Why Mess Causes Stress
- Oct 8, 2017
- 2 min read
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Clutter is rarely recognized as a source of stress. No matter how big or small your clutter is, it can cause you anxiety. Too many things to look at in your home and and workspace can lead to stress. It can lead you to paralysis and scare you away from where to begin on you decluttering endeavors.
Clutter distracts us
Clutter creates feelings of guilt
Clutter inhibits creativity and productivity
Clutter takes up mental space
Clutter wastes our time-we can't find what we are looking for
Clutter inhibits us to relax
Clutter makes us feel like we can never get anything done
Here are some ideas to help you get rid of clutter:
Make a to do list- the power of writing things down and getting them out of your head declutters your mind
Set a timer and declutter one space in 10 minutes
Promise to Purge: Set a timer for 10 minutes and go on a hunt for as many broken and unused items to throw away or donate (put donation items directly into your car so you can drop them off asap at the local donation center)
Make a designated space for your most used items
Put back items into designated space immediately
Create a space to keep all paper in place-Don't let paper piles pile up all over your home
Get your family to help
Buy Less
Unplug- don't get caught up on social media and screens. Make it a family effort to unplug once or more a week
Say No more often- do the things that fill you up, not wear you down
Learn to delegate
“The reason why clutter clearing is effective is that while you are putting you external world in order there are corresponding changes going on internally, too. As you release the things you no longer love or use, you call back to yourself the parts of your spirit that have been attached to them, and attached to the emotional needs and memories associated with those objects. In so doing, you bring yourself powerfully into present time. Your energy, instead of being dispersed in a thousand different unproductive directions, becomes more centered and focused. You feel more spiritually complete and more at peace with yourself”.
- Karen Kingston
Until Next Time...
Keep It Sweet and Neat,
Stephanie
Clutter Portrait by Andy Mangold
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