Spring cleaning? Do not forget to save your devices

Does a clean room in 2019 benefit if your applications, emails, and photos are messy? Australian Marie Kondo does not believe that.

Sally Flower, the first Australian to be trained in the KonMari Method (the cleaning technique used by Netflix 'organization sensation, Marie Kondo), calls us to keep our gear in this spring cleaning season.

"Digital disorganization is very important," said Flower. "Do not subscribe to emails that encourage you to buy. [Do] Same with subscribers: If there's someone on Instagram or Twitter or LinkedIn who does not feel bad about you, even if you do not follow him, you have this is also the goal to erase 20 photos per day or one or two weeks. "

Flower, who runs the regular Declutter workshops, said spring cleaning is more popular than ever this year, but few know how to get started.

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"You have to have a plan, and you have to have a why," she says. "Something like" I want my kids to play "or" I want people to come for dinner "or" I do not want to clean before I go to bed "is a bit more emotional than I want a home."

Is there an interest in a clean room if your applications, emails and photos are messy? The Australian Marie Kondo does not say so in 2019. Picture credits: Shutterstock

I have my "why" and now?

In order to reduce the enormous amount of work, Flower proposes to divide the room by categories and not by rooms.

"Start with an article, like clothes or books," she says. "The reason is that the ability of the brain to make a decision is much more effective when you focus on a single object: do not open a complete cabinet and order, or you'll be confused."

Now: Enter the term "spark of joy" that has made Marie Kondo so popular.

"If you come to the smallest things, you want to ask why I keep that, does that increase my value in my life, do I feel guilty if I throw it away?" she said, "If it does not suit your why, you have to come back to it."

Common mistakes

It may seem that there is no such thing as a bad way to clean in the spring, but Ms. Flower sees the same mistakes every year.

"You have to be in a positive empty room," she says. "If you're angry or tired, you'll get rid of the things you did not want."

Another mistake is not to give you time. "I recommend five hours," she says. "You do not want to spend every spring hour waking up and washing the cupboards, you want to be vigilant."

But the last thing Mrs. Flower asks you to do is shake your hands when you're done cleaning.

"I think the key is that you have to change after cleaning the spring

Every spring cleaning should be a better life, so you do not have to do it every 12 months when you're done, try to keep the tables clean, do not buy so much and do not just fill one empty space with more things. "

Three quick cleaning tips

If your time is short, try these tips for immediate impact.

Clean your windows

Feng Shui states that cleaning windows is a way to open your eyes to the world, Flower said. "Simply cleaning the windows and cobwebs will give you more light."

Talk a ride

It may sound easy, but go through all the rooms in the house and throw away everything you do not need. "Items deserve to be used and loved, and if you do not, donate," says Flower.

Break the blinds

Opening the front door and the back door of your home can make an energetic difference.

"Open your blinds, take fresh flowers and let them up in the air," says Flower. "It will get rid of this warm and stagnant winter energy."

Stay green

While it may be tempting to simply eliminate the mess in your home, it is better to let your disposable items "bring joy" to another's life.

"You have to clear things up," she says. "Selling clothes is a way out of landfills It's important to donate There are many recycling centers that use old paint, old equipment, large plastic caps, extra, and reclaiming the components of your recycling center is more crucial Importance."

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