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Let’s Get Organized!
Easy and Simple Strategies to Getting (and Staying) Organized
The Emotional Toll of CLUTTER
Each area of your home
provides you with a unique form of comfort. Comfort and clutter
cannot co-exist. Clutter and mess only serves to bring unbalance
and will dampen any good spirit. It stands to reason that, give
up the clutter and bring in the peace of mind.
De-clutter your kitchen
Your kitchen is regarded
as the heart of your home and for a good reason. Here you are
nourished and provided for, even if you are dining on a frozen
entrée zapped in the microwave rather than a homemade meal
lovingly presented by Mom. An untidy and cluttered kitchen makes
it hard to nourish yourself and others, on both physical and
emotional. How you care for your kitchen is a hot clue to
whether you are giving proper attention to your own nourishment
and that of others. Cleaning up and de-cluttering your kitchen
will open space for you to receive the support and comfort that
you need in life.
De-clutter your living and
dining room
These are special places
where you socialize with family and friends. Here you engage
with the world while being at home through watching television,
reading the paper or discussing current events with old friends
over dinner. Clutter can turn these otherwise special and social
spaces into dens of isolation, especially if the mess is so bad
that it has been a time since you have invited people over. Look
carefully at your living and dining rooms to see what they say
about your relationships. Are they important to you? Are you
hiding yourself from others, by burying yourself in nasty
clutter?
De-clutter your hallways
You need clear hallways
to navigate through your home. Your clutter in your hallways
prevents important connections between different areas of your
home and your life. Look at your hallways and see what it says
about the rest of your life. Do they contain good lighting and
are they easily navigable, or do they cause confusion and trip
you up? If you feel a disconnection between work and family,
self and others, what you need to be done and your obligations,
it may be time to give your hallways some good organizing.
De-clutter your bathrooms
Each day we use this
important space to meet the world. We begin our days from this
room. Clutter in the bathroom can mean your don’t take pride in
how you look and feel. How can you feel clean when using a
cluttered, dirty bathroom? A clean, well-decorated bathroom is a
tranquil sanctuary for rejuvenation and self-care. Scented
soaps, attractive accessories, and fragrant candles all take
their place here. This is beauty for the mind and soul. You can
beautify your life by organizing and cleaning this important
room. Take the time to transform your bathroom into a place of
refuge and this will bring a sense of the sacred into your
morning and evening personal-care rituals.
De-clutter the bedroom
Your bedroom is for
sleeping and intimacy, and it functions as a place of renewal
for self and relationships. Clutter in the bedroom is worse than
in any room. It is anything but restful and peaceful. If you are
feeling "wired and tired," creating order out of chaos in this
most personal space will help you relax and to let go of the
stresses of the day. Then you will get a good night's sleep or
enjoy some special time with your partner. Of all of your rooms,
this one is the most critical for being organized and peaceful.
De-clutter your closets
Closets are everything
hidden, unknown, or unrecognized. When we fill our closets with
clutter, we harness our ability to be intuitive and insightful.
Cluttered closets can indicate problems that you may not even be
aware of but which block your progress through life, work, and
relationships. Keeping the closet door closed is not an obvious
solution. Organizing your closets IS!
De-clutter your attic and
basement
A cluttered attic causes
you to feel under pressure. It is not easy to feel good about
the future when there is so much stuff "hanging about and over
your head." Organize those boxes of yesteryear and you will feel
ten pounds lighter, instantly! The basement and other
below-ground storage areas are thought to be holders of the
subconscious mind, so take the time and have that clutter
cleaned up!
De-clutter your garage
Think of your car as a
symbol of your agility, independence, and ability to be
self-propelled in life. If there's so much junk piled high in
your garage that you can barely lift the garage door, it is time
to organize. Do this and be prepared to move forward in your
life, as well.
Stop thinking of
de-cluttering as a terrific, and start thinking of it as one of
the most effective self-improvement exercises available to you.
Every magazine and piece of paper you place in the recycle and
every book you give back to the library will liberate you. Just
as giving those older items to charity, will. Free yourself now
of clutter and open the flood gates of joy and energy into your
life.
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