DAY 27: I often joke that people sometimes panic and end up taking 30 plastic bags to the recycling point. However, if you have been storing cardboard boxes “just in case”, they are very valid items to remove. DAY 13: It is time to admit that some of your children’s toys need to be removed, either by donating to a toy bank or to a charity shop. DAY 3: Look through your kitchen cupboards to find appliances you never use. Perhaps you have a pasta machine, bread maker, deep-fat fryer or slow cooker that never sees the light of day. DAY 26: Today, you could look through memory boxes. Our attachment to certain objects changes over time, so it is important to keep returning to these areas and seeing what you can remove.

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DAY 4: Look at your hallway. Winter coats take up a lot of room, but do you have coats hanging up that you no longer wear? DAY 7: Go through your Tupperware. Make sure every bottom has a top that matches. Store them, with lids on, inside each other. Then consider what you can reduce.

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Publisher Jo Lal acquired world rights from Carly Cook at The Found. The guide will be published on 16th March 2023.

Create Space: Declutter Your Home to Clear Your Mind Create Space: Declutter Your Home to Clear Your Mind

DAY 1: You will remove one object from your home. Look for a large item that will make a big impact. DAY 8: Have you been through your shoes recently? Are there any you are not going to wear again that you can donate to charity or sell? The goal is to remove eight things from your house today. Thinking about things you bought you did not need will help ensure you don’t have to repeat this process so intensely next time.DAY 23: Do you still have piles of DVDs, even though you are signed up to Netflix? Go through your DVDs — there are companies that will buy them from you.

Change Your Space: Reclaim Your Home, Your Time and Your Mind Change Your Space: Reclaim Your Home, Your Time and Your Mind

DAY 15: Pause a moment to take it in and realise exactly what it is you have donated, what still needs to be sold and what you have kept — and then remove 15 items. Changing your space is a process that requires a shift in mindset. However, the good news is you'll start noticing results with even the smallest changes; and with dedication and commitment you can reclaim your home, your time and your mind.Look at your outside space, if you have some - do you have a trampoline you could sell? Credit: Alamy

Change Your Space: Reclaim Your Home, Your Time and Your Mind

Always use up what you have before you buy something new and keep your products as streamlined as possible. DAY 25: As you reach these higher numbers, it can feel overwhelming. By now, you will have realised that half the bits in your home are things you don’t actually need and the other half are things that you don’t actually like.Dilly, 41, who is a presenter on BBC’s Sort Your Life Out, shares her 30-day challenge Credit: DAVID CUMMINGS The publisher added: “In Change Your Space, Dilly will show you how to streamline your possessions as you upsize, downsize and everything in between. When you stop allowing your life to be filled with things that no longer matter, you instantly gain the time, space and energy to focus on the things that do.”