So, what does an organized home look like, and how does it affect our health?
Wikipedia defines well-being as the condition of an individual or group, their social, economic, psychological, spiritual, or medical state. A high level of well-being means in the individual or group’s condition is positive, while a low well-being condition is negative.
Do we connect an organized home and well-being with clutter and disorganization? Probably not! Most folks tend to blow off decluttering and think that it is just a necessary evil and that their clutter does not affect them much. It does! And in profound ways. Clutter and chaos have been proven to directly undercut our emotional and physical well-being. In this post, I will show you how clutter negatively affects your overall well-being and how an organized home affects it in powerfully positive ways.
Living in vast clutter and disorganization takes its toll, particularly on yours and your family’s well-being. Specifically, well- being has four components: emotional, physical, spiritual, and connection or “connectedness”. How many of us are working hard to increase our own and our family’s well-being? Everyone I talk to is. Most folks that I visit with want a very high level of well-being in all of these four areas.
How a Cluttered Home Affects Your Overall Well-being
Declutter the Basement Challenge A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article here outlining how to take the first steps to declutter the basement. Here is a recap: Now, when we declutter the basement, it’s a lot like organizing any other room. So it doesn’t have to take weeks to do. Maybe just a …
Organizing Basements Organizing basements is a lot like organizing any other room. It doesn’t have to take weeks to do. Maybe just a few days even with the most cluttered of basements. Using my simple separation and weeding technique will get you there in a day or two and well on your way to an …
How a cluttered home affects your overall well-being Wikipedia has a lofty definition of well-being as a general term for the condition of an individual or group, for example, their social, economic, psychological, spiritual, or medical state; a high level of well-being means in some sense the individual or group’s condition is positive, while low …
Closet Organizing Checklist Use a simple Closet Organizing Checklist to keep your closet organized once and for all! Decluttering your closet does not have to be overwhelming. In fact, most people believe this myth that it is too hard to do. Even the most cluttered home can’t stand up to simple, daily small acts …
Checklist to Sort and Declutter Each Area of the Home Before using this checklist to sort and declutter each area of the home, it’s a good idea to set up a simple plan for decluttering and deciding how to decide what to keep, what to donate, what to sell, and what to discard! Use this …
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