25 Things to Throw Away and Declutter Your Life

Summary: Get rid of these things if you want to start ridding your life and home of clutter.

It happens to the best of us: you keep your home clean, but little by little things just start piling up. We throw away things here and there, but for the most part life is busy so we just shove things in the junk drawer or put them high up in the closet so we don’t have to deal with them. But having a cluttered home can make what’s supposed to be a relaxing environment into a much more stressful one. Take an hour or two this upcoming weekend to really focus on a few areas of your home and start tossing things out. To help you get started, here are 25 things you can throw away to help declutter your life.

1. Receipts you don’t need.
2. Old t-shirts.
3. Furniture manuals.
4. Old save the dates and wedding invites.
5. Extra coffee mugs.
6. Frayed towels.
7. Board games with important missing pieces.
8. Old calendars or planners.
9. Extra buttons.
10. Pens and highlighters that don’t work.
11. Frayed towels.
12. Old electronic accessories.
13. Extra boxes.
14. Hair ties that have lost their elasticity.
15. Expired medication.
16. Broken or overused art supplies.
17. Books you’ve read and don’t want to read again.
18. Old electronics manuals.
19. Worn out bras.
20. Socks with holes.
21. Old toiletries and makeup.
22. Purses or wallets you don’t use.
23. Scarves or hats you never wear.
24. Old pillows.
25. Magazines.