We sell old things. How to update an old mirror

1. Hopelessly damaged things. Stained shirts, stretchy T-shirts, and moth-eaten sweaters don't belong in your closet. Why keep something that you are unlikely to wear at least once?

2. Clothes that don't fit you. The reason, I think, is clear.

3. Old shoes. If it can be brought into a divine form, do it. Couples that are not recoverable are sent to the trash.

4. Worn underwear. When the bra is no longer able to support the chest properly, it's time to replace it with a new one. It's embarrassing to talk about torn underpants - put them in the trash, that's all.

5. Stockings and tights with puffs or holes. Yes, yes, they can still be sewn up and worn under jeans or trousers. Either sew it up at last, or get rid of obviously useless things.

6. Leaky socks. It's the same as in the previous paragraph: sew it up or throw it away - it's up to you, so long as the socks do not continue to lie idle.

7. Jewelry that has lost its former appearance. With jewelry, everything is clear: a broken lock, a torn chain or a dropped rhinestone are quite good reasons to throw away a bracelet or necklace. Jewelry should not be scattered, it is better to give them for repair.

8. Old holiday dresses. Do you think there is a good chance that you will someday wear the outfit that you shone in at high school prom? If the dress is in good condition, try to sell it. If not, well, even with such things one must be able to say goodbye.

9. Shabby bags. And there are wallets. Agree, the chance that you will one day decide to go out with a worn out bag is zero.

10. Old bathing suits and swimming trunks. Say goodbye without regret to all stretched and faded pieces.

11. Spare buttons for clothes you no longer wear. After all, what are you going to do with a set of completely different buttons?

Cosmetics and personal care

12. Old cosmetics. First, since you haven't used it yet, it's unlikely that you'll ever need this eye shadow, lip gloss, or foundation. Second, they have an expiration date. When it came to an end, it's time to say goodbye to the product.

13. Dried nail polish. Even if you dilute it with a special liquid, it still cannot be compared with fresh. Throw away without hesitation.

14. Eau de toilette samples. Why save them if you don't like the scent?

15. Samplers of cosmetics. Either use it or throw it away, there is no middle ground.

16. Old toiletries. A bald toothbrush and a cracked soap dish are not something that should be carefully stored for many years.

17. Stretched hair bands. Here is good news for connoisseurs of rubber bands-telephone wires: bathe the rubber bands in boiling water, they will be as good as new.

18. Invisible hairpins. Shake out the drawer with cosmetics or the box where you store jewelry, you will surely find a few hairpins there. Since you do not use them, then there is no point in storing them.

19. Almost finished cosmetics and household chemicals. There is a little money left on the bottom, it seems like it’s time to throw it away, but the toad is strangling. Give the toad a fitting rebuff and send almost empty bottles and jars to the trash can.

Food and kitchen utensils

20. Spoiled products. Will you eat them? So no one will, so feel free to send the old-timers of your refrigerator to the trash can.

21. Old spices and seasonings. Like other products, they have . When it comes to an end, it's time for the spices to leave your kitchen cabinet.

22. Unnecessary circles. Throw away those with cracks and chips, and take the whole ones that you don’t use for some reason to work. They will definitely come in handy there.

23. Old sponges for washing dishes. By the way, they should be changed regularly, and this should be done before the sponge starts to smell.

24. Pots and pans with scratched non-stick coatings. What's the point of this cover when only one name is left of it?

25. Empty jars and jars. Why keep them at all is not clear. Apparently, in the hope that someday all this will come in handy. Let's be honest, did it come in handy at least once? If not, goodbye, jars!

26. Kitchen utensils you don't use. Give a completely new one to friends, throw out the used one.

27. Food containers you don't use. And at the same time, those that have lost their former appearance - the lid cracked, for example.

28. Assorted dishes. Once upon a time there was a tea couple, then the cup broke, but the saucer survived - or vice versa. It seems nothing terrible, but using such dishes is not very pleasant. So it's time to send her to rest.

29. Broken kitchen utensils. And again: you can use them, but not very pleasant. So why keep it?

Housing

30. Old towels with stains or holes. It is frankly unpleasant to wipe yourself with them, so throw them away without hesitation.

31. Worn bed linen. If it just faded, that's all right, but torn sheets and duvet covers are a direct road to a landfill.

