Donate items you no longer use.

“The longer I wait between decluttering and donating, the more uncertain I become. To me it feels only natural, and I try not to beat myself up over it. I forget what's in the bags, and feel I have less control of what I would be donating. When that happens, I simply get an empty bag, and go through the things, putting the ones I'm certain I still want to donate directly in a new donate bag. This way, if I keep only one thing, I will still be rid of the 10 other things, and that would be worth it for me. I donate as soon as possible after that, so I don't have to repeat haha! Over time, when I have done this (only to bags I have waited too long to donate, and forgotten the contents of), I have grown more secure in my past self's decision, and tend to agree with all the items in the donate bag.”

“I've started wrapping mine in tissue paper or newspaper, and putting them in sturdy boxes--I overheard an employee talking about how they never have enough of these materials. It makes donation feel more intentional to me, almost like I'm wrapping a gift, and it reassures me to know that I'm doing something that's of use to employees and customers both.”