When we think of wellness, we don’t always think about the wellness of the environment around us. Our surroundings can play a pivotal role in our emotions and the way we think about life. For example, if your home is cluttered with large quantities of unnecessary items like too many clothes and dishes, you may subconsciously feel weighted down by the chaos around you.
Constantly spending energy sifting through mountains of clothing to find a specific outfit or trying to find a certain Tupperware lid in your overstuffed kitchen cabin can be taxing. Mindful repurposing can help.

Donate Gently Used Items
The average American owns more clothes than any one person could possibly wear out. Go through your clothing and take out anything that doesn’t fit or you simply haven’t worn in a year or more for whatever reason. Old t-shirts can be turned into rags to use instead of paper towels.
Clothing in good condition can be donated. Consider whether your clothing will bring more joy sitting unused in your closet or on a secondhand store’s rack, where a family can purchase it for an affordable rate. You know the saying less is more? This phrase goes for house clutter. Lamps you haven’t used in years, tables you only pile junk on, extra dishes that you never use. . . All of these items can help furnish another person’s home without taking an extra toll on the environment.

Get in Touch with Your Creative Side
The next time you feel like getting creative, either take a look around your home or visit a thrift store for ideas rather than buying brand-new art supplies. You can make cute country-style windchimes from vintage metallic teapots and silverware. You can use clear glass jars or colorful coffee mugs to make unique, homemade candle holders.
Make a meaningful quilt composed of quilt squares cut out from old clothing, bedsheets, curtains, etc. These small, individual squares can be sewn together and attached to a backing fabric to make a sentimental blanket composed of memorable items.

Connect with Your Friends and Family
The next time you make a purchase, consider if it’s something you actually need to buy, or if it’s something you can borrow. For example, if you’re making your own costume for Halloween, you don’t need to buy a brand-new sewing machine.
Use your network of friends. It’s likely someone has one they’re willing to let you borrow. If you’re considering purchasing your own gym equipment, ask a friend to let you use theirs to test it out before you commit to filling your spare room with pricey items. Chances are, you’ll save yourself from impulse buying bulky (and expensive) items you would have let sit unused most of the year. You can use the same strategy with items like sports equipment, heavy duty vacuums, tools, etc.

Conclusion
Changing our way of viewing our possessions can be difficult, but once you begin weeding out the unnecessary items in your home, you will start to appreciate the ones that you have even more. You’ll save time on cleaning, save money on expenses, and you won’t feel so tied down by all of your possessions.