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It is only when you put your house in order that your furniture and decorations come to life.

Marie Kondo

I believe that tidying is a celebration, a special send-off for those things that will be departing from the house, and therefore I dress accordingly.
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Believe Celebration Home Myself
Our parents demanded that we clean up our rooms, but they too, had never been trained in how to do that. When it comes to tidying, we are all self-taught.
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Cleaning Demand Ourselves Parents Teaching Training
Never discard anything without saying thank you and good-bye.
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Goodbye Leave Thankful
Reducing the amount of stuff in our space also reduces the amount of dust, and we actually clean more often.
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Cleaning Reduce Space
Warranties are only used once a year if at all. What point is there in carefully sorting and separating them when the odds that they will be needed are so low?
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Care Low Need Point Separate
Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.
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Effort Need Reduce Storage
If you live with your family, first clearly define separate storage spaces for each family member.
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Definition Family Live Space Storage
Only you can know what kind of environment makes you feel happy.
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Environment Feeling Happiness Kind Yourself
Don’t you think it is unnatural for us to possess things that don’t bring us joy or things that we don’t really need?
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Happiness Joy Need Possession Thinking Yourself
Even if we remain unaware of it, our belongings really work hard for us, carrying out their respective roles each day to support our lives.
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Aware Carry Hard Work Live Ourselves Remain Respective Role Support
When people revert to clutter no matter how much they tidy, it is not their room or their belongings but their way of thinking that is at fault.
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Mindset People Room Thinking
As for you, pour your time and passion into what brings you the most joy, your mission in life.
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Happiness Life Mission Passion Time Yourself
The true purpose of a present is to be received.
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Present Purpose True
If you are going to buy clothes, choose them with the intention of welcoming them into your home and caring for them.
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Care Clothes Home Intention Welcome
You could say that tidying orders the mind while cleaning purifies it.
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Cleaning Mindset Order Purity
Just because you dispose of something does not mean you give up past experiences or your identity.
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Dispose Experience Identity Past

It is only when you put your house in order that your furniture and decorations come to life.

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