Now gather your giveaway, put away, and throw away boxes or bags. The first place to go is the bed. Have someone little take out all that stuff from under your bed. Then vaccuum it. Now start sorting the shoes, memorabilia and dirty clothes. Storing things under the bed is a good idea if you have one or two labeled under the bed storage boxes to keep things dust free. Everything else needs to find another home.

How about your bed? Do you need to change the sheets? Do you need new ones? What shape are your comforter and pillows in? List it on your paper.

Let's look at the end table(s). I don't have one at the moment so I made one out of a box and pretty blanket. Mine doesn't have drawers, but you can go through yours and sort and rearrange. I like to keep a couple books, a notebook and a pen, a light (if you don't have those wonderful lights that go above your bed attached to the wall), and a little glass bowl to put my earrings in that I always forget to take off till I'm snuggled under the covers.

Ok break time, have a drink of water, read a chapter in your novel and come back in a bit.

Onto the dresser. Take out your drawers one at a time and sort through the clothes. You know what to do with the ones that you no longer wear don't you? Any out of season clothes should be in a storage box to be put in a less convenient place. You might think of getting drawer dividers for your socks, underwear, jewelry or makeup. Put the rest of your clothes back in your dresser, it is best if you use one drawer per item so all your clothes aren't jumbled together.

Now clear off the dresser, all the way off. Dust it, if you are like me you had so much stuff piled on it it hasn't been dusted in ages. You can spray the mirror too while you are there. Sort throught the things on the dresser. If you have a lot of knick knacks maybe you could put some in storage and take them out seasonally. After awhile you don't notice the pretty things in your house but if you switch things around your house can be fresher. I love the surprise of catching my eye on one of my unicorns that I recently took out of storage. You might also consider a tray for makeup, knick knacks or hair care. When you need to dust you just lift the tray and you are all done.

My bookcase is in my room, so I go through my books a couple times of year. All the books I decide I probably won't read again I bring over to the used book store near my house. You can put the keepers in categories like Home, Parenting, Arts, Religon so it is easier to retrieve a book.

Do you have a desk in your room? Is there anyway to get it out of your room? Your room will be so much more relaxing if you don't see paperwork all the time when you are trying to rest. If not, maybe you can block it off with a pretty screen or a quilt on a clothesline.

Now to set the mood. Pretty flowers on the dresser. Meaningful pictures on the wall. Candles for romantic nights. A radio/CD player for playing soulful music. Handmade blanklets. Lovely pillows piled high on the bed. Whatever your taste is, you can make your bedroom into a peaceful haven. Especially without the clutter.

This week I cleaned out my bedroom. It was getting so cluttered it was difficult to relax here. First I changed my sheets from the winter flannel to the summer cotton. I cleaned off the dresser and the closet. A lot of that stuff I put away in the garage storage area. I got rid of some nik naks on my desk that I really didn't care for anymore. And added a few photos. I went through all my papers making sure they were filed, done or paid. I put some things on my desk in baskets which made things a lot neater. I made sure I put all the things away that were in little piles or hidden away in corners. Then I vacuumed and dusted. I finished by hanging some pictures. Lastly I admired my work.