32. Shabby rugs from the bathroom and hallway. Their life was already not easy, why prolong suffering?

33. Old pillows. Still, they are no longer as plump and soft as before.

34. Extra hangers. Leave as much as you need to hang clothes and the rest in the trash.

35. Unnecessary flower vases. Give away, sell or dispose of them in any other way.

36. Trinkets. A figurine of a pig, presented to you on the occasion of the onset of the year of this animal, is appropriate once every 12 years. Release the pig to freedom, do not torture. Souvenirs from travels and fridge magnets will make her an excellent company.

37. Christmas decorations that do not please. A garland where several light bulbs do not burn, a glass ball that, instead of a factory fixture, is held on a cunningly curved wire - do not turn the Christmas tree into an exhibition of junk.

38. Broken electronics and household appliances. If you still haven't fixed it, then you don't really need it.

39. Spare parts for furniture. Gather up all those parts and screws that seem to multiply by fission and throw them straight into the trash can.

waste paper

40. Old checks and bills. Since the warranty period has ended, it means that there is no point in saving the check. But utility bills should be kept at a minimum.

41. School and university textbooks. You probably won't need them. Give them to the library, so there will be at least some use from the books. And you can throw out the notes with a clear conscience.

42. Postcards and invitations to weddings. If they are dear to you as a memory, leave them, but it makes no sense to keep a stack of postcards with on-duty wishes for happiness and health.

43. Newspapers and magazines. Including those that you wrote out at school for foreign language lessons. You never know, suddenly you still keep them.

44. Discount cards for stores you don't go to. It is logical: if you don’t go, then you don’t use cards.

45. Discount coupons that have expired. They won't give you a discount anyway.

46. ​​Junk from the mailbox. Catalogs of amazing products, flyers with discounts from the nearest store, and similar printed materials should be stored where they belong: in the trash can.

47. Instructions for assembling furniture. It is unlikely that you regularly disassemble and reassemble a closet or chest of drawers.

48. Guides. Why save paper brochures when you can use electronic versions of guides?

49. Children's drawings. Whether it's your creations or your children's drawings, it's hard to let go. Pull yourself together and leave only those that you like the most.

50. Duplicate photos. In case you do not trust cloud storage and prefer to store printed pictures in photo albums. And with the clouds you are in vain, they are much more convenient.

51. Old diaries. Since they lie dead weight with you, throw them out already - and that's it.

Miscellaneous little things

52. Boxes from household appliances. The very ones that are kept by thrifty citizens on cabinets. When the warranty period ends, the boxes should be sent to the trash can.

53. Expired drugs. It is unlikely that any comments are needed here.

54. Old mobile phones. Is your nostalgia for bygone times so strong that you can still keep it, which are unlikely to ever turn on?

55. Unnecessary smartphone accessories. Sooner or later you still have to get rid of them, so why put it off until later?

56. Dried flowers. Get rid of sentimentality and throw out those dustbins.

57. Old stationery. Stickers, dry markers and pens, folders for papers, and all that.

58. Wires are unknown from what. Everything is simple here: if you know exactly why this cable is needed, and at least sometimes use it for its intended purpose, let it live. The rest should disappear from your house.

59. Old CDs and DVDs. Music that you no longer listen to, computer programs that you are unlikely to ever use, movies that you have watched more than once ... Why do you need all this?

60. Souvenirs from promotions. Suppose they handed you a T-shirt, where the logo of a milk producer flaunts across the chest. Will you wear it? No, right?

61. Gifts you don't use. Or the ones you just don't like. Give them to people who will appreciate the gifts at their true worth.

62. Used batteries. Hand them over for recycling, there is probably a collection point for batteries and accumulators in your city.

63. Toys for animals. Of course, those to which your pet is indifferent. It is unlikely that he will ever change his mind and decide that a mouse on wheels or a squeaky rubber chicken is the dream of his life.

64. Board games where there are not enough details. They won't be able to play well.

65. Wrinkled bows and ribbons for gift wrapping. Since they have lost their former appearance, then it is not worth decorating a gift with them.

66. Small coins. However, you can not throw them away, but put them in a piggy bank. A decent amount will be typed - exchange it at the bank.

