Declutter My House - How to Succeed Long Term
By Stacey Mitchell | Submitted On February 01, 2010
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So much has been said about decluttering. Millions of people know they need to do it. Millions of people try to do it. Millions of people fail! Are you asking "How am I going to declutter my house?" To undertake this task and succeed long term we need a plan and an understanding of the root causes of our cluttering tendencies. Rest assured however, it can be done!
Once identify why we have clutter in our house we can break the continual cycle of cluttering and attempting to declutter. There are many possibilities and they may include:
IMPULSE BUYING
Marketers know that by placing items by the check out registers people will make last minute, unplanned purchases. Therefore they utilize these areas to bring about such sales. The same is true online; internet companies know that repeated emails about items we have previously searched or shown interest towards may cause us to make a purchase even though we were not yet committed to do so. This is fine when we make a planned, need based purchase or a purchase that is well thought out, however when we
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I PUT DVDS AND BOOKS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, THEY ARE EASIER TO FIND. I COLOR COORDINATE MY CLOTHES FOR WORK, IT TAKES ME LESS TIME TO PUT AN OUTFIT TOGETHER. THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS THAT YOU CAN RE-PURPOSE THINGS. YOU CAN USE ICE CUBE TRAYS FOR A DESK, FOR HOME OR WORK. IT WORKS GREAT FOR US, WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO SAVE TIME. MY BIGGEST THING IS, GET RID OF THINGS YOU HAVEN’T USED FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. IT’S HARD TO GET RID OF SOME STUFF, BUT IT KEEPS IT A LITTLE MORE ORGANIZED. THE CLEANER AND MORE ORGANIZED YOUR WORKSPACE, THE BETTER YOU WILL FEEL. YOUR HOME WILL BE EASIER TO CLEAN AND STAY CLEAN, I HAVE FOUND THAT OUT. THERE 'S A DISTINCTION BETWEEN ORGANIZATION AND ALSO THE MERCHANDISE YOU MAY USE TO REALIZE THAT GOAL. ORGANIZATION MAY BE A METHOD, NOT A PRODUCT. I HAVE A FEW TASKS FOR YOU, THAT YOU CAN DO IN LESS THAN TEN MINUTES. RESPOND TO OR DELETE 20 EMAILS. CLEARING OUT OLD MESSAGES, ARCHIVE ONES YOU WANT TO KEEP. FILE ONE STACK OF PAPERWORK. CHECK YOUR APPOINTMENT CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. MAKE A TO DO LIST. YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO ALL OF THESE THINGS IN TEN MINUTES BUT, DOING SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN DOING NOTHING. USING A LABEL MAKER COMES IN HANDY, I HAVE FOUND THAT IT MAKES THINGS MORE SIMPLE. STORING MANUALS FOR SOFTWARE, PRINTER, COPIER, CALCULATOR, AND FAX MACHINES IN ONE PLACE, MAKES THEM EASY TO FIND. TRYING TO MAKE YOUR DESK AREA HEALTHIER, MAKES YOU HEALTHIER. TRY TO COMBINE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTO YOUR DESK AREA, IT WILL MAKE YOU MORE
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Discard or donate unwanted items: If you are one of those people who constantly sorts through items to figure out what they need and don't need, then you probably already know what you're planning on taking to your new home
All of our lives, we've been told to stay organized. Organization has always been linked to success and less stress. Whether at home or at school organization is something that has been taught to almost everyone since we were born. So which is better? A clean room or a messy room. Some would say that a clean room is better than a messy room. I disagree with that statement. While a clean room does have it's advantages a messy room helps you flourish in mind and soul. Sure, the state of your room may represent how your mind works but disorderliness isn't always bad. There are 2 types of messy: cluttered or just dirty. While clutter shows personality and possibly creativity, a dirty room is very negative and is not helpful in any way. Disorderly rooms looks bad to the people who don't own them but the people who made it that way feel at home when in their room. Consider this from Albert Einstein, “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, then what are we to think of an empty desk?” He looked unkempt and was reportedly messy in his personal life, but was certainly a creative genius. Einstein wasn't alone. Mark Twain, too, had a cluttered desk. Perhaps even more cluttered than that of Albert Einstein. Mark Twain was one of the most imaginative minds of his generation.One university got a bunch of students to sleep in specific rooms half messy and half clean. After a few days in the dorms the research conductors asked the students to give ideas on how to decorate a ping
Get Rid Of Clutter: To you, your clutter may give your space a homey and cozy feel, but to those coming to look at your house, clutter will just make it look messy. Clutter draws attention away from the natural beauty of any space, and it makes rooms look much smaller and cramped than they really are.
Whether people some people have a hoarding compulsion or simply collect too much stuff in a land of much abundance, we at RestorePros Remediation can help lift the burden from off your shoulders. Perhaps, you know of someone that just has trouble getting and keeping things organized. If you do, then just call us, and help will be dispatched to your side quickly.
Like most people, you probably have items you do not want in your new home. You will not to move unwanted items. You will save time when you declutter before you move. Get rid of everything that needs to be replaced. You will need fewer boxes, and you will reduce your moving costs.
In the beginning, it's a bit of a heart stopper seeing all your precious belongings disappearing from eyesight, but after awhile you start to get used to the sleek look of clean drawers and counter tops. Suddenly, you're able to get your hands on just what you need at a moment's notice because everything has its place. This sense of order has a cleansing effect and you vow to continue this new discipline once you move.
After each space is organized it will be up to you and other family members to put the things back where they go. Organizing your home will make you have a whole new attitude about living in what seems like a new home. It is amazing what a little decluttering can do for you emotionally.
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A. Compulsive hoarding is a common and potentially disabling problem, characterized by the accumulation of excessive clutter, to the point that parts of one's home can no longer be used for their intended purpose
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A Second criterion, according to Dr. Randy Frost, is living spaces of the person are so cluttered that the rooms cannot be used for their original design. For example, one cannot use the toilet because items are stored in it. Obviously, with lots of items coming into the home and very few going out, the clutter will accumulate. It does not take long for the clutter to start spreading onto the floors, counter tops, hallways, stairwells, even to the garage. Beds become so cluttered that there is no room to sleep. Kitchen counters become so cluttered that food cannot be prepared. For many hoarders, it gets to a point where there might be only a narrow pathway that connects each room, and the rest of the house is piled several feet high with clutter. This clutter can not only be a hindrance, but can also be very dangerous. The dust, mildew, mold, and rat droppings commonly found in extreme clutter can irritate
People Need to Recycle In the United Sates, where the population is inflated every year. The amount of space for landfills decreases every day. The need for recycling should not be asked, it should just be done out of habit. Everyone in America needs to recycle, to help the lamdfill problem, help the environment, and help produce new products from recycled goods. In America there is about two-hundred and eight tons of residential and commercial trash generated a year, 4.3 pounds per person a day (Prichard 1A). This is an overwhelming amount of trashed produced yearly. When people recycle this number can be drastically cut. But many people do not practice and use