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7 steps to perfect order
Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
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We are taught to be tidy from childhood, but it is not always possible to maintain everything in perfect condition, and there come moments when we have to clear out whole heaps of stuff, spending a huge amount of time on it. If you can no longer put off eliminating the mess, then pull yourself together and with our help, establish military order in all the nightstands and cabinets.
Let's start with the wallet and bag
If you look into a woman's handbag, you can find a million useful and two million useless things, which, however, are always carried around just in case. That is why a miniature woman's handbag sometimes weighs like a sack of potatoes. First, open your wallet and sort out unnecessary business cards, receipts and finally get rid of last year's shopping lists. All this paper fuss multiplies exponentially, only taking up space. It is advisable to do this procedure at least once a week.
"Cleaning" the desktop
If you look at your desk, you will find a pile of various documents of unknown origin gathering dust on it, waiting to be dealt with. Select the necessary papers and put them in a desk drawer. Do not take up your work space and get rid of the habit of spreading dust collectors on the table, lying idle for half a year.
Kitchen cabinet revision
For greater convenience, put the jars and trays that you use constantly in the foreground. Frying pans, pots and ladles that are used very rarely are best placed further away so that they do not get in the way.
Wardrobe
If you open your closet expecting a blouse to fall out at your feet, it's time to sort it out once and for all. First of all, sort your clothes by season. Summer light skirts have no place next to warm sweaters and cardigans. Then review the clothes you wear the least and put them in the back of your closet. You can also hang and arrange your clothes by color.
Each thing has its own place
If you have a habit of throwing everything you haven't had time to put away into one box in a hurry, then it's time to eradicate this habit. Everything should be in its place, and when everything is in order, you don't want to throw everything into a big pile.
Order in your cosmetic bag
The same situation with the bag. If you turn out all the contents of a woman's cosmetic bag, you can find anything. So, step number one - do it. When a pile of cosmetics is on the table, select what you use most often and do not forget to check the expiration dates of cosmetics that may have been lying around for a while. If you find something expired, get rid of it immediately, because you can no longer use it so as not to harm your health.
Storage of small items
Keys, umbrellas, glasses and other small items, as well as accessories, should have their own place, so that in the morning you don’t rush around in a nervous rush looking for keys that you put somewhere.
We hope that our tips will help you in the difficult fight against clutter!