How to throw away unnecessary things if it's a pity. Why do we need all this: five main reasons that make us keep old things

Uncomfortable at home? Constantly Bad mood? 10 things to throw away urgently - it's time for a radical change!

For a long time, Italians have had one rather nice tradition: on New Year they throw all their old furniture right out of the window, and even TVs. And rightly so, because the morning of the new year should be started in the open and without negative memories. It is difficult to say how faithful the Italians themselves are to this tradition today, but it would be useful to borrow some ideas from them.

So here are 10 things you need to throw away

No. 1. Junk and old things: a double benefit

It's amazing how much rubbish can be collected in a very small apartment - in closets, and in a chest of drawers, and on the mezzanine. But it is not without reason that Feng Shui stubbornly insist that there should not be a single superfluous thing in the house, otherwise bad energy will soar. So why not donate all the good, but no longer fashionable things to a nursing home or orphanage? In fact, there are many who need warm jackets and sweaters. Therefore, stop breeding moths - it's time to do a good deed and get a lot of positive emotions from it.

No. 2. Anything Annoying: Have Pity on Yourself

Does the bright color of the curtains get on your nerves? Annoyed by stupid flowers on the wallpaper? Or tired of the clatter of shoes on just the same stone laminate? Don't be afraid of change! Everything in the house should only please and create comfort. Feel free to remove everything that you don’t like out of sight, experiment with flooring and rearrange furniture more often - this is a great way to get rid of the blues and refresh the interior.

No. 3. Gifts from Him: turning the page of history

He left, the relationship ended ugly, and the huge pink elephant he gave him is gathering dust on the shelf? Which you already hate, but your hand does not rise to throw away such an expensive toy? Give it to your niece or just a girl next door. There should not be a single thing in the house, looking at which the mood will spoil. And do not regret anything - turn this page, and that's it.

No. 4. Unsuccessful purchases: don't be Plushkins!

Bought curtains for the kitchen, but they turned out to be ugly, flashy? And still hung? And now, every morning, over a cup of coffee, you consider this wretchedness? Why make fun of yourself like that. No need to be plush - everything that has not taken root in the apartment will find its place in the country. In addition, maybe mom or aunt will really like these curtains - after all, everyone has different tastes.

No. 5. Grandma's rugs and tablecloths: we care about health

The more rugs and curtains in the house - the worse for health. After all, all such textiles are a real dust collector. Moreover, not only dust lives on it, but also microscopic mites. This is where chronic allergies, poor health, and even some contagious diseases come from.

It is better to follow fashionable minimalism, which loves perfectly smooth and clean surfaces. Throw out all your grandmother's rugs and you'll be surprised how easy it becomes to breathe and how soon your mood will rise.

No. 6. The old library: it's time for second-hand booksellers

Is the huge wall with glass doors crammed with books from grandparents and parents? Have you read at least one of them, or at least are going to? So why keep such books when more interesting and modern ones are coming out every day?

Gone are those Soviet times when a hungry student could buy a book instead of a pie. And you shouldn't make a Soviet museum out of your apartment. Therefore, feel free to put everything in a bag - and to the book dealers. Yes, and the Polish wall of twenty years ago would not hurt to fuse somewhere. In its place, a brand new transparent glass rack with spectacular spot lighting will look great.

No. 7. Faulty technique: making money on hairpins

The apartment already has a lot of space occupied by the old washing machine, a broken Soviet TV and a couple of DVD players? You can earn on them. Let a loved one take all this stuff to the department of radio components - there they will not only take away all this equipment, but also pay something else. A penny, but nice :) Yes, and there will be much more space in the house, and the mezzanines of the cabinets will not look so busy.

No. 8. Clothing "to go out": getting rid of dullness

Expensive suits for going out have been hanging in the closet for a dozen years? A size smaller? Were you only worn once? And have they gone out of fashion?

Do not mock yourself and do not remember with bitterness a slender youth. Throw away. And better buy more not so grotesque and elegant dresses - but those that you could wear on any day, and those that would suit you right now, and not once upon a time. Love yourself at last, as the famous fly ladies say :).

