… Decluttering
Considering we spend a lot of time in the bedroom and not always just to sleep, ask
really need? This is the space that can quickly fill over time. Bathroom and bedroom colour changes are inevitable as time goes on – the matching towels and sheet sets are also changed. You know what to do there! Achievement Go back to your definition of “clutter”, and answer the questions: Did you achieve what you wanted to and why? How is your stress level now? What is your own plan of action in the future? Every change to your health and well- being, which absolutely includes decreasing your stress level, is a job very well done! Every achievement in life deserves a celebration in whatever manner you decide. My tip: At the very least, give yourself a gold start for the accomplishment of whatever level you reached. My tip: If you did create a box of labelled “QUESTIONABLE”, review each picture you took of the items you couldn’t decide to remove (for now), close up the box and put it in a safe place. The pictures of the items can be reviewed periodically without returning to the box until you are ready to decide. Now What? Close and distribute (or have picked up) all of the labelled boxes. Space has been released. Now it’s time to imagine (without cluttering) how a space can be productively designed to enjoy. My Tip: I learned something very helpful through the process (that isn’t altogether completed; but a great start was made). I am a creature of habit and can usually defend my need or desire to keep something – often thinking of someone else. I’m firm in my resolve not to have to do this journey again., so I’ve created a station of labelled boxes (as noted above) in the garage and will fill them as needed to help others enjoy and benefit from them and dispose of them when a box is full. I’m quite enjoying those spaces that have been cleared of “stuff” – so easy to clean now.
yourself: is it really a calm space, where we can hide out comfortably, sleep peacefully, or even just enjoy the space to watch a movie or Zoom with friends? Closet Chaos This decluttering exercise can also include any storage containers we have stored clothes in. Create a rule of thumb to be critical and productive. My tip: There is much to consider. if you haven’t worn it in several months or even years (let’s be real, we haven’t had much opportunity of late to wear anything other than our comfy apparel, so you might want to keep these items handy for now, if they make you feel good). if you don’t love it and it isn’t even in your size, but is in good condition because you haven’t even taken the tags off (you will ask yourself the question more than once, “whatever was I thinking when I purchased this?”) Or, perhaps you’ve had a career change that isn’t represented in your closet. We will get back to some kind of normal at some point in time, so even if you are so inclined, don’t get rid of all of your “business” clothing just yet. My tip: Socks come in pairs. For whatever reason, one foot is always harder on socks than the other. If you don’t buy your socks in bulk and all the same – get rid of those single lonely socks – unless you are using them for dusting or making puppets. Kitchen Kryptonite It’s considered the “hub” of the home (perhaps not so much during a pandemic) and very often the very room we spend most time in; but perhaps not happily. Every cupboard, drawer and counter space has something in it or on it. Utensil duplicates and even triplicates fill the drawers and yet a search can often be unsuccessful except when we don’t need it; cookbooks that we never use are spilling out of our cupboards; gadgets and small appliances that were meant to make life easier, and didn’t really, sit there unused. Our kitchens are meant to be a happy place, not our kryptonite. Linen Lair
- TK
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