Maintaining a tidy household not only improves your physical health, but can also boost your mood and improve your mental health. Here are some of the mental health benefits of home organisation:
Improves your clarity of mind
Whether you have clothes on the floor, countless pieces of paper spread across your desk or shoes scattered across different areas of the house, clutter will contribute to ongoing mental noise. This will subconsciously distract you from completing everyday tasks, causing you to feel overwhelmed. Once you begin to purge and create a designated space for every item, you’ll be able to retain more attention while completing daily tasks, as the distraction of clutter will be removed.
Reduces stress
We all know that we feel a lot calmer in a space after we have finished cleaning it. When your home lacks proper organisation, it can allow you to become less organised in other areas of life. The mess begins to take over and it makes you feel as if you don’t have any control over your life. When you implement home organisation strategies, it allows you to become proactive and therefore increases your sense of control and simultaneously reduces stress.
Boosts your productivity
So, let’s say you need to staple some papers. Seems like a pretty simply task, right? But where is the stapler? Now, instead of simply taking approximately one second to staple some papers, you’ve spent hours searching for the stapler. Similar scenarios to this are far too common among those who aren’t organised. Creating space solutions and allocating places for each household item will allow you to become more productive, as you don’t waste time searching for things! Additionally, less mess equals more concentration, as you aren’t constantly preoccupied by worrying about clutter.
Results in better sleep quality
As discussed, home organisation reduces stress. When your stress is reduced, your sleep quality will naturally improve. Your mind will become calmer and therefore, you’ll be able to fall asleep faster. We all know that sleep is one of the most important factors when it comes to maintaining good mental health. You’ll be able to wake up feeling more refreshed, energized and enthusiastic about the day ahead!
Improves self esteem
Disorganisation within the house can lower one’s pride. Your house should be something to be celebrated, yet many people find themselves living in an untidy home, which causes shame. Allowing your home to stay disorganised will create feelings of helplessness and incompetency. This will result in you becoming embarrassed to invite family and friends over, which could weaken relationships. Taking care of the appearance and functionality within your home will give you greater self-confidence within your life.
Once you start to organise your house and experience these benefits, you’ll never want to go back!