Order in the house is order in the head, so make it a rule to arrange such cleaning from time to time. By the way, what would you add to this list?

How and why should you get rid of old things?

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 of clean air, but also (according to Feng Shui) qi (life) energy. You can relate to the very philosophy of Feng Shui in different ways, but you cannot deny the negative impact of junk in the house on the health of the household. 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” are a source of 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 dry-clean carpets, and home cleaning (even the most thorough) does not clean the carpet base 100 percent. What can we say about the walls hung with Soviet carpets - the toxins of modern cities are absorbed into 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 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 the heart), we 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 are captured - 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.

Our ancestors recognized themselves as descendants of the Gods. Each Slovene-Russian considered his body to be the Temple of the Spirit of the Creator - the Family of the Most High. The conductor of His Light. Therefore, the body and soul of the Russian have always been clean - it was a sin to walk among people dirty and untidy, both bodily and mentally. This was the reason for the ridicule of the surrounding relatives. Therefore, the body and soul have long been cleansed in the bath and in other ways.

Ancestors have always been very fond of and respectful of their things: clothes, shoes, handicrafts, etc. Firstly, because they were the fruit, as a rule, of long and hard work, and a part of the human soul was invested in them. And, secondly, because things, having been in contact with people for a long time, became filled with the divine power of Alive (life) and acquired awareness.

Therefore, the ancestors considered all the things around them made by hands, living and thinking. They talked to things, thanked them for their help in various matters.

There is an egregor of things - the world of things in our opinion. The world of things can both help a person and harm him. It all depends on how a person treats things: consumerism or love.

In order for the world of things to help, two rules must be observed:

1. Bought, exchanged or received as a gift a thing - use it for its intended purpose.
2. If you don’t use the thing for a year, sell it, donate it and dispose of it.

To use a thing means to consciously or unconsciously exchange the Living with it. In the East, Living is called Prana, Qi. She is a Goddess, you can communicate with her. Since things are alive, one must learn to feel which of them give strength and which take it away.

You should properly get rid of things that have never been used during the year, they take up space at home and take away strength. You can’t throw things away, you have to either donate them, sell them, or bury them in the ground or burn them, otherwise they are offended and take away power.

In addition, if you throw away an old worn thing, then it will go to the landfill and a lot of Alive (life force-energy), which will decompose for several years along with the thing. And this is already similar to a strong damage that, out of ignorance, a person imposes on himself.

The ancestors knew all this very well, therefore they did not take dirty linen out of the hut. All rubbish, all old things were basically burned in the furnace. At the same time, since the fabric was expensive, clothes from it were used to the last, as they say. They altered, passed on by inheritance in chests. They made protective dolls and rugs from completely tattered clothes. And only then honestly worked out their dolls and rugs were burned, released into the Nav (subtle world) the souls of the fabrics and all the negative accumulated on them.

Traditionally, four times a year, at each Equinox and Solstice, a ceremony is performed during which old things are burned on a cleansing fire.

If the negative accumulates earlier, then you can burn things at any time. We usually do it in the country. But you can burn it anywhere, including in the stove in your house or bathhouse. It is best to do this on the waning Moon, then the Moon additionally helps to remove the negative.

In nature, in the summer, it is advisable to make a fire in a metal barrel, or on stones, logs or a metal sheet, so as not to burn Mother Earth. It is better to choose a site specifically so that the grass and bushes do not accidentally catch fire. It is very good to do this near a lake or a river. Nothing will burn there.

I have been burning since 1999. In addition to recycling things, personal purification also occurs when you ask, “Father Fire, cleanse me.” At this moment, there is a purification of the three kingdoms inside: gold (head), copper (chest) and silver (stomach). After that, you always better find a way out of difficult situations, and you reach a new level of spiritual growth and social recognition.

You can talk with fire, breathe and wash yourself with it. You can say: “Father Fire, Semargl Ognebozhich, all the evil that someone has done to me voluntarily or unwittingly, consciously or unconsciously, take it from me, from my spouse, from children, from parents (father-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law ), with brothers and sisters. Also, please take away everything bad from the apartment (house). At your request, the fire begins to draw everything bad out of the apartment or house: quarrels, illnesses, envy, evil eye, damage, etc. Everything will burn beautifully.

