Hvis man bor på et slot, er det ikke et problem at have store planter. Jeg elsker grønne planter! Jeg elsker også en finger philidendrun! - og det er ikke for ingenting, at den hedder Monstera Deliciosa. Nu ved jeg ikke, om det har noget med sagen at gøre :-) men den gror sig faktisk til monsterstørrelse.
Så hvis jeg boede på et slot, ville jeg have ladet den gro. Så havde den fået en stue for sig selv. Men det gør jeg ikke. Jeg bor på 62 kvadratmeter, så jeg måtte gøre kort proces, da den væltede ud af potten her til morgen.
Og det gjorde ondt. Jeg kan næsten ikke få mig selv til at klippe og smide ud. Men sådan er livet i en lille lejlighed også.
Man må hele tiden priotere, hvad der er vigtigst - og det er egentlig ok. Jeg har taget en stikling, og den skal nok sætte rødder. Så kan vi - planten og jeg - begynde forfra med plads til os alle.
Rigtig god weekend til jer. Nyd solskinnet!
If you live in a castle, it isn't a problem having big plants. I love green plants! I also love a Monstera Deliciose. Now I don't know, if it has anything to do with the name :-) but it actually grows into monster size.
So if I lived in a castle, I would let it grow. Then I would have given it a room all by itself. But I don't. I live in an approx 650 square foot place, so I had to take a decision, when it fell out of the pot this morning.
It hurt. I almost cannot make myself cut a plant and toss the rest. But that is life in a small space.
You have to prioritize, what is important - and it is in fact ok. I have taken some cuttings, and it will make roots. So we - the plant and I - can start over again with space for all of us.
Have a great weekend. I hope that you all have lovely sunshine, as we have.
Friday, March 31, 2017
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Minimalist sko samling - Minimalist Shoe Collection
Når man lever et sted med skiftende årstider - sommer, vinter og efterår/forår = tre årstider - er man nødt til at have mere end et par flip-flops.
Men man behøver ikke mange.
Jeg er til flade sko. Jeg vil ikke gå rundt i et par stiletter og se smart ud med et fortrukket ansigt og følelsen af, at jeg bare vil hjem og smide skoene. Det er ikke af den grund, jeg forlader godt selskab.
Så her er min samling, der dækker alle mine behov.
When you live in a place with different seasons - summer, winter and autumn/spring = three seasons - you have to have more than a pair of flip-flops.
But you don''t need much.
I am totally into flat shoes. I will not walk around in a pair of heals looking smart with a convulsed face and the feeling, that all I want is to go home and take off my shoes. That is not going to be the reason to leave good company.
So this is my collection, which covers all my needs.
Men man behøver ikke mange.
Jeg er til flade sko. Jeg vil ikke gå rundt i et par stiletter og se smart ud med et fortrukket ansigt og følelsen af, at jeg bare vil hjem og smide skoene. Det er ikke af den grund, jeg forlader godt selskab.
Så her er min samling, der dækker alle mine behov.
Fra toppen: Snestøvler til virkelig dårligt vejr. De har ikke været meget brugt i år.
From the top: Snow boots for really bad weather. They haven't been much in action this year.
Sorte ballarinaer. Dem bruger jeg til pænere brug. Jeg har endelig fundet nogen med bløde såler.
Black ballarina skoes for nicer outfits. I have finally found some with soft soles.
Travesko/hverdag - nye og virkelig gode. De gamle helt udslidte er på ud-listen i denne måned.
Walking shoes for everyday use - new and really good. The totally outlived old ones are on the out-list this month.
Sandaler: De sorte er ved at have udlevet deres tid. De er til pænere outfits og superfine med en flot neglelak på tåneglene. De sølv/guld farvede er meget komfortable hverdagssandaler.
Sandals: The black ones have almost outlived their use. They are for nicer outfits and really good with a nice nailpolish on the toe nails. The silver/gold ones are really comfy everyday sandals.
Mine kondisko - My trainers
But you don''t need much.
I am totally into flat shoes. I will not walk around in a pair of heals looking smart with a convulsed face and the feeling, that all I want is to go home and take off my shoes. That is not going to be the reason to leave good company.
So this is my collection, which covers all my needs.
Monday, March 27, 2017
Legetøj - Toys
Min næstmindste favoritperson har rigtig meget Lego, som er helt fantastisk (jeg er ikke sponseret). Først var det de store klodser, som nu kommer til at gå videre til lillesøster, og nu er det 'store-drenge-Lego', der leges med. Sammen med gode farver og modellervoks er det de ting, som han leger mest med.
Han har også en masse biler af alle slags i alle størrelser og en togbane, plus alt det andet, der også sniger sig ind - og som han ikke leger med. Jeg tror, at hvis man pakkede 80% af hans legetøj ned, ville han ikke lægge mærke til det! Han ville i hvert fald ikke savne det.
Børn behøver slet ikke så meget legetøj! Jeg ved i hvert fald, at når jeg passer den lille - snart store fyr - så er der ikke så meget gang i legetøjet. Der bliver bekæmpet drager med en grydeske og et viskestykke bundet om halsen som kappe, der bliver skrevet bogstaver på pc'en, som bliver printet ud til stor fornøjelse, og vi læser og tegner meget. Der bliver bagt og kokkereret i køkkenet, og der bliver hjulpet til. Det er sjovt at være til gavn.
Der er mange indfaldsvinker til legetøj, men en ting er sikkert! Noget alle børn får alt for meget af er tøjdyr! Næstmindste favoritperson har en stor kasse med top på - som han aldrig har interesseret sig for. De er ALDRIG blevet brugt!
Så næste gang der skal købes en gave til en lille ny person, så lad være med at købe et tøjdyr. For det er nemlig dig, der gerne vil have et blødt tøjdyr. Ikke babyen!
My second smallest favorite person has a lot of Lego, which is quite fantastic (I am not sponsored). At first he had the big Dublo bricks, which now is going to be played with by little sister, and now it is 'big-boy-Lego'. Together with good markers, pencils and crayons and play dough this are the toys in his life.
He has a lot of cars of all kinds in all sizes and a train, plus all the other stuff which somehow comes into the home - which he doesn't play with. I think, that we could put 80% of his toys away, and he wouldn't notice. Or at least he wouldn't miss it.
Children don't need that much! When he is at my place, the toys aren't much in play. But he fights dragons with a wooden spoon and a tea towel tied around his neck, he writes letters on the laptop, and printing them out is big fun. We read and draw a lot, and we bake and cook, and he is being useful. It is fun to be useful.
There are so many opinions, but one thing is for sure! Something most children have to much of is fluffy animals. Second smallest favorite person has a big box totally overstuffed with all kinds of animals. One softer and cuter than the other - and he has never been interested. They have NEVER been played with.
So the next time you are going to buy a present for a little new person, don't buy a fluffy rabbit. You are the one, who want it, not the baby!
Han har også en masse biler af alle slags i alle størrelser og en togbane, plus alt det andet, der også sniger sig ind - og som han ikke leger med. Jeg tror, at hvis man pakkede 80% af hans legetøj ned, ville han ikke lægge mærke til det! Han ville i hvert fald ikke savne det.
Børn behøver slet ikke så meget legetøj! Jeg ved i hvert fald, at når jeg passer den lille - snart store fyr - så er der ikke så meget gang i legetøjet. Der bliver bekæmpet drager med en grydeske og et viskestykke bundet om halsen som kappe, der bliver skrevet bogstaver på pc'en, som bliver printet ud til stor fornøjelse, og vi læser og tegner meget. Der bliver bagt og kokkereret i køkkenet, og der bliver hjulpet til. Det er sjovt at være til gavn.
Der er mange indfaldsvinker til legetøj, men en ting er sikkert! Noget alle børn får alt for meget af er tøjdyr! Næstmindste favoritperson har en stor kasse med top på - som han aldrig har interesseret sig for. De er ALDRIG blevet brugt!