No. 9. TV: spare the cluttered brain

All over the world today, people are happy to throw away televisions - they are successfully replaced by the Internet. Many motivate this choice by the fact that there are so many advertisements on the blue screen that it is simply impossible to watch any movie calmly. And it's much easier to dump a new movie on a USB flash drive and insert it either into a DVD player, or just watch something directly on a computer or tablet.

Do you still come in the evenings and immediately sit down at the TV? See everything in a row, without really delving into it? And at the same time, do you constantly chew something? So you litter not only your stomach, but also your brain. Instead of watching silly shows and sketchy movies for 3 hours, connect with your loved one. And if you want to see something - find out about the most the best news in the world of cinema and spend this time with your family. In this case, even high-calorie popcorn can be safely afforded - you can’t always live within strict limits.

No. 10. Bulky furniture: we give a place to comfort

There is nowhere to put in the bathroom new car, and the entire dressing room is occupied by a huge closet? Then it’s time for the old bath, in which you still can’t lie down, and the closet to the country. Instead, it is better to purchase a compact shower stall, and then the bathroom will become three times more spacious and modern. In the dressing room, make floor-to-ceiling mirrors with spectacular lighting and even a small sofa, and try to put only multifunctional furniture in the rooms. So what if the closet could last another ten years? Is it really worth it to forget about comfort for all these years?

Don't be afraid to change something in your life - it's too short. Live better now and today - and enjoy your life.

School notebooks, worn jeans, long-used 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. It is hard for our grandparents, who grew up in the war and post-war years, to throw things away - because of the poverty they experienced and the fear of being left with nothing, they put aside 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 thrifty 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 because of 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. Don't clutter up your home if you don't have a dedicated room for books: keep only those titles that you like to re-read and that you need 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 never will ... 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 away - 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 space, 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 the grandmother who doesn't throw away plastic chicken boxes, and the grandfather who collects bottles from the finished perfume.

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 it be useful to me in the next six months / year?”.

4. Get rid of things gradually

When dismantling, for example, old children's toys, first leave at home only those with which there is especially a lot happy 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

It is harmful not only for 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 a special collection point, from where the 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 Kiev, 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’s 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

Should old things be kept? "No!" say the astrologers. They are echoed by esotericists, doctors and psychologists. Why?
I try to clean my cabinets regularly, once every six months. At the same time, I often persistently struggle with the desire to leave a thing that I have not worn for a long time, which I do not use. With varied success.

Every spring I review things: I put the winter ones on the shelves and put them in boxes away, I place the spring-summer ones on hangers so that they are at hand.
Kitchen cabinets also fall under the distribution: cracked plates-cups without regret go to the trash can (it’s easier with them than with clothes!).
They say you should make it a rule to blacklist things that have not been used for more than a year. Today I try to follow this rule. I set myself up so that there are no things left in the house that can turn it into a museum or a dump.

Recently I was in a hurry to look for an answer to the question: why do you need to throw away old things?

Here is what Rami Blekt, today an independent mentor-consultant for many, has to say about this. political leaders, large public figures And famous businessmen several countries of the world:
"Throw away old things, they have the energy of Saturn, and it is this planet that is considered the personification of loneliness, misfortune and problems. It is believed that new energy cannot enter the house because of old things. For example, if your entire closet is full of old and unfashionable clothes , which you haven’t worn for a long time, then you block the energy of access to yourself. The universe seems to be saying: "Why do you need to earn money for new dresses? Everything is already packed for you!" And you really start to earn less.The best thing is to just give your stuff to those who need it.
If a woman marries a second time, she should throw away the clothes she has worn with other men. This is especially true for underwear, and besides, bed linen. Because all this carries someone else's energy, and on a subconscious level, a man will feel it. He may not realize why he is annoyed, but he will treat his wife worse. It is believed that old things left over from a previous marriage destroy a new family.
If you were seriously ill, and there was a threat to life, then after recovery you need to throw out the clothes in which you were sick, get rid of the bed linen on which you slept.
But there are cases when it is possible and necessary to keep old clothes. For example, a woman lives in happy marriage, and she has a dress that is associated with pleasant moments. Such a dress can be cherished and then even passed on to your daughter, because it carries positive energy."

