choose 3 songs you will listen to while you clean, and tell yourself that you only need to clean for those 3 songs. I am normally surprised by how much I am able to get done in such a short amount of time.
When taking something off a hanger don’t leave the hanger on the rack pressed between clothes - you will never find it again. Put it somewhere that is easy to find so you can rehang quickly.
Mar 17, 2024
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Especially right at the end or the beginning of an year. It brings foward that feeling of starting fresh, and the joy of rethinking your relationship with your clothes.
The classic system always works best as well.
Section by section take everything out, divide by what will be kept, donated, or recycled - there should be a few collecting points where you live. I also started two other piles, the ones that just need repair and a few I'll try trading or giving to a friend.
This time I helped my mom with hers and did a full closet shopping with her clothes. 💃
Jan 11, 2025
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5 minutes works for my two bed apartment, if you have a big house idk give it 10?
& i’m just talkin like, put ur shoes away, hang up a coat, etc. this is not a deep dive.
even better if you put “tidy” on your to-do list so you can check it off, cha-ching!
Mar 19, 2024
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i like doing this sometimes because instead of being a chore it's an artistic activity. silly but it allows me to take a step away from the fear that i am unclean in essence, because i'm no longer playing myself so there's nothing to prove or avoid.
also: telling myself i only have to put away 10 items or clean for 5 minutes (instead of telling myself to clean the entire apartment) makes it much easier to convince myself to start, and i usually end up getting much more done once i'm in the zone.
Mar 17, 2024
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I never understood what it meant to meditate till I looked into ”mindfulness meditation” — realized I get into meditative states often and didnt realize it’s part of a practice- its impossible to “empty” the mind - but being aware of what is pulling your attention can be the first step to being present -
Mar 22, 2024
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annie lord - silly, funny, a really beautiful exhale
abe - not quite a breakdown of relationship- but a good story about desperation and companionship
Mar 1, 2024