Så næste gang der skal købes en gave til en lille ny person, så lad være med at købe et tøjdyr. For det er nemlig dig, der gerne vil have et blødt tøjdyr. Ikke babyen!
Legetøj til lillesøster - Toys for baby sister
Alt legetøjet her i huset
All the toys in this house
He has a lot of cars of all kinds in all sizes and a train, plus all the other stuff which somehow comes into the home - which he doesn't play with. I think, that we could put 80% of his toys away, and he wouldn't notice. Or at least he wouldn't miss it.
Children don't need that much! When he is at my place, the toys aren't much in play. But he fights dragons with a wooden spoon and a tea towel tied around his neck, he writes letters on the laptop, and printing them out is big fun. We read and draw a lot, and we bake and cook, and he is being useful. It is fun to be useful.
There are so many opinions, but one thing is for sure! Something most children have to much of is fluffy animals. Second smallest favorite person has a big box totally overstuffed with all kinds of animals. One softer and cuter than the other - and he has never been interested. They have NEVER been played with.
So the next time you are going to buy a present for a little new person, don't buy a fluffy rabbit. You are the one, who want it, not the baby!
Friday, March 24, 2017
Returnering af varer - Return of Stuff
Jeg har lige været en smut i København. Faktisk kun lige frem og tilbage. Jeg skulle aflevere noget, som jeg havde fortrudt, at jeg havde købt.
Jeg trænger nemlig til nyt nattøj, og jeg har været så opsat på at købe noget nyt, så forleden gik jeg ind i en forretning og købte et sæt. Inderst inde havde jeg fornemmelsen, at jeg gav efter for en følelse om, at nu skulle det være og bare valgte noget - fordi jeg nu havde sat mig selv op til det. Og ganske rigtigt viste det sig, da jeg kom hjem, at det egentlig ikke var, hvad jeg havde tænkt mig.
Så derfor var jeg inde og aflevere det i dag. Jeg prøver altid at få det afleveret fejlkøb så hurtigt som muligt, for ellers kommer det ind på en hylde, og en dag tager man det i brug. Men det er stadig ikke noget, der gør en glad.
Der er mange, der ikke kan lide at returnere fejlkøb, men det er der faktisk ikke nogen ben i. Det er jo ikke et personligt mellemværende mellem ekspedienten og køberen, og hvis man er blevet 'løbet lidt over ende' af en sælger, så må sælgeren bare acceptere, at han/hun har oversolgt varen.
Man skal bare være opmærksom på, at man ikke bliver overtalt til at købe 'noget andet', fordi man føler sig dårlig tilpas. Ofte bliver man nemlig spurgt, om størrelsen ikke passede, eller om der kunne være noget andet, der har interesse, og svaret bør være, at man ikke lige nu har lyst til at kigge efter noget nyt. Det lukker enhver diskussion.
Så få afleveret de ting, du køber, som viser sig, ikke er det 'rigtige'. De køb er nemlig bare spild af penge.
Og jeg skal såmænd nok finde noget nyt nattøj en anden dag - ellers holder det gamle nok lidt tid endnu, selvom det ikke er så charmerende mere.
Hav en rigtig dejlig weekend.
I have just been on a small trip to Copenhagen. Actually just forth and back. I returned something, which I regretted buying.
I need new pajamas, and I have been so set up to buy something new, that I the other day went into a shop and bought something. Deep inside I had the feeling, that I was giving in for the feeling, that it had to be now, and that I just chose something - because I had set my mind to it. And quite right, when I came home, I knew, that it wasn't really, what I wanted.
So I went to return it today. I always try to return stuff asap, because otherwise it goes on a shelf, and one day I start using it. But it still doesn't make me happy.
Lots of people don't like returning, what they have bought, but acutally it isn't a big deal. When it comes down to it, it is not a personal thing between the sales person and you, and if you have been talked into the purchase, then the sales person has to accept, that he/she has 'oversold' the item.
Then you have to be aware, that you aren't talked into buying 'something else', because you feel a bit bad. Often you are asked, if the size wasn't right, or if something else could be of interest, and the answer should be, that you don't feel like looking for something else right now. That stops any discussion.
So return the items, you purchase, which aren't 'the right ones', because they are just waste of good money.
And I am sure, that I will find a pajamas some other day - the old one will probably do for a bit longer, even though it isn't that charming anymore.
Have a great weekend.
Jeg trænger nemlig til nyt nattøj, og jeg har været så opsat på at købe noget nyt, så forleden gik jeg ind i en forretning og købte et sæt. Inderst inde havde jeg fornemmelsen, at jeg gav efter for en følelse om, at nu skulle det være og bare valgte noget - fordi jeg nu havde sat mig selv op til det. Og ganske rigtigt viste det sig, da jeg kom hjem, at det egentlig ikke var, hvad jeg havde tænkt mig.
Så derfor var jeg inde og aflevere det i dag. Jeg prøver altid at få det afleveret fejlkøb så hurtigt som muligt, for ellers kommer det ind på en hylde, og en dag tager man det i brug. Men det er stadig ikke noget, der gør en glad.
Der er mange, der ikke kan lide at returnere fejlkøb, men det er der faktisk ikke nogen ben i. Det er jo ikke et personligt mellemværende mellem ekspedienten og køberen, og hvis man er blevet 'løbet lidt over ende' af en sælger, så må sælgeren bare acceptere, at han/hun har oversolgt varen.
Man skal bare være opmærksom på, at man ikke bliver overtalt til at købe 'noget andet', fordi man føler sig dårlig tilpas. Ofte bliver man nemlig spurgt, om størrelsen ikke passede, eller om der kunne være noget andet, der har interesse, og svaret bør være, at man ikke lige nu har lyst til at kigge efter noget nyt. Det lukker enhver diskussion.
Så få afleveret de ting, du køber, som viser sig, ikke er det 'rigtige'. De køb er nemlig bare spild af penge.
Og jeg skal såmænd nok finde noget nyt nattøj en anden dag - ellers holder det gamle nok lidt tid endnu, selvom det ikke er så charmerende mere.
Hav en rigtig dejlig weekend.
Ingen indkøb, men masser af forårsblomster
No shopping, but lots of spring flowers
I have just been on a small trip to Copenhagen. Actually just forth and back. I returned something, which I regretted buying.
I need new pajamas, and I have been so set up to buy something new, that I the other day went into a shop and bought something. Deep inside I had the feeling, that I was giving in for the feeling, that it had to be now, and that I just chose something - because I had set my mind to it. And quite right, when I came home, I knew, that it wasn't really, what I wanted.
So I went to return it today. I always try to return stuff asap, because otherwise it goes on a shelf, and one day I start using it. But it still doesn't make me happy.
Lots of people don't like returning, what they have bought, but acutally it isn't a big deal. When it comes down to it, it is not a personal thing between the sales person and you, and if you have been talked into the purchase, then the sales person has to accept, that he/she has 'oversold' the item.
Then you have to be aware, that you aren't talked into buying 'something else', because you feel a bit bad. Often you are asked, if the size wasn't right, or if something else could be of interest, and the answer should be, that you don't feel like looking for something else right now. That stops any discussion.
So return the items, you purchase, which aren't 'the right ones', because they are just waste of good money.
And I am sure, that I will find a pajamas some other day - the old one will probably do for a bit longer, even though it isn't that charming anymore.
Have a great weekend.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Fuldført arbejde - Task Completed
Har du gang i mange ting på en gang? Det har jeg haft - og jeg synes, at det er rædselsfuldt!
Endelig - ENDELIG - har jeg lært at lave en ting ad gangen. Ikke sådan at forstå, at jeg kun har gang i en ting ad gangen, for man har jo altid gang i både små og store ting. Men jeg har valgt at lave max. to ting ad gangen - så jeg ikke kører sur, og så koncentrerer jeg mig om de to ting. Måske er det noget i huset, og måske er det noget i mit sociale liv. Men jeg koncentrerer mig om disse ting færdige, før jeg hopper videre til noget nyt - og spændende.
