I did that a couple of weeks ago, Alice, and found an amazing number of things I'd accidentally bought in duplicate. I don't think I'll ever use that many 3-prong adapters, but all of the energy efficient light bulbs mean I can ignore the sales for several years. I found a lot of things that had gone missing, and was able to donate or toss enough of the contents of those cupboards that there is enough space to see everything that's in them now.

Cleaning your laundry room is also very good for your spirits--it's easy (generally) to take a damp rag and clean up the linty dust that has accumulated on everything in there over time. The room sparkles after relatively little effort.

SRS