Cleaning

My mom is probably going to laugh at this post. And in all honesty, I would’ve laughed at it ten years ago or so as well. But I like having everything clean. I feel so much better when my house is clean and organized and there isn’t clutter every where. I like having a clean and clutter free car too, especially since I’ve been spending so much time in my car the last couple of years.

It doesn’t naturally happen that way. I don’t come home and immediately hang up my coat and put my shoes in the closet. My dishes aren’t washed right after I use them. But every now and then I’ll go through and put everything away and do a general cleaning. And I feel so much better afterwards. It’s like my physical surroundings reflect my mental state, and when my house is in order, my thoughts are in order as well.

It’s the same with my desk at work. If everything is in a place, even if it is just a designated pile for that kind of whatever that I will go through later, I feel more in control. I feel better when my desk is cleared off. I work better.

Now, I should probably go do some dishes, or at least stack all the plates together and all the cups together and all the bowls together… and then they will look organized and I can wash them later.