Spring Cleaning: 50 Things to Get Rid of Today
Too much clutter is never good for anyone. If you ever feel like your life is too full of clutter – physically, digitally, or even mentally – it might be time for a reset.
I’m getting ready to do some spring cleaning and decluttering, so now felt like the perfect time to share this list. That said, you can get rid of these things any time of year. This isn’t about perfection; it’s about momentum.
Before you start, grab two bags or boxes: one for donating or giving away usable items, and one for tossing the rest.
👕 Closet & Accessories
- Clothes you don’t wear, don’t like, or don’t fit
- Socks that don’t match or have holes
- Old underwear and bras
- Stockings with runs
- Worn-out shoes or shoes you never wear
- Purses or wallets you don’t use
- Eyeglasses or sunglasses you don’t wear
- Hair accessories you don’t use
💄 Bathroom & Beauty
- Old makeup, lotion, nail polish, etc.
- Beauty samples that are expired or you won’t use
- Your toothbrush (if it’s over 3 months old)
- Expired or unused medicine and vitamins (dispose of properly or bring to a pharmacy)
🍽️ Kitchen & Food
- Condiment packets
- Expired food (check your fridge, freezer, pantry, and spice shelf)
- Food containers without lids — or lids without containers
- Kitchen utensils or appliances you don’t use
- Cookbooks you know you won’t use
📚 Paper, Media & Miscellaneous
- Old newspapers and magazines
- Phonebooks
- Used-up notebooks and journals
- Old textbooks
- Greeting cards (if they’re sentimental, store them in a pretty way instead)
- Receipts you don’t need
- Old calendars and planners
- The paperwork you no longer need
- Electronic or appliance manuals you don’t need
📱 Tech & Digital Clutter
- Phone numbers you don’t need anymore
- Phone cases you don’t use
- Old chargers, cables, and cords you don’t use
- Old electronics
- Emails and email subscriptions you don’t need or want
🎮 Hobbies, Decor & Extras
- Anything broken that won’t be fixed
- Movies you don’t like or watch
- Books you don’t like or won’t read
- CDs you don’t like or listen to
- Games with missing pieces
- Old craft supplies you won’t use
- Pens and markers with no ink
- Expired coupons
- Extra buttons
- Old gift wrap and gift bags you won’t use
- Decor that doesn’t bring you joy
- Used candles you don’t like
- Rubber bands
- Unused vases
- Frayed towels
- Old shopping bags
🧠 Mental & Emotional Clutter
- Things that upset you (old photos, letters, or items tied to bad memories)
- Negative people or accounts that consistently drain you (in real life or on social media)
- Anything you’ve been keeping “just in case” but haven’t used in years
