Declutter – 101 Things You Could Get Rid of in Your Home, for A Better Life
Declutter, declutter, declutter. Spring is not here yet in Sydney but I’ve already started to do a little bit cleaning because there’s so much “stuff” accumulated over the years & they are taking extraordinarily amount of space. People say “A tidy desk speaks a happy mind.” Truth is, just a tidy dest is not enough. You’ll need a tidy home to stay happy. Most likely, you’ve already got everything you need at home but it’s easy to just keep buying. That’s my case anyway. I’m famous for buying something then never ever use it – typical “bought and forgot.” If you are like me, The next time before you buy any household items, ask yourself: “Will I take it with me if I move house?” Similarly, throw out things you don’t need any more. Right now.
Here’s a list of 101 things you could get rid of in your home, for a better life.
- Expired credit cards/bank cards/medicare card
- Old mobile phones
- Old electronic appliances you don’t use any more.
- Single socks, socks with holes in them
- Earrings that lost the other one in the pair – don’t hope to find the other earring one day.
- Old, shapeless underwear/bras
- Old dirty pillows
- Old bath towers
- Old pillowcases
- Worn out bed sheets
- Dying plants
- Dead flowers
- Empty pots (either plant something in them or chuck them)
- Those leftover wrapping paper and ribbons that you “might” use again one day
- Useless postcards and greeting cards
- Cheap hangers from dry cleaners
- Old supermarket receipts
- Old prescription glasses
- Sunglasses you never wear
- Ill fitted new clothes you”bought by mistake”
- Old clothes that you haven’t even worn once in the last 2 years
- Shirts with yellowish armpits
- Shoes that hurt your feet
- Old worn out shoes
- Old computers
- Scarves you never wear
- Old toys
- Old fruits/veggies
- Expired cooking sauce/ spicies
- Out of date medicine
- Expired gift vouchers
- Old movie/ concert tickets
- Cheap costume jewellery that you don’t wear (any more)
- Kitchen utensils that you don’t use
- Old CDs that you don’t listen to any more
- Old DVDs with movies you don’t like
- Unwanted gifts
- Overflowing plastic bags that you are not going to use
- Old makeup
- Dried-up super glue
Declutter – Things you could get rid of
- Damaged suitcases
- Old calendars
- Pens run out of ink
- Hotel toiletries from your last trip that you are never going to use again
- Old non stick frying pan without “non stick” coating any moe
- Plastic utensils you’ll never use
- Excessive electric cables and adopters you don’t need
- Empty plastic water bottles
- Spare buttons for clothes you don’t have any more
- Spare parts for furniture you don’t have any more
- Users manual for electronic devices you don’t have any more
- Packaging boxes for your furniture, shoes, electronic appliances etc
- Older chargers for mobile phones, electronic appliances you don’t have any more
- Excessive candles you are never going to use
- Handbags you don’t wear any more
- Out of date decorations
- Excessive hats you’ll never wear
- Old paperwork you don’t need any more
Declutter – Things you could get rid of
- Old textbooks that you’ll never go through again
- Books you’ll never read (again)
- Old magazines
- Key rings you don’t use
- Pretty old wrapping you’ve saved
- Old keys that have been forgotten a long time ago
- Old rusty tools
- Dirty old cloth/dish washing cloth
- Old perfume you don’t like
- Last years’ sunscreen
- Glasses/cups you never use
- Hairbands that are not stretchy any more
- Dusty takeout menus you never use
- That bright purple eye shadow you “might” use one day
- Belts don’t fit any more
- Locks without matching keys
- Old batteries
- Posters you’ve never hang up on your wall
- Puzzles you don’t play with any more
- Business cards you’ll never need
- Software you don’t use
- Old tea towers
- Damaged watch
- Old wallet
- Tablecloth you never use
- Old alarm clock that you don’t use any more
- Hair clips you never use
- Old school uniform
- Small changes from foreign countries that’ll be never useful to you again
- Cook books you never use
- Old kettle and toaster don’t work properly any more
- A group of 90% empty toothpaste tubes
- Old bowls and plates you don’t use any more
- Old furniture you don’t need any more
- Old notes that are no longer useful to you
- Out-dated Clothes
- Useless old emails
- Low quality, useless photos
- Shoelaces that you’ll never use
- Samples you’ll never try
- Jeans you don’t wear.
- Scissors/ knives are no longer sharp
- Someone doesn’t love you
Well done, you’ve got rid of all things you don’t need or want. Feeling better now?
Photos from Pinterest.
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