September 11, 2024

Declutter For Retirement With Godmanchester Storage

Retirement is a brand new chapter in your life. You will need to think about what you want to do with your time and you may be filled with a desire to refresh your home. Our Godmanchester storage will help you with this.

Within this article we are going to discuss decluttering for retirement and how our Godmanchester storage will help.

What Is Your Vision Of Your Retirement Life And Home?

Before you begin decluttering, you need to think about what you want your life to look like when you retire.

Do you want to begin a new hobby? Or pick up an old one? Do you want to turn your spare room into an art studio or the perfect reading nook? Do you want to have family and friends over more often?

If you want to do more within your home, you will need to get it ready for your retirement with a declutter. It will help you to embark on this new chapter of your life and our Godmanchester storage will help.

Decluttering 101

Decluttering can feel like an overwhelming process but it can be very rewarding and, with the right method and mindset, you may even enjoy it. Within this section, we will talk you through some of our favourite methods, how you can get started and how our Godmanchester storage will help.

Pick The Method That Is Right For You

To begin, you could look into the many different decluttering methods that are out there, try out any that sound good to you (Or try them all!) and then pick the one that suits you best.

There are many different methods to choose:

The Four Box Method

With The Four Box Method, you get four boxes and label them: Keep, Throw Away, Give Away and Storage.

Everything you want to keep goes in the Keep box, everything that you want to give away goes in the Give Away box and so on.

It is a very simple method but it is important that you see it through. Everything that goes in a Throw Away box must be thrown away. Get all the Give Away boxes to a charity shop asap.

Everything that is in the Storage box can be brought to our Godmancester storage where it will be kept safe and secure.

KonMari Method

The KonMari Method is one of the most famous methods. Created by Marie Kondo, this method has been shown on a Netflix series and discussed in Marie Kondo’s book ‘The Life Changing Magic Of Tidying Up’.

With this method, you declutter by categories not rooms. The categories will include: clothes, books, paperwork, miscellaneous items etc. As you go through each category, you need to help each item and see if it sparks joy. You need to pay attention to how your body responds. This will help you to find the items that you really love or need.

The Packing Party Method

The Packing Party Method was invented by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, who are better known as The Minimalists.

With this method, you pack up everything you own, as if you are moving house. You can get friends around to help and make an event of it, thus why it is called a packing party! You label each box and then you spend the next few weeks only unpacking the stuff you need such as your toothbrush, your bedding, kitchen utensils you actually use etc.

After three weeks, Ryan found that 80% of his belongings were still in the boxes. He didn’t need them. If you try this method, you may find the same happens with your belongings.

Take Your Time

Once you begin decluttering, you need to remember that it is perfectly okay to take your time. Even just doing 5 minutes a day, when you first begin, is enough. This will stop it being overwhelming and help you to steadily build momentum.

If you find there are some items you aren’t sure about, do not worry. We all have these types of items. Our Godmanchster storage will come in handy for these types of items because you can store them with us until you have the time to go through them again and decide what you want to do with these items.

Ask For Help

Do not feel like you have to do this alone. Whether you have family or friends, asking them for help will make the experience easier and more enjoyable.

Your friends and family will be happy to help you enter this new chapter of your life by helping you to declutter.

Utilise Godmanchester Storage

Whether it is for items you aren’t sure about, items you want to sell at some point or items you don’t need year round, our Godmanchester storage will be the perfect place to store these items.

Our Godmanchester storage comes in a variety of sizes, starting at 15 square feet and going all the way up to 450+ square feet. Having a variety of unit sizes allows us to cater to many different needs and we will be able to find a unit that is perfect for your storage needs.

All of our units are fitted with state of the art security systems. This includes an intruder alarm and smoke and fire detectors in each unit. And we have 24/7 CCTV surveillance around the entire Godmanchester facility.

All of our units come with a flexible contract so you can make changes, if and when you need to. You can also leave your unit before your rental contract expires. We just need the standard 14 days notice.