F.eks. hvis badeværelset skal males, er det jo ikke bare at tage en pensel og klaske noget maling på væggen. Ting skal ryddes ud, skabe og gulve skal afdækkes, så skal der endelig males, og bagefter skal der vaskes af, gøres rent og sættes på plads. Så hvis opgaven er af større karatkter, så estimerer jeg tiden og afsætter den i kalenderen. Så står jeg ikke pludselig med et halvfærdigt projekt og en masse rod.
Så gør store og små projekter færdige. Det er meget bedre end af have gang i 100 ting på samme tid - som aldrig bliver færdige, fordi man ikke kan overskue dem, og alt bliver så overvældende, at man ikke orker det.
Så prioritér, sæt tid af, og fuldfør!
Do you start many projects at the same time? I did - and I hated it!
Finally - FINALLY - I have learned to work and finish one thing at a time. Of course I have more than one thing going on, because I have small and big projects. Maybe it is something in my house, and maybe something in my social life, so I don't get fed up on one thing. So I have choosen to do max. two projects at a time, and I concentrate on finishing these, before I jump to the next new - and exciting one.
For instance if the bathroom needs painting, it is more than just grabbing a paint brush and a plash some paint on the wall. You have to take things out of the room, cover cabinets and floors, then paint, and afterwards you have to wash and clean and put the stuff back in again. So if the project is a bigger one, then I estimate the time and schedule it in my calendar. Then I am not left with a half finished project and a lot of clutter.
So finish big and small projects. It it much better than having 100 things going at the same time - which never finish, because everything becomes so overwhelming, that you don't have the energy.
Prioritize, set off time, DO!
Endelig - ENDELIG - har jeg lært at lave en ting ad gangen. Ikke sådan at forstå, at jeg kun har gang i en ting ad gangen, for man har jo altid gang i både små og store ting. Men jeg har valgt at lave max. to ting ad gangen - så jeg ikke kører sur, og så koncentrerer jeg mig om de to ting. Måske er det noget i huset, og måske er det noget i mit sociale liv. Men jeg koncentrerer mig om disse ting færdige, før jeg hopper videre til noget nyt - og spændende.
F.eks. hvis badeværelset skal males, er det jo ikke bare at tage en pensel og klaske noget maling på væggen. Ting skal ryddes ud, skabe og gulve skal afdækkes, så skal der endelig males, og bagefter skal der vaskes af, gøres rent og sættes på plads. Så hvis opgaven er af større karatkter, så estimerer jeg tiden og afsætter den i kalenderen. Så står jeg ikke pludselig med et halvfærdigt projekt og en masse rod.
Så gør store og små projekter færdige. Det er meget bedre end af have gang i 100 ting på samme tid - som aldrig bliver færdige, fordi man ikke kan overskue dem, og alt bliver så overvældende, at man ikke orker det.
Så prioritér, sæt tid af, og fuldfør!
Ikke langt fra mål! - Not far from the goal!
Finally - FINALLY - I have learned to work and finish one thing at a time. Of course I have more than one thing going on, because I have small and big projects. Maybe it is something in my house, and maybe something in my social life, so I don't get fed up on one thing. So I have choosen to do max. two projects at a time, and I concentrate on finishing these, before I jump to the next new - and exciting one.
For instance if the bathroom needs painting, it is more than just grabbing a paint brush and a plash some paint on the wall. You have to take things out of the room, cover cabinets and floors, then paint, and afterwards you have to wash and clean and put the stuff back in again. So if the project is a bigger one, then I estimate the time and schedule it in my calendar. Then I am not left with a half finished project and a lot of clutter.
So finish big and small projects. It it much better than having 100 things going at the same time - which never finish, because everything becomes so overwhelming, that you don't have the energy.
Prioritize, set off time, DO!
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Tings værdi - The Value of Things
Ting er pengene værd, hvis de er i brug! Hvis vi ikke bruger dem, har vi givet pengene ud på noget værdiløst!
Garagen, loftet og/eller kælderen er fuld af den slags ting. Hvordan er de kommet til at ligge der?
De er kommet en ad gangen. Måske som impulskøb, vi fandt ud af, at vi alligevel ikke havde brug for, men bare lyst til, og så havnede de hurtigt i en kasse. Men vi troede, at noget ville blive bedre, da vi købte. Ting er ikke lykken. Ting er bare fysisk overflod.
Så hvis kælderen er fuld, så afhænd tingene. Du kan sælge, men husk så, at tingene har den værdi, to mennesker kan blive enige om. Ikke en øre mere, uanset hvad du har givet for dem.
Så hvis tingene ikke kan sælges, så giv dem 'tilbage' til samfundet, f.eks. til dem, der ikke har så meget. Ligesom en bekendt, jeg havde, der havde samlet på spændende sten. Da han ikke fandt værdi i sin samling mere, gav han dem tilbage til naturen :-)
Med andre ord: Lad tingene leve, bring dem tilbage i cirkulation.
Things are worth the money spent, if we use them! On the other hand they are worth nothing, if we don't use them, because then we have spent our money on something worthless.
The garage, the attic and/or the basement are full of these things. How did they get there?
One at a time. Maybe as impulse purchases, which we found out, that we didn't need anyway, but just felt like buying in that moment, and these kind of purchases go into a box very fast. But we just thought, that something would become better, when we bought it. But happiness isn't stuff. Stuff is just physical overload.
So if the basement is full, then get the stuff out of there. You can sell, but remember that things have the value two persons agree about. Not a bit more, no matter what the item has cost you.
If things don't sell, then give them back to 'society', to the ones who have less. A bit like a friend of mine, who collected 'insteresting' rocks. When he found no value in his stone collection anymore, he gave them back to Nature :-)
In other words: Let things live, bring them back in circulation.
Garagen, loftet og/eller kælderen er fuld af den slags ting. Hvordan er de kommet til at ligge der?
De er kommet en ad gangen. Måske som impulskøb, vi fandt ud af, at vi alligevel ikke havde brug for, men bare lyst til, og så havnede de hurtigt i en kasse. Men vi troede, at noget ville blive bedre, da vi købte. Ting er ikke lykken. Ting er bare fysisk overflod.
Så hvis kælderen er fuld, så afhænd tingene. Du kan sælge, men husk så, at tingene har den værdi, to mennesker kan blive enige om. Ikke en øre mere, uanset hvad du har givet for dem.
Så hvis tingene ikke kan sælges, så giv dem 'tilbage' til samfundet, f.eks. til dem, der ikke har så meget. Ligesom en bekendt, jeg havde, der havde samlet på spændende sten. Da han ikke fandt værdi i sin samling mere, gav han dem tilbage til naturen :-)
Med andre ord: Lad tingene leve, bring dem tilbage i cirkulation.
Et par sko, som må ud - jeg får ondt i anklerne, når jeg har haft dem på!
A pair of shoes, which has to go - my ankles hurt, when I have worn them!
Things are worth the money spent, if we use them! On the other hand they are worth nothing, if we don't use them, because then we have spent our money on something worthless.
The garage, the attic and/or the basement are full of these things. How did they get there?
One at a time. Maybe as impulse purchases, which we found out, that we didn't need anyway, but just felt like buying in that moment, and these kind of purchases go into a box very fast. But we just thought, that something would become better, when we bought it. But happiness isn't stuff. Stuff is just physical overload.
So if the basement is full, then get the stuff out of there. You can sell, but remember that things have the value two persons agree about. Not a bit more, no matter what the item has cost you.
If things don't sell, then give them back to 'society', to the ones who have less. A bit like a friend of mine, who collected 'insteresting' rocks. When he found no value in his stone collection anymore, he gave them back to Nature :-)
In other words: Let things live, bring them back in circulation.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Rodeskuffe - Junk Drawer
Jeg har en gang læst et interview, hvor en kendt person erklærede, at alle skulle have en rodeskuffe!
