LIST: Things to throw away ASAP in January

Here are things to throw away ASAP in January, according to professional organizers:

• Unwanted clothes
• Overflowing papers
• Old linens
• Expired food
• Broken appliances
• Holiday decorations
• Books you won't read
• Kids' toys
• Gifts you've never used
• Unopened kitchenware

And here are bathroom products experts say you should throw out immediately:

• The shower loofah
• Old mascara
• Expired sunscreen
• Antibacterial soap
• Q-tips (for ear cleaning)
• Expired medications
• Frayed toothbrushes
• Rusty razors
• Shared hand towels
• Petroleum jelly (use a tube, not a jar)

Source: goodhousekeeping.com