How to Get Rid of Old Items and Organize Your Home?
Beat or Deal with the Hoarding Bug
Many of us like to hoard a lot of stuff. We like to treasure every single thing that we have collected. We attach so many emotions to our objects that we refuse to let them go even when they have become too old and unusable, and their right place seems to be in the dustbin.
It is not always a bad idea to store your most cherished items at home if you are able to do it in the most organized manner. However, if the result of your hoarding is lots of dirt, mess, and disorganization at home, then it’s certainly not a very good idea.
This is because holding on to a piece of item should bring back emotional memories like nostalgia, peace, love, and beautiful moments shared. However, if it brings lots of negative energy into your house, then you must rethink your decision to hoard stuff and start discarding some stuff. But, if this seems like a huge loss to you, then you may well learn a few tips on home organization.
Releasing the Old Stuff
Life gives you a jolt when you are not willing to let go of old stuff and if you don’t pay attention to cleaning and organizing your house. If you are too attached to various inanimate items at your home and find difficulty leaving and cleaning them, make a habit of discarding one item a month. This way you won’t feel the shock that comes with giving away everything all at once.
This action will make your attachment towards such things a bit lighter. You will learn to free yourself from unnecessary fixations towards certain old stuff. Moreover, the positive vibe that you will experience when you discard them every month will make you feel good about the whole process.
Housecleaning
If you feel you cannot undertake the burden of dealing with a lot of stuff, hiring house cleaning services makes sense. A clean house is more receptive to new ideas; this will make you less attached to the old and the past making you search for new things in life. So, don’t be too clingy with the old, tattered dress you got as a gift or that old broken tea set that you deceased grandma gifted you. This doesn’t mean you don’t cherish their memories or stop loving them. But, there are more positive ways of doing so.
Go out in the open air, shop for new, fashionable clothes, and call your friends over to your place. If you have problem combating the laziness that comes with cleaning and organizing the house, having frequent social dos will solve your problem. You will tend to your house not by choice but due to need.
Home Organization
Organizing your home can be made more fun if you target one area at a time. Target bathroom on one day, kitchen on another, bedroom on the third day, and attic on the fourth. This way you won’t be overburdened and can easily finish off your tasks. Start with the least messy room. If you don’t have too much stamina to complete all, a smaller target will help you build the strength and momentum to undertake bigger tasks.
Add Fun to Home Management
You can add an extra element of fun into your housecleaning and home organization activity. Allocate each room to every member of your house. Set a competition and allocate scores for the best cleaned room and the room cleaned in the least time. If you are the head of your home or if you are a homemaker, you can lead this game. Involve your husband and kids into it. Declare that whoever wins shall grab a secret prize. And unravel the prize at a family dinner or party on the weekends.
When you do this, house cleaning and home organizing activities seem more like fun and are achieved easily. If you carry out these activities in the most mundane and dull manner, stress multiplies on you and you lose out on all the zing in life. Don’t let that happen. Clean up and enjoy! Not all that is old is gold. Let the sunshine of the new and the unexplored come into your life.
Many of us like to hoard a lot of stuff. We like to treasure every single thing that we have collected. We attach so many emotions to our objects that we refuse to let them go even when they have become too old and unusable, and their right place seems to be in the dustbin.
It is not always a bad idea to store your most cherished items at home if you are able to do it in the most organized manner. However, if the result of your hoarding is lots of dirt, mess, and disorganization at home, then it’s certainly not a very good idea.
This is because holding on to a piece of item should bring back emotional memories like nostalgia, peace, love, and beautiful moments shared. However, if it brings lots of negative energy into your house, then you must rethink your decision to hoard stuff and start discarding some stuff. But, if this seems like a huge loss to you, then you may well learn a few tips on home organization.
Releasing the Old Stuff
Life gives you a jolt when you are not willing to let go of old stuff and if you don’t pay attention to cleaning and organizing your house. If you are too attached to various inanimate items at your home and find difficulty leaving and cleaning them, make a habit of discarding one item a month. This way you won’t feel the shock that comes with giving away everything all at once.
This action will make your attachment towards such things a bit lighter. You will learn to free yourself from unnecessary fixations towards certain old stuff. Moreover, the positive vibe that you will experience when you discard them every month will make you feel good about the whole process.
Housecleaning
If you feel you cannot undertake the burden of dealing with a lot of stuff, hiring house cleaning services makes sense. A clean house is more receptive to new ideas; this will make you less attached to the old and the past making you search for new things in life. So, don’t be too clingy with the old, tattered dress you got as a gift or that old broken tea set that you deceased grandma gifted you. This doesn’t mean you don’t cherish their memories or stop loving them. But, there are more positive ways of doing so.
Go out in the open air, shop for new, fashionable clothes, and call your friends over to your place. If you have problem combating the laziness that comes with cleaning and organizing the house, having frequent social dos will solve your problem. You will tend to your house not by choice but due to need.
Home Organization
Organizing your home can be made more fun if you target one area at a time. Target bathroom on one day, kitchen on another, bedroom on the third day, and attic on the fourth. This way you won’t be overburdened and can easily finish off your tasks. Start with the least messy room. If you don’t have too much stamina to complete all, a smaller target will help you build the strength and momentum to undertake bigger tasks.
Add Fun to Home Management
You can add an extra element of fun into your housecleaning and home organization activity. Allocate each room to every member of your house. Set a competition and allocate scores for the best cleaned room and the room cleaned in the least time. If you are the head of your home or if you are a homemaker, you can lead this game. Involve your husband and kids into it. Declare that whoever wins shall grab a secret prize. And unravel the prize at a family dinner or party on the weekends.
When you do this, house cleaning and home organizing activities seem more like fun and are achieved easily. If you carry out these activities in the most mundane and dull manner, stress multiplies on you and you lose out on all the zing in life. Don’t let that happen. Clean up and enjoy! Not all that is old is gold. Let the sunshine of the new and the unexplored come into your life.