Hvis man kan leve med en rodeskuffe, altså et sted hvor der ligger ting, som man ikke rigtig kan huske og ikke kan finde, vil man så kigge i rodeskuffen, når man mangler noget? Ja, sikkert. Men måske har man også kigget 50 andre steder, før man når til rodeskuffen.
Men ville det ikke være så meget lettere, hvis ting bare har sin plads? Jo, det er det, og så skal man heller ikke organisere og omrokere hele tiden.
Jeg har læst, at et menneske bruger i gennemsnit 1 år af sin levetid på at lede efter ting. Det er jo total latterligt! At bruge 1 år på at rode rundt efter noget, man ikke kan finde.
Shakerne vidste det: En plads til hver ting, og hver ting på sin plads.
Så enkelt - og så svært er det!
I once read an interview, where a wellknown person, declared, that everybody shouold have a junk drawer!
Why - and for what? If you can live with a junk drawer, a place where there is stuff, which you really cannot remember, and normally cannot find, would you then look in the junk drawer, if you were missing something. Yes, eventually. But then you have probably looked 50 other places first.
Wouldn't it be so much easier, if things just have their place. Yes, it would, and then you wouldn't have to organize and reorganize all the time.
I have read, that a person as an average during life time uses 1 year of his/her life to look for things. It is ridiculous! To spend one year to look for stuff, you cannot find.
The Shakers knew how to handle that: A place for each thing, and each thing in its place.
It is that simple - and that difficult!
Hvis man kan leve med en rodeskuffe, altså et sted hvor der ligger ting, som man ikke rigtig kan huske og ikke kan finde, vil man så kigge i rodeskuffen, når man mangler noget? Ja, sikkert. Men måske har man også kigget 50 andre steder, før man når til rodeskuffen.
Men ville det ikke være så meget lettere, hvis ting bare har sin plads? Jo, det er det, og så skal man heller ikke organisere og omrokere hele tiden.
Jeg har læst, at et menneske bruger i gennemsnit 1 år af sin levetid på at lede efter ting. Det er jo total latterligt! At bruge 1 år på at rode rundt efter noget, man ikke kan finde.
Shakerne vidste det: En plads til hver ting, og hver ting på sin plads.
Så enkelt - og så svært er det!
Denne skuffe er min udfordring - mange ting med forskellige ting bliver ofte rodet.
This drawer is my challenge - a variety of things often get messy.
Why - and for what? If you can live with a junk drawer, a place where there is stuff, which you really cannot remember, and normally cannot find, would you then look in the junk drawer, if you were missing something. Yes, eventually. But then you have probably looked 50 other places first.
Wouldn't it be so much easier, if things just have their place. Yes, it would, and then you wouldn't have to organize and reorganize all the time.
I have read, that a person as an average during life time uses 1 year of his/her life to look for things. It is ridiculous! To spend one year to look for stuff, you cannot find.
The Shakers knew how to handle that: A place for each thing, and each thing in its place.
It is that simple - and that difficult!
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Tilsidesætter du dig selv? - Do You Override Yourself?
Systemer og rutiner kan være en lettelse - hvis vi ikke stivner i dem.
Hvis vi kører i en fast rutine i hverdagen, er vi ofte bedre til at få tingene gjort. Det gør jeg, og jeg føler, at det er befriende. Så skal jeg ikke sidde og overveje, om jeg skal gøre det her eller noget andet lige nu. Det, jeg skal gøre mandag kl. 11, skal bare gøres. Indrømmet, så striks er jeg ikke, men der er ting, jeg gør om mandagen, andre ting om tirsdagen osv.
Og det giver en masse frihed! Tid, hvor jeg ikke skal indhente det ene eller det andet, og jeg laver det, jeg har lyst til, ustresset og uden dårlig samvittighed.
Med mindre... at der sker noget, der ikke kan tilsidesættes. F.eks. hvis nogen bliver syge, eller jeg får tilbudt en teaterbillet, eller en ven har brug for en snak. For selvfølgelig skal vi skelne mellem, hvad der er vigtigt, og hvad der ville være rart at få gjort.
Men hvis der sker noget uventet, kan man let overkomme det også, fordi man ikke er bagud med alt. Så er man 'kun' bagud med dagen eller et par dage.
Så hvis der er nogen, der vil have mig til at gøre en tjeneste, eller jeg bliver opfordret til at deltage i noget, så bliver det, når jeg kan passe det ind i min plan. Det gør, at jeg regelmæssigt siger nej tak til invitationer, og jeg er ikke det ringeste bange for at gå glip af noget. Det er et spøgsmål om at have klare prioriteter i sit liv. At man ved, hvad der tæller, og hvad der ikke gør. Hvis jeg ikke har tiden - så har jeg ikke tiden! Og der er heller ikke nogen, der er tjent med, at jeg deltager halvhjertet.
Mange mennesker - især kvinder - er gode til at tilsidesætte deres egne liv for at hjælpe andre. Det ender galt. Enten med at man bliver udnyttet, fordi man altid står til rådighed - "dig kan man altid stole på". Meget smigrende, men ikke særlig gavnligt hverken for den, der giver eller den, der modtager.
Så koncentrer dig om de ting, som er vigtige for dig og dine kære. Prioritér dine gøremål og din tid benhårdt. Få gjort det, der er nødvendigt, og brug resten af tiden på det og dem, du allerhelst vil bruge den på.
Systems and routines can be a relief - if we don't stiffen in them.
If you run a routine every day, you often get better at getting things done. I do, and I feel that it is very liberating. I don't have to sit and think about, wether I should do this or that right now. What I am going to do at Monday 11 o'clock just has to be done. Admitted, I am not that strict, but there are things I do on Mondays, other things on Tuesdays etc.
It gives a lot of free time. Time, where I don't have to catch up on other things, and I do, what I want unstressed and without feeling guilt.
Unless... something, which cannot be delayed, happens. If somebody gets sick, or I get a theater ticket, or a friend wants to talk. Because of course we should distinguish between, what is important, and what would be nice to get done with.
If something unexpected happens, you can easily fit it in, because you are not behind with everything. You are only one day or a couple of days behind.
But is somebody wants me to do a favour, or I get invited to participate in something, then I say yes, if it fits into my plan. Which means, that I often say no thanks to invitations, and I am not at all worried about missing out on something. It is a question about having clear priorities in you life. To know, what is important, and what is not. If I don't have the time - I don't have the time! And nobody need anybody on board, who is not wholehearted.
A lot of people - especially women - are to good at overriding their own lives to help others. That ends bad. Either you get exploited, because you are always available - "I can always count on you", which is very flattering, but not very beneficial to you or to the other part.
So concentrate on the things, which are important to you and your loved ones. Prioritize your chores and time unyielding. Get thing, which should be done, done, and spend the left over time on things you cherish the most.
Hvis vi kører i en fast rutine i hverdagen, er vi ofte bedre til at få tingene gjort. Det gør jeg, og jeg føler, at det er befriende. Så skal jeg ikke sidde og overveje, om jeg skal gøre det her eller noget andet lige nu. Det, jeg skal gøre mandag kl. 11, skal bare gøres. Indrømmet, så striks er jeg ikke, men der er ting, jeg gør om mandagen, andre ting om tirsdagen osv.
Og det giver en masse frihed! Tid, hvor jeg ikke skal indhente det ene eller det andet, og jeg laver det, jeg har lyst til, ustresset og uden dårlig samvittighed.
Med mindre... at der sker noget, der ikke kan tilsidesættes. F.eks. hvis nogen bliver syge, eller jeg får tilbudt en teaterbillet, eller en ven har brug for en snak. For selvfølgelig skal vi skelne mellem, hvad der er vigtigt, og hvad der ville være rart at få gjort.