Such "happy things", in my opinion, can and even should get a second life! It is from them that needlewomen can make real masterpieces of manual creativity.
However, the second life of things is a topic for a separate discussion.

In the meantime, let's listen to what they say about the old things of esotericism: "Collecting unnecessary things just in case, we assume that this case will come, and we will have to walk, for example, in shabby pants. We set ourselves up for failure and trouble. Thus, we program ourselves and loved ones for such a life when we cannot buy new things, but we will be forced to wear old ones ...
Leaving unnecessary things in the house, we thereby program ourselves for poverty. The desire to hold on to old things is a sure sign of the psychology of poverty. Old things not only prevent you from acquiring new ones, but also accumulate negative energy, contribute to stagnation in life, which can affect your well-being and luck in general...
Things that are not worn and not used in everyday life die. Therefore, they carry information about death.
The space of the apartment is filled with information about the things that are in it. If a thing was shoved into a corner or pushed onto a mezzanine as unnecessary, then what information was put into it? And if there are a lot of such things in the apartment, then the whole house is filled with negative, "dead" zones formed around unnecessary objects. The space filled with such things condenses and begins to push a person out of his own apartment. A person can get sick, and very seriously. Because it loses its vitality - its energy potential, wasting it on unnecessary things...
Through the holes in the clothes there is a leakage of energy potential ...
All things, when wearing which you experience physical discomfort, must be ruthlessly expelled.
The less things we leave, the sooner the wardrobe will be replenished with new ones ...
Keeping old books that we haven't used for a long time does not allow us to create space in our lives for new ideas and original ways of thinking. When there are too many books in the house, our thinking "stops". Books should be released when their time comes. Ultimately, we should be left with a set of books that will reflect who we are today as we want to be tomorrow."

Yes, it’s easier to part with small things, but what about large things? And I am also very sorry to part with the books that fill my bookcase. And so far, to be honest, throwing away their hand does not rise. Some were taken to the dacha - and that was it. Apparently, you need to take up seriously again ... no, not books, but first reconsider your attitude towards them. After all, many, indeed, get only to brush off the dust from them.
I put some of my clothes in bags and put them next to the trash can: as a rule, the bags disappear after a few hours. It happens that we take things to the country: for alterations or use of clothes as work clothes, I offer something to low-income neighbors.
I heard people sell things through bulletin boards on the internet. And what? Maybe a boring service, old curtains or a carpet, from which a child is allergic, will serve someone else. I don’t have this yet: everything serves the family.
What are you not ready to part with? With clippings of old newspapers (although now the Internet has collected all the information a long time ago!), With my publications in various newspapers and magazines, with some drafts of my poems, with children's and youth diaries and notebooks with poems, with old notebooks with many entries, with letters and postcards; with drawings, crafts and the first diaries of the sons. I also have in my closet two dresses that I loved to wear when I was pregnant, several concert costumes, which at one time gave a lot of pleasant emotions.
Probably, someday someone will send these things to the landfill as having no value. But now they give me good memories and fill me with good energy. Let them be with me...

Ecology of consumption. Life hack: Today you would call me the buzzword "minimalist". Even though things were different just a few years ago...

I long for liberation. I am freeing myself from everything superfluous in my life.

Today you would call me the buzzword "minimalist". Although just a few years ago things were different. My house was bursting at the seams from an endless number of new clothes, cosmetics and perfumes, some interior stuff.

But life has taught me a lot. My parents' house burned down, I divorced myself and spent a lot of time moving, renting an apartment and providing for myself, refusing clothes and travel. There was no closet and vacuum cleaner in the rented apartment, and I learned to regularly wash the floor, that is, to do what I don’t like from deep childhood, and I arranged my clothes in boxes on the floor. And nothing - it was even comfortable.

1. Regularly get rid of unnecessary and / or old things

Moving from apartment to apartment, I appreciated that the less extra things I have, the easier it is to live. The main thing is that what travels with me should be right at this stage and right for my lifestyle.

Life is unpredictable. And if you completely surrender and emotionally invest in things, it can be very difficult if you suddenly have to part with them.

