Item: 30 Signs it's Time to Declutter and Have a Garage Sale
Author: Kriti Kirk Trent

You want your home to be living space — not storage space. Here's how to recognize when it's time to declutter and have a Garage Sale to make room for more of what you love.

30 Signs it's Time to Declutter and Have a Garage Sale

If you have more shoes than there are days in a season... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you can't pull things in and out of your closet without a struggle... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you have to buy more stuff to organize your stuff... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you have to rent a room somewhere else for your stuff... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you find yourself re-buying things you already have because you couldn't find them or forgot you had them... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you constantly lose your phone, wallet or keys and find them hidden under stuff ... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If there's no room in your guest room for guests... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you could furnish a second home, but don't own one... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you have more than one junk drawer...
If you have boxes that you move from house to house but never open... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you moved in a year ago and still have boxes you haven't unpacked... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If your wardrobe is a combination of 'fat clothes' and 'skinny clothes'... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you have sports or exercise equipment that hasn't seen the light of day in years...
If you're keeping things you intend to use someday, but can't name a date when you will... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you can't organize your craft room because you get distracted by all of the cool things you forgot you have... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you don't have enough hangers to accommodate everything when you're caught up on laundry... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you have power cords, touch up paint, or parts for items you no longer own...
If you have a garage full of old tools gathering dust bunnies instead of saw dust... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you have guests lay their coats on your bed because you'd be embarrassed if they saw inside your coat closet... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you're holding onto things you don't want or need because they were gifts...
If you use the trunk of your car to store dry cleaning, gifts you've bought, garage sale finds or whatever you happened to find in the back seat on trips to the car wash... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you don't take your luggage with you on trips because you use it to store Christmas decorations... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you have to stack glasses and mugs three or more deep so they'll fit in the cabinet...
If you have chairs you never sit on because there's always stuff piled on them... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you use your whirlpool tub as a laundry basket... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you can't see the floor of your child's bedroom or play area...
If you have unfinished craft projects that you started two years ago... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you still have Wal Mart bags of stuff you planned to return a year ago... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.
If you collect anything made by Franklin Mint...
If you joke about appearing on an episode of Hoarders... it's time to declutter and have a garage sale.