Does clutter or dirt around the house nag at you mentally, adding item after item to your to-do list? Have you ever noticed how much more relaxed you feel when you come home to a tidy house?
There is a reason that the phrase “a place for everything and everything in its place” has been around since before we had electricity. Keeping your home clean and organized will help you feel more energized, less stressed, and happier overall. This post includes tips on how to keep your home neat with minimal effort.
Although some believe that having a neat home isn’t one of the more important aspects of life, the reality is that your spirits can be lifted by having a certain amount of order in the house. And cleanliness matters, too.
I am sharing this with you because I just experienced joy, calmness, and relief after decluttering two messy areas in my house (my closet and my office).
Here are some tips
If you’d like to see your mood improve, there are simple ways to do it without ever leaving your house!
To lift your spirits and feel like your home is your sanctuary, consider these ideas:
1. The mood and tone of your home influence how you feel. The types of furnishings are less important than the level of cleanliness and a certain amount of order and organization.
* Make small changes in your home that make you happy.
* If you’ve had a hard day at work and return to a home that’s disorganized and needs a good cleaning, your spirits will lag. But if you return to a home that’s organized and clean, you’ll lift your spirits simply by walking in the door.
2. Your home may be a reflection of your mood. Not only does the state of your home influence your mood, but the inverse is also true, according to some mental health experts. Studies indicate that how you handle your possessions in your home reflects what you believe about yourself and how you feel.
* Consider this: if you’re calm and relaxed by nature, the arrangement, organization, and cleanliness of your home most likely present serenity and peacefulness.
* If you’re emotionally overwrought or plagued with anxiety or depression, your home may be cluttered, disorganized, or in need of a good cleaning.
* If you’re feeling down and find yourself with a home that’s not neat and clean, remember that when the home’s challenges are addressed, your emotional state may improve.
3. To have a neater home, sort and store your possessions in an organized fashion. An organized home means that you can find things when and where you need them. You don’t need a grand scheme to do this. Just store your keys near the door, your cooking utensils by the stove, and the kids’ toys near where they play.
* Avoid getting overwhelmed by the task of organizing. Vow to organize just one room at a time.
* You can even concentrate on one area of a room, like a desk or a corner, that you find particularly troublesome.
* You’ll be surprised how much better you’ll feel at home if you begin to tidy up in small ways.
4. It’s okay to ask for help. Perhaps your home is too big or too disorganized for you to feel comfortable tackling it independently. Or maybe you’re just too busy.
* Spouses and kids are a great place to start asking for help. After all, they live there, too! And they certainly contribute to dirt and clutter. Give them specific tasks, and watch your house get clean before your eyes!
* If you have the financial resources, treating yourself to a professional cleaning once or twice a year can be a wonderful gift to yourself. And the results can last for weeks or even months!
You can do more:
1. Clean up after yourself – don’t leave dishes in the sink or dirty clothes lying around
2. Get rid of clutter around the house, including old clothes, shoes, and books
3. Install a new mailbox that matches your home’s exterior design
4. Add an outdoor rug to create more space for relaxing outside
5. Paint your front door a bright color to make it stand out from the rest of the house
6. Replace all your light bulbs with LED lights for energy efficiency and lower power bills
Conclusions
Having your own home is lovely. And tailoring your house to suit your personal preferences is crucial to making you feel like your home is your castle. Do everything you can to keep your home organized, neat, and clean. You’ll feel glad you did each time you walk in the door.
I loved this article and has crossed my path at the exact right time. I needed the reminder of how beneficial having a clean house can be on our overall mental health and well-being. I am so much more relaxed and calm when my house is clean witch causes me to be able to handle daily stresses in a much more balanced and clear manner.
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I totally know what you mean. I really get a great lift from having my home clean and tidy. All my life my mother encouraged me to learn how to keep a nice home and although I did the chores I rarely enjoyed that feeling of accomplishment until recently. My new husband expected me to do all the housework and I decided that this wasn’t fair. He had looked after his own homes all his life and was very particular in how he wanted it. So every time he told me specifics of how to do something his way I would say ‘You better do it, then you’ll be happy.’
After standing my ground for 5 years he now does half of the housework and when we clean the whole house together we congratulate each other on how good it feels. He is doing the chores that he enjoys and I have organized a cleaner once a fortnight to do the bathrooms and such. My happy hubby has learned that if he complains he will end up doing it himself.
Everyone is happy with this arrangement and I get to run my business and do my hobbies too. Now I get pleasure from seeing a room clean and tidy.
Lily, thanks for your review! I love hearing how you’ve found a way to enjoy keeping your home clean and tidy. It sounds like you’re on the right track with this new mindset–and that’s fantastic news!
I like the approach you applied with your husband. It sounds promising because now both of you are satisfied, and there’s no resentment or conflict over who should be doing what around the house.
Thanks again for sharing your story Lily, we hope everyone else will find some inspiration from it! Please, keep coming back for new articles.
Angela