• March 28, 2024

Lasting order - thanks to the shopping bag method

A tidy apartment that also stays tidy and tidy - who does not want that? But we always carry new stuff from our shopping trips. And at some point there is no room left, the wardrobe is overflowing. Instead of buying a closet, cleaning and mucking is announced. But in order to create order in the long term and not at all (again) into the vicious circle of chaos and overdue tidying up, we have got used to the shopping bag method. Because only then can we manage to bring order to our home in the long term.

The shopping bag method is so simple and easy and works great when you stick to it. What do I have to do? The rule is simple: Do not bring anything into your home without first cleaning out the same amount. Do you want to buy new clothes? Then think about what you could get rid of to make room for something new. And we do not mean to get rid of it: throw it in the trash. Donate, give away, sell at the flea market - there are so many ways to deal responsibly with things and resources. What is broken, of course, is probably best kept in the garbage.



What's new, what's old has to get out

How can I integrate the shopping bag method into my life without giving up immediately? Anyone who comes home with a bag, bag, parcel (or whatever, the grocery bag can stand for many things) empties their belongings - and then stuffs things that they no longer need into their pockets - and then disposes of them consequent. What's new, what's old has to get out. Quite simple. But it is important that we do not put it on the back burner. Whoever starts with "I'll do it tomorrow" will not do it. It takes a while to get used to this principle, but once you have internalized the method, you generally start questioning buying decisions and in the end even saving money.

And who believes that he has nothing to sort out, is wrong. It's guaranteed that you have things that you probably have too much of. And even though it's hard to part with things, one should remember the following mantra: People and memories are important in life, not things.

Just try it. And who has to clean up first, which also starts with smaller shopping bag projects. Mucking out here and there is easier in the beginning than trying to do everything right now. Best of all, small success encourages us to stay tuned instead of giving up quickly, overwhelmed by chaos.



Make a durable tote bag from shitty plastic bags #preciousplastic (March 2024).



Shopping bag