Simple Tips for Decluttering Your Things in Spring

供稿：羅亞琪

“斷舍離”是指“斷”掉不需要的物品，“舍”去多余的物品，從而脫“離”對物品的執著，以達到自由的狀態。整理就是“斷舍離”的一種方式。閱讀下文，一起看看有哪些物品整理的技巧吧！

Are you feeling1)boggeddown by too many things? Do your story books and accessories2)overloadthe living room? Many people feel3)overwhelmedby the amount of stuff they have.But it doesn’t have to be that way.With a little bit of organization and planning,you can do spring cleaning and create a more organized and stress-free space.

1.Start early

If you wait until the weekend to start4)decluttering,you’re not going to make too much progress.The best time to start? Right now.The more time you give yourself to declutter,the more thorough you can be with the decluttering process.

2.Give away or donate unwanted items

Decluttering is an important process to go through every once in a while,especially when you have a lot of items you don’t need or use.Not only does it make your home look and feel neater,but it also helps get rid of any negative energy that may remain.You can give away unwanted items and donate items that you no longer need while decluttering makes the process a little bit easier on yourself.

1) boɡɡed [b?ɡd] adj.陷住的

2) overload [???v??l??d] v.超載

3) overwhelmed [???v??welmd] adj.喘不過氣的

4) declutter [di:'kl?t?(r)] v.清理

3.Tackle one room at a time

When you declutter your home,it’s important to5)tackleone room at a time.This will help you stay focused and organized.Start with the room that you use the most or the room that needs the most attention.If you have a lot of clutter,start with smaller areas like your desk or closet.Break down the task into smaller goals,and take your time to make sure each area is clean and organized.

4.Label

The key to decluttering is to keep like items together and to label your boxes well.Write on the box what room it needs to go to in your home.Also,include what types of items are packed in the box.Yes,it takes a little extra time to do this,but you’ll be so thankful that you did once your items are6)relocatedto new space.This helps you find what you need.

5.You don’t have to decide everything now

Spring cleaning is a great7)motivatorfor getting rid of the things you didn’t love or use anyway.Sometimes the stress of trying to declutter every little thing while also dealing with the stress in your study can feel like too much.Don’t overthink each and every little thing.If you’re not sure if something will work,but you really like it,it’s OK to hang on to it.It is possible to over declutter and end up having to buy more than you intended for the new season,so you don’t want to do that,either.

5) tackle [?t?kl] v.處理

6) relocate [?ri?l???ke?t] v.重新放置

7) motivator [?m??t?ve?t?] n.促進因素

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hang on to 抓緊；保留

你是否感到被太多的事情拖住了？你家客廳是否堆積了很多故事書和小飾品？許多人對自己擁有的大量東西不知所措。但一切本來并非如此。你只要稍微安排和計劃一下，比如做個春季大掃除，便可以創造一個更有條理、沒有壓力的空間。

1.盡早開始

如果你等到周末才開始，你的整理不會有太大的改善。最佳開始時間是什么時候？就是現在。留給自己整理的時間越多，你的整理效果就會越徹底。

2.扔掉或捐贈不需要的東西

整理是每隔一段時間就要進行的重要過程，特別是當你有很多不需要或不用的東西時。整理不僅能讓你的家看起來更整潔，還能幫助你擺脫任何可能殘留的負能量。你可以把你不想要或不再需要的東西捐贈出去，這樣整理的過程就會容易一些。

3.一次清理一個房間

當你整理你的家時，一次整理一個房間是很重要的，這將幫助你保持專注和有條理。從你使用最多或最需要關注的房間開始。如果你有很多雜亂的地方，那就從書桌或者壁櫥這種小一點的地方開始。你可以把任務分解成更小的目標，花點時間確保每個區域整潔有序。

4.貼標簽

整理的關鍵是把同類的東西放在一起，并且給盒子貼好標簽。在盒子上寫下它需放在你家的哪個房間和盒子里裝的是什么類型的物品。是的，這需要一些額外的時間來完成。可一旦你的物品被重新安置到了新的空間，你會非常感激你所做的一切。貼標簽可以幫助你找到需要的物品。

5.你不必現在就決定一切

春季大掃除是處理那些你不喜歡或不再需要的物品的強大動力。有時在處理學業的同時，還要試圖整理每一件小物品，這可能會讓你感覺要做的事太多了。不要對每一件小事想太多。如果你不確定某樣物品是否有用，但你又真的喜歡它，你可以留著它。過度整理可能導致你下一個季節不得不買更多的東西，這也不是你想要的。