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Letting Go Due to The Reality of Your Situation

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2023-07-18T12:09:27-05:00July 19th, 2023|Categories: Decluttering|Tags: donation, downsizing, memories, purging, quality of life, sentimental attachments, storage, Swedish Death Cleaning|

Letting go of things is not easy for a lot of people for a lot of reasons. For some reason, it seems like the older we get the harder it is to let go of things. I find this issue a lot when downsizing older adults. It may be that as we get older, we get set in our ways and change becomes more difficult for us. The most popular reason with difficulty letting go of things seems to be for sentimental reasons. It may be an item that is broken and has outlived its usefulness, but if it was [...]

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Selling Items is a Form of Recycling

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2023-04-22T11:36:24-05:00April 22nd, 2023|Categories: Recycle|Tags: consignment, donation, estate sale, garage sale, hiring professionals, recycling, selling|

Some of my clients talk to me about selling items they no longer want. This is not a service I provide, so they need to either find a service that does it or do it themselves. Most of us believe that our treasures are worth more than they actually are. I get it, you paid good money for this item and want to recoup some of your hard-earned dollars. Some time ago, I wrote a blog post about how to decide whether to donate or sell unwanted items to provide some insight on the pros and cons of each option. [...]

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How to Keep Things Out of The Landfill

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2023-02-14T13:48:22-06:00February 15th, 2023|Categories: Recycle|Tags: donation, recycle, reduce, repurpose, reuse|

The best way to keep things out of the landfill is to reduce, reuse, recycle, so let’s look at what these three R's mean individually to determine a viable approach. You can mix and match these options, or maybe you have an option I’m not aware of, it doesn’t have to start with an R. Using all three R's provides a variety of actions that will lead to the ultimate goal. Reduce One way to reduce means to get away from buying products with packaging that isn’t environmentally friendly such as plastics. Yes, I know you CAN recycle many [...]

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Recycling Boxes – Go Green & Give Back

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-01-14T11:18:10-06:00January 19th, 2022|Categories: Donation, Recycle|Tags: declutter, donation, online, recycling, routines|

The coronavirus pandemic created the need to pivot in so many ways, and boxes played a big part. People had to become resourceful as their lifestyles, and routines took a big hit, especially during the shutdown. Going online took on a whole new meaning. Those that didn’t use a computer before, started going online with their electronic devices more and more. Shipping items to our homes became essential, especially at the beginning of the pandemic during the shutdown. We became inundated with boxes of all shapes and sizes from online purchases. And, since we were stuck in our homes, some [...]

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Downsizing Those That Have a Generous Heart

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-08-27T13:18:25-05:00September 1st, 2021|Categories: Rightsizing|Tags: clutter, discard, donation, downsizing, purge|

Since I specialize in downsizing client’s belongings, the subject of finding good homes for discards is one of the first things we discuss. Most, if not all of my clients are generous, sometimes to a fault. Not many of my clients want, or have a need to sell their discards, but they do want to make sure they go to good homes. There are various reasons why people downsize their belongings. It may be to move to a smaller home, it may be to clear out a home after a death, or it may be an accumulation of clutter that [...]

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Recycling Hard Cover Books

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-08-20T13:08:22-05:00August 25th, 2021|Categories: Recycle|Tags: curbside recycling, donation, downsize|

Recycling hard cover books? My book loving friends may be aghast at this idea, but sometimes it’s necessary. The main reason is probably when downsizing your belongings, especially to move to a smaller home. There are times when I’m helping a client to downsize, and they have a lot of books - paperback and hard cover books, and also magazines. Some of their books have seen better days and are not in good enough shape to donate, which is the best form of recycling. As I just mentioned, the best way to recycle is donation, as is typically the case [...]

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How to Recycle Fabrics

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-07-12T15:10:32-05:00July 14th, 2021|Categories: Recycle|Tags: clothes, donation, downsize, resale|

When I’m working with clients to downsize their belongings, the subject of how to recycle fabrics almost always comes up. Most clients want their unwanted things to go to a good home. There are always instances when we do have to trash items that are broken and can’t be recycled. Then the subject of what can be recycled comes up. Most are surprised when they learn that fabrics can be recycled, not in their curbside pickup bins, but in other places. According to the EPA’s 2017 Data tables on Advancing Sustainable Materials Management, in 2017, 16,890 tons of textiles were generated—only [...]

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How Much Trash Can I Find?

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-02-15T12:46:41-06:00February 17th, 2021|Categories: Downsizing|Tags: discard, donation, downsizing, purging, recycle|

The answer to this question is, a lot! Depending on the size of the items and the amount, a junk hauling service may be in order. Whether you’re moving to a smaller home or not, it often surprises my clients how much trash we find when downsizing. However, when you’re downsizing to prepare for a move, the purging process is more involved. Since you are moving to another home, you have to literally touch every item you own and look in every nook and cranny in your home to determine what to keep and what to discard. Your home needs [...]

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Medications Disposal & Medical Supplies Donation Options

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:10-06:00September 23rd, 2020|Categories: Decluttering|Tags: disposal, donation, expired medications, options, supplies|

There may be times when you end up with expired or unwanted medications for various reasons. Likewise, with medical supplies and equipment. Perhaps someone you’re caring for no longer needs these items. Or maybe you are clearing out a loved one’s home after they have passed away. In any scenario, you need options for medications and medical supplies disposal. There are ongoing discussions about the environmentally safe way to dispose of items to keep them out of landfills. The terms reuse, recycle & reduce pertains to disposal items. Obviously, we can’t reuse medications or supplies, but we can do that [...]

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Creating a Staging Area to Downsize For a Move

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:11-06:00September 2nd, 2020|Categories: Decluttering, Downsizing|Tags: donation, downsize, move, recycling, stored|

So just what exactly is a staging area? Here is the definition according to the Merriam Webster dictionary – ‘an area in which participants in a new especially military operation or mission are assembled and readied’. Of course, downsizing for a move is not a military operation, however, some similarities can be drawn. A staging area is a designated area, and the participants are actually items that are stored until they can be removed from a home. The first step in the downsizing process is to designate space for a staging area. As mentioned above, this area is where [...]

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