Does A Messy House Mean A Messy Mind?
Don’t you just love those programmes where they take a messy house and clean it all up? It had me thinking that on my travels I noticed where I volunteered in houses that were messy the owners were all over the place. When I was in an organised house the owner was just that.
I have always liked organising houses it’s been a thing my family know I will do. When my parents used to go away for a holiday, I would decorate their house like on the TV programme. Thinking about that now my poor mum must have been worried about going away. But I could see the potential of a room and wanted to make it look its best. I now do this with people seeing the untapped potential and supporting them to take action.
Keeping things clean and organised is just how I roll. At one point I thought I might have OCD but I can leave things. I also don’t like labelling myself as you will start to live up to that label. An organised environment will give you less stress in your life and is simply more time efficient.
If you’re running late and then need to search for something in the house because you can’t find it. That is going to cause you more stress and anxiety then knowing exactly where it is, as it always goes back in the same place. Having a clean and tidy bedroom always gives me a better night’s sleep.
If your feeling overwhelmed, then try cleaning up and organising your house and see if you feel the benefits. When you hold on to everything and don’t clear out you don’t have room to let new things come into your life. I read in a book once that if you wanted a partner in your life then clear out anything of your previous partners and leave space in the cupboards for someone new to enter. Another woman wanted a grand piano so left space in her room for it to come into her life.
I’ve also noticed that when you live out of one rucksack for 18 months you become very good at clearing out the things you no longer need to give space for the new items. My life is very simple and uncomplicated which made me agree with the documentary minimalist even though my interior designer would scream no way.
Environment is a huge factor in your overall wellbeing and happiness. What message are you sending yourself if you live in a mess? What message are you sending out to the world? Trust me when I tell you if your feeling unfocused then clean up your desk and bedroom and watch how things get better.
Being messy it simply a behaviour pattern you are in and just by starting a new good habit such as making the bed every morning you can break it. It’s the small habits over time that will have a compounding effect. If you’re thinking my whole house is a mess how do I even start? Start with just one cupboard or even a shelf if you cleaned out one cupboard a day then with in the month your house would be less messy.
If you have kids that are messy it’s because they picked that habit up from you. If you start to change then they will mirror your behaviour and get on the tidy train. A clean and tidy environment is going to help towards a happier mind isn’t that worth changing a few small habits to get a better reward?
