{"id":96,"date":"2010-03-30T09:02:50","date_gmt":"2010-03-30T09:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/2010\/03\/spring-cleaning-checklist-to-help-you-de-clutter.html"},"modified":"2010-03-30T09:02:50","modified_gmt":"2010-03-30T09:02:50","slug":"spring-cleaning-checklist-to-help-you-de-clutter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2010\/03\/spring-cleaning-checklist-to-help-you-de-clutter.html","title":{"rendered":"Spring Cleaning Checklist to Help You De-Clutter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spring is here. Do you have your Spring Cleaning Checklist ready? <\/p>\n<p>\n<span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-left\" height=\"165\" alt=\"50308DDD1A2E4A3E82E98E52D1E1FBC0.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/89\/import\/50308DDD1A2E4A3E82E98E52D1E1FBC0.jpg\" width=\"220\" \/><\/span>Famous Feng Shui expert and best-selling&nbsp;author, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westernschooloffengshui.com\/staff.php\">Terah Kathryn Collins<\/a>, offers these super helpful tips for what she calls &#8220;Tender Loving De-Cluttering.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As you seek to clear the decks of clutter and stuff in your home, closets, basement, and&nbsp;life, ask yourself the following questions about each item in question.<\/p>\n<p>A. <em>Do I love it and\/or do I need it?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>B. <em>What pleasant or unpleasant memories or associations does it hold, and<br \/>do I wish to continue to share my home with it?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>C. <em>Do I own duplicates that I can let go of now?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>D. <em>Am I willing to give it a good home by storing it neatly where I can<br \/>easily find it when I need it?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>E. <em>Does it need repair, and am I willing to restore it to its best condition<br \/>now?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>F. <em>If I&#8217;m letting it go, will I sell, lend, or give it away, and when? 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