After I moved in with my boyfriend, I helped him declutter
several spaces in the house. The pantry was relieved of boxed and canned goods,
some of which had expired 3 years before. The hall closet was cleared of
expired medicines, and organized to make it easier to find things.
My Challenge
Eight months later, the hall closet needed another going
over. I wanted to check for medicines that had expired since the previous clean
out, and I wanted to further declutter and organize things better.
One thing, however, challenged me. Air diffusers. For some
reason I had trouble releasing them, even though we use a different brand
around the house. I was stumped as to why I had so much trouble with these. We
don't use them, I hadn't even looked for one of them to use, they would require
a different brand refill if we wanted to use them AND if I threw them out, they
would be easy and inexpensive to replace.
What was my block?
They weren't mine.
I hadn't made the choice to purchase them, and I wasn't sure
if he wanted to use them again.
This is important to remember. It is hard to declutter
another person's things because you don't know how they feel. Even if they say
“get rid of all my old t-shirts” there may be one in there that they want to
keep. The criteria they may have for choosing what to keep and what to release
is not mine.
The person the items belong to needs to be involved in the.
This may mean that half of a closet is decluttered and organized while the
other half isn't, but it is better than getting rid of items someone else
treasured. (And chances are, once the other person sees how the other half
looks, they want the same results for their things!)
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