Q: One of the most classic tricks to fitting everything you need into a small bedroom is by storing things under your bed. Of course, this requires your bed to be on a frame, which is a necessity if you are living in a small room. As for the boxes, boxes on wheels work well on wooden floors. Plastic storage bins are also great for under the bed storage. Shelving units can double as footboards. Place a cushion on top of the unit and it can even become a place to sit. These shelving units can have cabinets, cubbies, or both, for storing things you want put away and things you want to display. With a small bedroom you have to get sneaky about your storage. A headboard that actually acts like a cabinet is one of those great storage secrets. You can buy these types of headboards online or at home furnishing stores. Place it behind your bed, lift up the panel, and place the your stuff in the cupboard. You can also consider purchasing a headboard that has cubbies built into it. Place books, decorative objects, or bedtime necessities in the cubbies and cabinets. It is best not to clutter the surfaces of your furniture with the little trinkets that you hold dear but don't necessarily need to see every day. Instead of having them out all over the place, try out some unique storage options that allow you easy access to them when you want them. One of the best options is the hollowed out book method. You cut out the center of the pages so that a chamber forms in the middle of the book. You can then put small keepsakes in the book and place it on your bookshelf or in a drawer of your bedside table. If you don't have enough space to hang shelves on your wall, why not make them inside your wall. To do this, you will need to cut a vertical rectangle out of the wall in between the studs in the wall. Once you have done that, you can recover the space with drywall or wood. In the insert you have now made in the wall, hang shelves. You have now effectively made a bookshelf inside your wall. You can also try out 'invisible' bookshelves. These shelves will help you store stuff you would normally put on shelves, without actually needing the wall space to put the shelves up. Click here for more information. If you have an angled or triangular ceiling, there are still ways you can make that low space for you. Because the ceiling is angled, you probably won't use the space where the angled ceiling meets the wall very often. Install a built-in row of cabinets and cubbies along the wall. While doing this will take up some floor space, it will also provide you with plenty of storage and surface space, allowing you to use other parts of your room for things other than storage.
A: Invest in some under-the-bed storage boxes. Place a shelving unit at the foot of your bed. Buy a storage headboard. Get creative with your treasures. Cut out parts of your wall to make shelves. Work with your angled ceiling.

Q: Unless you are an immediate participant in a personal situation, it's best to mind your business by not getting yourself directly involved. Even if you are indirectly affected by an issue, that does not mean that it's about you or gives you the right to intervene. A useful exercise for gaining perspective on a situation is making a ring chart to analyze your relationship to it. Start by drawing a circle and writing those who are directly involved in the situation in the center. Then, draw another ring for those people who are most affected by the issue. Keep drawing outer circles like ripples for each level of people affected, and see where you fall on the chart. For example, if you're thinking about a friend's breakup, the couple would go in the center. Their family would come next, and friends like you would come third. Seeing this visually can help you recognize that, though you're affected, it's still not your drama to sort out. The best thing you can do is to support those who are more directly involved. Keep in mind that this is not to say that you should not get involved with social issues, like poverty or children's health, that don't affect you directly. However, you should be sensitive to work with those people who the issue at hand does directly affect if you do. Recognize that everyone has a right to privacy and that each person is in charge of their own lives. Don't expect people to share personal information or try to exert control over how others use their time or resources. One good way of respecting boundaries is being careful not to overstep your relationship with a person. For instance, if you're dealing with someone who is a co-worker or client, be sure to keep your interactions professional. If you're not a child's parent, it's not a good idea to try and discipline them. Another important element of respecting boundaries is accepting other people's right to their own values, beliefs, and opinions. While you may disagree with them, it's often best to mind your business rather than trying to interfere with others' belief systems. Step back when people communicate directly or indirectly that you should do so. Respect others when they tell you that something is not your business and/or change the subject. Even when they don't explicitly tell you to butt out, be aware of what their body language is saying. For instance, if people are avoiding eye contact, angling away from you, or crossing their arms as you speak, they're probably silently asking for you not to interrupt or intervene. Minding your own business does not mean being a bystander when you encounter a situation that's potentially dangerous. If you see someone engaging in a high-risk behavior that is illegal, physically destructive, and/or potentially harmful to themselves or others, it's responsible to intervene, especially if no one else is. For example, if you see two people getting into an altercation, it's time to call the police, not to mind your own business. If a person is drunk and planning on driving, it's fine to intervene and take their keys since they have great potential to do harm to themselves and others.
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Recognize if an issue directly concerns you or not. Respect boundaries. Pay attention to cues. Assess the risk involved in a situation.