Let's face it.
[Spoiler alert for those who haven't seen Friends yet...]
Even Monica Geller has this dirty little secret.
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Can a messy house affect your mood?
A messy house can cause stress and anxiety.
Clutters are eyesores. It's difficult to relax when you're in the middle of a messy, untidy environment.
Here's an interesting study:
Women who live in cluttered homes were found to have higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol in their bodies.
It’s time to simplify and declutter your home with these handy tips.
Whatever method you use, decluttering your home is a very satisfying, therapeutic thing to do.
Where to start decluttering this summer? Here are 4 steps to guide you and make your life easier.
1. Clean out your cluttered closet.
The best place to start decluttering is your closet.
Be ruthless when sorting out your clothing.
If you can come up with a theme or color motif, do it. That will make organizing more fun.
Say goodbye to:
3. Purging the pantry
4. Strip back the bathroom
The bathroom should be a place of comfort and relaxation.
4 Summer Guide to Decluttering Your Home
The best place to start decluttering is your closet.
Why do you need to clean and organize your closet?
Billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs are known for wearing the same clothes all the time.
Choosing clothes for them is too trivial a decision that it's not worth wasting time and energy on.
They want to avoid decision fatigue.
A cluttered closet invites moths and other pests that could destroy your clothes.
If you notice holes in your clothing or discover moths in your home, call in professionals like Diamond Pest Control (the go-to guys in London).
If you've managed to dodge moth pests this summer, follow their clothes moth prevention tips to help keep it that way.
Be ruthless when sorting out your clothing.
Take everything out of the wardrobe and only put back the things that you love and wear.
Here’s a list of things you need to throw away:
- Anything that doesn’t fit anymore
- Clothes you never wore since you bought them (more than six months ago)
- Worn out underwear
- Workout clothes that aren’t comfortable or functional
- Odd socks
- Broken jewelry
- Old hangers
- Uncomfortable shoes
Easy tips to declutter your closet:
- Keep seasonal clothes (winter clothes) that you would still use in a separate box.
- Let go of the clothes you haven't worn in the past six months. You can donate or repurpose them.
- See if there are clothes that you can also sell online, in a bazaar, or in your garage.
- Use containers, baskets, or organizers that are pleasing to look at.
2. Tidy up the toys.
Try abiding by the one in, one out rule.
Whenever a new toy comes into the house, donate an old one that the kids don’t play with anymore.
Donate toys to Great Ormond Street hospital in London and bless kids in need.
Say goodbye to:
- Toys that aren’t appropriate for their age anymore
- Broken toys
- Toys that have missing pieces
- Toys that were gifted but that your children never play with
- Duplicate toys
People have been taking up new hobbies while locked up inside the house. Cooking and baking are some of them.
Clear out the pantry and get rid of anything you don’t need.
You can donate any unwanted food items to your local food bank or a local church.
The mayor of London‘s office has a lot of info about how to support local food banks during C OVI D-1 9.
Get rid of the following and make cooking a lot easier:
Get rid of the following and make cooking a lot easier:
- Anything that is past its use-by date
- Appliances and novelty tools that were never used.
- Tinned food that no one eats
- Unused serving dishes
- Plastic cutlery and menus from takeaways
- Food that isn’t clearly labeled
- Old spices and herbs
Use containers that can be sealed securely to organize your pantry items.
The bathroom should be a place of comfort and relaxation.
But we sometimes collect unnecessary items there.
Make an inventory and toss out the following items:
- Any expired medication
- Old toothbrushes
- Old makeup, especially if you’ve had it for more than six months
- Samples from hotels like shampoo and lotion bottles
- Beauty products that are not compatible with your skin
- Broken hair clips and stretched out hair bobbles
- Fragrances that you don’t like
- Dry nail varnish
- Old bottles of suntan lotion.
- Old smelly loofahs and sponges. These are breeding grounds for bacteria.
How about you? Do you have a declutter your home checklist?
Don't miss out on the summer fun just because you need to clean and organize your house.
Follow this easy 4 steps guide to decluttering your home and improve the quality of your life.
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