At some point, there are things you need to be in control of rather than letting yourself be under their control, without really knowing it.This is true to those who are finally freed from the stress of being surrounded by clutter.
You may find yourself pleased with the things you have. Expensive or not, as long as you think they satisfy you, they become your very best buddy at home. But what is really unacceptable is that the things you wanted the most are those you need to stop holding on to, at your most unwanted moment yet a reasonable time.
If you are one of those who murmur after having been late in coming to the office because of looking for the stuff you need on that day but end up finding none, you might as well pause for a while and know the reason of your tragedy.
Your home should be a refuge from stress, not a source of stress. Once a year we need to go through our closets, garages, dresser drawers and boxes stashed in the attic and find out what we can get rid of.
Do you save clothes in hope of returning to the size you were when you stored them? This clothing can add up to boxes and boxes of things that will be out of style by the time you actually can wear them again.
Clutter is one of the constants in our lives. Some of the best possible ways to reduce the clutter in your areas of interest can be found right here.
1. Do not save cosmetics once they are used, broken, or old. Throw them in the garbage immediately.
2. After you finish reading the newspaper or magazine, throw it into the recycling bin. Do not leave them around. You will probably never go back to read it.
3. When a toy breaks, and cannot be fixed, toss it immediately into the garbage.
4. Everytime you purchase a new book, look for 2-3 books that you can part with. Donate them to your local library.
5. Sell outgrown shoes and clothes, or donate them to the needy.
6. Organize so that making arts/crafts can be enjoyable. Make sure you have a place for everything. Small boxes can hold sewing threads or paint bottles. Put them away after you are done.
7. Work on one room at a time so you don't get overwhelmed.
8. If you're having a tough time throwing something out, try to think about how much you really need it. If it's something you'd want to show your children, consider whether you can just talk about it, or take a picture of it.
9. Those things that you cannot throw yet since you find them having a sentimental value, try to store them in boxes with labels. If you have not used it in a month, give it another 3 months. If the same goes well, give it 6 months. When you found these stuffs untouched for the last 6 months, give it a year. If nothing new happens, it is wise to dispose them right away.
It is not always easy to condemn the things you can hardly live without, yet it may be too dangerous to treasure those that make you live hardly. There is a saying, "Get rid of what you do not want to make room for what you do want". Don't go crazy trying to store everything. At your best, try to start controlling the mess rather than itself controls you.courtesy: google and yahoo
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