A dozen sentimental bears from the past, clothes that don't fit anymore or just don't like it, but don't seem to be old yet - it's a pity to throw it away, - All this takes up a lot of space and draws energy. And here we are not talking about esotericism - you have to spend energy on ironing, vacuuming, dry cleaning and doing many more manipulations with things that are no longer suitable for us. Elementary, excesses in the wardrobe complicate the choice of clothes. By the time you dig through the whole closet, you can forget about a new blouse under a pile of old dresses.

Cloth

Once a season, I review my entire wardrobe. I get rid of what I don’t like, it doesn’t fit well, what I have never worn and I can’t even imagine a situation when I will put it on. I make an exception only for very expensive and high-quality things, jewelry. Who knows, maybe in ten years they will become a valuable rarity? Or will they finally fit me again?

With everything else, I do this: I wash cheap clothes or those that are not in very good condition, put them in order and take them to a thrift store or, in the end, I leave them next to a garbage dump in the city center or in a residential area. Usually the homeless pick it up right away.

The one that is better, I sell. I often use Avito. I just sold a wool scarf with a Guess cap today. The hat was prickly for me, and I didn’t like it at all, so it lay for two seasons almost untouched. And sometimes, we team up with friends and arrange parties with fitting and exchange of such clothes. A great opportunity to meet up and have a great time. Cocktails included!

If there is something left that I don’t dare to sell or give away yet, I put it off for half a year and see if my attitude towards this thing has changed.

Why did I decide to clean my wardrobe every three months? Yes, because it is insanely tiring to sell and give everything away when the closet has not been thoroughly reviewed for a couple of years. Despite the fact that for the past two years I have periodically got rid of everything, now for the second week I have been putting my wardrobe in order.

Unnecessary/outdated appliances and gadgets

Oh, these surprise gifts and all that we receive "on duty" or from those who do not know us well. Then there are always extra coffee grinders, multicookers, smart alarm clocks and other things that seem to be necessary, but not for us. They lie and wait in the wings, or rather the moment when they are already obsolete and will be sent, at best, to the country.

If the thing is in the package and has not yet been used, I sell it or set it aside as a gift to someone who really needs it. Among my friends and acquaintances there are lovers of fresh coffee and those who need a keychain-flashlight for keys.

Sometimes it also happens that you choose some super fashionable gadget for yourself, you walk around with it for a month and you realize that, that’s all, you’ve played enough. So I had, for example, with a smart "bracelet" Jawbone Up24. I myself chose it as a birthday present for myself and prescribed it to my friends in the wish list. I thought he would help me wake up with my biorhythms and eat only proper food. As a result, after a month he got tired of me, and I adjusted my biorhythms myself.

I did not throw it in a box with unnecessary items and decided to sell it. By the way, this is where my acquaintance with Avito began. I dropped the price 4 times, and the buyer was immediately found. Yes, sorry to give good thing at such a price, but for myself I decided that it would be better for me to go to a restaurant twice with this money than to fill the box with an unnecessary contraption.

And so in everything. Now I boldly sell extra juicers and food processors left over from family life I can't wait to find my family again and squeeze the juice out of my children and husband. Perhaps my future husband lives in another country and every day the personal chef squeezes juice for him!

2. Choose things according to their expediency.

I used to often buy clothes and perfumes for my mood. Hence the extra clothes, and the money thrown away. But life, as they say, taught me the ruble. Renting an apartment is not cheap. And I slowly began to save money. And most importantly, she returned the very joy that arises when you look for some thing for a long time and find it.

Let me tell you about spirits. I used to have about ten different ones, and I used them depending on my mood. Therefore, they did not end for a long time and insanely bothered me for several years. It's a pity to throw it away, but I don't want to use it.

Now everything is different. I have one day perfume, one for evening and one for seduction. Something like this. And now I choose perfumes for several months. I go shopping, I sniff - mine or not. And I take only those that made me remember their smell.

And how nice it is to buy a thing not just like that, but to make a mini-holiday out of it! For example, I decide that I will dedicate Saturday exclusively to myself. I wake up in the morning, have a delicious breakfast, go shopping, buy a dress, then have lunch in a new place, and at the end of the day - a movie or a spa. This is a whole ritual that gives much more pleasure than a blouse or mascara bought in a hurry and in a fit of longing.