Men hvis der sker noget uventet, kan man let overkomme det også, fordi man ikke er bagud med alt. Så er man 'kun' bagud med dagen eller et par dage.
Så hvis der er nogen, der vil have mig til at gøre en tjeneste, eller jeg bliver opfordret til at deltage i noget, så bliver det, når jeg kan passe det ind i min plan. Det gør, at jeg regelmæssigt siger nej tak til invitationer, og jeg er ikke det ringeste bange for at gå glip af noget. Det er et spøgsmål om at have klare prioriteter i sit liv. At man ved, hvad der tæller, og hvad der ikke gør. Hvis jeg ikke har tiden - så har jeg ikke tiden! Og der er heller ikke nogen, der er tjent med, at jeg deltager halvhjertet.
Mange mennesker - især kvinder - er gode til at tilsidesætte deres egne liv for at hjælpe andre. Det ender galt. Enten med at man bliver udnyttet, fordi man altid står til rådighed - "dig kan man altid stole på". Meget smigrende, men ikke særlig gavnligt hverken for den, der giver eller den, der modtager.
Så koncentrer dig om de ting, som er vigtige for dig og dine kære. Prioritér dine gøremål og din tid benhårdt. Få gjort det, der er nødvendigt, og brug resten af tiden på det og dem, du allerhelst vil bruge den på.
Systems and routines can be a relief - if we don't stiffen in them.
If you run a routine every day, you often get better at getting things done. I do, and I feel that it is very liberating. I don't have to sit and think about, wether I should do this or that right now. What I am going to do at Monday 11 o'clock just has to be done. Admitted, I am not that strict, but there are things I do on Mondays, other things on Tuesdays etc.
It gives a lot of free time. Time, where I don't have to catch up on other things, and I do, what I want unstressed and without feeling guilt.
Unless... something, which cannot be delayed, happens. If somebody gets sick, or I get a theater ticket, or a friend wants to talk. Because of course we should distinguish between, what is important, and what would be nice to get done with.
If something unexpected happens, you can easily fit it in, because you are not behind with everything. You are only one day or a couple of days behind.
But is somebody wants me to do a favour, or I get invited to participate in something, then I say yes, if it fits into my plan. Which means, that I often say no thanks to invitations, and I am not at all worried about missing out on something. It is a question about having clear priorities in you life. To know, what is important, and what is not. If I don't have the time - I don't have the time! And nobody need anybody on board, who is not wholehearted.
A lot of people - especially women - are to good at overriding their own lives to help others. That ends bad. Either you get exploited, because you are always available - "I can always count on you", which is very flattering, but not very beneficial to you or to the other part.
So concentrate on the things, which are important to you and your loved ones. Prioritize your chores and time unyielding. Get thing, which should be done, done, and spend the left over time on things you cherish the most.
Friday, March 10, 2017
Bliv ikke en samler - Don't Become a Collector
Det er selvfølgelig noget af et statement at sige, at du ikke skal samle på noget. Men samlinger tager ofte overhånd.
Jeg har en veninde, som samler på antikke gyngeheste. Hun har indtil nu 4 (såvidt jeg husker). De 3 er så små, at de står på en hylde, og den ene står på gulvet. Hun er feinschmeker, så det er ikke alt, hun køber. Det har taget hende lagt tid at finde disse heste. Men er hun samler, når hun kun har 4? Ja, det er hun, for hun går på loppemarkeder for at finde flere.
Så er spørgsmålet, hvordan samlingen fortsætter. Om hun har nogle kriterier omkring, hvor store de må være, og hvor gamle de skal være. For hvis hun ikke sætter nogle rammer omkring samlingen, kan den let blive stor og uhåndterlig i hendes lille toværelses lejlighed.
En anden veninde samlede på ugler. Det vil sige, hun startede med at købe porcelænsugle, som hun "ikke kunne stå for" og så senere en ugle, der ville matche.Og så greb det om sig, selvom hun egentlig ikke ville det. Men nu troede venner og familie, at hun samlede på ugler. Det var jo en bekvem måde at købe gaver til hende på, så folk fandt ugler i glas, ugler i ler, ugler i patchwork (en pude), ugler... i alle mulige materialer, og samlingen blev stor.
På et tidspunkt spurgte jeg hende om, hvad hun ville gøre, når hun ikke havde plads på hylden til flere ugler, og hun kiggede desparat på mig og sagde: "Jeg vil ikke have en ugle mere inden for døren, og jeg hader at tørre støv af dem, og at de dominerer hele min stue!" Så spurgte hun mig, hvordan hun skulle få folk til at lade være med at købe ugler, og hvordan hun skulle komme af med dem, så hun kun havde de to, som hun havde købt selv.
Det er helt klart ikke let at give en sådan udmelding, men det er et spørgsmål om at være ærlig. Hellere være ærlig en gang, end at lyve 300 gange - og så eje 300 ugler mere. Jeg foreslog hende at skrive en mail og fortælle sandheden. Hvordan hun aldrig havde tænkt sig at ville samle på ugler, og at hun nu ville 'bortaktionere' dem og lade beløbet gå til et godt formål. Hun skrev en mail og postede yderligere en besked på FB.
Var der nogen, der blev fornærmede? Ja, sikkert, men de sagde det ikke højt. Men der var til gengæld også en stor del, der synes, at det var så morsomt, at de hjalp hende med at komme af med dem. Nu har hun to ugler!
Generelt skal man være varsom med at give efter for at købe flere af samme slags. Det skaber et behov for, at man også skal have den næste ting, der bliver produceret af samme mærke. Og den næste ting. Det kan være årsskeer, juleuroer, platter, ølflasker, tegneserier og de dermed følgende figurer. Ja, der er ingen ende, og man kan samle på alt.
Det bedste er - lad være! Det er ting. Det er ting, der skal passes. Det er ting, der fylder op. Det er ting, der koster penge. Det er ting, der koster tid. Og hvis man ikke elsker at passe disse ting, hvis man ikke elsker at se på dem og ordne dem, hvis man ikke har lyst til at bruge tid på dem, og hvis du ikke elsker at bruge penge på dem, så lad være!
Bliv ikke samler ved et tilfælde. Bliv samler, hvis du brænder for det!
It is of course a bit of a statement to say, that you shouldn't collect anything. But collections often goes rampant.
I have a friend, who is collecting antique rocking horses. She has 4 (as far as I remember). Three small ones standing on a shelf, and one on the floor. She is a connoisseur, so she doesn't buy anything. It has taken her a long time to find these horses. But is she a collector, if she only has 4? Yes, she is, because she is going to flea markets to find more.
Then it is a quiestion about, how the collection goes on. If she has criterias about, how big they could be, and how old they have to be. Because if she doesn't set boundries around the collecting, it can easily become big and difficult to handle in her little 2 room apartment.
Another friend collected owls. Well, the story is, that she started by buying a procelain owl, which she "just couldn't resist", and later found one in another shop, which would match. And then things took their own turn, even though she didn't really want it. Because now friends and relatives 'knew', that she was collecting owls. And it was an easy way to buy her a present, and she got owls in glas, cheramic owls, owls in patchwork (a pillow), owls in... all kinds of materials, and the collection became huge.
Once we were together I asked her, what she would do, when she didn't have more space for owls on the book shelf, and she looked all desparate at me and said: "I don't want one more owl to enter my home, and I hate dusting them, and they dominate my living room totally!" Then she asked me, how she was going to stop everyone from giving her more owls, and how she could get rid of all of them, except the ones she had bought herself.
It is quite clearly not easy to come out with announcement like that, but it is a question about being honest. Rather be honest once, than lying 300 times - and then be the owner of 300 owls more. I suggested her to write a mail and tell the truth. How she never had thought about being an owl collector, and that now she would make an 'auction' and donate the money for charity. She wrote a mail, and also posted it on FB.