You can also utter your illness, misfortune and other evil on your clothes, and burn it. Rotate the hand with the thing clockwise, and say: "As a thread is spun from a tow, so my illness passes to this thing." Then tie the thing in a knot and send it to the fire. Keep in mind the image that the knot ties the disease into the thing. In this case, it is necessary to ensure that the whole thing burns to the ground.

Similarly, you can take the thing of a sick relative, transfer his illness to it, and also burn it.

From experience, along with our old and children's things and shoes, we burn necessarily accumulated hair and nails, as well as all extra cardboard and paper, including the one on which Easter eggs were made. Pysanka is a method of cleansing writing, when a person writes out some of his troubles, illnesses, fears on paper. We write Easter eggs on office drafts.

We pronounce our pains, troubles and illnesses both on clothes and on the Nedol doll. We make this doll periodically for one of the children. Doll Nedol must be burned to the ground. So everything bad goes to Nav. We also burn the old protective dolls, let their souls go free in Nav.

Let's add from ourselves: it will be just great if Russian women and girls burn all their mini-skirts and blouses with an open navel. This will make them much healthier, stronger and more prolific. Keepers of Russian traditional culture constantly emphasize that strong families and healthy children are found where a woman protects her charms from prying eyes: her stomach, genitals, etc.

A small life hack in the end: how to dispose of old unused things, so you need to constantly clean your computer and phone from unnecessary files - the technique starts to work better. After all, any information has the ability to both fill with power and take it away. Unused information takes away power.

In conclusion, we will clarify some of the subtleties of the ceremony:

1. When you perform a ceremony in nature, you must definitely agree with the spirit of the place. Explain to him why you came. It is advisable to put some kind of requirement: bread, a pie, a pancake, honey, an apple, coins. If there is nothing with you, then simply spit on the four cardinal points with words of gratitude.
2. Before burning, the fire also needs to be put into the fire: it is enough to pour unrefined sunflower oil.
3. After burning, be sure to thank the spirit of the place with words (bow with your right hand at the heart on 4 sides) and fire for help in cleansing.
4. Old clothes and shoes can be either burned or buried in the ground.
5. During the solstices and equinoxes, something from clothing is necessarily burned, and all the troubles, illnesses, and black magic that have accumulated in the family are slandered on the thing.
6. Things that a person wore during a serious illness or injury are burned with a slander on them of illness-injury and tying a knot.
7. Things bought and worn in an unhappy marriage, after a divorce, are burned with a slander on them of all family misfortunes and tying a knot. Also, especially for a woman, it is good to cut her hair, which, with all family misfortunes being slandered at them, is also burned in the fire. All photos, if no children were born in the marriage, are also better to burn. After that, new hair grows without the energy of trouble, and new clothes are bought, which will create conditions for entering a happier life. True, it will also be necessary to purify the soul through Easter eggs, spiritual conversation and other folk methods. And be filled with new strength through expanding the circle of acquaintances, traveling, communicating with nature and kind people.
8. If a seriously ill or unfortunate person has died, then it is better to burn all his worn things. It is also desirable to burn the mattress (with a wooden bed) on which he slept - this is the passage to the dark Nav, which must be closed by burning at the stake.
9. It is better to burn unnecessary things on an aging moon.
10. We must try not to fall under the smoke from burning old things, especially those spoken.
11. After the ceremony, it is advisable to take a shower and wash off the possible remnants of negative energy.
12. Polyethylene, plastic and other similar materials must not be burned in a cleansing fire. But clothes and shoes made of synthetic materials can be burned in a fire. But in the stove clothes and shoes made of synthetics cannot be burned.

Sergey Lazarev
Educational club "Zemun"

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Life has become boring, monotonous, luck is not on your side, financial problems have appeared or you cannot meet your soul mate? In this case, take a look around: if at home you are surrounded by old things that have not been used for a long time, but, as a rule, it’s a pity to throw them away, then this may be the reason for all the failures.

Very often, in order to let something new into the house, you just need to get rid of the old. Do you want to learn how to throw away old things in order to attract new and good things into your life? Then read our today's publication on the website "Dream House" and be sure to try to put these tips into practice.