If you are just sad and want to cheer yourself up, it is better to go for a massage or to the theater. Spending money in delirium is not the best story.

This is about clothes, but what about large purchases? household appliances, cars and so on? Again, the principle of expediency. Why buy TV in every room if I only watch it in the living room, and even then on holidays? Or what's the point of a food processor if there's nowhere to put it. It will be stored in the pantry or under the bed, and, accordingly, hardly used.

3. Keeping family heirlooms and your own trophies is necessary, but not all.

Over the years of life, a lot of memorable little things usually accumulate in one place, which over time can absorb the entire apartment if they are not regularly cleaned. For myself, I choose only what I am ready to spend my space on, I attach everything else for its intended purpose. I keep old photos on removable hard drives, I give away the disks, leaving only the most memorable ones for myself.

It is always very difficult to part with the things of beloved relatives after their death. But you can’t take everything with you and carry it for the rest of your life. I would really hate to get rid of military uniform his grandfather with orders and his notes or some of his grandmother's jewelry and photographs. But, for example, I would give some of the books to those who really need them: friends, small cafes, orphanages. Memories from this will not become less, but I will have more space.

Or another example, I have a memory box where I used to put old concert tickets, love letters and other nice little things. Although it takes up a lot of space, until now I did not dare to throw it away and steadfastly carried it with me during all the moves. But now I am already mentally mature in order to part with it, if life requires it. After all, all the memories are in our heads!

4. Plan your living space consciously.

In the living space, everything should be convenient and at hand. I, for one, love to cook and put everything in the right order for me. It is important for me that everything is nearby, and not lying in a pantry or closet. When I had a large kitchen, I could afford to put all the kitchen appliances on various tables and kitchen islands and use them regularly. As soon as I put something in the drawer, I forgot about it. So, the blender could stand idle for months. When I moved into a rented apartment with a small kitchen, I took only the most basic things - a couple of frying pans, pots and other small utensils. I was no longer up to double boilers and food processors.

The same applies to extra shelves, boxes and little things. When planning a kitchen and an apartment (it’s strange, but I’ve already done this several times in my life), I try to minimize unnecessary rooms and objects that are then not clear how and with what frequency they will be used. Everything that does not carry real functionality only interferes and clutters up your apartment.

I arrange cosmetics so that in the morning only my permanent set is at hand, and not a whole cosmetic bag. Shadows and lipsticks, tonal creams, which I use less often, lie separately. So I save a lot of time, because I don’t have to look for anything.

In addition, I have several drawers and compartments that contain the contents of the most frequently used outdoor items. For example, in autumn there is an umbrella, keys, documents, gloves, a couple of bags, a sponge for shoes or credit cards. And in the summer - sunglasses, adhesive plasters, napkins.

Such I place functional sets in those zones where I find the fastest access to them at the right time. And again, I regularly get rid of everything that I do not need and does not work. In a sense, it does not work for me and for my current life situation.

5. Don't buy extra food if you don't have time to cook it.

My heart bleeds every time I see my parents making extra jams, sauces, mushrooms and cucumbers! Year after year, the situation does not change, and only half of everything that was done so diligently and with soul is eaten.

I always try to use the principle of expediency. For example, I'm a fan of fresh berries - so at the end of the summer I can devote time to picking them or buying and processing them for storage in the freezer. But I sincerely do not understand those who do it "by inertia" - there is no need to be a "fraer", who was ruined by greed. So life only becomes more complicated, because we lose precious minutes that could be spent on something really important.

I myself am not a fan of jam and canned vegetables and fruits, so I do not strive to make such preparations. Being married, she made several jars - just enough to last the winter. I don't like it when food is thrown away. The same goes for shopping. I prefer to go for perishable products such as milk, meat or fish several times a week than to buy for a few weeks in advance and store it all in the freezer.

Again, all foods that have undergone heat treatment, whether cold or warm, no longer carry as much benefit as fresh ones. For myself, I decided to buy seasonal vegetables and use a grain germinator.

There is always a solution if you really want to find it.

