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25 Things To Do While Decluttering Your Room

The ultimate guide for college students in regards to what they should get rid of in their bedroom at home.

Tyra Brown

May 28, 2019

Temple University

25 Things To Do While Decluttering Your Room

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Summer break is here, and most college students are living at home. However, living at home can make you feel like you are stuck in the past.

The easy solution to this away from school depression is to declutter your old bedroom. Get rid of old, broken items from the past and make your bedroom an organized, new, clean space. Use the list below as an ultimate guide as to what you should get rid of.

1. Clean out your closet and donate the clothes that you never wear.

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2. Throw out all of your old bedding and get fresh new pillows/sheets.

3. Get rid of all of your old or unused hangers.

4. Get rid of worn out old school bags.

5. Tear down old posters/decor from your walls.

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6. Get rid of the lanyards you have collected while at school.

7. Go through all of the free college t-shirts that you received and only keep the ones that fit.

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8. Throw away/sell/donate your old school books from high school.

9. Try to sell your college textbooks from last semester.

10. Go through your notebooks/folders/binders from this past school year and only keep the important papers/documents.

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11. Throw out pens/pencils that do not write properly.

12. Delete old/useless documents off of your computer.

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13. Organize all necessary information/downloads into labeled folders.

14. Delete old emails!

15. Delete the music that you do not listen to.

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16. Throw out old socks with holes in them.

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17. Donate old books that you have already read or will not read.

18. Recycle old magazines.

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19. Throw out expired makeup.

20. Get rid of old cell phones.

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21. Sell old/broken jewelry.

22. Throw out broken bobby pins and stretched out hair ties.

23. Recycle those old Christmas cards, birthday cards, etc. that have no sentimental value.

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24. Donate/throw out old wallets/purses.

25. Donate/throw out worn bathing suits.

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25 Things To Do While Decluttering Your Room

The ultimate guide for college students in regards to what they should get rid of in their bedroom at home.

1. Clean out your closet and donate the clothes that you never wear.

2. Throw out all of your old bedding and get fresh new pillows/sheets.

3. Get rid of all of your old or unused hangers.

4. Get rid of worn out old school bags.

5. Tear down old posters/decor from your walls.

6. Get rid of the lanyards you have collected while at school.

7. Go through all of the free college t-shirts that you received and only keep the ones that fit.

8. Throw away/sell/donate your old school books from high school.

9. Try to sell your college textbooks from last semester.

10. Go through your notebooks/folders/binders from this past school year and only keep the important papers/documents.

11. Throw out pens/pencils that do not write properly.

12. Delete old/useless documents off of your computer.

13. Organize all necessary information/downloads into labeled folders.

14. Delete old emails!

15. Delete the music that you do not listen to.

16. Throw out old socks with holes in them.

17. Donate old books that you have already read or will not read.

18. Recycle old magazines.

19. Throw out expired makeup.

20. Get rid of old cell phones.

21. Sell old/broken jewelry.

22. Throw out broken bobby pins and stretched out hair ties.

23. Recycle those old Christmas cards, birthday cards, etc. that have no sentimental value.

24. Donate/throw out old wallets/purses.

25. Donate/throw out worn bathing suits.

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1. Thank you for laughing at my jokes, even when they really aren’t funny.

2. Thank you for singing unbearably loud with me all the time.

3. Thank you for letting me vent to you for hours about anything and basically being my personal therapist.

4. Thank you for ordering pizza with me at 2 in the morning.

5. Thank you for all the movie days when we don’t feel like moving.

6. Thank you for being my workout buddy everyday.

7. Thank you for sharing your closets with me.

8. Thank you for taking naps with me at random hours during the day.

9. Thank you for cleaning our home with me when we absolutely need to.

10. Thank you for all the rides when it’s late and you don’t want me to walk home alone in the dark.

11. Thank you for studying with me in our kitchen when we didn't want to go the library.

12. Thank you for making dinner with me.

13. Thank you for helping with my hair, makeup and outfit every time we go out.

14. Thank you for taking countless ugly pictures with me.

15. Thank you for not judging me when I go too long without showering.

16. Thank you for making our apartment feel like a second home.

17. Thank you for being there through all of our boy troubles.

18. Thank you for giving me a hug when I feel homesick.

19. Thank you for getting excited with me when one of us gets a good grade on an exam.

20. Thank you for still being my friend and not judging me when I say or do dumb things.

21. Thank you for telling me what I should do when I am sick.

22. Thank you for dancing horribly with me everywhere we go.

23. Thank you for staying up super late with me when we aren’t tired or can’t sleep.

24. Thank you for being super weird with me.

25. Thank you for all the unforgettable college memories.

26. And most of all, thank you for being the best friends a girl could have.

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5."I have no idea what I'm reading."

6. "I should call my smart friend about this."

7. "I’m going to fail. I’m going to fail."

8. "I’m dropping out of school."

9. "What grade do I have to get on the final to pass the class?"

10. "Oh, no, I have to do good."

11. "I shouldn’t have procrastinated all semester."

12. "I wanna go to bed."

13. "We did not learn this!"

14. "I should go get food."

15. "Why do we even have finals?"

16. "I don’t want to be at the library."

17. "Get off your phone."

18. "I can watch Netflix for like 20 minutes and then go back to studying."

19. "I shouldn’t have watched Netflix."

20. "You have to study now!"

The "Happiest Place on Earth" has a lot of characters with some pretty great advice.

Remember you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine. — Snow White

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