Is it possible to throw things away. Plan your space consciously. Things to Get Rid of: Old washcloths

28.09.2019

School notebooks, worn jeans, long unnecessary and dusty players and phones. According to psychologists, everything that we do not use longer than a year, automatically turns into trash. Which, by the way, programs us for poverty. But is it so easy to get rid of junk?

the site found five reasons that make us keep old things, and figured out how to force ourselves to sort out household rubble.

1. Because we tend to be frugal.

Is the dress out of fashion? Are your favorite sneakers torn? Broken laptop? Approximately 88 percent of Russians do not know how to part with old and unnecessary things. We store clothes and shoes, magazines and books, toys, postcards, appliances and much more that we don’t use at all.

Pathological frugality, experts say, is in Russian blood. To our grandparents who grew up in the military and post-war years, it's hard to throw things away - because of the poverty experienced and the fear of being left with nothing, they put off all sorts of things for a "rainy day" all their lives. Hence - endless five-liter cans, bags in bags, broken skis and other rubbish, which to this day is neatly stored by our compatriots on balconies, mezzanines and cottages.

Of course, being frugal is good, but still, the next time you send holey sweaters, cracked plates and the remains of a laminate to the back of a closet or balcony, think about it: are you turning into Gogol's Plushkin?

syllogomania, pathological hoarding, or Plushkin's syndrome is a disorder in which a person experiences a passion for collecting and storing things. Clothes, books, household utensils and other items are not used, but only accumulated.

It is difficult for a person suffering from syllogomania to throw away trash (even the smallest one). Sometimes it doesn’t work at all - he is too reverent about his junk.

Northern peoples who are in unfavorable climatic conditions, prone to certain kind materialism: we store food. This is a tradition on which the well-being of our ancestors depended for centuries during the long winter. So even now, we, the descendants, feel more comfortable if the refrigerator is full of dumplings and other products with a long shelf life.

In addition, our country difficult story: Throughout the 20th century, millions of families suffered from hunger and poverty. This still affects: it is more difficult for us to throw things away, especially food. For example, the United States has never participated in defensive wars on its territory, they have a different history, and therefore the attitude towards things is easier: bought - tired - threw it away. And we're scared.

Meanwhile, materialism can be both a manifestation of character traits and a mental pathology. The line is thin, but in any case it is incorrect to say that materialism leads to psychological ill health. After all, it cannot be said that nausea is the cause of poisoning. On the contrary, poisoning leads to nausea.

Irina Solovieva

psychologist

2. Because they will definitely come in handy someday.

Uncomfortable shoes on high heels, jeans "when I lose weight" and five old "cots" in case the iPhone breaks. We do not throw away dozens of obsolete things just because we stubbornly hope to use them again someday.

In fact, having lost weight, you would rather buy new jeans than put on those that have been lying on the far shelf of the closet for several years - by that time they may simply go out of fashion. And for shoes purchased only for beauty, there will surely be an equally attractive, but comfortable alternative. Do not be fooled: things that have not been used for years will never be needed again.

The same applies to books. If you have a multi-volume book of Marx and Bolshoi soviet encyclopedia, which you are not going to read, it is better to take them to the library. Do not clutter up your house if you do not have a special room for books: keep only those publications that you like to re-read and that are needed for work and study.

By the way, psychologists say that attachment to old things programs us for poverty. Allowing yourself to leave a torn blouse for a rainy day, you instantly bring its offensive closer - assuming that such a day will come and you really have to walk in a tattered pullover.

In general, it’s good to take it once a month and look at what surrounds you - clothes, some books, notes. You need to understand how much all this is necessary right now: whether these things feed your self-esteem or not.

Surely there are things in the closet that do not suit you in this moment, do not relate to your personality. You may have bought some of them when you were not feeling very well. Because of some, you have already "grown up". Or maybe you have books that have already outlived their usefulness. You need to get rid of all this.

The situation when you open a closet, and clothes fall out from there, can cause psychological inconvenience. There is a feeling that you have a lot of things, but nothing really needed. It's not clear what you want. This can lead to helplessness and insecurity.

Vera Joyful

psychologist, art therapist

3. Because they are reminiscent of the past.

Russian notebooks, diaries, notes, dried roses, old tickets for concerts, planes and trains - all this, of course, contains many stories. Such things represent entire epochs of our lives - school years, past relationships, perfect travels.

There is nothing wrong with remembering the past - put your favorite papers and trinkets in a box and put it under the bed or on the closet. Just don't overdo it: there's no need to keep a bunch of T-shirts left ex-girlfriend, endless teddy bears"from fans" and dozens of old copybooks and student lectures.

Keeping flared jeans, a checkered jacket and DC sneakers in the closet also does not make sense. After all, you probably still have photos of the times when you wore them. Do you really want to fill your apartment with things that have already served their purpose?

Veshchizm can be formed as an attempt to keep something in your life, to save. For example, it can develop after the loss of a loved one or in the event of separation. Or maybe an aging woman is trying to keep her youth in this way - naturally, unconsciously.

In some cases, you can deal with materialism on your own. The main thing is to understand what exactly you are trying to fill in such a symbolic form, what you really lack. What you really don't want to part with. You should still find the strength to let it go from life. If you cannot do this on your own, you can seek psychological help.

Irina Solovieva

psychologist

4. Because someone once gave them

Many people are really tormented by the need to get rid of things that were once donated by acquaintances. Bulky figurine eiffel tower, a clumsy candle stand, a belt that you have never worn and will never wear ... Do you even remember who gave it to you and when?

Feel free to clear the house of such things: hardly close person could give something that you will never use. And if a friend was not close, then why are you afraid to hurt - even mentally - his feelings?

5. Because they feel sorry for them

Yes, you do not need this little porcelain horse at all. But he was bought in the year of the Horse - that is, in your year! Surely the figurine brings good luck. And anyway, does a tiny bauble take up a lot of space?

