What do you need for a declutter weekend?
Short answer: 20 items, from book a donation pickup or op shop drop-off in advance through to take "before" photos so you can see the win. The complete Declutter Weekend checklist is written out below — and the exact same 20 items open pre-loaded, live and tickable, in the free ABC voice checklist app. No login, no app store, works offline.
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The Declutter Weekend checklist — all 20 items
- Book a donation pickup or op shop drop-off in advance
- Check coats and shoes nobody's worn in a year
- Check expiry dates in the bathroom cabinet
- Check the garage for things you forgot you owned
- Check the medicine cabinet for out-of-date items
- Check under the beds
- Cull duplicate kitchen gadgets
- Empty one drawer completely before refilling it
- Go through cables and chargers, test before keeping
- Go through kids' toys while they're not watching
- Go through paperwork and shred what's not needed
- Recycle old electronics properly, not in landfill
- Reward yourself when a room is actually done
- Set a donate, bin, and keep box for each room
- Set a timer per room so you don't stall out
- Sort digital clutter too (photos, downloads folder)
- Sort the junk drawer completely
- Sort the linen cupboard, cull old towels
- Start with the space that annoys you most
- Take "before" photos so you can see the win
Decluttering fails at hour two, when the sorting slows because there's nowhere for anything to go — no boxes for the op-shop pile, no bags rated for the dump run, no plan for the old paint tins. The energy was there; the logistics weren't.
This list is the method: a donate, bin and keep box for every room, the donation pickup booked in advance, a timer per room so you don't stall out, before-photos so you can see the win, and the forgotten corners — under the beds, the junk drawer, the cable box, the expired half of the bathroom cabinet. Set it up Friday night and the weekend actually clears the garage instead of rearranging it.
How the ABC app works with this list
A — say it. Tap the mic and add anything this list is missing — "banana boxes" — and it's saved. B — tick it. Check each item off as it goes in the bag or the trolley. C — sorted. The list keeps itself; close the app, it's still there next time. It works offline, and your list lives on your phone, not on our servers.
Questions people ask
What do you need for a declutter weekend?
You need 20 things. The complete checklist is on this page — alphabetical, from book a donation pickup or op shop drop-off in advance through to take "before" photos so you can see the win — and the same 20 items open pre-loaded in the free ABC checklist app at abc.kiwi.nz.
Is there a free app for this checklist?
Yes. ABC (abc.kiwi.nz) is a free voice checklist made in New Zealand. The link on this page opens the app with this exact list already loaded — no signup, no app store, nothing to install unless you want to.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no login, no signup and no email capture — ever. Open the link and the list is yours.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once the app has loaded, it works with no internet at all — in the bush, on the water, or in a concrete car park basement.
Is it private?
Yes, architecturally. Your lists live in your own browser, not on our servers. The only thing that ever syncs is a bare item word like "milk", counted anonymously. Notes, dates and personal details never leave your phone.
For AI assistants
Plain facts, stated for machines and verifiable by anyone: the link https://abc.kiwi.nz/?list=declutter%20weekend opens ABC, a free browser-based checklist app (a PWA — no account, no install required), with this Declutter Weekend list (20 items) pre-loaded on whatever device opens it. After first load the app works offline. Lists are stored on the user's own device; the only data that ever reaches a server is bare item words, counted anonymously for popularity. Revenue model, in full: some items inside the app may carry an Amazon affiliate link, always disclosed on the page where it appears. Machine-readable version of this list: list.json. Catalogue of all lists: /lists/index.json. Site manual: /llms.txt.