When I became interested in a minimalist lifestyle, decluttering physical things was the first step I did to get to know what I need and don’t. Today I’m sharing 50 Things To Get Rid of, that might jump-start your spirit if by any chance you want to declutter.
- Borrowed items
- Flyers and business cards (store them digitally)
- Knick-knacks (mine’s a bottle opener I bought in Malaysia that I NEVER USE, among other things)
- Receipts (again digitized them)
- Paper bags and plastic bags
- Pens that aren’t working
- Expired certificates (everything is digital, don’t print and save the planet)
- Plane tickets (I mean who else is printing plane tickets? Well, I used to and glued them in my memory book. But now I have my memories in photos)
- Shoe boxes or any boxes with the thing that it comes with (you will not need those boxes in the future if you don’t have so much stuff)
- Sentimental items (I mean surely you can treasure someone by their good heart rather than by a physical item)
- Things you keep holding on from your ex-friend/boyfriend/girlfriend/wife/husband (unless you’re using them and they’re serving an actual purpose)
- Chargers or wires of old gadgets
- Alarm clocks (use your phone as your alarm)
- Not working hot tools
- Extra hair brushes/hair ties/hairpins
- Expired hair products
- Expired makeup products
- Broken or wacked makeup products
- Empty bottles of lotion
- Free samples
- Empty perfume bottles
- Perfumes that you don’t like
- Dirty and unused makeup brushes
- Empty lipsticks
- Skincare products that you are allergic to
- Skincare products that break you out
- Skincare products that never used
- Dressers and vanities (keep and fit everything in one closet)
- Extra garbage bins (you consume less, you produce waste less, you will not need tons of bins)
- Decorative rags
- Mismatched pillowcases
- Uncomfortable pillows
- Extra blankets/sheets
- Mismatched socks
- Old and loose underwears
- Ill-fitting clothes
- Never worn clothes
- Free and promotional t-shirts/hats you will never wear
- Bags you have never used for a year
- Coloured belts
- Extra sunglasses
- Broken hangers
- Uncomfortable shoes
- Extra mugs
- Extra plates
- Kitchen gadgets
- Duplicate tools
- Expired goods
- Foods with mould in the fridge
- Empty bottles of shampoo, conditioner and whatnot
Here are some ideas you can do with your decluttered stuff:
- sell them
- donate
- re-purpose
- give to your friends and families
- simply throw them away and don’t repurchase
I hope you enjoyed reading this list, found it inspirational and gave you some ideas of the things you can declutter. Whatever isn’t serving a purpose in my life might be serving a purpose in yours.
Thank you for reading and please don’t keep more than you need!
Love,
Jinky xx
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