No! There is no need to restore order. Here's what we mean at this point: let's say your closet doesn't close anymore, because the clothes in it are in a lump, your table is littered with some papers, kitchen shelves are bursting with dishes. And you want to "clean up". That is, put it all on the shelves carefully, put it in containers and vacuum bags, after brushing the dust off each thing. Hey! Stop!
First, get rid of the junk. If everything is so bloated from things, if it's hard for you to constantly keep everything neat, then it's time to get rid of excess. How to do it correctly, you can read in our article "Getting rid of unnecessary junk".
Of course, it's nice when any thing in the house or office is easy to find, because it lies not "somewhere in the closet, probably", but on the "second shelf from above". Nevertheless, do not turn order into the meaning of life. It will be too hard for you. You will get tired quickly or just annoy yourself and others with a maniacal passion for order. Arranging books and CDs alphabetically and hanging clothes by color... perhaps this is a little abnormal.
See point 1. If you get rid of excess junk, then you simply won't need a million boxes.
The best way to get rid of things that are still quite capable of serving a person, just turned out to be unnecessary to you, is to give them to someone who needs it. But having collected several bags, each of which is intended for a strictly defined character (one is a childhood friend who now lives in another city, the other is a grandmother in the village), you risk falling into a trap again. The bags will multiply endlessly waiting for the moment when you finally have time to send or take them to their destination. We decided to give things away, give them to someone who can pick it up here and now.
How many mugs do you have for each family member? And how many shoe boxes are waiting for the hour when they can finally be useful to you? To make it easier for you to part with things, think like this: "All these things will be stored in the store. When I suddenly need them (if I need them), I'll go and get them from there."
Let's face it. If you haven't fixed a broken thing within 6 months, then either you don't really need it, or you can't fix it.
Again, we will not lie to ourselves, if in six months you have not figured out how to use some thing, then you are unlikely to come up with it.
If you lose weight, you will want to buy new clothes, and not wear jeans from seven years ago.
Yes, it is important to keep something that reminds of a happy time, it also gives a charge of happiness in the present. But think about it, do you really need ALL these T-shirts that your friends have painted with markers? Or all these notebooks with wishes? Maybe out of the hundreds of drawings that your kid drew with his finger, leave only a couple? Carefully selected memories will be even more valuable for you, and most importantly, your home will not turn into a warehouse of things from the past.
Can this person really come to visit? And what is the probability that he will remember about his gift? And what, will he really be so upset if he doesn't see it on the most important shelf?
Oh, imagine how lucky it is that there is at least one empty shelf in your home or office. Yes, it will be easier for you to breathe! And fight the urge to throw anything in there.
Can you tell me what thoughts prevent you from parting with things and keeping the house clean?
