Out with the Old, In With The New: How I Am Solving My Clutter Problem

It’s almost March and time to clean and organize!

For the most part, I tend to dread this time of year. My battle with clutter started a long time ago.

I tend to like to collect things like holiday decorations, art supplies, and home decor. It is odd as I don’t work on art projects that often and I have enough holiday decorations for four households. I also love collecting board games. My basement is filled with those big Costco containers that are awesome for storing junk.

My big (overwhelming) collection started 20 years ago when Target used to have really awesome clearance sales on holiday merchandise. I would very rarely pay retail before the holiday. I would wait for the 75–90% off sales afterwards.

Over 20 years ago, we had just moved into our home and there always seemed a need to buy more wrapping paper or ornaments or something. I had always lived in apartments and living in a house with a basement and garage was new to me.

And I might have gone a little crazy. Combine my love of finding a good deal with my love of Christmas and you get a lot of…