The 1992 Cosmopolitan binder came from your aunt, but you collected all the 2002 issues of Snob yourself. Of course, they should not be thrown away: after all, they are dusty, but such a living personification of bygone days. Take out an old wooden chair, too, the hand does not rise. It is by sitting on it that you student years pored over term papers and spent sleepless pre-graduation nights. It's a pity somehow.

Remember: every time you refuse to throw away a thing that has objectively become unnecessary, you do not allow yourself to acquire something new. According to a Chinese proverb, there will never be anything new in life until something old is gone ("The old will not go - the new will not come").

In addition, according to esotericists and psychologists, things that lie and are not used accumulate negative energy, which causes apathy, laziness and pathological fatigue among the inhabitants of a cluttered house. Well, and dust, of course (it is generally contraindicated for allergy sufferers to be Plyushkins).

If you accumulate things and do not use them, then it turns out that the energy has no way out. Energy circulates only when you have learned and applied something, bought it and put it on. When things just lie, they bring nothing.

It is necessary to get rid of old things because we immediately have space, free space. Free place, in turn, attracts something new, with new energy.

It is impossible to attract something new if there is physically nowhere to attract, if everything is packed everywhere, something is lying everywhere. You have to throw something away to bring something new into your life. No other way.

Vera Joyful

psychologist, art therapist

How do you know if things will soon consume you?*

* Consulted by psychologist Irina Solovieva

If your passion for collecting things is a manifestation mental disorder, it will necessarily be accompanied by other alarming symptoms. For example, inadequate perception of reality, impaired memory and attention.
Pay attention to the scale that materialism has taken. Maybe he started to interfere with your Everyday life? Maybe things are already pushing you out of the apartment?
What matters is what you collect. Let's say it's okay if a mechanic or engineer collects parts that may be useful to him in his work. But often, having "caught" Plushkin's syndrome, you begin to litter the house with completely unnecessary things.
Think about it, is it difficult for you to part with things - to sort out your wardrobe, give unnecessary things to an orphanage or the poor? If so, then it's time to sound the alarm.
Remember that older people are more prone to pathological hoarding. On a moderate scale, it is even normal for them. So you don't have to look up to your grandmother who doesn't throw away plastic chicken boxes, and the grandfather who collects bottles of perfume that has run out.

How not to become a hostage of your own things?

1. Clean up household rubble once a month.

When you get used to getting rid of old things and parting with them will no longer seem like a disaster, general disassembly can be carried out less frequently.

2. Buy new things only after you get rid of the old ones.

If you buy a new chest of drawers, deciding to move the old one "sometime later", there is a high probability that your intention will never be fulfilled.

3. Be critical

Pull everything out of the cabinets, from the balcony, from the mezzanine. Sort things by constantly asking yourself the following questions: “Can I do without it?”, “Have I used it in the last six months / year?”, “Will I need it in the next six months / year?”.

4. Get rid of things gradually

When sorting out, for example, old children's toys, first leave at home only those with which there are especially many pleasant memories. Then sort through the toys again. Well, if in the end there will be only one or two bunnies or bears dear to the heart. Give the rest of the toys to the orphanage - they are more needed there than on your mezzanines.

Toys are usually accepted at the same locations as clothing, a list of locations can be found.

5. Do not make a warehouse of non-working or simply unnecessary equipment out of your home

This is harmful not only for the moral, and physical health. Leave one old but still working mobile phone in case the current one breaks. Take all other equipment to special collection points for electrical appliances.

A list of places can be found.

6. Be extra careful when sorting out your old clothes.

Stop storing jeans that are out of fashion, or a jacket that once drove classmates and classmates crazy. Old clothes that gather dust in the closet can be useful to someone else - orphans, the poor, the elderly. Wash things, iron them and take them to a second-hand store or special item reception, from where clothes will be given to orphanages or social support centers.

List of places where clothes are accepted (naturally, not torn, not dirty and not wrinkled) -.

7. Don't overdo it when getting rid of things

Antique furniture, crockery, front-line letters from a great-grandfather, an old piano and a working cassette player, of course, are unworthy of being in the trash. A piano that has become unnecessary can be sold, antiques can be adapted to the interior of an apartment or cottage. With a set of dishes or glasses, you can do the same, after knowing its price.

The strangest things Muscovites keep at home*

Part of a nuclear reactor from Chernobyl and a spearhead. Fortunately, the "button" of the reactor is "cleaned" and has no background radiation.

Innokenty: "The nuclear reactor element is a gift from a person who was in Chernobyl. The thing itself is on the mnemonic diagram of the reactor shield, but no one knows the exact name. Another artifact is a spearhead I found during a trip to the Upper Volga Lakes in the 1980s" .

Rail. Timofey: "This thing is a rail fastening. It was found in the area of the Matveevskoye platform. Left over from the construction of the railway.

I use it as a press when I need to glue something."

Stone from the construction of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Evlampia: "When I was little, my parents and I walked past the Cathedral of Christ the Savior - then it was still under construction. When we walked along the construction site, I lagged behind my parents, ran into it, took a piece of stone there and ran back to mom and dad. "

Stone from Andreevsky Descent. Agrippina: "When I was in Kyiv, my friends and I went for a walk on Andreevsky Descent. They sell all sorts of rarities, trinkets and jewelry. I bought a pendant around my neck from one woman, and her little daughter - she was two and a half years old - said, I agreed, gave her the money, took the bag with the pendant, and in pursuit she picked up a piece of paving stones from the ground - and it is so beautiful, red with some kind of mica - and said that it was a "wish stone", and she he gives it to me. Since then, he has been living with me. "

Stone from Palace Square. Benjamin: "My friend and I were in St. Petersburg for the first time, and we were already tipsy enough to want to take a piece of the city with us. We took and pulled this stone right on Palace Square."

photo lab. Agathon: “I don’t collect any rubbish on the street, I have enough goods and enough at home. Most of the things left from my grandfather are a darkroom, rare photos(including Joseph Stalin), an ancient radio with buttons "Budapest", "Berlin", "Milan" and "Moscow", Morse code and more.