Why you need to periodically throw away old things

According to Feng Shui, old things littering the house prevent the free circulation of qi energy, as a result, energy blocks are created both in the house itself and in its residents. That is why there is a feeling of poor health, failures, dissatisfaction with oneself and one's life. In such a house, one does not want to do anything, apathy, laziness manifests itself, it is even difficult to breathe in it, and things seem to put pressure on the brain, provoking the appearance of negative thoughts.

Ideally, qi energy should look into every corner of the house, filling it and the people living in it with new vitality, giving happiness, health, peace of mind, and financial well-being. When all the corners are occupied with some kind of rubbish or unnecessary things, then the energy does not even get into these places. One has only to take and throw away something from old things, as the situation begins to change.

How to get rid of old things: where to start

As a rule, throwing away old things starts with cabinets, but no one bothers to start, for example, with “cleaning out”, a loggia, a pantry. Better yet, first get rid of unnecessary bulky things, for example, a worn-out soft sofa or a crumbling chest of drawers, which no one will repair. In addition, bed bugs and other insects that are dangerous to humans can live in old upholstered furniture. So let's get started...

Balconies and loggias

On the balcony, find all the rubbish that was folded in case it “suddenly comes in handy,” but for six months, a year or more, you didn’t even touch it. Look what is hidden in the boxes, old suitcases and - for sure, there is also something to throw away, if not all! By the way, if you don’t need a suitcase either, then you can also safely throw it away, the only exceptions can be those.

What else from the unnecessary can be found on the balcony? Look for junk in tool boxes, as a rule, there may be some parts that you planned to “return” to the place, fix something, but never did, especially if that thing is no longer used, the part from which is stored.

In general, a balcony or a loggia is best used not for or unnecessary trash, but as a place to relax, or to equip a greenhouse there,.

Pantry

This is another place that can be simply littered with rubbish. If you decide to throw away old things, then you need to start looking for them in the pantry.

Feel free to throw away broken equipment stored in the pantry, for example, old or which you will no longer repair, but kept in case “what if I decide”.

If food is stored in a pantry room or closet, they need to be checked for freshness: old preservation can be safely thrown away; you also need to check bulk products and make sure that “living creatures” do not start in them; there is no place for rotten vegetables.

Take away everything that you do not use, repair shelves, cabinets, doors if they are broken somewhere, glue torn wallpapers, refresh the walls and the door with new paint. The pantry after such cleaning must be ventilated.

Cabinets and drawers

There is probably nothing harder than throwing away clothes and shoes, especially if they really suit you, still like it or remind you of some event. Clothes and shoes, like no other things, “remember” your energy, therefore, before throwing old things out of the closets, wash and dry them, wipe the shoes with a damp cloth. Things that are no longer suitable for anything are even advised to be burned. Everything old that has accumulated on things, especially bad things, should neither return to you nor pass on to others. Therefore, either wash it off or destroy it!

You have probably already heard that you need to throw away things that have not been worn for six months, but here everything is individual, depending on the situation or at your discretion. You can throw away everything old in one fell swoop, but it happens that your hand does not rise, then the way out will be to learn how to throw away old things one at a time, gradually, day after day ...

In addition to cabinets, also check chests of drawers, ottomans, and sofas. What is stored in the built-in storage boxes in your bed? If these are bedding, then everything is in order, but if there are “trunks” with old things, throw them away mercilessly!

There are a lot of small drawers in furniture sets for the hallway, in children's walls, and even in. They need to be checked for any unnecessary trifles: checks, receipts, loose-leaf records, old magazines and newspapers, broken pencils or discarded pens, etc. Do you still feel sorry for throwing away all these old things? Believe me, without them your life will be better!

Kitchen

Another place to accumulate unnecessary things in an apartment or house is the kitchen. Here's how to get rid of junk in the kitchen:

• First of all, you need to find all the chipped dishes, plates or cups with cracks, teapots and sugar bowls with broken handles - we shamelessly throw all this into the trash, without regret.
• Old, unnecessary and terrible utensils that you have not used for a long time are also waiting to be thrown away.
• Next, you need to throw away worn-out kitchen textiles - towels, an apron, replacing it all with new and clean ones.
• Walk through the lockers where bulk products, cereals are stored, clean everything and put things in order.
• Remove everything from kitchen cabinets that does not belong there.
• Check cutlery, and all kinds of appliances. Feel free to throw away all those that have lost their appearance, lost their functionality, broken down or tritely require replacement.