6. Periodically assess whether all those expensive things that we use are really needed.

Now we will talk about apartments, cars, cottages, yachts ... A car is good, but how much time and money does it take to maintain. It is comparable in cost to daily taxi rides. And then there are traffic jams, time to warm up the engine (especially in winter), problems with parking, and so on. Yes, still the car makes us walk less. Times so in a hundred less walk. And to be in shape, you then need to go to the gym, or you could just walk five to ten kilometers every day. And it is quite real.

I'll tell you by my own example. As soon as I got a car, I started to drive it almost constantly. With the change of work and housing last year, I simply did not get out of it. And what is the result? Gained a couple of extra pounds, despite the sport. And then I decided to reconsider my attitude to the car, to assess whether I really need it every day. Having abandoned the usual pattern that a car is convenience and comfort, I rediscovered walks, minibuses, subways and even electric trains. And she was satisfied. Now I often do this: in the morning I come to work by car, and in the evening I leave home without it. I go out a couple of metro stations earlier from home to walk and do some shopping. So, I walk more and manage to do my business in parallel.

Apartments, cottages and other real estate. I am sincerely convinced that these things should work for the owner. Either they live there regularly, or they are obliged to bring money. My choice is simple. I don't want to spend time maintaining houses I won't live in, buying furniture, cleaning, insurance, and so on. Indeed, forces and energy flow into this hole, why give it to something that you practically do not use. Guided by the principle of expediency, if possible, I will rent something, I will sell something, and where my heart is, I will live. about published

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An ordinary apartment of an average resident cannot boast of either an extra area or a place to store all the accumulated junk. What seems to be necessary is not actually used for years, although it still seems “what if someday?”.

The Eastern teaching of Feng Shui actively promotes the idea that old things attract bad luck and bad luck, which means it's time to gather your courage and make a thorough revision.

Where are the old things hiding?

At first glance, it seems that there is nothing superfluous, but, looking closely, you can find something that you can easily do without. How to get rid of old things and where to start? Traditionally with a dressing room, kitchen, pantry and balconies, if you have a garage, you can visit there.

Exists interesting trick to get rid of unnecessary things: you need to take a bag and, walking around the apartment, collect 13-15 things in 5 minutes that you throw away. Such an exercise twice a month will significantly reduce the amount of excess on the shelves and in cabinets.

Cabinets, chests of drawers and drawers

The unspoken "Plyushkin's syndrome", which sometimes makes it difficult to soberly assess the roomy possibilities of furniture, makes you "trample" an unimaginable number of things on shelves and hangers. To prevent this from happening, you need to follow simple rules for organizing and storing clothes in closets:

1. Remove things from your wardrobe that are small in size, not going in color and style. As well as those with which you have associated negative memories. Things stronger than others personify a person's connection with the past. Remember that clothes tend to accumulate energy and store emotions, worsening the mood and well-being of the owner, and even if you really like it, it has no place in the closet. A good alternative to a trash can is to hand over old clothes, in good condition or for some reason never worn, to second-hand clothing sales services.
2. It is worth throwing away wardrobe items: hopelessly worn out, worn out and beyond repair, with unwashed stains, worn arrows and inept darning. Nothing spoils the impression of a person like his untidy appearance.
3. Worn-out shoes that are out of fashion and cracked in places, with lost accessories, bags should also not take up space on the shelf.
4. Stick to the rule: before you go for new things - remove a few old ones. The thought of free space in the wardrobe stimulates successful purchases.
5. Divide broken beads, bracelets and chains into two piles: those that can be repaired and those that you are ready to part with.
6. Expired perfumes and cosmetics are also subject to disposal.

In the East they say that old things represent unfinished business, unfulfilled plans and forgotten dreams. Think about it, is it worth it to cling to them? After all, a thrown thing does not mean the loss of something valuable, on the contrary, it makes room for something new: new ideas and opportunities, and, according to the assurances of the eastern sages, even contributes to financial well-being.

Pantry, loggias and balconies

What to do with old things: skis, skates, old books, skateboards and fishing rods, most of which have long been forgotten, but continue to occupy precious square meters? Most often, items for leisure, repairs or unused household items fall into the pantry:

1. Broken and waiting for their “hour X” to go to the workshop, household appliances can already be safely identified in trash can. If for so long they have not been brought to working condition, it is unlikely that they will ever work again.
2. Rolls, blanks and other products must be checked for safety and damage. Everything is fine? Great, just wipe the dust off the cans and put them on the shelf so you don't forget about them.
3. Tools, Construction Materials and other household appliances must be kept in a special box in perfect order and condition.
4. Fishing rods, skis and more. Answer yourself honestly - do you definitely need them or are they worth it if only they were?

