Do you often feel like things in your life are not moving forward? Or perhaps you are not as relaxed at home as you should be? People often blame this on their busy lifestyle and stressful jobs. And while these play a big role in how you generally feel, there might be something else you are completely missing.
Home organising began to gain popularity a few years ago when an American housewife and a creator, Marie Kondo, started sharing her tips on building systems at home and minimising clutter. She claimed those simple changes around the house brought structure and stability in her family’s life. Now, there have been many studies that confirm a clean and tidy environment has a positive impact on people’s mental health and productivity.
Why Decluttering is Important
Freeing space in your living environment will impact your physical, mental and even spiritual wellbeing.
On a physical level, it will allow you to clean and disinfect your home efficiently. Clutter provides valuable hiding space for germs, bugs and pests.
Mentally, a minimalistic interior stimulates creativity and focus. Having many objects around you could be a great distraction and therefore impact your productivity.
Decluttering has a role to play even in your spiritual development. Getting rid of objects you no longer need or want releases energy and frees space for new, more exciting and valuable items, people and situations to enter your life.
Why Use Home Organising Systems
First, let’s explain what home organising is. That’s the process of arranging your interior in a way, which is not only aesthetic, but also functional. It makes cleaning and maintenance much easier and minimises daily effort to keep things tidy. There are different home organising systems you can use. Some of the most common and beneficial ones are organising by colour or using labels.
Introducing a colour-based home organising system can make your space look really cheerful and harmonious. If you are interested in feng shui and energy practices you can arrange your interior and the colours in it to achieve a particular spiritual alignment.
Another approach to home organising is by using labels. It’s a really practical idea. Especially in the pantry! You no longer have to wonder what herbs you put in each container. You can also add expiry dates to the food item labels, so you are reminded when you need to replenish particular goods.
One more benefit of home organising is that your guests won’t feel lost when they come to visit. Of course, as a good host you will attend to them, but having systems in place will prompt them to follow your rules at home. For instance, shoes are taken off at the door and kept in a show basket or a cupboard. No jackets lying on furniture and so on.
Organising your home gives you the mental space to come up with new ideas and act on them. Once you have thrown away all unnecessary stuff you’ll notice that you feel more inspired, energised and determined to work on your goals. And that, no doubt, is the first to achieve success!
