Adapted from the book "Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear Your Clutter, Find Your Life" by Gail Blanke. Copyright 2009 by Gail Blanke. Reprinted by permission of Springboard Press, New York, NY. All rights reserved. Visit throwoutfiftythings.com
What you need:
Sturdy garbage bags and cardboard boxes: Label one "trash," one "donations," and one "sell." Designate another for old threadbare towels and T-shirts that you can use for cleaning.
A box of gallon-size Ziploc bags to store single items for giveaway or small items such as jewelry
Masking tape to seal boxes or bags, mend tears, and secure notes to the bags or boxes
A pad of medium-sized sticky notes to label your bags
A waterproof marker