Morse code. Agathon: "I have not put things in proper order yet and periodically find something new - either a coin for my collection, or things that are completely incomprehensible to me that excite the imagination. Despite the fact that such rarities are most often put up for auction, I will not Still, these things are dear to me as a memory. "

* The names of the respondents have been changed for confidentiality purposes.

Anna Teplitskaya, Dmitry Kokoulin

We save, save, add up and think that someday it might come in handy. But life passes very quickly .. You need not to regret, but to throw out old things correctly and make room for something new, at least for air ..

There is a law of abundance - for the new to come, you need to get rid of the old. Otherwise, for the new, the Universe does not see a place where you can “send” it.

2. There is a saying in China, "The old will not go away, the new will not come." Old things (trash, garbage) do not allow the life-giving energy of Qi to flow freely, and therefore there can be no talk of any changes in life or new things.

3. Another conclusion: when we put on old thing, or we use fragrances that have not been used for a long time, or we hear music from the past - we are literally taken back to the past. But the fact is that not only emotions appear - old thoughts appear in us, but this is very harmful, because thoughts, as we know, shape life. So we shape life with old thoughts and get not what we want.

4. Holding on to old things with thoughts “What if there is no money to buy a new one, and I will never have this again?”, We resonate with the mentality of the poor and get poverty. If we calmly throw away unnecessary things with the thoughts “I will buy more or the Universe will give me better”, we resonate with the mentality of prosperity and receive wealth.

Over time, a lot of things gradually accumulate in each house. The older the inhabitants become, the more large quantity things they "grow".

The accumulated good is crowded in bedside tables and wardrobes, cluttering up the mezzanines, pantries, balconies, leaving the owners less and less space. But are all these things used, are there any completely unnecessary junk among them, which you can safely get rid of, freeing up the area they occupy and thereby ensuring a more comfortable existence in a house filled with light and air?

Why get rid of unnecessary things?

If from time to time you do not get rid of things that have served their purpose, the house will gradually turn into a junkyard. And its owners will become slaves of this rubbish, forced to move, carry, sort, clean and repair it every now and then. As a result of misunderstood frugality, things begin to own the owners, and not vice versa.

In a house that has become a warehouse of unnecessary things, it is never really clean, no matter how much you clean it. Spread out here and there, they accumulate dust and do not allow for thorough cleaning, which adversely affects the state of health. The clutter of things has a strange feature of growing, like a magnet attracting more and more rubbish to itself.

How to throw old things in the trash

How to throw old things in the trash? The decor in the home largely accurately reflects the thoughts and inner world its inhabitants, she is their peculiar psychological portrait. If the “thoughts-horses” are not ordered, chaotic, if there is no spiritual harmony, a person unconsciously creates around him the usual disorder for him and everyone available means resists harmony.

Usually such people say that they have neither the desire, nor the time, nor the energy to clean. In this case, putting things in order at home, throwing out unnecessary things means streamlining your thoughts and harmonizing the state of your soul.

A huge number of things in a small area (you must admit, not every one of us lives in a mansion of fifteen rooms) crushes, burdens, creates the impression of congestion of space and does not contribute to effective work, beneficial rest, good mood.

The more things in the house, the less space there is for people. The less things, the less problems.

The main and irreplaceable resource in the life of every person is time. And is it worth squandering it on the accumulation of rubbish, which supposedly may ever come in handy, and on a long search for really necessary things lost in its depths? How much useful things could be done if it were not for the constant shifting of the accumulated good and dusting it off!

The accumulation of obsolete and unnecessary things cannot but cause feelings of despondency and psychological discomfort. The owners of the house are often gnawed by the thought that one day it would be necessary to take it all apart and finally put things in order. But I don’t want to take on this, because only shifting and revising all these blockages will take so much time and effort that it’s scary to even start clearing these “Augean stables”.

And so the years of life of some families pass among the rubble of accumulated junk, constant chaos and confusion. Is there a way out of this situation? The answer is obvious: gradually get rid of the unnecessary and put things in order, correctly and conveniently organizing the storage of the remaining necessary things.

Why is it so hard to part with unnecessary things

We hold on tightly to the things around us. We get used to them, they give us a sense of stability and security. Storing them for decades, we are guided by the considerations “what if it ever comes in handy”, “for growth”, “for a rainy day”, “for the time when I lose weight” and consider them “temporarily unnecessary”.

Throw out old stuff

Do I need to throw away old things? So, an out-of-fashion coat or a shabby, but not yet dilapidated fur coat made of zigeyka settles on the shelves and in closets for a long time, carpets once obtained with considerable difficulty accumulate dust, obsolete household appliances move to the pantry, broken chairs and bedside tables clutter up the balcony . What until recently was proudly called acquired good, in fact, has already migrated to the category of old junk, which is unlikely to ever be needed.

Oddly enough, the more things in the house, the less they are needed for life. Thrift is good quality, but it is important that it does not reach the point of absurdity, turning into "Plyushkin's syndrome".

Often we leave things feeling nostalgic for the past. School diaries, university notes, greeting cards sent by relatives back in the last century, sleds that children who grew up long ago rode, their children's toys, so dear and beloved ... You have left in memory Wedding Dress? Have you ever wondered how much this memory takes up space?

Yes, getting rid of familiar things dear to the heart can be difficult. After all, throwing away unnecessary things can be compared with parting with some part of yourself and your life. It is a pity for every rag, every piece of paper, because any of them reminds of some event in life, is associated with a certain history of the appearance of this thing in the house.

Often, people who are prone to "plushinism" experience a huge sense of loss, akin to grief and anxiety, if they lose their accumulated things.

One of the reasons for the reluctance to throw away unnecessary things is disorganization, lack of concentration, mental disorder, which, although not related to medical diagnoses, nevertheless, have a serious impact on a person's well-being. In this case, it is worth analyzing your experiences, fears, memories, getting rid of everything that clutters up the inner world, and the problem of domestic chaos will disappear by itself.

