The television show Seinfeld was once pitched by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David as "a show about nothing." Well, in a sense, this blog entry is "a blog entry about nothing'...or to be more precise, what money, assets, and value you can get from the 'nothing' of created empty space.
Whenever you make way for empty space, whether in a home, a piece of land, or a business, you go a long way toward saving money, making money, finding assets, and creating value. For example, by clearing your home of junk, you thereby get rid of potential spill, fire, and trip hazards, which indisputably saves you money on damaged property, medical bills, and insurance premiums.
Also, clearing out junk leaves insects and vermin less to eat on, less to live in, less to breed in, and less to leave waste and disease on to spread. This means that clearing out needless things saves money, health, and even lives.
Moreover, when you try to create empty space on land by intensive gardening in concentrated spots, you make maximum use of every available square foot of your garden space. You get a greater yield of your desired crop, while also crowding out weeds and building up soil around plant roots. All of this, in turn, helps hold in water and prevent erosion. Also, companion plants of different species can work even better together when in close proximity, such as when bean vines can grow on corn stalks.
(To give just one example, the Cherokee Indians, among other Native American tribes, actually planted corn, beans, and squash--which they called "the three sisters"-- together in the same space. The corn supported and trellised the beans, the squash leaves served to keep potential weeds from getting sunlight. and the beans served as nutrition-giving legumes for both the corn and the squash.)
Also, when you clear your business of needless junk and make new space, you not only save all of the aforementioned expenses related to hazards, but you also make way for more productive uses of space, which can help produce more profits for your business.
Finally, when you make way for empty space and get rid of junk, you clear your mind of distractions that can keep you from enjoying "Life, Liberty, Property, and Pursuit of Happiness!" You will be surprised at how much better your perspective of things can be when you behold how clear the area around you can be. And you'll correctly think and feel that you have accomplished something great when you make way for empty space and clear the junk from your life!
Also, in the course of clearing out junk, you eventually find items you've long since forgotten about and can brainstorm on better uses to which you can place the items. This inevitably adds value to home, garden, and business.
Some small ways that you can create new space can include these:
* Whenever you have leftovers of a food or cleaning product and you buy more of the same product, as long as it doesn't create contamination or spoilage, pour the leftover into the new container e.g. pour the old powdered milk into the new container of powdered milk or pour both into another container.
* Put smaller containers filled with items into larger containers and make sure that all containers are labeled properly for easy accessibility.
* Make it a habit to dispose of junk paper and mail as fast as received, preferably with a diamond-cut or confetti-cut shredder for maximum privacy of your documents and personal information. Dispose of food cans and packages just as quickly after you've washed them out. Take out garbage cans and sacks as fast as they are filled.
* Wash and put up dishes as fast as they are dirtied so they don't pile up, take up space, and draw insects and vermin.
* Put up tools and accessories as soon as you are finished with using them so that you avoid clutter.
* Put books and magazines back on the shelf when you are finished with them.
* Dispose of notes when you are finished with them, or if they contain current information, consolidate them all onto one page. Better yet, use a digital audio recorder or a word processor program to take your memos and avoid paper altogether.
* Have a space at your bathroom lavatory, your shower, and your bathroom closet to keep things you use on a regular basis and put those things back when you are finished.
* Squeeze out excess air from all items stored in plastic bags, so you'll have room to fit the items together.
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