If you live in the Phoenix Metro area, AZ Junk will pick up all your unwanted junk. Ask for Brad and mention this post for a 10% garage cleanout special!
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For many of us, we have taken to using our garage as our own personal dump. But never fear, you can take back your garage and bask in the glorious clutter free space once again.
First of all, don’t kid yourself. This is going to take some time. Give yourself a whole day, a whole weekend even, because transforming that dump back into a garage is no quick task.
We know you've been avoiding that garage. We’ve all been there; afraid to even open the door because the sheer amount of clutter and junk is overwhelming.
You're human, you have flaws, you probably leave the toilet seat up, still pick your nose when no one is looking and you’ve probably got a few piles of junk hidden somewhere. You’re just like the rest of us when you have something you don’t use anymore you put it in the garage, attic, spare room or whatever until you have a garage full of things you don’t anymore. It’s where most of your stuff goes to die. You’re beloved college futon, the old bowling ball, the shovel with a broken handle, the fake Christmas tree with 4 broken limbs. The point is, we all have a room full of crap, but we don’t have to live like this, we’re not animals.
The problem with cleanouts is, they are time-consuming and exhausting. We don't lack motivation, every time we have to play real-life Tetris to access anything in the garage, we get really motivated to clear out all the crap. What we lack is time and energy.
In today’s world, we just don’t have the time for horrible home projects, especially ones that are really going to suck. We have work, kids, and X Box, by the time we’re done taking care of everyday things, there isn’t enough time or energy left over for clutter and cleanouts.
The garage is the go-to clutter pile of the house, it’s just so easy to store junk in there. But you can't ignore that junk for life, and honestly, you’ll feel so much better once it's been cleaned out. It is a lot of work, but we know the secret to making it easy. Not only is it easy but it's not like other quick and dirty solutions where you take everything and hide it in the backyard or the storage shed, this is a real solution.
The first thing you need to do is sort. Just start somewhere, pick up something and decide what you want to do with it. Keep it? Sell it? Donate it? or Trash it? Once you’ve decided, start a pile for each category. A helpful tip: use some chalk to mark off sections of your driveway, and label each section either, keep, toss, sell, or donate.
YOUR JUNK IS MAKING YOU SAD
Although getting rid of stuff sounds easy, we know it can be difficult, especially if you're the sentimental sort. If you think you can’t bear to give something up, a good alternative might be to take a picture that will keep your memories fresh and go ahead and sell that item.
Now you might be holding something precious in your hands but it's busted. You’ll have to determine what it is going to take to be repaired, then decide if it's worth it. It might be too expensive, too difficult, or maybe you just know you’ll probably never do it, if so, then toss it. Once you get into the groove making these decisions will come easier.
Whenever you come across items you want to keep, start arranging them into categories, such as sporting equipment or power tools. This presort will make re-organizing your garage much easier.
When you are done sorting all of that junk in the garage, take a few minutes and tidy it up, give it a good sweep, make sure there are no lingering bits of trash. Now it's time to store that keep pile. When putting all those keepers back in the garage think floor space. Try to use as much vertical and ceiling space as possible, leaving the floor as bare as you can. Group items together when you put them back in the garage, put seasonal or rarely used items in hard to reach places, but set up those bikes near the garage door.
You're almost there, put the items to donate in your car and take them to a donation center today. Don’t wait or you might never take them.
If you live in the Phoenix Metro area, AZ Junk will pick up all your unwanted junk. Ask for Brad and mention this post for a 10% garage cleanout special!
Are some of your unwanted items in fair condition? If so, you could qualify to have them hauled away for free and get a tax write-off for your charitable donation. Select from the options below to find a donation center near you.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Donation Pickup
Goodwill Donation Pickup
Habitat For Humanity Donation Pickup
Salvation Army Donation Pickup
Society of St. Vincent De Paul Donation Pickup
Upward Foundation Donation Pickup