Why you need to declutter your house

You only know you have too many things and need to declutter when you decide to move. Moving across the country or even across a few blocks is a huge deal. And truly decluttering your home demonstrates that we have a lot of unnecessary items.

The less you have to pack, the faster and less expensive your relocation will be. Get rid of extra stuff first to save time, stress, and, most importantly, money. Decluttering is not always dependent on moving but is a good lifestyle choice. Many people are opting for a minimalist lifestyle as it is good for you emotionally as well.

Throwing away things will make you free from that clutter and also if you resell them, you can earn money from them. Decluttering is great even if you are not moving because you don’t need your house to be stuffed with things that you rarely touch.

Unwanted things do bring negative energy into your living space and can be harmful too to your mental health.

While Decluttering You should set the rules on how you can do it You can simply create three boxes which will be labeled as Trash, Reuse, And Donate

Trash – In the Trash, the things you can put that you cannot use again are completely broken and cannot be fixed. If you have e-waste then dispose of them accordingly just don’t throw them away in the trash can. You can also throw away expired products and things that can never be used again like undergarments.

Reuse – Some of the things can be fixed and you’ve been keeping them because use like them so a reused box will be helpful to know what we need to fix and are we really going to fix it. The best example will be any clothing items that need some alteration but you just keep procrastinating because it is lying in your closet for months.

Donate – Cloths that you never wore or never liked should be donated there are so many people out there who are in need of proper clothes and donating can be really good for environmental purposes

Once you get the idea of how to sort your items you can ask yourself these 5 questions to help you make the decision

1 When was the last time I used it?

2 Do I love it?

3 Is it expensive to replace?

4 How often do I use it?

5 Will I TRULY miss it if it’s gone

10 Reasons you should declutter

1. Time. You can save lots of time weekly because There is no perfect time you need to declutter your space. Once you get overwhelmed and get an energy spike can be great but even if you don’t want to start getting rid of stuff just go and start cleaning once you start it, It will be a lot easy to get things done. You can easily do this while listening to a podcast or some hyped music. You can also ask your friend to help you if you can which will make your work a lot easy. If you are moving it is important to start to get rid of stuff before a few months so you will have enough time to think and take the right decision

2. Money. The things which you think are worthy and you can actually earn something from them then you can sell those items online. Cloths can be sold on sites like Poshmark and eBay. Branded things you can sell them online as well. And other stuff like home décor kitchen accessories you can easily sell in a flea market

3. Energy. Unused things hold up energy. It takes emotional energy to hold on to things Getting rid of items, on the other hand, creates space in your life. For new and better life, you should get rid of things. Things such as gifts from people you don’t like can hold negative energy into it.

4. Progress. Progress is the thing that you can measure in minutes. Most of the things which you think will consume a lot of time only need a few minutes. Or you can also put the target to yourself like I will clean space in 20 minutes and you can get things done.

5. Unlock potential. Once you start cleaning for 20 minutes you will feel to do more and more and hence you can clean more things and declutter really fast. If it’s dusty, it hasn’t been used in a while. Remove it from your life. Holding on to it can never be helpful since it can be used by someone else!

6. Downsize. The less thing you have the less you need to maintain them. If you have few clothes then you will have less clutter and it will also save your time on what to wear because you only few options.

7. Fun. As you downsize you will have lots of time on your hand and you can use it wisely. You can start a new hobby or spend time with your friends

8. Clean. It is easier to clean your house if you have fewer items. As less dust will be settled on things and in corners and can be easily cleaned and you don’t have to do a deep clean once in a while. It does save a lot of time and energy.

9. Benefit. Decluttering benefits are a lot like you can actually have some money which you can invest in yourself. If you donate your belongings, you will have the feeling of happiness and calm because you know that whatever you did was a good thing.

10. Space. Looking at the clean space can help declutter your mind. You can actually call your friends to hang out you will feel motivated and energized all the time. Clear open spaces are beautiful to look at and you don’t feel unhappy or have to think that how I am going to clean the space.