How a Cluttered Home Affects Our Ability to Relax
For many people, the heavy responsibilities of home and family and earning a living absorb all their time and strength. Yet such a home–where love is–may be a light shining in a dark place, a silent witness to the reality and the love of God.
– Olive Wyon
My home is not perfect, it’s rarely spotless, and it’s very well lived in.
I believe so many of us fear having others over because of the state of our home.
Today I want to share and highlight some great posts that talk about decluttering. I mean, who doesn’t have this problem? I know I have many irons in the fire with my blog, work, 3 teens, helping my husband with his non-profit.
It’s really hard for me to stay up on the paperwork alone! And to be honest, sometimes it affects my ability to relax …
Melissa shares about starting 5 new daily habits, and also gives us a chance to WIN $500 from The Inspired Room (you have until midnight tonight to enter).
“When my home gets cluttered and out of control, I feel personally out of sorts and out of control. The state of my home really affects my emotional well being and my productivity.” -Melissa
10 Ways to Declutter your House, from Making This Home.
“The less you need, the freer you become.” – Katie
Simple Steps to Declutter your Home from Passionate Homemaking.
“If it can stay in boxes for several months, is it really needed?” – Lindsay
Organizing with Purpose from The Complete Guide to Imperfect Homemaking.
“An uncluttered space creates an environment where we can learn and explore.” -Kelly
This is an interesting perspective. I like it!
Don’t Declutter from My Simpler Life.
“I have been seeing a lot of people sacrifice time to take care of themselves for decluttering time.” – Beth
Beth asks a good question … thought provoking, for sure!
Do you feel you need to complete everything before relaxing? Do you feel clutter makes it impossible to relax in your own home?
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Hi Sandy. I believe that cluttered home affects my ability to relax – it’s true, at least for me. I feel that when my house is cluttered, I get stressed out easily because I’m always thinking, “need to clean this, need to clean that… and downstairs, oh, what a mess”. Just thinking about it makes me stressed already. Plus, I feel that it also affects the atmosphere around your house. It gives out negative energy to you and the other people living in your house which in turn makes you stressed as well.
I work from home and have a young family – I find I can’t think if there is clutter around. I work from the kitchen table on a laptop and it’s been liberating in the sense that working this way makes me keep my clutter to a minimum.
I find technology really helps me, particularly with my work paper clutter. I scan science papers, buy e-books, write electronic notes, scan my work receipts all instead of having hard copies. I also use skype on the computer which is better than having a landline phone cluttering up a desk. The bonus – no clutter means I am able to think clearer plus I don’t spend my time getting distracted by the stuff on my desk!
Funnily enough, I had forgotten that the purse is a clutter magnet – mine is enormous and has so much junk inside. This will be tomorrow’s project!