NORTH WOODS TRADER
Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013
Page 3
FALL
Clutter is a concern for many homeowners. Clutter can gradually accumulate, and over time a home can turn from a welcoming respite to a claustrophobic place overwhelmed by items of little or no value. Homeowners who have battled clutter in the past often find that it is most likely to accumulate over the winter, when frigid temperatures outside drive more people indoors. Spending more time indoors means more trash indoors. Newspapers and magazines might be easy to discard when the weather is warm, but a trip outside to discard such items takes less precedence when it must be made in below freezing temperatures. The likelihood that even the cleanliest of homeowners might accumulate some clutter over the winter only highlights the importance of clearing a house of clutter in the fall. While clearing clutter can seem like an arduous task, the following tips can make the project much easier. Clean one room or area at a time. A disorganized approach to getting organized is likely to waste time and may even prove fruitless. Work your way through your home or apartment one room at a time rather than jumping from room to room. Have boxes or crates designated for items you find that belong in other rooms, and place items in the appropriate boxes as you clean rather than returning items to the right room as you find them. Once you have finished a room, move on to the next one and try to finish a room on the same day you started. Invest in a paper shredder. Old bills, bank statements, receipts, and other onceimportant papers have a way of accumulating on desks, in drawers and on counters. Such documents often do not ne ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()%5AI=Y59P)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q????????????????????!????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????I???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????=???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()????U??????????M????9??=??()??????????????????????????????????)U?????I???????????????????????????????????????????????]?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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