It's a pity to throw away old things

Many people who still decide to sort out the rubble of old things and throw away some of them often have a syndrome called "as soon as I get rid of this thing, I will need it." The amazing thing is that when they reluctantly get rid of some of the junk, through a short time im really sure might urgently
need something from the discarded. There is a feeling that they seem to be connected with the rubbish by an invisible strong thread.

This phenomenon is explained by a subconscious fear that makes us hold onto an object because it seems to us to have some value. It is no coincidence that there is a playful aphorism: "Junk is a thing whose value you understand only when you throw it away."

How to deal with plushkinism in children

The tendency to clutter, like many other inclinations, often originates in childhood. Many children from the age of 4-5 begin to accumulate their children's "treasures". They collect and carefully store boxes, candy wrappers, plastic trifles, pebbles, inserts, stickers and other nonsense, from the point of view of adults, gradually littering their room or corner. This is the first self-acquired property of the child, which he cherishes and is proud of.

If you notice that a child's hoarding is becoming painful and beyond the bounds of reason, try to deal with the problem in acceptable ways, while instilling in him the habit of putting things in order. At the same time, first of all, the adults themselves should not be "junk dealers", and your house should not be a waste dump.

Do not get angry at the filled "bins", do not offend the child, calling the little things dear to his heart garbage and ordering him to immediately throw everything in the trash. Together with your child, find a place to store his “wealth” and help sort all the little things into boxes and boxes (pebbles in one box, paper crafts in another, shreds in a third, etc.), which, in turn, place in a nightstand or closet .

During sorting, under the pretext of lack of space in the closet, tactfully offer to get rid of some of the “values”. Never arbitrarily throw away the items accumulated by the child, especially his drawings and crafts: for the baby they are a continuation of himself. Would you like it if someone took care of your things? Would you like to throw away a part of yourself?

From time to time, invite the child to sort out what has been accumulated and conduct an audit with him, convincing him to part with part of the “treasures”, motivating him that otherwise there will be no place for new “jewels”.

What is considered unnecessary?

The fight against rubbish comes down, in essence, to just two actions. First - you need to understand that it is he who is in front of you. Secondly, you need to find the strength in yourself to throw him out of the house. And this must be done without a heavy internal struggle, experiencing not the pain of loss, but the joy of liberation, so that not only your house, but also your inner world is cleared of unnecessary things.

Do I need to throw away old things

Do I need to throw out old things and how to separate the necessary things and rubbish? Junk can be very useful and even in some way unique things that are valuable to others, but completely unnecessary to you. For example, trash is an electric waffle iron that you once received as a gift, but you never used it because you are not an avid cook.

You don't need a collection of geological rocks left from your grandfather. It is also worth recognizing as useless those things that, although good, are completely outdated and therefore cannot be used in the future (we are not talking about antiques and family heirlooms). So the rubbish is:

- very good, but obviously unnecessary or hopelessly outdated things;
- things that you have not used in the past few years and even essentially forgot about their existence;

- things that lie dead weight and do not warm the soul, but only cause a desire to remove them away so as not to interfere;
- broken, broken, non-functioning things, as well as those items, some parts of which are lost or lost;
- clothes that either do not suit you or your household as a result of changes in the figure, or do not like it, or are out of fashion.

If you're having a hard time deciding whether to part with something, answer the following questions:
When you are in last time did you use this item?
Is this thing necessary?
Do you have the same thing, but more modern?
Do you need two identical things?
What emotions does this thing evoke in you?
Can you painlessly do without this thing?

If you realize that you do not need this thing and will never need it again, get rid of it without regret! If the thing does not call positive emotions, she should not poison your life with her presence in the house. Surrounding things should be your helpers or decoration of your life.

Getting rid of the trash will be more productive if you imagine that you are moving to new house. You will not take all the things with you, but you will start sorting. And if the thing turned out to be not necessary for you, then is it worth keeping it further?

When is the best time to inspect home debris?

Dismantling of household debris should be planned in advance. Mark the expected cleaning date on the calendar. Then you will not only not forget about it, but also be able to prepare for it psychologically. Put things in order in the house at this time, when you are most efficient, in this case, the likelihood that you will finish what you started is higher.

Don't try to finish cleaning in one go. It's practically impossible. Work no more than two to three hours in a row and be sure to leave at least half an hour to throw away everything you don’t need or put in another place what you have prepared to give away.

Find an attractive reason for sorting through the accumulated good. Maybe you want to fully appreciate the beauty of your newly purchased furniture? Enjoy the cozy atmosphere of a clean kitchen? Or, finally, to host friends in such a way that one would not be ashamed of the eternal bedlam? It will be necessary to take on the dismantling of the rubble even when the accumulated things instead of pleasant memories cause only dull irritation due to the need to constantly fight dust.

A good reason to clean the house of unnecessary things can be the birth of a baby, moving to new apartment, as well as repairs, you can even start a small cosmetic one on purpose.

It is appropriate to unload the wardrobe in the off-season, when you somehow remove / take out autumn-winter or spring-summer clothes.

In Italy it is accepted New Year throw trash and old things out of the house. Wonderful tradition, isn't it? A kind of holiday of renewal, a holiday of getting rid of the unnecessary, superfluous, that which makes life difficult. Why not start celebrating it regularly, at least twice a year?

Do not overdo it!

Intending to free the house from this or that thing, first ask your household members if it is worth throwing it away.

This, of course, is not about frank rubbish like dried felt-tip pens or torn socks, but about things that may represent for them a certain value, say, an old piano with many keys sinking down and not being used for its intended purpose for several decades, a grandmother's long-broken rocking chair, a collection of beer mugs that accumulate an incredible amount of dust, a bunch of computer wires and parts that, most likely, will never find applications.

How to throw away old things

How to throw away old things? Such things are clearly classified as pseudo-necessary, but your loved ones may not share such an opinion about them. The package you found during the dismantling of the rubble with pieces of iron rusted from old age, screws, bolts and nuts, collected by your husband who knows where and when, you will consider real trash.

