Getting Rid of Clutter is a Big Deal

@franxav (13622)
India
January 19, 2024 8:44am CST
May be it is my minimalistic habit or is it hopeful habit that I don't throw away old dress, old plates, cups , saucers. Old bags, broken chairs, discarded mobile phones, tape music players and two- in- one with transistor radios are still there in my store room. Somehow , I have a thought that any of these things can be of reuse. For example, I think I can give some of these old clothes to a poor person. One of these pullovers can keep a person warm through this cold winter.. I can use a broken chair to keep a flower pot on it. Who knows one of these old mobile phones or rape music system may be a curiosity in an exhibition. And so I have gathered a lot of such " valuables" in my computer room and in the space under the staircase. But , I was apparently compelled to get rid of a lot of clutter in the first month of 2024. I burnt some if it , some I sold to the " bhanga toota" collector ( broken goods collector). I got the old torn cotton mattresses repaired. The broken chairs have found some respectable place in the flower garden . I have some iron goods which can be sold out to the collector. Some collectors do make money out of this business. By the end of this month I hope to make my house lighter and cleaner.
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7 responses
@just4him (307136)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Jan
I'm glad you're decluttering and selling some things to collectors.
@sarik1 (6783)
21 Jan
I always donate to my NGO where i work . i am teacher in NGO.
• Philippines
20 Jan
I was thinking the same thing. But I might do it little by little.
@JudyEv (326127)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jan
When I decluttered in a big way, I found it made me feel a lot better although I'm not really sure why.
• Nairobi, Kenya
19 Jan
I do decluttering few times a year
@Rimps85 (1105)
• India
19 Jan
Last month I wanted to donate few old clothes & came across some NGO (that's what they claim to be)...and I was surprised to find that I've to pay them "pick-up fees" in order to get the stuffs collected from my doorstep...I mean, is that fair at all!!
@snowy22315 (170464)
• United States
19 Jan
I find it hard to get rid of clutter.