Decluttering and Recycling: Easy Steps to Simplify Your Life
We all get a little overwhelmed sometimes, whether we spend too much on clothes, bags, makeup, etc. Suddenly, we end up with messy, cluttered closets and rooms with no space to move and no awareness of the things that we actually need and what we want to give away.
So here are some steps you can take to declutter the mess, recycle your belongings, and give away the things that you don't need.
Follow Marie Kondo's 'Does This Spark Joy?' Method
According to Marie Kondo, the Japanese professional organizer and consultant, when organizing your space, ask yourself, 'Does this spark joy?' It's a simple yet effective method that focuses on owning things that make you happy and have sentimental and personal value.
Since our home is our haven, it must be filled with items that spark joy, that we like and want to keep forever, not frivolous things we bought on a whim.
Check If You Can Reuse & Repackage These Items Before Throwing Them Away
We know the stages of reorganizing your home, from feeling too excited and motivated to overwhelmed and lost, then entering 'lock in' mode. You become so focused and determined that you accidentally end up getting rid of items that can be used again, in a different way.
So, for example, if you have an empty eyeshadow palette and multiple lipsticks that are 'finished,' you can clean the palette well, recycle those lipsticks by reheating them, then adding them to the palette.
That way, you have multiple shades in one place without being all over the place.
This idea can also work on empty glasses; you can repaint them and use them as pots, or an old spray bottle that can be used to make your own homemade skincare and hair mists, etc.
Divide Things Into Three Categories: 'Fix, Donate, Throw Away'
This is the most important step to make when organising your home, have a category for each item and whether they are worth keeping and fixing, donating, or being thrown away.
When you set a roadmap on how to simplify access to your things, your mind automatically knows what are the things you usually use or wear, and the things you rarely use, so it makes the process of donating or throwing away a lot easier.
Before Decluttering: Contact The Organizations and Communities That You Would Donate To
Congratulations, you made the decision to be more organized, you followed all the steps about decluttering, yet you have ended up with big boxes labeled donation with no clue on where to put them or who to contact, making you stuck with these boxes in the house and feeling like you're stuck. This is how you come back to square one, so in order to prevent this, you should already plan and contact charities, nonprofit organizations that are looking for donations, so when you finally put things together, you can easily pick them up and head to your destination.
If you follow these steps correctly, your room, home, or office will be a much better place, and you will feel at ease and more comfortable.
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