But for my husband, this package is a treasure that can no longer be found in any parts store. Is it worth throwing away such a find without thinking? Before giving unequivocal assessment things that do not belong to you, listen to the opinion of their owner.

So that cleaning does not turn into a scandal, discuss the fate of the accumulated good in advance and if your arguments about the need to get rid of it did not convince the household, humble yourself, compromise, because peace and tranquility in the house are more expensive.

When clearing the house of trash, it is important not to go to extremes and get rid of everything that is related to your past. In every house there are things that are dear to the heart. Photos, great-grandmother's wedding ring, great-great-grandfather's onion watch, a box with letters that great-grandfather wrote while at the front, a corner in which you were discharged from the hospital, your children's first booties ...

Such family heirlooms often have no practical value, but they are filled with some special meaning and have a unique value for you personally, thanks to the stories that they grow over long life in the circle of your family. They unite entire generations with memories of their ancestors, their origins, traditions and help maintain respect for the history of their family.

The desire to preserve something for posterity, to create a home archive is supported by many families, and it is important that it does not grow to the size of a small museum. It is equally important to organize it, store it in a separate closet or bedside table and keep it in order.

When conducting a general home audit, do not throw away those things that give your home originality, coziness and comfort. After all, the atmosphere in the house is made up of little things that prevent it from turning into a cold, uncomfortable office with perfect order or a faceless room in a budget hotel.

And lastly, don't try to throw away a lot of things in a short time, otherwise you risk experiencing something like an emotional vacuum.

Clear household rubble gradually and wisely

You need to start cleaning ... with the right attitude, if you want, with inspiration! In order for it to visit you, you cannot think of dismantling rubbish as a punishment. Properly organized cleaning can make your home more comfortable and change your life for the better. And for this it is worth the effort.

It is impossible to get rid of everything unnecessary at once, so start small by preparing large garbage or construction bags in advance, where you will put all the accumulated rubbish.

Take a look around your home. Pick one problem area. Where did the most unnecessary accumulate: on the mezzanine, in the wardrobe, on the balcony? This is where the review should start. Next time, go to another part of the apartment. And so on, step by step, until there is nothing left in the house.

All the things that you decide to sort, experts recommend dividing into the following categories:

1.Leave. These are definitely necessary things that you love, often use and cannot do without.

2. Throw away. Without hesitation, everything that is worn out, torn or broken, obsolete, of no material or emotional value should be sent to this package without hesitation.
3. Try to sell. This category includes whole, but old furniture, used and in working order. household appliances, clothes in decent shape, unnecessary utensils, toys, books, collections of coins, stamps, badges, in a word, everything that you no longer need, but can still serve someone else.

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You can redeem things that have become superfluous for you with the help of ads in newspapers, via the Internet on popular Internet portals, various communities or online auctions. Selling things involves some trouble, but if they are not a burden to you and the income is worth it, then why not do it.

4. Give to other people. If you don't want to sell things that are quite solid, but you personally don't need, give them to those who need them more. So you give things a second life and experience the satisfaction of helping someone. You can offer them to young parents, students, low-income families living in your neighborhood, give them to Orphanage, a shelter, a boarding school, a branch of the Red Cross, charitable organizations.

It's a pity to throw away old children's things

Is it a pity to throw out old children's things? Many, without wasting time looking for a potential new owner of this or that thing, carefully put everything superfluous in a bag and put it next to the garbage containers.

Read and unnecessary books, boring films, music CDs, records, cassettes, toys, disliked flowers and empty flower pots with which you are ready to part for free, offer to relatives and friends, give them to children's social centers or libraries, in the end, leave them in your entrance in a conspicuous place, and the one who needs them will pick them up.

5.Take to the cottage. The dacha is often a “lifesaver” that helps to easily and without remorse rid the house of a table that has become unnecessary, out of fashion curtains, a kettle received as a gift, old jeans, etc. But here it is important not to go to extremes, now littering the dacha itself.

6. Think for a year. This package is for those things that you are not quite sure about. They are recommended to be postponed and removed somewhere far away for a year. After a year, if you have never needed any of these things, you can throw away the whole package without even opening it.

7.Repair. In this bag you need to put broken things that will be quite usable after repair. Set a deadline for their repair. If the thing is still not repaired during this time, most likely you simply do not need it and it's time to get rid of it.

8. Redo. You will need this package only if you want and know how to prolong the life of your favorite things by reworking and updating them with new original elements. For many, the "resuscitation" of old things with their own hands is mainly not a necessity due to lack of funds, but a creative need.

If you are fond of sewing and needlework, then it will not be difficult for you to change children's things from adult things; remake an old fur coat, for example, into a fur vest, its sleeves into fur leggings for shoes, and use the rest of the fur for making fashionable beret or soft toys. It is enough to show imagination, and you can make a lot of useful and original things from old jeans ...

A home jack-of-all-trades can easily build cozy beds for pets from old suitcases, racks from old cabinets, and a clothes hanger or a bench from a crib ...

As a result of such metamorphoses, you get new stylish things that no one else has, and, importantly, save the family budget. In addition, patches, leather scraps, pieces of wood, old magazines, etc. can be useful for making crafts with children in the country on rainy days.

How not to accumulate trash again

1. Always ask yourself the following questions when considering making your next purchase:
Do I really need this item?
- How often will I use it?

Do I already have a similar thing and how is it worse than the one I intend to buy?
Will this thing make my life more comfortable?
Will life change the worst side if I delay the purchase?
- Where will I keep it?

By honestly answering these questions, you can save yourself from many unnecessary purchases and unnecessary expenses.

2. Having bought a new, let's say, more modern thing, get rid of a similar old one. This tactic gives great results: you keep your belongings under control, you free up space on shelves or in cabinets.

3. Most likely, everyone has clothes or shoes, bought, apparently, at the time of temporary insanity. You come from the store, try on a new thing and are completely disappointed in it. If this happens to you, do not forget about the right of the buyer to exchange and return the goods. Do not be too lazy to get rid of unnecessary things, otherwise it will replenish your bins of unused junk. From small things, mountains of garbage gradually add up.

