Before becoming a organizer, Xiaoxi actually had no idea about storage, discarding and minimalism. Later, after systematically learning storage knowledge, I first came into contact with the life philosophy of Japanese home furnishings, and felt that storage seemed more important than minimalist.
But with more and more practical work in homework, facing various home environments and customer needs, I gradually found that the space itself is more comfortable than "full".
So Xiaoxi gradually tried relatively minimalist methods in his life, not seeking "empty", but must be refreshing.
In less than a year, I found that the space at home has become larger and everything is in order. Even having free space to exercise and drink tea, and no longer bear the negative emotions of crowded space, the emotions have become much more stable. This article will share with you some experiences and methods of minimalist life.
1. Learn to leave without leaving
Although we often mentioned "being without leaving", in fact, it is difficult for everyone to do it. Especially for sorters, they have a mentality of "relying on things and being arrogant".
I always feel that no matter how many items I have, I can take care of them. Even when decorating, I specially made more storage lockers to leave enough storage space for the home.
In actual life, having storage skills does not mean having a comfortable space. As daily necessities always pile up more and more, there is always a feeling of "can't breathe" at home.
, especially some daily necessities and clothes that have been idle for a long time, will face the embarrassment of not knowing how to deal with it every time you organize it.
Until one day I understand one thing, all dispensable items can be processed as "dispensable". Idle home appliances can be hung in the seafood market, and clothes that are not worn can also be donated into recycling boxes. Some of the things that are really broken and useless, and the pieces of useless items can be thrown away boldly.
This way of leaving will make you feel much less guilty. My psychological hint to myself is that they are not discarded, but are just flowing to the hands of those who need it. The method of
allowed me to quickly learn to leave the world. Later, I shared it with my friends around me. They also felt that this method was easier to accept than to directly digdioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudioudi
The closet and home that are properly abandoned exuding new vitality, leaving only the clothes you like and truly practical items, and you will no longer be tied up by old things. It is a magical feeling to gradually return to oneself from outside.
2. In addition to food, no longer over-stocking
1. Just free up space. If the space can remain in a "empty" and "simple" state for a long time, you must also do one thing: buy less. Leaving a space and reducing entry is a very important step.
Now Xiaoxi’s lifestyle habit is that except for food, other items will no longer be over-stocked. After all, in the past two special periods, in order to ensure life, food and medicinal materials have to be stocked up. I no longer stockpile many other consumables.
especially for tissues, toiletries, tea, hand cream, etc., you can buy it after you consume it, so that you can take up less space at home.
In addition, for girls, they also have the habit of stocking up samples of cosmetics and skin care products. Personally, I keep the sample every time and think it can be used when I go out or travel. Actually, I have very few travel times a year, and the sample is expired until I finally took it out.
The current method is to use the sample you give when purchasing skin care products directly and throw it away after using it. There are many small bottles and jars at home.
Live with the elderly and you will also find that the elderly love to stock up on plastic bags and shopping paper bags. The same is true for my elderly. They live very frugally. They live together for less than a month. Once the drawer is opened, the plastic bags will pop out directly.
Later, my method was to use all the trash cans in the house to use the plastic bags you stocked up now. When buying vegetables, I and my family tried to use small shopping carts as much as possible. If you can use less plastic bags, use less. I took one shopping paper bag every time I went to work to hold some snacks and fruits, and I quickly used up all of them.
Drug categories, such as cold medicines, anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, etc., you can prepare some other health care and vitamin tablets. It is not recommended to stock up. Buy it when needed.
There is no habit of over-stocking, and the indoor space will be fresh and clean, and a clean house can truly support people only if you live in a clean house.
3. Keep "one in and out"
For daily necessities, you can not stock up, but it is impossible not to buy them. It is very important to balance cleverly, and the best way is to "one in and out".
This is also the simplest and most efficient way to implement minimalist . When the thinking mode is no longer to stock up or buy, but before "going", it needs to think about "out", things become very clear and clear.
For example, I really wanted to buy a hand cream recently. Before I bought it, I thought I would like to ask for two bottles of hand cream at home and I didn’t use it up, so I couldn’t bear to throw it away. So I calmed down. I didn’t need a hand cream, but consumer psychology was caused by it. The same is true for
including other common items in life. The method of using one-in-one and one-out can control your blind consumption well. While keeping the home simpler, it also reduces the waste of many items because of "loving the new and getting tired of the old".
In addition, every in and out can also help everyone think better, what do they like? Choose a favorite one instead of buying something back and forth.
4. Only classic and basic clothes are selected
In addition to daily necessities, clothes are also a very important part of family expenses. If you want to maintain a minimalist life, the choice of clothes you wear every day is very important.
