Be ruthless about getting rid of stuff you haven't used in years, said Debbie Stanley, author of "Organize Your Home In No Time." If you keep something, there'd better be a compelling reason.
"I had one client who was recently divorced who had a whole house of stuff crammed into a one-bedroom condo. What it came down to is he didn't want to accept that he was divorced and living alone," she says. "Sometimes, there are underlying issues that make reality hard to face."
If that's the case, the time to declutter isn't immediately after some emotionally jarring event, such as a divorce or a loved one dying or moving into a nursing home. Give yourself some time and emotional distance from the trauma.
"That's not a time when people tend to think clearly," Smith says.
Don't fret. It isn't that sentimental items aren't allowed at all. Smith urges clients to stop deluding themselves that they must have something that no longer serves any practical purpose within easy reach.
Move a sentimental few keepsakes someplace out of the way, perhaps in an attic, says Smith.
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Teaching Topic: Lonely Negatives 沒有反義詞的負面形容詞
Many English words have both positive and negative versions. For example, there are the word pairs, clutter and declutter, important and unimportant, advantage and disadvantage.
But there are also many English words that exist only in a negative version. They have no positive partners, because over time the positive words disappeared, right?
Like the word ruthless, an adjective meaning without mercy or compassion.
Centuries ago ruthless has a positive partner ruth meaning compassion did indeed exist and it was often used, we can see it used in a 17th century English poem, which leach,“Look homeward angel now and melt with ruth.” Now why exactly ruth vanished, while ruthless survived? No one can say.
Yes, the same thing can be said about reck, r, e, c, k. Once a word meaning to care, to have regard for. Today we’re just left with its negative form, reckless.
Here’s another lonely negative, disheveled, which means messy, most often in reference to someone’s hair or clothing.
In this particular case, disheveled has no positive partner because it never existed, which is a shame, I think sheveled would make a great English word to praise neat and tidy looking people. Ken, I have to say you’re looking very sheveled today.
Why, thank you, I guess.
Language Lab
ruthless adj.
/ˈruːθləs/
having no pity : cruel or merciless
- The country's ruthless treatment of the captivated soldiers was condemned by other countries.
- Larry's ex-girlfriend was hurt by his ruthless attitude.
compelling adj.
/kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/
capable of causing someone to believe or agree;
- The defendan'ts alibi is compelling evidence to prove her innocence.
compelling reason 迫不得已的理由
alibi n.
/ˈæləˌbaɪ/
a claim that you cannot be guilty of a crime because you were somewhere else when the crime was committed
compelling adj.
very interesting : able to capture and hold your attention;
- a compelling crime novel
- The novel was so compelling that I couldn't put it down.
jar v. [jarred/jarring]
to hit or shake (something) forcefully
- The impact of the car jarred his broken arm. 車子的衝極力震動到他骨折的手臂
- The whole house was jarred during the earthquake. 地震的時候, 整個房子都震動起來
fret v. [frets; fretted; fretting]
/ˈfrɛt/
to worry or be concerned
- Don't fret! I'm sure everything will be just fine.
- Rose is fretting about not passing the entrance exam.
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