Did anybody get offended? Yes, probably, but they didn't say it out loud. However a lot of people thought, that is was fun, and helped her get rid of them. Now she is left with two owls!
In general you should be never give in to buying more of the same kind. No matter what it is. It creates a desire for owning the next 'thing' in the production line. And the next. It can be anything. Plates, decorations, porcelain figurines, beer bottles, comics and comic dolls. There is no end, and you can collect anything.
The best thing is - don't! It is just things. Things you have to take care of. Things, which takes up space. Things, which cost money. Things, which takes your time. And if you don't love to take care of them, if you don't love to look at them, and if you don't love to spend your money on them, then don't!
Don't accidently become a collector. Become a collector, if you love it!
Jeg har en veninde, som samler på antikke gyngeheste. Hun har indtil nu 4 (såvidt jeg husker). De 3 er så små, at de står på en hylde, og den ene står på gulvet. Hun er feinschmeker, så det er ikke alt, hun køber. Det har taget hende lagt tid at finde disse heste. Men er hun samler, når hun kun har 4? Ja, det er hun, for hun går på loppemarkeder for at finde flere.
Så er spørgsmålet, hvordan samlingen fortsætter. Om hun har nogle kriterier omkring, hvor store de må være, og hvor gamle de skal være. For hvis hun ikke sætter nogle rammer omkring samlingen, kan den let blive stor og uhåndterlig i hendes lille toværelses lejlighed.
En anden veninde samlede på ugler. Det vil sige, hun startede med at købe porcelænsugle, som hun "ikke kunne stå for" og så senere en ugle, der ville matche.Og så greb det om sig, selvom hun egentlig ikke ville det. Men nu troede venner og familie, at hun samlede på ugler. Det var jo en bekvem måde at købe gaver til hende på, så folk fandt ugler i glas, ugler i ler, ugler i patchwork (en pude), ugler... i alle mulige materialer, og samlingen blev stor.
På et tidspunkt spurgte jeg hende om, hvad hun ville gøre, når hun ikke havde plads på hylden til flere ugler, og hun kiggede desparat på mig og sagde: "Jeg vil ikke have en ugle mere inden for døren, og jeg hader at tørre støv af dem, og at de dominerer hele min stue!" Så spurgte hun mig, hvordan hun skulle få folk til at lade være med at købe ugler, og hvordan hun skulle komme af med dem, så hun kun havde de to, som hun havde købt selv.
Det er helt klart ikke let at give en sådan udmelding, men det er et spørgsmål om at være ærlig. Hellere være ærlig en gang, end at lyve 300 gange - og så eje 300 ugler mere. Jeg foreslog hende at skrive en mail og fortælle sandheden. Hvordan hun aldrig havde tænkt sig at ville samle på ugler, og at hun nu ville 'bortaktionere' dem og lade beløbet gå til et godt formål. Hun skrev en mail og postede yderligere en besked på FB.
Var der nogen, der blev fornærmede? Ja, sikkert, men de sagde det ikke højt. Men der var til gengæld også en stor del, der synes, at det var så morsomt, at de hjalp hende med at komme af med dem. Nu har hun to ugler!
Generelt skal man være varsom med at give efter for at købe flere af samme slags. Det skaber et behov for, at man også skal have den næste ting, der bliver produceret af samme mærke. Og den næste ting. Det kan være årsskeer, juleuroer, platter, ølflasker, tegneserier og de dermed følgende figurer. Ja, der er ingen ende, og man kan samle på alt.
Det bedste er - lad være! Det er ting. Det er ting, der skal passes. Det er ting, der fylder op. Det er ting, der koster penge. Det er ting, der koster tid. Og hvis man ikke elsker at passe disse ting, hvis man ikke elsker at se på dem og ordne dem, hvis man ikke har lyst til at bruge tid på dem, og hvis du ikke elsker at bruge penge på dem, så lad være!
Bliv ikke samler ved et tilfælde. Bliv samler, hvis du brænder for det!
I have a friend, who is collecting antique rocking horses. She has 4 (as far as I remember). Three small ones standing on a shelf, and one on the floor. She is a connoisseur, so she doesn't buy anything. It has taken her a long time to find these horses. But is she a collector, if she only has 4? Yes, she is, because she is going to flea markets to find more.
Then it is a quiestion about, how the collection goes on. If she has criterias about, how big they could be, and how old they have to be. Because if she doesn't set boundries around the collecting, it can easily become big and difficult to handle in her little 2 room apartment.
Another friend collected owls. Well, the story is, that she started by buying a procelain owl, which she "just couldn't resist", and later found one in another shop, which would match. And then things took their own turn, even though she didn't really want it. Because now friends and relatives 'knew', that she was collecting owls. And it was an easy way to buy her a present, and she got owls in glas, cheramic owls, owls in patchwork (a pillow), owls in... all kinds of materials, and the collection became huge.
Once we were together I asked her, what she would do, when she didn't have more space for owls on the book shelf, and she looked all desparate at me and said: "I don't want one more owl to enter my home, and I hate dusting them, and they dominate my living room totally!" Then she asked me, how she was going to stop everyone from giving her more owls, and how she could get rid of all of them, except the ones she had bought herself.
It is quite clearly not easy to come out with announcement like that, but it is a question about being honest. Rather be honest once, than lying 300 times - and then be the owner of 300 owls more. I suggested her to write a mail and tell the truth. How she never had thought about being an owl collector, and that now she would make an 'auction' and donate the money for charity. She wrote a mail, and also posted it on FB.
Did anybody get offended? Yes, probably, but they didn't say it out loud. However a lot of people thought, that is was fun, and helped her get rid of them. Now she is left with two owls!
In general you should be never give in to buying more of the same kind. No matter what it is. It creates a desire for owning the next 'thing' in the production line. And the next. It can be anything. Plates, decorations, porcelain figurines, beer bottles, comics and comic dolls. There is no end, and you can collect anything.
The best thing is - don't! It is just things. Things you have to take care of. Things, which takes up space. Things, which cost money. Things, which takes your time. And if you don't love to take care of them, if you don't love to look at them, and if you don't love to spend your money on them, then don't!
Don't accidently become a collector. Become a collector, if you love it!
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Oprydnings-fejltagelser - De-clutter Mistakes
Når man har bestemt sig for at rydde op, begynder man rigtig ofte med at gøre en stor fejl, for NU skal det være - så jeg må hellere købe nogle kasser til at pakke ned i!
Men det er helt galt. Man skal ikke købe mere til at tage plads op i huset, før man har skilt sig af med noget. Der skal action til, før man begynder at pakke noget ned, og aller helst skal tingene ikke pakkes ned, men sættes på plads eller afhændes.
Det er det endelige mål med en oprydning.
Første trin er at få sorteret sine ting. I 'arter', hvilket vil sige, at man skal samle ting af samme slags sammen. Ting man har flere af. I køkkenet skal man finde alle knive frem. Alle krus. Alle sakse o.s.v., for man kan ikke tage stilling til, hvad man vil beholde, for man kan ikke bestemme, hvilke knive, børster, håndklæder eller sko, man vil beholde, før man har dem alle sammen fremme i lyset. Hvis du vælger den første kniv, du falder over, er det ikke sikkert, at du ender med et bedste sæt knive. Så sorter ens ting i bunker, og derefter vælger og afhænder du.
Det samme gælder for alt, der ryddes op i, og også med tøj er det et god procedure. Alle hvide skjorter i én bunke, alle sorte t-shirts i en anden o.s.v. Det bliver så meget lettere at vælge det bedste. Og husk, du skal vælge 'til' - altså beholde det du bruger og holder af - og afhænde resten.
En oprydning tager tid, hvis man skal ende op med at tage de gode valg. Men husk, hvis du beholder alt, kommer det aldrig til at ligne - eller føles som en oprydning, og du vil aldrig få det resultat, du havde håbet på.
