professional organiser would throw out

Torn or bent to/from tags are promptly recycled by professional organisers and the crushed bows must go! Other items that make the throw it away list are scraps of gift wrap, tangled rolls of ribbon and faded gift bags.

You could not resist that 2 a.m. infomercial and now you’re the owner of the latest craze in kitchen appliances, workshop tools, or some other must-have item that you never use. Professional organisers remind you that keeping the item won’t bring back the money you spent; so it’s best to pass it along to an organisation or friend that will accept it.

You’ll rarely find empty hangers taking up space in a professional organiser’s closet. Clear the clutter by returning the wire ones to the dry cleaners. Then let go of the other unused hangers like the ones with weak clips and the small hangers that don’t slide on the closet bar.

Professional organisers will ask you how many bouquets of fresh flowers do you have out at one time? The answer helps you realise that you don’t need more than two or three vases. Bring the extras to a local florist or fill them with flowers from your garden and gift them to someone.

You won’t find magnets stuck to the refrigerator in a professional organiser’s home. Throw away the ones with weak magnets that keep falling off onto the floor. Then discard the outdated business card ones, the save-the-date ones, and the ones with last year’s calendar.

Expired coupons, old take-out menus and business cards for people you don’t remember need to be tossed or recycled. Let go of the receipts you don’t need, old shopping lists and now-obscure notes you made to yourself.

They call it junk for a reason. Professional organisers immediately recycle unwanted catalogues, flyers and advertisements. While you’re at it, toss the huge stash of greeting cards and return address labels sent to you from charitable organisations.

Source: RD.com