4. Shortly before a birthday or holidays, hint or directly tell relatives and friends about what you would like to receive as a gift. Do not be afraid to seem immodest, on the contrary, by doing this you will only make life easier for donors, and also save yourself the need to store regular New Year's candles, symbols of the year, unnecessary household appliances, dishes, etc. in the house.

5. Get a few baskets or trash boxes and place them in places where potential trash is most likely to accumulate, for example, near the desk at which you work at home, near the sofa on which you watch TV (read newspapers, knit, solve crossword puzzles), in the children's room, etc.

Put in these baskets everything that you do not know where to put or everything that, in your opinion, is still useful, but it is not yet clear where and how. Regularly, say, once a week or a month, ruthlessly discard the contents of the baskets. The really necessary things will already be extracted from it by that time, and everything else is rubbish.

Find the strength in yourself to get rid of excess in a timely manner, and you will see how such a simple action, but such a difficult decision will change your life for the better.

What to do on new year holidays? The best thing to do is get yourself off the couch by your pigtail and do something useful. For example, .

Shops will open soon and you will be able to shop. In the meantime - it is necessary that prevents you from becoming perfect. What clothes to get rid of, the women's site advises!

What clothes do we not want to get rid of?

Look in your closet: what's in there? Neatly hung things that fit perfectly on you, that emphasize the dignity of the figure and hide its flaws? Things that you can endlessly combine to create trendy ensembles? Clothes that you wear often and wear with pleasure?

Unfortunately, this is not the case for most of us. Our closets are literally littered with clothes that we haven't worn in a long time.

What kind of clothes do we not throw away, although it would be time?

Old but still good. How often do we promise ourselves that after washing these shorts will go to rags, but ... we again find them in our closet! And boots with worn toes, which even after treatment with cream look untidy? But they "help out" when there is dirt on the street!
giving birth to memories. This dress hasn't been enough for you for a long time, but you were wearing it when your husband proposed to you. How can this be thrown out?
Bought by mistake. Or not quite by mistake. “Here I’ll lose two sizes, and I can wear it.”
dear. How can you throw away that awful pilled jacket when it's labeled Dolce & Gabbana and you spent half your paycheck on it?!

Oh, so many items ... And a lot of clothes ... But it's all rubbish! Beautiful and Successful has already written about why it is necessary.

When to get rid of old clothes

When you. There is a version that happiness will find on the stove". So why not meet this happiness fully armed - that is, worthy of your prince in a white Mercedes?

When you are not alone. Of course, your man is away from you at the first opportunity, seeing you have panties "like a grandmother's." But there will be less passion in the relationship. Love and respect too. Yes, and from looking at your closet, stuffed with incomprehensible things, mutual understanding between spouses does not increase.

When you feel like it's time to change something. Parsing the wardrobe is a kind of catharsis, cleansing of everything unnecessary and obsolete. Yes, you feel sorry for parting with old things, but what a relief you will experience when you throw away all this junk! And how much space will appear in order to let something new into your life!

Throwaway: clothes to get rid of

So, let's start sorting out your wardrobe! It's best to do this. Only she can tell you the truth: that in this you look like your mother, and in that you are as pale as death.

Underwear

Perhaps the first thing to sort out in order to leave all the most necessary and beautiful is this. What we see and feel sometimes only we - and in extra-situations and other people.

I know some women who only wear new, nice underwear and tights with no holes when they're driving ( “What if I get into an accident and they take me to the hospital? - there and chicane!"). This is not a joke, this is how most of us operate!

Immense Cowards. We all remember that scene from Bridget Jones's diaries 🙂 It really makes sense to buy such panties if they are panties. And yet they must be in perfect condition!
Briefs for "these days". Almost every woman has one. They are usually hidden in the farthest corner. But in fact, do not spoil good underwear on the days of menstruation? Of course not! An excellent way out is to buy special underpants for "these days" - those that you would not dare to wear in common days, and those that will cheer you up, because on such days we are especially vulnerable! Let the panties be mischievous, funny or with a cute pattern, and it is better to choose a non-staining color - black, red or... 😉
Lingerie that doesn't fit you. Time passes, your figure changes, and the old bras and panties begin to hang out, or crash into the body. It's time to replace your underwear with more comfortable ones - and this is the right place in the trash.
Linen that has faded and faded, has lost elasticity. Why wear something that doesn't cheer you up? Such things should be thrown away first of all, this is the talk of the tongue, but many of us still wear these!
Ragged: the seam parted, the bones came out, and so on. Usually we store such underwear in the hope that our hands will reach, and we will sew, repair, and so on. So, either repair it now, or get rid of it immediately!

Clothing that highlights your flaws

In order to get rid of clothes that emphasize your flaws, you need to at least know them. Undress and carefully examine your figure in big mirror. It is best if you write down the noticed figure flaws on paper - it will be easier to take them into account.

Then find articles about how NOT to dress according to yours, and throw out all the clothes that make you look ugly. Yes, it's a pity, but don't go ugly just because it's fashionable now? If you don't want to be a laughingstock, !

Clothes that make you uncomfortable

Discomfort is a sign that this thing does not belong on your body. It turns out that you cannot relax in it, you constantly think that the blouse can wrinkle, that the seams cut into the body, and so on and so forth ... And what is the result? Nervous look, skewed face and no charm 🙁

As well as...

