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The other day<\/a> I started writing about ways older adults can declutter their homes. However, I mostly focused on the ways that you could get rid of the items that you have already evaluated. I thought this would be a good time to take a few steps back and talk about how to decide what to keep and some tips to get started in the process. For me, the hardest part is finding a place to take everything and getting it out of my house.<\/p>\n

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Home Maintenance Items You No Longer Need or Use<\/h4>\n

Are you downsizing? Do you need yard equipment or do you even use them now? For a lot of older people, they find that electric yard tools are easier to handle than their gas-powered ones. Go through your tools and cleaning equipment and think to yourself, “when is the last time I used this? When is the next time that I can see myself using this?” Can you still easily handle the item?<\/p>\n

Go Through Your Kitchen<\/h4>\n

We accumulate a lot of stuff in our kitchens. Go through your cupboards and make a pile of duplicate pots or damaged items to declutter. If they are in good condition, they can be donated or sold at a yard sale. If not, please look up how to properly dispose of whatever item you have. I know I personally have organizational items in my cabinets that don’t really fit my space or pots and pans, so I will be going through those.<\/p>\n

Medicine Cabinets<\/h4>\n

Go through your medicine cabinets for expired medications or any medications that you no longer used (like if you switched to a different one). Please ask your doctor how to dispose of these medications in a safe way. These bottles can take up a lot of space and it can be dangerous to have expired medications laying around.<\/p>\n

I have had more to say than I thought that I would, so let me know down below if you would like to see this as a series.<\/p>\n

Written by Brigid Stakelum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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