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Decluttering idea...
Feb. 7th, 2013 12:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
twigletzoneJust thought I'd share a good idea I had before Christmas that's definitely been helping me keep up with the decluttering.
I have mental health problems, so I don't always have the energy to tackle big tasks - some days I don't even have enough spoons left to decide which job to do first. I find it frustrating that I grind to a halt completely once I stop, though, so I took a piece of advice I've heard for mental health sufferers: spend some time when you *are* feeling OK on making life easier for when you're *not*.
Just before New Year I took a jar and filled it with slips of paper on which I've written things like "Give one item of clothing to charity" or "Get rid of one kitchen gadget/utensil/aged item of food that I'm not using". And there are a few surprise ones in there too like "Have a nice hot bath" or "Eat some chocolate"! Whenever I've got a day when I have the time to do a decluttering job but not enough mental whatsname to think up what, I can just dip into the jar and come up with something quick and simple that makes me feel I've achieved something. So far it's working great :)
I have mental health problems, so I don't always have the energy to tackle big tasks - some days I don't even have enough spoons left to decide which job to do first. I find it frustrating that I grind to a halt completely once I stop, though, so I took a piece of advice I've heard for mental health sufferers: spend some time when you *are* feeling OK on making life easier for when you're *not*.
Just before New Year I took a jar and filled it with slips of paper on which I've written things like "Give one item of clothing to charity" or "Get rid of one kitchen gadget/utensil/aged item of food that I'm not using". And there are a few surprise ones in there too like "Have a nice hot bath" or "Eat some chocolate"! Whenever I've got a day when I have the time to do a decluttering job but not enough mental whatsname to think up what, I can just dip into the jar and come up with something quick and simple that makes me feel I've achieved something. So far it's working great :)