When you have decided to de-clutter, you often start with making a big mistake, because you want to do this NOW - so you go buy some boxes to put stuff into!
That is totally wrong. You should not buy anything to take up more space in your house, before you have got rid of some other stuff. It takes action, before you can start packing things, and in the most ideal scenaria stuff shouldn't be packed, but put in their place or disposed of.
That is the final goal for a de-clutter.
First step is to sort our things in groups. This means that you should collect things of the same sort. Things which you own several numbers of. In the kitchen you should take out all knives. All the mugs. Pairs of scissors and so on, because you cannot decide, which knives, brushes, towels or shoes, you want to keep, before you have all of them in front of you. If you choose the first knife, you pick up, you might not end up with the best set of knives. So sort the same sort, then choose, and then dispose.
This is good for every kind of de-clutter, even with clothes. All white shirts in one pile, all black t-shirts in another... it becomes so much easy to choose the best. And remember - don't sort with a negative attitude like no-good, no-good, no-good. You choose with: I use this, I use this, I use this. This way it becomes evident, what has to go.
A de-clutter takes time, if you want to end up owning your good stuff. So make the good choices. But remember, if you keep everything, it will never look like - or feel like a de-clutter, and you will never get the result, that you had hoped for.
Men det er helt galt. Man skal ikke købe mere til at tage plads op i huset, før man har skilt sig af med noget. Der skal action til, før man begynder at pakke noget ned, og aller helst skal tingene ikke pakkes ned, men sættes på plads eller afhændes.
Det er det endelige mål med en oprydning.
Første trin er at få sorteret sine ting. I 'arter', hvilket vil sige, at man skal samle ting af samme slags sammen. Ting man har flere af. I køkkenet skal man finde alle knive frem. Alle krus. Alle sakse o.s.v., for man kan ikke tage stilling til, hvad man vil beholde, for man kan ikke bestemme, hvilke knive, børster, håndklæder eller sko, man vil beholde, før man har dem alle sammen fremme i lyset. Hvis du vælger den første kniv, du falder over, er det ikke sikkert, at du ender med et bedste sæt knive. Så sorter ens ting i bunker, og derefter vælger og afhænder du.
Det samme gælder for alt, der ryddes op i, og også med tøj er det et god procedure. Alle hvide skjorter i én bunke, alle sorte t-shirts i en anden o.s.v. Det bliver så meget lettere at vælge det bedste. Og husk, du skal vælge 'til' - altså beholde det du bruger og holder af - og afhænde resten.
En oprydning tager tid, hvis man skal ende op med at tage de gode valg. Men husk, hvis du beholder alt, kommer det aldrig til at ligne - eller føles som en oprydning, og du vil aldrig få det resultat, du havde håbet på.
Tasker med tasker - Bags with bags
That is totally wrong. You should not buy anything to take up more space in your house, before you have got rid of some other stuff. It takes action, before you can start packing things, and in the most ideal scenaria stuff shouldn't be packed, but put in their place or disposed of.
That is the final goal for a de-clutter.
First step is to sort our things in groups. This means that you should collect things of the same sort. Things which you own several numbers of. In the kitchen you should take out all knives. All the mugs. Pairs of scissors and so on, because you cannot decide, which knives, brushes, towels or shoes, you want to keep, before you have all of them in front of you. If you choose the first knife, you pick up, you might not end up with the best set of knives. So sort the same sort, then choose, and then dispose.
This is good for every kind of de-clutter, even with clothes. All white shirts in one pile, all black t-shirts in another... it becomes so much easy to choose the best. And remember - don't sort with a negative attitude like no-good, no-good, no-good. You choose with: I use this, I use this, I use this. This way it becomes evident, what has to go.
A de-clutter takes time, if you want to end up owning your good stuff. So make the good choices. But remember, if you keep everything, it will never look like - or feel like a de-clutter, and you will never get the result, that you had hoped for.
Monday, March 6, 2017
Et trick til at afhænde ting - A trick to Overcome to Sell/Dispose of Things
Når du står overfor en ting, som du har svært ved at afhænde, eller du ikke rigtig kan finde ud af, om du bør beholde, så er der ét spørgsmål, du kan stille dig selv, som kan hjælpe:
Ville jeg have købt denne ting, hvis jeg havde set den i en forretning i dag?
Hvis du ikke ville købe den, så skal du lade den gå, for så har den ingen værdi for dig.
Hvis du kunne være fristet til at købe den, så kan du pakke den ned i en kasseog skrive en dato på 6 måneder frem i tiden, og hvis du ikke i mellemtiden har savnet tingen, så lad kassen gå til genbrug på denne dato.
Det er ikke alle ting, du ejer, som er af værdi, selv om du har givet penge for dem, og du vil føle dig så meget bedre tilpas, hvis du ikke hele tiden skal konfronteres med dine fejlkøb.
When you hold an item in your hand, which you have difficulties with letting go of, or you cannot really find out, if you should keep it or not, there is one question, you can ask yourself, which can help you:
Would I have bought this thing, if I had seen it in a shop today?
If you wouldn't have bought it, then you should let go, because then it has no value to you.
If you could have been tempted to buy it, you should put it in a box and put a date 6 months ahead on the box, and if you haven't missed the item during that period, you should let it go.
Not everything you own has value, even though you have paid money for it, but you will feel so much better not being confronted with your bad purchases.
Ville jeg have købt denne ting, hvis jeg havde set den i en forretning i dag?
Hvis du ikke ville købe den, så skal du lade den gå, for så har den ingen værdi for dig.
Hvis du kunne være fristet til at købe den, så kan du pakke den ned i en kasseog skrive en dato på 6 måneder frem i tiden, og hvis du ikke i mellemtiden har savnet tingen, så lad kassen gå til genbrug på denne dato.
Det er ikke alle ting, du ejer, som er af værdi, selv om du har givet penge for dem, og du vil føle dig så meget bedre tilpas, hvis du ikke hele tiden skal konfronteres med dine fejlkøb.
When you hold an item in your hand, which you have difficulties with letting go of, or you cannot really find out, if you should keep it or not, there is one question, you can ask yourself, which can help you:
Would I have bought this thing, if I had seen it in a shop today?
If you wouldn't have bought it, then you should let go, because then it has no value to you.
If you could have been tempted to buy it, you should put it in a box and put a date 6 months ahead on the box, and if you haven't missed the item during that period, you should let it go.
Not everything you own has value, even though you have paid money for it, but you will feel so much better not being confronted with your bad purchases.
Friday, March 3, 2017
Ind og ud-listen opsummering for 2016 - In and Out List summary for 2016
Jeg synes egentligt, at det er ganske sjovt, at jeg stadig - selvom jeg har erklæret min oprydning 'færdig' - finder ting, som jeg sender til genbrug!
Jeg er blevet spurgt, om det kan ses i mit hjem, og det tror jeg egentlig ikke, men det kan ses i mine skabe. Jeg har ikke problemer med plads. Der er plads til det hele - men 'det hele' måske heller ikke så meget mere.
Så for ikke andet end det morsomme i det, opgjorde den totale ind-og udliste, og den kom til at se sådan ud:
59 ting ind, heraf 18 erstatninger, hvilket vil sige, at jeg har anskaffet 41 nye ting, og
150 ting er ude af mit hjem.
De 150 ting fordeler sig således:
9 ting blev solgt
12 ting blev smidt ud, fordi de ikke egnede sig til genbrug
5 ting blev foræret væk.
Så 124 ting gik til genbrugsforretninger.
Det er en on-going ting at holde sit hjem fri for unødige og unyttige ting. Vi vil alle sammen altid være forbrugere, og behov ændrer sig, og dermed opstår behovet for andre ting (som ikke behøver at være nye). Vi slider ting op. Vi går igennem forskellige livsperioder: Børn, teenagers, unge voksne, unge familier, gamle familier, gamle mennesker, og der er forskellige behov for de forskellige tidsaldre.
