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The best and most convenient way to start anew is to literally begin with a clean slate.  Trash the junk.  This means the usual cliché: out with the old and in with the new.  The most efficient way for anyone to do this is to start getting rid of your clutter. 
Reorganize your stuff.  Be aware of things, objects, possessions and paper that have special meaning to you and try as much as possible to let go of the things that hold no relevant contribution to your lifestyle.   In doing so, you will get to find out that you will be suffused with a lot more liveliness not to mention significant space for the objects that hold more meaning for you.  

Having difficulty as to where is the best place to start, what and how?   Relax.  All you have to do is to make a list of the things you want to get rid of.   Make time every day to look at this list and check one or two of the activities you were able to accomplish for that particular day.  Have you noticed when was the last time you used that document for such and such research?  Or that wok Aunt Jemima gave you last Christmas?  If the answer is never, clear out anything that you were not able to use for the last year or so. 
Do not forget to check the obvious places: inside the closet, under your bed, the kitchen drawer. 

Unworn clothes pile up easily.  Gather all of them.  Include any housewares that you are no longer using but are in good condition yet are piling up.  Donate them to charity. 

Believe it or not, paper is one of the things that people are most attached to, even if the obvious fact is:  paper is replaceable as well as expendable.  More than half of papers filed are never looked at again.  If you have utility bills that are years old, credit card statements, cancelled checks, documents for taxes that are three or more years old, shred them all.  All you need to have are documents  for deductions on your taxes.  Even documents you have on your computer that are just occupying unnecessary space on your hard drive need to be purged too.  Delete old e-mails, irrelevant documents and make a backup copy of pertinent files. 

If you put your mind to it, it is easy to clean up clutter as well as any loose ends you may have.  All it takes is patience, a little bit of your time and efficient organization.

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