In the past, Xiaoxi would buy what she liked. Since she tried to leave her two or three times, she has become more and more sober. I found many styles of clothes that I like when I buy, but I will never want to wear them once or twice.
And the body is more selective than our eyes. Some particularly bulky clothes are very stressful to wear on the body, and it will be difficult to take them out of the closet next time.
Some clothes are for keeping up with the trend. They buy whatever is popular now, but the next year they took it out and felt that they couldn't wear it anymore.
After repeated review and separation, I truly understand that simple-cut classic models are the ones that are the least outdated and easy to match.
And these styles will not make any mistakes whether they are at work or going out. They do not seem too grand or cumbersome, and they are also more refreshing. I wear it comfortably and the wardrobe is no longer crowded.
5. Don’t buy discounted things, cheap and useless things
In the process of minimalism and separation, I also found that I used to spend so much money and buy so many useless things.
Especially some items purchased on discounts or when you encounter promotional orders, such as mobile phone cases, mobile phone stands, girls’ hairpins, various accessories, etc. After buying them, take a look and put them aside, you can almost never remember to wear and use them.
Many times, even I don’t know why I bought it at that time? I placed one order after another, but I was happy only when I opened it. Wasted money and occupied the space in the home in vain.
In the minimalist process, I gradually realized that people don’t need that much. The method of throwing it away when used up or losing it when useless consumes resources and money. Even if placed at home, these useless items will still increase the burden of storage and sorting. So the real solution is to stop buying these discounted items and items that are not available at all.
6. Use it for everything and use it for everything and
In the previous part, we also mentioned the method of using it for everything and use it for everything and for some items that can be recycled.
For example, the cooking oil pot at home can be cleaned and used as a rice bucket. Various small bottles, bottles and jars can be cleaned and dried to store grains, etc.
I like this canned glass bottle and Lao Ganma's glass bottle, which is thick and durable. Use hot water to clean to remove odor. After drying, it can be used to store kitchen condiments such as rock sugar, pepper, star anise, etc.
Some clothes with good materials in the house, such as wearing bad wool sweaters and old down jackets, can also be taken apart to make pillowcases and pillow cores. Especially when using down jackets as pillow cores, it is comfortable to use without feeling distressed.
I remember that the elderly at home often say something: I don’t feel sorry for eating, but I feel sorry for ruining it. For example, for food, you won’t feel distressed no matter how much you eat, but it’s very distressing to waste good food.
Items are also the same principle. Use everything to the fullest. If it is used, it can turn waste into treasure. Let the things at home recycle and play their value and significance, and make people feel contented and warm, and feel the happiness you can have.
7. Optimize the housework movement line and reduce unnecessary steps
In addition to the simplicity of the items, housework can also be optimized as much as possible to reduce many unnecessary processes and steps. For example, the common laundry movements of our common laundry lines are in one position, the washing machine is in another position, and the clothes are stored in another position, which makes it difficult to increase the amount of housework.
If possible, it is recommended to consider the housework during decoration, and concentrate the laundry-drying-folding-storage in one location, which can really greatly improve the efficiency of housework.
In addition to various online optimizations, in terms of item storage, you can also try to store nearby, or store according to your family's living habits, which will be easy to pick up and reset easily.
8. Organize in time, without stacking
Finally, while wanting to be minimalist, keep the space clean and tidy, and organize in time. Here are two methods: the house can be clean every day, ① do not save clothes, ② do not pile up housework.
Clean the clothes that the family changes every day in time, which can actually reduce the messiness of the space by half.
Household chores do not accumulate. When cooking, you can wipe the stove clean while it is hot. Keep cleaning the toilet in time on a daily basis, wiping the countertops after washing your face, cleaning your hair while taking a shower, changing the garbage bags in time every day, etc. It takes less than a few minutes, but it can ensure a clean day.
The floor at home can be cleaned once every two days, so you can be spotless. Don’t put any debris under the bed or under the sofa, leaving no blind spots, and it will be more transparent and refreshing.
In other words, you don’t need to wait until one day to do a big cleaning. Long-term accumulation will make the housework too large, and instead will cause resistance and will not be able to take action for a long time. It’s better to clean it up every day, and the house will be bright every day!
Finally, I want to say that after trying minimalism, you will find that the meaning of minimalism is no longer the neatness or discardation of the space. Instead, it artificially reduces the messy atmosphere of the space, reduces the pressure caused by items on people, and weakens people's consumption and attention to items. If you make a more comfortable life, use your spirit, qi and blood on yourself, your life will become easier and easier!
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