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The container is your limit. In the book "Decluttering at the Speed of Light," Dana K. White writes about how lifechanging this principle was for her decluttering journey. It took the emotion and baggage out of deciding what to keep. In the case of this gift wrap situation, I selected 2 plastic bins that were long enough to hold most gift wrap rolls and shallow enough to fit under a bed stacked on top of one another. (A shallow container is also nice because it allows you to see everything without needing to dig.) Not all of the gift bags fit in the container without cramming, so some cuts were made. I added scissors, tape, gift tags, and sharpies. The result is a functional mini wrap station that can be tucked away out of sight when not in use. If it pains you to throw away perfectly good gift bags here are a few options: 1. Let your kids cut them up and craft with them. 2. Use them to collect items for donations. (You need the bags themselves to be donatable!) 3. Offer them on Buy Nothing or Freecycle.

A good house cleaning service is money well spent. HOWEVER... if you are stressed by a home that is cluttered and chaotic, you need more than just cleaning. Consider investing in a pro organizer to bring calm and order to your space. Life gets messy and requires a lot of stuff, but if your home has been decluttered and organized with intention, the daily routines of stuff getting taken out and put away run more smoothly and "tidying the house" is less paralyzing.

Admittedly there is no foolproof way to totally eliminate the "where's the remote!" drama from your life... BUT having an assigned place for all the things, including remotes will drastically cut down on time wasted looking for things. Also my aesthetic wooden bead tail for the tiny remote was lovely and helpful while it lasted... the tail would stick out of the cracks of the sofa and keep it from falling into the depths. I used a "retail hang tag" adhered to the remote to attach the tail... alas it was not a match for my kids who popped the beads off after about 6 months. Plan B for the remote is buying a silicone cover off Amazon- they offer brightly colored (or glow in the dark) options for visibility with bumpy grips to limit couch slippage.

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