Men vi skal ikke hænge fast i det gamle. Vi skal mindes de gode oplevelser, og selvfølgelig skal vi også gemme nogle små skatte, men vi skal ikke drukne vores liv nu med det, der skete en gang. Det er en stor fornøjelse at give ting til genbrug, så andre kan bruge tingene færdig.
At lade fortiden tage for meget plads op (fysisk og psykisk) forhindrer os i at leve nu og gøre det bedste ud af i dag.
Så gå ud og gør i dag til en mindeværdig dag - uden ting. Hav en rigtig dejlig weekend.
I think that it is quite funny, that I still - even thought I have decleared my de-clutter 'finished' - can find things to get rid of.
I have been asked, if it you can see it in my home, and I don't think so, but you can see it in my closets and cabinets. I have no space problems. There is a place for everything - but then again 'everything' might not be so much any more.
Only for the fun of it I have 'analyzed' the ins and outs, and the result is:
59 items in, of these 18 items are replacements, which means, that I have bought 41 new things, and
150 items went out.
Jeg er blevet spurgt, om det kan ses i mit hjem, og det tror jeg egentlig ikke, men det kan ses i mine skabe. Jeg har ikke problemer med plads. Der er plads til det hele - men 'det hele' måske heller ikke så meget mere.
Så for ikke andet end det morsomme i det, opgjorde den totale ind-og udliste, og den kom til at se sådan ud:
59 ting ind, heraf 18 erstatninger, hvilket vil sige, at jeg har anskaffet 41 nye ting, og
150 ting er ude af mit hjem.
De 150 ting fordeler sig således:
9 ting blev solgt
12 ting blev smidt ud, fordi de ikke egnede sig til genbrug
5 ting blev foræret væk.
Så 124 ting gik til genbrugsforretninger.
Det er en on-going ting at holde sit hjem fri for unødige og unyttige ting. Vi vil alle sammen altid være forbrugere, og behov ændrer sig, og dermed opstår behovet for andre ting (som ikke behøver at være nye). Vi slider ting op. Vi går igennem forskellige livsperioder: Børn, teenagers, unge voksne, unge familier, gamle familier, gamle mennesker, og der er forskellige behov for de forskellige tidsaldre.
Men vi skal ikke hænge fast i det gamle. Vi skal mindes de gode oplevelser, og selvfølgelig skal vi også gemme nogle små skatte, men vi skal ikke drukne vores liv nu med det, der skete en gang. Det er en stor fornøjelse at give ting til genbrug, så andre kan bruge tingene færdig.
At lade fortiden tage for meget plads op (fysisk og psykisk) forhindrer os i at leve nu og gøre det bedste ud af i dag.
Så gå ud og gør i dag til en mindeværdig dag - uden ting. Hav en rigtig dejlig weekend.
De sidste genbrugsposer i 2016 - The last second hand bags in 2016
I think that it is quite funny, that I still - even thought I have decleared my de-clutter 'finished' - can find things to get rid of.
I have been asked, if it you can see it in my home, and I don't think so, but you can see it in my closets and cabinets. I have no space problems. There is a place for everything - but then again 'everything' might not be so much any more.
Only for the fun of it I have 'analyzed' the ins and outs, and the result is:
59 items in, of these 18 items are replacements, which means, that I have bought 41 new things, and
150 items went out.
The 150 items are devided in
9 items sold
12 things were ruined or otherwise not for use
5 items were given away.
So 124 items went to the 2nd hand shop.
It is an ongoing thing to keep your home free of unnecessary stuff. We will always be consumers, and our needs change, and needs for new things occur (things which might not be new). We wear things out, and we go through different life periods: Children, teenagers, young adults, young families, old families, old people, and there are different needs for all ages.
But we should not get stuck in times past. Of course we should remember good times, and of course we should keep little treasures. But we shouldn't drown in, what happened once. It is a big pleasure to pass things on to others, who can 'finish' our belongings, when we don't need them anymore.
To let the past take up too much room (mentally and physically) stops us from living now and making the best out of today.
So go out a make this day memorable - without things. Have a great weekend.
9 items sold
12 things were ruined or otherwise not for use
5 items were given away.
So 124 items went to the 2nd hand shop.
It is an ongoing thing to keep your home free of unnecessary stuff. We will always be consumers, and our needs change, and needs for new things occur (things which might not be new). We wear things out, and we go through different life periods: Children, teenagers, young adults, young families, old families, old people, and there are different needs for all ages.
But we should not get stuck in times past. Of course we should remember good times, and of course we should keep little treasures. But we shouldn't drown in, what happened once. It is a big pleasure to pass things on to others, who can 'finish' our belongings, when we don't need them anymore.
To let the past take up too much room (mentally and physically) stops us from living now and making the best out of today.
So go out a make this day memorable - without things. Have a great weekend.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Vi jager altid 'noget' - We are always chasing something
Vi jager altid noget. Har du nogensinde tænkt på det?
Hvad er det egentlig, du knokler for?
Er det det samme, som du brænder for?
Måske skal du fordele energien lidt anderledes?
Måske er det værd at tænke lidt over, selvom det kan være noget, der bringer forstyrrelser ind i vores liv.
Vi skal nemlig altid lige have noget overstået. Når xx er i hus, eller når jeg har klaret det eller det, så skal jeg til at ......
Nope, min ven. Livet er det her moment. Det er lige nu.
Prøv en dag at holde frikvarter for alle 'mål'. Bare lev dagen, som den nu kommer til dig. Lad være med at bekymre dig om i morgen. Den kommer. Prøv at flyde med.
Giv dig selv lidt luft, så du kan tænke mere klart, og måske kan du så komme lidt nærmere hen imod det, du allerhelst vil. Din belønning skal ikke vente.
We are always chasing something. Have you ever thought about that?
So what is it really, that you are working so hard for?
And is it the same thing, as you are passionate about?
Maybe you should divide your energy differently?
Maybe it is something worth thinking about, even though it can be something, which brings disturbances into your life.
Because we are always trying to get over a hurdle, "because when I have done this-or-that, then I am going to...." fill in yourself.
No, my friend. Life is this very moment. It is right now.
So try to take a time-off from all 'goals'. Just live the day, as it presents itself to you. Don't worry about tomorrow. It will come. Try to float with the stream.
Give yourself a bit of breathing space, so you can think more clearly, and maybe come closer to what you actually want. Your reward shouldn't wait.
Hvad er det egentlig, du knokler for?
Er det det samme, som du brænder for?
Måske skal du fordele energien lidt anderledes?
Måske er det værd at tænke lidt over, selvom det kan være noget, der bringer forstyrrelser ind i vores liv.
Vi skal nemlig altid lige have noget overstået. Når xx er i hus, eller når jeg har klaret det eller det, så skal jeg til at ......
Nope, min ven. Livet er det her moment. Det er lige nu.
Prøv en dag at holde frikvarter for alle 'mål'. Bare lev dagen, som den nu kommer til dig. Lad være med at bekymre dig om i morgen. Den kommer. Prøv at flyde med.
Giv dig selv lidt luft, så du kan tænke mere klart, og måske kan du så komme lidt nærmere hen imod det, du allerhelst vil. Din belønning skal ikke vente.
The sky is the limit
We are always chasing something. Have you ever thought about that?
So what is it really, that you are working so hard for?
And is it the same thing, as you are passionate about?
Maybe you should divide your energy differently?
Maybe it is something worth thinking about, even though it can be something, which brings disturbances into your life.
Because we are always trying to get over a hurdle, "because when I have done this-or-that, then I am going to...." fill in yourself.
No, my friend. Life is this very moment. It is right now.
So try to take a time-off from all 'goals'. Just live the day, as it presents itself to you. Don't worry about tomorrow. It will come. Try to float with the stream.
Give yourself a bit of breathing space, so you can think more clearly, and maybe come closer to what you actually want. Your reward shouldn't wait.
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