Spring Cleaning

Why Need more space. Don’t have, can’t afford, more space. Clutter drains energy. Wasting time, can’t find stuff. Safety hazard. Health hazard. Others have better use for your idle stuff.

Need more space.

Don’t have, can’t afford, more space.

Clutter drains energy.

Wasting time, can’t find stuff.

Safety hazard.

Health hazard.

Others have better use for your idle stuff.

Approach USEFUL DON’T WANT USELESS STILL WANT Throw It Away Pack it into boxes/bags. Throw it away at proper places. Give It Away Pack it into boxes/bags. Find potential beneficiaries. Consider selling it. Last resort - throw it away. Archive It Pack it into boxes/bags. Store it away. Review later if still wanted. Retain It Find a place for it. Consider archiving it.

Principles Choose an area to start. Proceed systematically. Rest but do not stop until task is done. Rid stuff beyond its shelf-life. Be discriminating and ruthless ridding your stuff. We don’t need that many momentos.

Choose an area to start.

Proceed systematically.

Rest but do not stop until task is done.

Rid stuff beyond its shelf-life.

Be discriminating and ruthless ridding your stuff.

We don’t need that many momentos.

Ingredients Uninterrupted block of time. Bucket, water, cloth, broom, dust-pan, vacuum cleaner. Garbage/plastic bags, boxes, containers. Scissors, blade, scotch-tape, string. Music, company, etc.

Uninterrupted block of time.

Bucket, water, cloth, broom, dust-pan, vacuum cleaner.

Garbage/plastic bags, boxes, containers.

Scissors, blade, scotch-tape, string.

Music, company, etc.

Remember We come with nothing. We will leave with nothing. Are our stuffs that important? Stuff don’t make us happy. Much less the pursuit thereof. Relationships matter more. Strive for contentment. More is not necessarily good. Avoid consumerism. You’ll also save money. Stuff has a post-acquisition cost. Time, money and energy to maintain it, archive it and eventually throwing it away. Are these all worth it? Simplify your life. Think before acquiring. Acquire only keepers, not doodads. When in doubt, don’t acquire. Put things back where they should be. Spring-clean regularly.

We come with nothing. We will leave with nothing. Are our stuffs that important?

Stuff don’t make us happy. Much less the pursuit thereof. Relationships matter more.

Strive for contentment. More is not necessarily good. Avoid consumerism. You’ll also save money.

Stuff has a post-acquisition cost. Time, money and energy to maintain it, archive it and eventually throwing it away. Are these all worth it?

Simplify your life.

Think before acquiring. Acquire only keepers, not doodads. When in doubt, don’t acquire.

Put things back where they should be.

Spring-clean regularly.