Clutter creates stress. It makes it impossible to relax, which means your home is not the cosy and peaceful sanctuary that it should be. With that in mind, read on to discover the Ten Commandments to a clutter-free life…
1. Let the size of your home determine how many things you have – A lot of people make the mistake of letting their belongings dictate, i.e. they dream of having a bigger wardrobe when their current one is bursting at the seams. Instead, though, why not get rid of some of your clothes so that your clothing fits the space you have available?
2. Put something away as soon as you have finished with it – You need to get in the habit of putting things away as soon as you have finished using them.
3. Purge regularly – Stuff has a way of simply accumulating. You should purge several times a year to deal with this.
4. Make sure everything has a place – And no, being shoved in the corner does not count as having a place! If you do not want to get rid of some of your belongings, you can always make the most of local storage so that everything within your home has a place.
5. Be smart about storage – You need to ensure that your items are stored in a logical manner, i.e. where you use them. If you use certain utensils when cooking almost every evening, placing them in the back of a cupboard is simply asking for clutter to generate.
6. One in, one out – You need to operate by the one in, one out rule once you get your clutter to a manageable level. This means that whenever you buy something new for your home, you need to get rid of something you already have to accommodate it.
7. Value experiences more than things – We are constantly bombarded with television, online, and printed adverts, which attempt to tell us that material things equate to happiness, be it a cool kitchen gadget or a new television. However, it is important to remember that it is experiences that we value most, not belongings.
8. Go paper-free – Scan all of those documents you have been holding onto for years.
9. Stop clutter before it enters your home – Clutter can easily enter your home in the form of freebies and junk mail. Set up a landing strip so you can stop it at the source.
10. Embrace the junk drawer – You should never underestimate the importance of a junk drawer. After all, every household has those little items that do not seem to have a logical place to go, such as tape, pens, and batteries.
If you follow the ten rules that have been presented above, you should find it easy to enjoy a clutter-free life. Your home will feel bigger, cleaner, and more welcoming, and you should have no trouble unwinding after a difficult day.
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