20 Things You Shouldn’t Have at Home Anymore

Accumulating clutter and unnecessary objects in our home can make us stressed and anxious. Too many trinkets on the shelves, postcards, mugs, old clothes and even cosmetic tubes can fill our mind with too many stimuli. This forces our visual, tactile and other senses to work constantly, never letting us rest.

O awesome.club wants to make sure our readers’ homes are as cozy as possible. That’s why we created this checklist. that you can use to organize your home. We hope it will help you transform it into a true fortress of comfort!

As technology advances, we tend to accumulate more devices, and with them, more cables. The problem is, as time goes by, we don’t get rid of cables because we expect them to be useful in some way. Usually, that moment never comes and those old cords just keep piling up in your drawers. It’s best to organize them, keeping only what you need and recycling the rest.

Essential during the summer, sunscreens are sometimes forgotten during the other seasons. It is important to make sure that the cream has not expired, otherwise it will no longer have an effect. Typically, sunscreens can last up to three years. If you can’t find the expiration date on the package, you can write the purchase date on it yourself.

All these unnecessary paper products just take up space and clutter up our house, making it dusty. Unless it’s an important receipt you might need for a tax refund, or an exclusive issue of a magazine, it’s best to recycle the rest. Also, make sure those old instruction manuals are of use to you: most of them are now available online and even have video tutorials.

Socks that have lost their pair are unnecessary, but we continue to store them at home. We might even have a special basket for them, hoping that one day we’ll find a second one so we can use them again. The ideal would be to use your creativity and turn them into interesting decorations or toys for children and pets.

Pens, markers, rulers, post-its, adhesive tapes, calculators: sometimes we receive them as gifts or freebies with our purchases, and when we get back home, we throw them in some drawer, hoping that we will be able to use them some day. If you have such things, and you realize that you have not used them for more than a year, it is better to donate them to a charitable organization.

If your bras or panties have become too small for you, or have lost their shape and elasticity, avoid accumulating them in baskets and drawers. The same goes for uncomfortable models, even if they are beautiful. They don’t provide adequate support, which is important to prevent premature breast sagging, reduce deep wrinkles in the cervix, or avoid health problems.

If your lingerie is still good but uncomfortable, instead of throwing it away, you can donate it to breast cancer survivors or women in underserved communities.

Spices even have an expiration date, which is around 2-3 years. So cleaning out your spice drawer is a total must! You can take this opportunity to organize your spices in beautiful jars, writing the names and date of purchase on each one. As for old items, you can reuse them by adding them to your homemade soap or making sachets that will spread a pleasant aroma around the house.

Mugs are a very popular gift, so over time we realize we have too many of them. In fact, so many that we don’t even use most of them. This type of “collection” can take up a lot of space — which could be used for something more necessary, so it’s best to give these mugs to children or simply donate them.

Time management is a necessary thing in the modern world and various agendas help us to control it. But sometimes we just can’t help it and buy another notebook with a nice cover and never write anything in it. Instead of leaving it in your bedside table drawer, you can use it as a gift for someone who loves journaling or doodling.

Properly placed candles and decorations can give your space a special look, making it even more cozy or elegant. Too much variety or too many random trinkets will just mess it up. If some of them have sentimental value to you, you can organize a shelf or sideboard for them, keeping them all in one place.

A jar of mustard that’s too spicy or a ketchup you didn’t like sometimes sits on the shelf by the fridge door, waiting for a better time. After a while, it tends to be forgotten or simply ignored, although it still takes up a lot of space there. Before it passes the expiry date, you can give this sauce to your friends or relatives if they find it tasty.

Uncomfortable or misshapen shoes can torture your feet instead of comforting them. They don’t give you the support you need and can cause your foot to move around a lot, which can cause irritation, blisters or even bleeding. Uncomfortable shoes that are still in good condition can be sold, while very old ones can be recycled.

No matter how beautiful or precious a plate is, it’s best not to eat from it if it’s chipped or cracked. When washing it, water can get into the cracks and lead to bacteria growth. Also, the crack will only get bigger over time. You can make some creative decorations using these parts.

We may want to bring home freebies from the different hotels we stay at while on vacation. Not a bad idea if you intend to use them later. If they keep piling up and spreading around the bathroom, it’s best to remember that they also have an expiration date and need to be used.

We often bring these items home from the supermarket, and over time we create a huge pile of them. You must gather all the bags and recycle them, creating more space in your home. In addition, to contribute to the environment, it is also possible to replace them with reusable bags, such as fabric ones.

Using a loofah can be risky, especially if it’s old. Dead skin cells can build up on it and it can also retain moisture, making it a perfect place for bacteria to grow. If you want to exfoliate your skin, you can use different body scrubs and silicone loofah as alternatives.

Board games are fun when you want to have a good time with your family or friends. But once you realize you don’t need them anymore, there’s no point in keeping them. Those that may have special meaning to you can be saved for fond memories, but the rest can be donated to children.

Birthdays, Christmas, Easter, graduation, or any other special occasion could mean you get a chance to get cards from other people. Some of them can be really cute, but in reality, not many of us read them very often. You can easily recycle them instead of storing them.

Old tapes and DVDs can contain many memories of our childhood or youth. As technology advances, players for these media become less popular. To preserve your memories, you can digitize your old video moments and store them on a pen drive. This way, you will always have access to them and it will be easier for you to preserve this information.

Sometimes we buy formal clothes for special occasions, which end up not being worn anymore. They hang in the closet, taking up space and gathering dust. It would be better to sell them to get some money, or donate them to those in need.

How often do you get rid of old, unused things in your home?