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40 Things No Person Over 40 Should Ever Have in Their Home

Elle Decor

January 8, 2020 at 12:00 AM

40 Things No Person Over 40 Should Ever Have in Their Home

55 Things No Woman Over 40 Should Ever Have in Her Home

2) Yellow Towels

3) Shoes That Hurt

55 Things No Woman Over 40 Should Ever Have in Her Home

5) Souvenir Shot Glasses

55 Things No Woman Over 40 Should Ever Have in Her Home

7) Bras That Don't Fit

8) "Skinny" Jeans

9) Orphan Socks

10) Old Trophies

11) Ketchup Packets

12) Frameless Posters

13) CDs on Display

14) Ancient Gardening Gloves

15) Plastic Chairs

16) Basic String Lights with Broken Bulbs

17) Expired Spices

18) Cookware With Last Year's Breakfast Baked On

19) Old Phones

20) Wire Hangers

21) Makeup That's Past Its Prime

22) Takeout Containers

23) Business Cards

24) Dated Paint

25) Broken Umbrellas

26) Stinky Tupperware

27) Scattered Buttons

28) Old Holiday and Birthday Cards

29) Creepy Old Dolls

30) Craft Supplies From a Forgotten Hobby

31) Paperback Books

32) Tax Returns From Years and Years Ago

33) A Box of Cords

34) Collections You're Saving for Your Grandkids

35) Laundry Day Shirt

36) Red Party Cups

37) Chintzy Hair Ties

38) Your Child's Old Art

39) Hotel Slippers

40) Dead Flowers

40 Things No Person Over 40 Should Ever Have in Their Home

When you've got years worth of stuff to get rid of and you don't know where to begin, it's hard to know how to declutter your home. It's time to Marie Kondo your life. From bras that don't fit to spices that expired years ago, here are 40 things it's time to ditch if you're a person over 40 (or you're simply looking to take the next big step in home organization). Something doesn't spark joy? Get rid of it!

...but no judgment.

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