Here the site gives a specific list of things to get rid of first. So...

old sweaters. Stretched, out of shape, covered with pellets, out of shape - but they warm so well! So give them to the homeless, they need them more 😀 If warmth is important to you, and not appearance, immediately close this article!
Wrong t-shirts. We have T-shirts after concerts, vacations, as a gift and just because ... Often there are too many of them. A dozen T-shirts can be enough for all occasions - including sleep and sports. And leave the elongated, shedding and stained ones not for sleep, but for all the same homeless people.
Skirts are not age appropriate. Get rid of those that are too short for you, as well as skirts with elastic and ruched waistbands. Everything else can most often be used.
Blouses, tops. are a classic, only if they are really white! There is a hint of yellowness - in her garbage can! Question and silk blouses and tops with open back and shoulders - they are only a few.
hats. What is definitely rarely used is hats! Most often, they collect dust for years somewhere on the top shelves of cabinets. Only summer hats and sports caps will come in handy - the rest can be safely thrown away.
Coats and coats are in terrible condition. The perfect coat and fur coat are jewels that will serve you for years if you know how to take care of them. But urgently get rid of those eaten by moths, torn and shapeless!
Old down jackets. Get rid of those that are no longer in fashion, that you “unsuccessfully” washed, from stained and matted specimens, as well as down jackets with faux fur - it rarely looks presentable.
My grandma's pants. Throw out washed jeans - even if they are from a well-known brand.
A form of trousers that disfigures everyone - with folds at the waist and trousers tapering downwards. Throw away any similar ones you find.
uncomfortable shoes. Throw away the ones that are uncomfortable, those with broken heels (probably beyond repair), peeled toes, and stinky insoles. Old sneakers are also not a match for you. Question those shoes that you have nothing to wear with.
scary bags. The old leather bag is completely worn out, but you paid a fortune for it! So such monsters gather dust for years in cabinets. Add to them quilted handbags and cheap cosmetic bags given as a gift in supermarkets - and add to the basket!
Dresses that make you look like a bag. Do you have a floral dress with ties at the back in your wardrobe? Most likely, this is the same model in which almost each of us looks like a bag of potatoes. Get rid of those clothes.
Unnecessary decorations. Most likely, you have a lot of assorted jewelry that came to you in various ways - you just liked it very much, in your youth, as a gift, and so on. Some you have never worn, because you simply have no idea what it could be worn with. Others are broken and have been waiting for years to be repaired. Have no illusions - you will never bring them to the workshop. Better give it to someone or just throw it away. You will immediately feel better!

Got rid of it. But what's next?

If, after sorting out the wardrobe, there are only a few orphanly hanging things left in it - REJOICE!!!

After all, it is better to have only a few perfectly fitting things than a pile of junk, when looking at which you understand that there is nothing to wear again!

Now the most difficult stage is to determine what is missing in your wardrobe and buy it all. And to always have something to wear, first of all!

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how to learn to throw away old and unnecessary things without regret

Most of us have a lot of unnecessary things at home. Sometimes we accumulate them for years and even decades. Often we cannot bring ourselves to take even outright rubbish to the trash heap. Where to put old things - it's a pity to throw away , but friends or relatives do not need? How to get rid of the habit of leaving everything in reserve and getting rid of unnecessary property in time, read below.

Where did the habit of accumulating come from? leniye unnecessary things

Think for yourself - it's distinguishing feature most of our people. And there are serious reasons for this. Our history is full of wars and upheavals, every family in all generations has suffered hardships and losses. It is not surprising that hoarding has become ingrained in us, our people are subconsciously preparing for trouble and collecting everything that can be useful at a time of hardship.

The older the person, the more. This is easily explained - it's just that the older generation saw much more difficulties in life than the youth. Therefore, one cannot resist reproaching their parents or grandmothers for their love of trash. Just help them, and yourself at the same time, learn to look to the future with optimism.

We sell old things

If you don't want to get rid of years of accumulated junk, then don't do it! There is no point in deliberately making yourself uncomfortable. Take it easy - sell everything you don't need. Believe me, there is a buyer even for trampled boots or a burnt frying pan. If you are reading this article, then you already have the idea thatwhere to put old things – throw away sorry, but to sell and receive income from it is a completely different matter!

Algorithm getting money for junk:

Register on Avito or Yulia. These are the most popular platforms for all kinds of sales.
Download the Avito or Yula application to your smartphone.
Take a photo of your property for sale on your phone.
Through the application on your phone, upload the resulting picture to Avito or Yula. Why via phone? Just then you won't have to bother with downloading photos to your computer from the camera.
Search for items similar to what you want to sell and remember their price.
Set your price. If you want to sell faster - the price should be slightly lower than that of competitors. If your product is better than others, feel free to set a higher price. If in doubt, then set the average price for Avito.
Enter your contacts and wait for buyers.

Beware of scammers

If you decide to sell the good accumulated over the years via the Internet, be careful. Unfortunately, scammers often trade through Avito and similar sites. They use different schemes, you can't list them all. But there are several popular divorces, which often fall not only on older people, but also on young people.

Approximate schemes of deception on Avito and Yulia:

They call you and say that they are ready to buy your thing without looking and immediately transfer the entire amount to bank card. But there is a problem - the person on the other end of the connection needs some information about your card for reporting. Standard details, such as a phone number and a card number on the front side, are not enough for them. The scammers ask you to give them a secret number with reverse side cards, a code from an SMS from a bank, or a check with details from an ATM.

If something alerts you in a conversation with customers, it is better to immediately stop communicating and block the incoming call. Otherwise, instead of earning on the sale of junk, you can lose your money.

Or, as an option, immediately indicate in the ad that you accept payment only in cash.

Gave a thing - improved karma

If for some reason you do not want to sell, then think about giving away unnecessary good. If it is not useful to your relatives and friends, donate via the Internet. Each city has its own groups on Vkontakte like “I'll give it away for free”. Just type in this name in a search engine or directly into social network, and choose communities in your city. In the group, post a photo and wait for letters asking you to donate this thing.

Or you can contact the church closest to you, usually in the church they collect things for the poor.

Something you don't need can help someone, at least a little.

This option appeals to our Russian mentality. We always help everyone - relatives, friends, just acquaintances and even entire countries. A good deed will have a beneficial effect on self-esteem and self-awareness, which means it will help you personally feel a little better.

Throw away la old things - change la life for the better

For those who believe in the Chinese wisdom called Feng Shui, getting rid of unnecessary trash is the easiest. Many people know that Feng Shui preaches that throwing away old stuff opens the door for something new and good. So do not spare unnecessary things - according to Chinese wisdom, in return, prosperity and prosperity will come to your house. Agree, a worthy reason to understand.

