Ask the right questions

The two queries that make decluttering easy: (1) If I were looking for this item, where would I look first? “If I would look for safety pins in my kitchen drawer, that’s where I stash them,”

explains White. (2) If I needed this item,

would I know I already had it? If not, toss it in the donation box. “If it never occurred to you that you might own it,” says White, “odds are you don’t need it and won’t ever use it.”