How do you declutter without feeling overwhelmed?

[rickandmorts]

We're doing a complete house reno in the new year so I'm having a massive declutter so I'm not moving shite from room to room and back again when we redo it. I've wrote a list of each room/ area that needs doing to break it down into bitesize pieces. I've started with my room tonight, cleared out a load of clothes and bedding from the underbed and our hanging wardrobe but now I have a mountain of stuff that needs sorting and I'm feeling overwhelmed at what needs doing next. Some stuff is decent and could be sold on Vinted but it just seems like a huge task to photograph and list it all. I could do it over a period of a few days but stuff seems to sell better if you can list lots and do bundle deals. How do you deal with the overwhelm and manage to keep your stamina? Ready to give up and I've only half done one room 😂

I downsized a couple of years ago and will be downsizing again I expect in another couple of years, so decluttering is an ongoing work in progress for me. I find it incredibly hard to let go of stuff though, particularly if it has any sentimental value, and I overthink hugely while I’m sorting stuff. Takes me ages and I feel physically and mentally battered by it all. But I’ve found a local organising lady I call on when I’m ready for the next stage - she’s amazing.

Efficient but sensitive, it’s like having someone hold your hand through the process, and with her help I can do in a day what would take me months on my own. She loads everything into her car and takes it to the charity shops, women’s refuge, dog rescue, tip…..wherever. So at the end of a day, I can see a clear difference and it’s all gone from my house. I pay hee, obviously, but for the amount we get done and the fact that she deals with it all, she’s worth every penny. Don’t know if someone like this would be something you might consider…?

When I have lots to sell, I list things really cheaply, £5 an item, that way you don't have to be too descriptive and it soon adds up. It also helps me to charity shop a bin bag if I haven't listed, as I think do I want the money or the space!