{"id":817,"date":"2017-07-20T13:59:57","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T13:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pinkoi.com\/en\/uncategorized\/x55bb2ea\/"},"modified":"2017-07-20T13:59:57","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T13:59:57","slug":"x55bb2ea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.pinkoi.com\/en\/hot-topics\/x55bb2ea\/","title":{"rendered":"4 New Ways to Kick Off Spring Cleaning and Decluttering"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Keep it Clean Paper Bag<\/a> from Mr. Goat<\/a><\/p>\n

We all love the renewed and refreshed home spring cleaning gives us, but getting the cleaning<\/a>\u00a0done is a lot harder to enjoy. Thanks to a whirlwind of books, TV shows and wellness trends, this has changed. Housework can also be a problem solving game or the plot for a TV show! With these unusual activities, we\u2019re resetting our ideas about spring cleaning and changing the long-term relationship with chores. Give them a try.<\/p>\n

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Watch a Japanese drama.<\/h2>\n

You\u2019d be surprised how many recent Japanese dramas address decluttering (or \u201cdanshari<\/a>\u201d) and even questions the role of housewives as unpaid housekeepers.<\/p>\n

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Source: My Well-organized Home, Asianwiki<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

We indulged in dramas like \u201cWe Married as a Job\u201d where housekeeper Mikuri is paid for her work until they shift from fake marriage to real marriage, and \u201cMy Well-Organized Home\u201d where declutter freak Mai learns life lessons as she tries to throw out everything her husband, mother, and grandmother own.<\/p>\n

These TV shows makes the whole housekeeping thing much more human, relatable and funny. We think it creates a much more long-lasting change than beating yourself up for not cleaning!<\/p>\n

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Consult an old farmer\u2019s almanac.<\/h2>\n

While old farmer\u2019s almanacs mostly concerns gardening<\/a>, food and health, Chinese almanacs also lists best days (\u201causpicious days\u201d) for cleaning household activities. Consider the cleaning day decided for you! (Hmm, our book reads 3\/6, 3\/19 and 3\/30 for east Asia.)<\/p>\n

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Loofah Water<\/a> from Damu Farms<\/a><\/p>\n

Try and see the spring season as your cleaning ally offering precious water that cleanses, the new direction of winds that air-dries linens<\/a>, and long hours of sunshine that kills bacteria. Almanacs also gives practical ideas like how to make natural homemade cleaners.<\/p>\n

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Simplify the negative space on walls and floors.<\/h2>\n

This is not a feng shui or interior design principle, but a psychology exercise.<\/p>\n

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Dining Table<\/a> from Xi Shan Kobo<\/a><\/p>\n

Gestalt psychology tells us our mind tend to simplify the shapes and visuals around us. Too many shelves and objects creates irregularity in the room and makes our mind busy or even anxious. So in order to declutter both your home and your life, try making your walls blank again; take out as many irregular shapes as possible and see what happens. As for decorations<\/a>? A clean slate is always easier to decorate!<\/p>\n

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Instead of \u201ccleaning,\u201d be managing your resources.<\/h2>\n

Perhaps you\u2019re career-driven and consider repetitive chores a waste of time. Well, think of cleaning as an ongoing project; how does it help us get maximum results in life?<\/p>\n

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Landscape Organizer<\/a> from Danzo<\/a><\/p>\n

Accept the fact that there\u2019s cleaning to be done just like you can\u2019t avoid filing taxes in a business. Schedule ahead for major maintenances (and you\u2019re doing just that by doing spring cleaning! Hurray.) Reduce objects that costs human resources (meaning time and energy to clean and manage). Evaluate equipments (how about an iRobot or a litter robot?) that\u00a0automate the work.<\/p>\n

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Decluttering gives us extra time and energy. Cleaning gives us fresh starts. Be hopeful and be easy on yourself, just like spring itself. It\u2019s all about creating something new!<\/p>\n

You can do it!<\/h3>\n

\u25ba \u25ba \u25ba Master Your Chores Like a Disney Princess
<\/a>\u25ba \u25ba \u25ba 5 Mind Tricks to Declutter Your Life
<\/a>\u25ba \u25ba \u25ba How To Polish and Care for Brass Jewelry<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Text: Melissa<\/p>\n

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[Two entry discount] Dashan X Small Tree Thick-cut Backpack-school season, good friends, Valentine’s Day gift<\/h3>\n

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Loofah water<\/h3>\n

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Landscape Landscape Storage Box – Valley Valley (4 colors)<\/h3>\n

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Tea Seed Church Green Honey Nourishing Body Wash 330mL [For dry and normal skin types]<\/h3>\n

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Landscape Landscape Storage Box – Waterfall (6 colors)<\/h3>\n

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Tea Seed Church Horse Chestnut Hydra Hand Wash 330mL<\/h3>\n

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Xi Shan Kobo – ash, white oak – wood coffee tables, side tables, long tables, dining table (150x80x74), wood puzzle<\/h3>\n

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Lushan Workshop – Walnut Laminate Combination Bookcase – Bookshelf – Shelf – Three Layers of Logs<\/h3>\n

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Keep it Clean – Sticker Set<\/h3>\n

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Keep it Clean – Blissful Booklet<\/h3>\n

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Xi Shan Kobo – design furniture – Cotton Busha washable foot wood stool – three<\/h3>\n

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Keep it Clean – medium paper bag<\/h3>\n

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