Also hold a regular and each time throw away unnecessary things so that it is as spacious, fresh and clean as possible.

What things should not be thrown away

• antiques that cost decent money;
• things in good condition that can be sold;
• things from which you can make crafts, interior decor (provided that you really do this, and not just dream of starting);
• things that will be useful in the country (here without fanaticism, so that EVERYTHING is not accidentally useful!);
• children's things and toys that can be passed on to someone “by inheritance”.

Many people really need to learn how to throw away old things without hesitation and not be sorry. Sometimes it is very difficult, but the result is worth it! When we get rid of the old, something new will certainly come into our life, and it will certainly be pure and positive. Good luck getting rid of the trash!

If you store absolutely everything and do not throw anything away, then gradually the house (or office) will be filled with books, boxes, folders, disks, clothes, paintings, dishes and household appliances of various degrees of prescription, working and not. All this will sooner or later be dumped in such a mess that all the rooms will look like after the invasion of bandits who were looking for treasures.

Why keep everything?
So why keep all this? - you ask. Surely, each of us more than once caught himself thinking: “ Maybe someday I'll need this thing again". If it is in working condition (regardless of the statute of limitations), it can be used for its intended purpose (it does not matter that this is already the fiftieth folder for papers or the twentieth cardboard box), and if not, this part can later be screwed out to that and and so on (it’s convenient to inflate the barbecue with the back of a broken chair, if you shake it hard enough, great-grandmother’s iron, which was heated on the stove, serves as a wonderful press for a bucket of sauerkraut, and many people manage to use cast-iron circles from an old bar as coasters for pots on gas stove). Over time, "chronic non-throwing" simply becomes a habit.

When we started accumulating
Careful accumulation of all things that were ever in use, has become widespread, oddly enough, only in the last fifty years. Many use basements and attics in the country for these purposes, many use mezzanines and built-in closets in the apartment, and some even use their own offices. Perhaps this is somehow related to the ups and downs of the economic situation, but most likely the reason lies in a fundamental change in the mentality of people.

Something that's hard to throw away
The decision to get rid of the old thing is made once and for all, and it is sometimes hard to accept. Perhaps the thing reminds you of something or someone from your past. Sometimes an emotional connection with this subject, memories that can come flooding back. when we accidentally stumble upon it every time, they don’t allow us to simply throw it out of our lives, or maybe, moving obsolete junk to a landfill, you catch yourself thinking that time is running out. Memorabilia from the past are important, but still, you should not keep a box from a music (long gone) CD that was given to you by a fan at school.

Measure half
Just throw away or donate to charity half of what you keep and you will see that life will become much easier for you. To get started, go through all the rooms and carefully look where everything is, then slowly choose what you think can be queued for “ejection”. Perhaps you missed something! Indeed, such a decision requires great courage, organization and several attempts.

Regardless of whether you decide to dismantle the closet, mezzanine or pantry, set yourself the goal of getting rid of at least half of the things within the next 30 days. And this does not mean at all that you need to drag everything to the trash. Take part in the collection of donations for children from orphanages and nursing homes, fire victims, hospices, or simply distribute things to the families of poor people from your locality, whom you may know personally.

Disposal principles
When deciding whether to get rid of this or that thing, ask yourself the question: “Did I take this thing in my hands at least once in the last year?” Moreover, a positive answer does not mean that you need to save (you could shift it from place to place in confusion). A negative answer unequivocally means that it is time to part with this thing.

The second question will be: “Does this thing carry any emotional charge for me?” What memories does it evoke in you, is it a family heirloom, do you want to pass it on to your children and grandchildren, can you be proud to show this thing? If you cannot give a clear answer to such questions - feel free to get rid of the thing!

Do not forget that getting rid of things that are no longer needed does not always mean “throw away”. Things that have served their time (if they are still in good condition) can be successfully sold by selling to people who need them more, for example, on the site www.baracholka.ru or www.avito.ru - there are dozens of such sites in Runet.