Increasingly, designers are advising to use the spaces of loggias and glazed balconies as winter gardens and recreation areas. Listen - maybe this will be the ideal solution for organizing this part of your home?

Kitchen

The kitchen is not only the face of the hostess, but also a place where family members like to spend time with tea or just with a book, so it is quite logical that over time, extra items appear there.

Review all lockers, drawers and shelves. Items that are not related to kitchen utensils and cooking, return to their place. Check household appliances for serviceability, cords and plugs - for integrity.

Throw away broken and chipped dishes without regret. Not only does it attract misfortune, it also poses a threat to health. Ladles, ladles and cutting boards that have lost their consumer properties can also be replaced with newer ones.

Cleanliness and freshness should reign in the kitchen area, regular tidying up and wiping the shelves are simply necessary. Please note that it is not recommended to throw away knives, Eastern philosophy is of the opinion that this is a quarrel and illness. But scribbled pens, broken pencils, checks, scraps of newspapers should be thrown into the trash without delay.

How to attach something that is a pity to throw in

Of course, that things in perfect condition, unsuccessfully bought or not liked, designer models that are unsuitable in size, as well as products of expensive brands, send a hand to the container. the only right decision will find a new owner for them. The list of organizations and places where you can donate old things is not so short:

• commission shops;
• charitable foundations;
• social and assistance centers for needy, low-income families and persons in difficult life situations;
• charity organizations at churches;
• online stores and exchanges (like Avito).

Before giving away things, they need to be prepared. Wash or use the dry cleaning method for clothes, and wipe shoes and bags with a damp cloth and treat with cream. Check the safety of the buttons, the serviceability of the zippers and the general appearance. Wardrobe items resembling rags are more appropriate to put on floor rags than to give to people.

In the offices of charity centers, where you can donate old things, they also accept household appliances in working condition, leisure equipment (skis, roller skates, skates), cribs, strollers and playpens, souvenirs and interior accessories. Of course, it is better to discuss the list of items that you intend to bring in advance by phone. If you are not sure of the demand, or some of the things you have not accepted - leave them in a conspicuous place by the trash cans, believe me, there are people who will need them too.

What should not be thrown away?

Of course, when carrying out the next general cleaning, you need to take into account that not all things can and should be thrown away. For example, postpone until better times:

• antiques and things that qualify for this category (in addition to furniture, decor items and paintings, these can be rare and valuable editions of books, vinyl records, limited editions of discs);
• clothes and shoes in vintage style, provided that they are perfectly preserved;
• collections of coins, stamps, jewelry and grandmother's jewelry;
• children's toys, passing by inheritance, and other family heirlooms;
• family jewels and table sets;
• household items self made, lace, etc.

Very often, things that did not have enough space in the apartment find their refuge in country houses and in dachas, perfectly fitting into the local surroundings and atmosphere. These can be household appliances, clothes, and even the notorious figurines and vases that do not fit on a shelf in the living room.

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The handmade direction has been popular for several years and allows needlewomen to create something new on the basis of the outdated and outdated. The second life of old things sometimes implies their complete transformation.

For example, patches of old trousers, sweaters and cardigans, selected according to texture, will be useful for making a patchwork bedspread. From worn jeans, by steaming a few seams, you can make an excellent skirt, a shirt will become a wonderful tunic or an elongated blouse.

Furniture and interior items can be processed and decorated using various techniques (decoupage, craquelure), which will give them a unique and unique look.

Various ideas allow you to use old suitcases, giving them the look of mini-lockers or chairs; a non-tunable piano that would make great bookshelves; tennis rackets converted into wall mirrors; and even a broken garden rake, which would make a great glass holder.

Inspiration and desire make it possible to shed the life of any thing, successfully fitting the alteration into the living space. It is important to remember that change is always for the better. You should not regret and cling to memories, because new things bring good luck and purity of thinking, and this is the main thing!