Declutter Your Home
June 15, 2009
An untidy home is a direct reflection of its inhabitants. It can get gender oriented. The homemaker is usually stereotyped and is expected to look into these matters but now men too are held accountable for the upkeep of their love nest.
The biggest challenge in maintaining a smooth running and functional homely environment is clutter control. Families fail to realize the clutter around them until they start tripping over things; misplace their everyday stuff which gets hidden under a pile load of other articles and an occasional encounter with bugs and roaches.
Scattered clothes, toys, stacked unwashed dishes and so on are usually strewed across the flooring which creates a filthy environment. A cluttered house impacts the mental stability of its occupants. It brings about chaos, stress, emotional turbulence, a feeling of helpless and other negative emotions. It blocks the positive energy called “chi” which is known to bring about prosperity into the lives of the inhabitants.
Reasons For Clutter
1) Laziness-Procrastination and laziness lays the foundation for clutter. People don’t feel like arranging their things and keeping them in the right place.
2) Impulse Buying-Many times, people buy clothes, shoes and other accessories on impulse. They purchase them without thinking on how they will maintain them. Most of us always complain of lack of space which is the next reason for clutter.
3) Lack Of Storage Space-Clothes are overstuffed in cupboards, shoes out of racks, books and CDs scattered around the floor… does this sound familiar?
4) Hoarding-People don’t like parting with their personal possessions even if they don’t need them. They store it for a rainy day which is just an excuse. Clothes that don’t fit, stained, faded are never discarded.
Organizing Clutter
This may seem like a big challenge initially but once you know what needs to be kept or thrown away, then everything falls into place. Here is a simple plan to organize your home.
1) Start small. Take each section of the house and start arranging things.
2) Keep garbage bags handy so you can discard things as you proceed.
3) Make two piles, one to discard and the other to give away. Wearable clothes can be given away to charitable organizations. Similarly toys and other things that you don’t need can be given to someone who can make good use of them.
4) Maintain a dedicated space to most things like a laundry basket for your laundry, a toy basket where all the games can be stored etc.
5) These dedicated areas should be small so that it curbs your habit of hoarding.
6) Guide family members to adopt these de-cluttering habits so that they can also help in the general upkeep of the household.
7) The moment the clutter gets cleared; there will be an instant gratification to the senses as there is good circulation of fresh air. The bugs and insects will leave you alone. The overall environment will be lighter with the stale air driven away.
Decluttering your home is the best way to maintain sound health- emotionally, spiritually and physically. It keeps you in control of your household and strengthens your inner self to manage it with pride and dignity.
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