Just in case
Is it worth it to store things "just in case"? In no case! Even if the first desire is to put this thing in the same place where you took it from, throw it away as soon as possible. This will help you finally overcome the habit of uncontrolled "acquisitiveness".
If you leave something out of habit, throw it away without thinking! In your closet you can find everything: shelves and compartments of different sizes, where you can put or hang clothes, bags, suitcases - everything you need every day and several times a year. But this is not a crypt, which stores not only the remains of ghostly memories, but also real useless trash that no one will ever use.

1. First of all, pull out all the contents. Everything can be organized correctly only by starting from scratch. Take out all the things one by one so that you can touch each of them at least twice: once, pulling it out into the light of God, the second - putting it back or putting it in a pile for deliverance.

2. Divide all your belongings into four parts:
what do you use daily?
What do you use once a week?
What do you take at least once a month?
something you haven't touched in at least a month.

3. Carefully sort out the things that you have not used for a month.
You get two piles:
seasonal things that will come in handy next winter, spring, summer, autumn;
things that are not dependent on the season that you put in the closet and then forgot.

4. Put "forgotten things" in two large boxes.
You will call one box "Give" (or "Sell" - depending on your financial condition and philanthropic qualities) - you will collect in it what it is time to get rid of, but it is well preserved, and your hand does not rise to throw away.

Many young mothers, as the baby grows up, sell through flea market sites those accessories from which he has already grown - a walker, a bottle sterilizer, a deck chair, etc., and with the proceeds they buy the next items the child needs - for example, a piano game table, a bicycle or a large constructor.
You can donate any things that are in working order, but you no longer need things to the poor people in your area, you can contact any charity organization, the church in your street, any organization that helps people in difficult circumstances. Thus, you will not only free up living space in the house, but also be able to help those in need.

By the way, in some countries, for example, in Switzerland, the recycling of old things (or, more simply, their transfer to charity) is mandatory for a special service of the Red Cross. You can’t just throw clothes in a landfill, for example. Moreover, old things will be taken away from you only if they are washed, darned and ironed - that is, they are practically restored to their original form.
Name the second box “Throw away” and put there what is already embarrassing to give to charity. These things have honestly outlived their usefulness, so just dispose of them.

5. Pay attention to "seasonal things" to decide what to leave in the closet and what to move to another place "on demand". If you are a happy owner of a huge built-in closet, you can leave everything like that.
If there is a catastrophic lack of space in the closet, put things that you won’t need for the next few months in boxes or bags and put them somewhere else: in the pantry, in the mezzanine, in the attic, or take them temporarily to the garage. When packing things, you can also use vacuum bags and a special vacuum cleaner that pumps air out of them to save space. So the space occupied by these things will decrease significantly.

6. Now, review those things that you pick up at least once a month and still send some things to the “Give away” and “Throw away” boxes. This step is the most difficult. Pay special attention to objects that you pick up quite often, but only because they interfere with you (for example, to wipe the dust). Think about it, if this is the case, do not hesitate to get rid of such rubbish.

7. To organize the rest of the things you take at least once a month in your closet, start with the items you use the least. Place them in the furthest corner of a cabinet or shelf. Do not throw them at random, but carefully place, hang or lay; in a month you will have to get them again, so make sure they are available to you. Do the same with other things, and the items you use most often should be the easiest to access.

8. Now lay out the things that you use at least once a week, while continuing to put aside the excess in all the same “Give away” and “Throw away” boxes. The rules are the same - be careful and consistent, always remember the "Give away" and "Throw away" boxes.

9. Last but not least, put things you use daily. Do it in such a way that it is not difficult to get them when needed.

10. Repeat this procedure every six months. After reorganizing your storage space, you will be amazed at the number of things you could easily do without, but thought you could not live.

Why is it so important
Leading American management specialist Mark McCormack offers the following real life example: one man has always been successful in investing money in start-up, but potentially successful enterprises. He did not understand the areas of business in which these companies operated, but he could determine with a rare instinct whether this or that enterprise could bring him profit. He explained his success as follows: “I always go into the pantries of those companies in which I am going to invest money. It is not difficult to restore the ideal order in the office, especially if you are expecting a visit from a potential investor. But only by looking at the back rooms can I understand if this company pays enough attention to detail, and whether it is worth investing in it." This man made a fortune with his theory.