In this day of great deals and easy shopping, it\u2019s very likely that we have too many things in our Toronto apartments, cluttering everything up and making you constantly wonder if you really need everything in your apartment.<\/p>\n
When the boxes start to pile up, all your shelves and cupboards are packed to the max, and you can\u2019t possibly shove another pair of shoes in your closet, it\u2019s time to purge \u2013 or at least cut out the unnecessary extras in your apartment.<\/p>\n
Here are three questions you MUST ask yourself as you go through your apartment to decide what stays, and what goes.<\/p>\n
The first and easiest thing to do is simply look at something you\u2019re thinking about getting rid of and ask if you truly need it. That old couch that your parents gave you or that piece of art your high school friend made (that really doesn\u2019t look as good as you first thought), that old bookshelf or that old stool, these are all things that you can grow out of, especially if they\u2019re not doing anything for you anymore. That old bike sitting in the corner probably isn\u2019t going to get a new tire and a new coat of paint. Just get rid of it.<\/p>\n
Why have a dinner table, a coffee table, end tables and desks if your apartment isn\u2019t big enough to handle all of it? Why have two extra chairs when you only really ever use one? It\u2019s important for items to pull double duty when possible \u2013 everything you can make serve another purpose is one less thing you need to buy to fill up space. If you can use your coffee mug for tea as well, you don\u2019t need a new set of teacups. If you can use your laptop to watch TV on, you may not need that 40 inch screen.<\/p>\n
You may really want to go camping this summer, but how often do you go camping? You may really love to paint, but will you do it all the time? Anything you can just borrow or rent when you need will save you money and space, because you can use it as long as you need to and then give it right back. You probably don\u2019t need to buy thousands of dollars\u2019 worth of camping gear when you can borrow some off your friends!<\/p>\n
Tidying up your apartment as much as you can by cleaning out the clutter is a great way to ease your mind and really remember what\u2019s important \u2013 your quality of life, not the amount of stuff you have!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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