Result

In addition to the above benefits, after freeing your closet and home from all unnecessary things, you will have a lot of free space to follow the original Russian tradition again - to accumulate trash! This is a joke, of course, but there is some truth in it ...

Olga Nikitina

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Is there at least one Russian family in whose bins there will be no old furniture, stacks of Soviet magazines tied with ropes, old shoes “for summer cottages” and other things that require urgent evacuation to the trash heap? Probably not. We are all Plyushkins in some way, and on every balcony, in the pantry, on mezzanines and cabinets, “sources of mites, allergens, mold and moths” have been stored for decades.

Do I need to get rid of junk, and how to do it wisely?

Why do you need to get rid of old things?

Old things litter the space in the house and prevent not only the free circulation clean air, but also (according to Feng Shui) qi (life) energy. You can treat the very philosophy of Feng Shui in different ways, but deny Negative influence junk in the house on the health of households is impossible. Old things bring us old energy, dust, mites, etc., responding with poor health, laziness, apathy, and as a result - negative thoughts and projecting them onto your life.
If you want to change anything in your life, start small. There will be no order in life and in your head if there is no order in your house. Any change is good. And as a rule, just getting rid of the trash in the apartment, you begin to feel changes for the better.
Old things in the house and attachment to them is programming yourself for poverty. We say to ourselves: “What if I throw this sofa away now, but I can’t buy a new one?”, Projecting our pessimism on our well-being in advance.
According to a Chinese proverb, the new will not appear in life until the old is gone. Rubbish and junk is the main obstacle in the way of vital energy. That is, until you make room for the "new", you will have to live with the "old" (with all the ensuing consequences).
The most negative energy accumulates in those corners of the apartment where old things have been lying for years. , and where the hands of the owners do not reach. Old out-of-fashion boots with worn-out heels, boxes with old dishes, skis and skates from childhood, and especially chipped cups, worn out clothes, broken radios and other things that are “sorry to throw away” - this is the source negative energy. Cleansing our home from such energy, from rubbish, we open the doors to happiness, abundance and harmony.
Of course, throwing away family jewels and antiques from your own great-grandmothers does not make sense. But if these items cause you unpleasant emotions or memories, you also need to get rid of them (give away, sell, hand over to the salon, etc.). Any old thing is a powerful energy. If you are not sure of its origin and positive history, you should not keep such a thing at home.
A fact established by experts: old, superfluous things in the house negatively affect the psyche of household members . Getting rid of rubbish is tantamount to an effective "psychotherapy" that helps relieve tension and protect against depression.
Carpets are warm, soft and beautiful. We will not argue. But old carpets in the house (and new ones too) are a source of dust, mites, etc. There are few people who regularly take carpets to dry cleaning, and House cleaning(even the most thorough) does not clean the carpet base 100 percent. What can we say about the walls hung with Soviet carpets - toxins modern cities soaked in them for years. Get rid of dust collectors! To make it warm, soft and beautiful, today there are underfloor heating, cork floors and other non-hazardous coatings.
Old books. Well, of course it's a pity. Stacks of magazines, science fiction, newspapers, books accumulated over decades, which were once "a day with fire", and indeed "it is a sin to throw away books." But! "Library" dust is the strongest allergen, the quality of paper leaves much to be desired, cheap paints and the content of lead in them (in newspapers, magazines) is a poison for the body. If the house does not have a safe, separate place to store such things, take them to the country, give them away or rent them to old book stores.
If you have allergies and asthma in your family getting rid of old things is your primary task.

"Sentimental" thing in memory of the past - this is understandable and understandable. A statuette in memory of a grandmother, an old coffee table or a sugar bowl are things that we attach special importance to. Well, do not part with them - and that's it.

But when these memorable “sentimental” things begin to surround you from all sides, fill pantries and suitcases, crawl across the kitchen shelves and cabinets, interfering with your desires to “live your own way” (many people know the feeling of guilt - they say, throwing away a box of “Grandma herself”) means It's time to change something in your mind and in life.

Learning to get rid of junk with benefit

We sort out the shelves with books. Those books that have any value (old, just dear to my heart), leave. We sort the rest based on the situation: we transfer children's books, science fiction, detective stories and other readable literature to libraries, we sell books from the Soviet era or rent them out for sale (today there are many opportunities for such a “maneuver” and lovers of the old book), cookbooks from the category of “take meat for 2 rubles ... "we give it away or boldly put it in a box near the garbage heap.
Family archive. Well, what mother will raise her hand to throw away old drawings, letters, manuscripts and notes of a child? Preserving such a legacy (for future generations) is not difficult - it is enough to modernize the archive by digitizing all commemorative papers and drawings. The same can be done with boxes of "ancient" video cassettes, on which weddings, birthdays and just memorable events- digitize and free up space.
Old furniture. There are not so many options: post ads for sale on the Internet, take them to the country, give them to those in need, renew them in a workshop or on their own and give an old chair (for example) a new life.
Before throwing an item in the trash, ask about its value. Perhaps this chest of drawers from your grandmother will bring you money for a new refrigerator, and in the stockbook with old stamps there will be rare “papers with native glue”, which collectors have been chasing for many years.
Buy new things only after getting rid of the old ones. No need to store a dozen new sets of bedding in the closet if you still have two dozen old ones in there. Or buying a new refrigerator when you have a whole maze of old ones in your hallway.
Fold all things from the mezzanine (from the closet, from the pantry) into one pile and sort into “you can’t do without it”, “useful”, “well, why do I need this” and “urgently in the trash”. Get rid of unnecessary junk without hesitation - discipline yourself.
Lots of old clothes , which has long gone out of fashion, has become large / small, slightly rubbed, has defects? Wash it, iron it, eliminate defects and take it to a commission shop (second-hand, Internet flea market, etc.). Still, the money was spent, and it's stupid to just throw away things that are still capable of serving someone, and which can still bring a pretty penny.