Easy Ways to Get Your Home Ready for New Year

Year 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone. The year is about to end and everyone is excited about what the new year 2021 brings for the world. But before you welcome the new year, it would be wise to ready your home for what the future holds. 

Cleaning the house and getting rid of what needs to be eliminated could help you start anew. Here are some easy ways on how to say goodbye to 2020 (and the clutter it had) to make sure that you have a brighter year ahead. 

Bye old, tired pillows

You should replace your pillows every after one or two years, according to "Tempur-Pedic" experts. Investing in pillows is worth it because it helps you have a good night's sleep so that you could wake to a refreshed you for the new year. 

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Old clothes and accessories

A new year, new me, would not be so true if you still keep your old clothes and accessories for the next year. Why not donate them to charities, especially those that are just collecting dusts in your closet? You are not only letting your cabinets breathe, but also making someone else smile by sharing with others your not-so-useful favorites. 

Clear your cupboards of expired products

You bought a complete list of herbs and sauces because you believe you would be using them to enhance your cooking skills. But, when did you buy them? Was it two or three years ago? Wait, maybe four or five years ago? 

Time to ditch them away. You would not want your best menu to go to waste after learning that one of its ingredients is already expired, would you? When you buy a new pack, you might want to buy a smaller one so that you would not waste money if you happen to forget to use them again. 

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Toss half-burned candles

You might have kept used candles in your cabinet for quite some time now. It is time for you to toss them out, and replace them with new candles someone has gifted you over the holidays. 

Remove the clutter

A Colombian-Italian organization expert, Alejandra Costello, noted how clutter in the house affects a person. She said that removing the clutter could help make you more productive and calmer overall. 

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Shift the mood

An interior designer in New York City and a Dominican holistic architect, Alondra Alberti, said that seeing signs of life helps people. She said that watching a living thing blossom helps teach us that time passes. 

She also said that surrounding oneself with youth memories helps remind a person about the dreams they had when they were a child.