| Score two points for a "YES", one for a "SOMETIMES" and zero for a "NO" | YES | NO | Sometimes |
| 1. Your wardrobe is stuffed with clothes that you don't wear. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
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2. Odd socks and stockings that have seen better days lurk in bedroom drawers. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
| 3. You keep magazines for more than a year. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
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4. You have several appliances that don't work, but you never take them to the recycling center. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
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5. Piles of newspapaers are stacked for recycling, but you never take them to the recycling center. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
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6. Old suntan lotion bottles and discarded make-up hibernate at the back fo the bathroom cabinet. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
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7. You have old workout clothes and sports equipment, that have been used once and then relegated to the attic, never to be seen again. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
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8. You have a drawer full of mysterious old keys that don't seem to open anything. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
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9. Piles of old, often not very good, vacation photos of people that you don't remember are taking up space. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
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10. Your purse and wallet are awash with old notes, bus and train tickets, receipts from months ago, and other useless trivia | _____ | _____ | _____ |
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11. Old files, papers, and pens that don't work have found a permanent home in your briefcase. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
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12. Your car is rattling with apple cores, cassette tapes that have died, and candy wrappers. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
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13. You are reluctant to invite friends to stay in your spare room because it has so much old furniture in it. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
| 14. You have pieces of furniture that need repairing. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
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15. Unfashionable and unloved trinkets are tucked out of sight in one of your drawers. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
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16. Your garage is so full of junk that you can't get the car in it any more. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
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17. You have a collection of old, rusting garden equipment that you never use. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
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18. People keep tripping over all the boxes and other items that you store in the hall. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
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19. You still have theater or music concert programs from several years ago. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
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20. Your computer is crammed with files that you never refer to any more. | _____ | _____ | _____ |
| 15 - 20 | Your home and life are well and truly cluttered. It's time for drastic action, so figure out what you really want and what you can happily chuck out. Now consider what extra storage you need for the valued possessions that have servived the cull. Look at the storage you already have and decide how new furniture will fit in before rushing out and buying things. |
| 10 - 14 | Clutter is builing up, so get a grip on it now. |
| 5 - 9 | You do not have a problem with clutter yet, but do monitor yourself. |
| Below 5 | Your home is virtually clutter free - so try to keep it that way. |