| Abuse survivors benefit from living in clean and | | | | the box(s) to be taken for recycling. Make sure you |
| uncluttered living spaces. Here are tips for making | | | | deliver the goods to their destined recycling place |
| room for having a place for your garments and linens. | | | | within 48 hours. |
| 1. Weed through drawers and closets to create | | | | Maybe you need to use the twenty minute timer |
| space for clean garments and linens. You will need | | | | several days in a row in order to achieve a cleared |
| large boxes for this job. As you fill each box, label it | | | | living space. |
| "Recycle." Take these boxes you fill to Goodwill, St. | | | | You are worthy of a peaceful and restful home. Be |
| Vincent de Paul, Salvation Army or other organization | | | | kind to yourself. |
| of your choosing. Phone and see if they do home | | | | 2. What about storage for seasonal clothing? If you |
| pickups. Otherwise, you may find their collection | | | | live in a locality that experiences three or four |
| boxes at various locations in your vicinity. | | | | seasons, then this tip is for you. Assuming you have |
| If the garments or linens don't fit, are out of style, or | | | | done the weeding and recycling steps, then hopefully |
| haven't been used in the last ten months, get rid of | | | | you have the cleared out space to segregate the |
| them. They are taking up expensive real estate. If | | | | out-of-season stuff. |
| you are hanging on to them because you might need | | | | Each seasonal change of clothing and linens is a great |
| them someday, get rid of them. It is funny how that | | | | time to weed out and give to charity. |
| someday never arrives. | | | | To store cold weather clothing, place hanging |
| Don't attempt doing every drawer and clothes closet | | | | garments in clothes bags. Yes, hang these in the |
| in one day. That would be overwhelming and would | | | | closets. Pay attention to mothproofing. Cedar chips |
| be creating a huge mess. Start with your own set of | | | | work and there are other products that do the trick. |
| drawers and clothes closet. Do one or two of the | | | | Research "moth proofing" on the internet. |
| drawers and one portion of the closet at a time. If it | | | | Be kind and loving to yourself by creating a peaceful, |
| feels like "just too much" to even think about, then | | | | uncluttered living space. You are worthy of organized, |
| try setting a timer for twenty minutes. Weed during | | | | usable spaces. Clean and uncluttered living space |
| that set time period. Timer goes off and you move | | | | contributes to a sense of self-worth. |