A professional organizer reveals 19 ways to declutter your home

"The phrase 'I’ll do it later'  is your enemy," Gurock told INSIDER. "Change your inner dialog to 'I can get organized if I really set my mind to it.'"

Gurock suggests dedicating 10 minutes a day for two weeks to tackle clutter. She also advises challenging yourself to throwing away five things every day.

These little changes will make a big difference over time.

Gurock recommends staying goal-oriented. A to-do list allows you to organize your thoughts, sharpen your memory, and plan ahead, she said.

Gurock suggests making a list of five parts of your house that bother you the most and ranking them in order of what will satisfy you the most. Getting organized is a personal journey and is about making choices that will satisfy you, she told INSIDER.

"It is important to think of each room as a category," Gurock said.

Thinking of each room as an individual project will help you stay on track.

Organizing is not about making your home or office picture-perfect — it is about making your life more functional in a way that is easy to maintain, the professional organizer said.

Gurock compares working out to getting organized and suggests taking pictures along the way. It will be rewarding to see your progress by comparing before and after photos, she said.

It's easier to stay organized when everything has a place to go, the organizer said. You'll also be less likely to misplace something.

Everything else must have a specific "place," but items in your junk drawer have a free pass.

Gurock said that junk drawers should be limited to one per room.

The organizer suggests sorting all of your belongings into four categories: trash, give away, keep, and relocate. Anything that falls into the trash category should be immediately thrown out, she said.

If you get rid of junk mail immediately it will be less work later, Gurock said.

It's perfectly fine to throw away old gifts that you don't use or like, according to the organizer.

Gurock suggests taking pictures of large, nostalgic items like a child’s old art project and throwing away the originals. She also recommends putting any flat, small items in a scrapbook.

The organizer swears by non-slip hangers, which she says help your clothes stay hanging up.

Your closet will seem more organized if everything is in its proper place and not crumpled in a pile on the floor, she said.

By doubling up on hangers you'll be able to store twice as many clothes in your closet, Gurock said.

Gurock advises throwing out clothing that is broken, ripped, or stained beyond repair. Other items that have not been worn or that no longer fit can be donated, she said.

If something is repairable, she suggests adding it to your to-do pile and fixing it at a later date.

To always keep tabs on your belongings, Gurock said storing folded clothes in labeled bins and hanging clothes in your closet with dividers is a good idea.

Using the backside of a door to hang items is a smart way to use vertical space, the organizer said. This hack will help you make the most of your closet by using every free inch of space.

Gurock suggests keeping chunky sweaters folded on shelves to save drawer space for smaller items like socks, underwear, bathing suits, and athleisure clothing.

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