New year, same clutter? No, thanks. Do yourself a favor and purge your home of all unnecessary items [1] so you can kick off 2018 the right way. Take it day by day or dedicate an entire weekend [2] to get it done — we promise you won't regret it. Before the year comes to an end, toss or donate the following 26 items.
- Old magazines
- Expired medicine
- Old makeup
- Clothes you haven't worn in the past year
- Dead electronic devices
- Stretched-out hair ties
- Socks or underwear with holes
- Items in your pantry that have gone bad
- Books you don't want
- Old bills and receipts that you no longer need
- Unwanted gifts with no sentimental value
- Manuals that don't belong to a device
- Shoes that clearly need to be thrown away
- Old t-shirts
- Ratty towels
- Dried-out pens
- Cables with no use
- Stained mugs
- Old journals
- Birthday cards with no sentimental value
- Outdated takeout menus
- Expired coupons
- Old cleaning supplies
- CDs, DVDs, or any other items your devices no longer support
- Scraps of wrapping paper
- Accessories that you never wear