Stress is a natural part of everyone's life; we all have to deal with some amount of stress.
In fact, stress in low levels is actually a good thing because it heightens your awareness of things around you and motivates you to complete tasks.
But, too much stress can be a bad thing, with serious mental and physical health effects.
One often-overlooked factor that affects stress in men and women's lives is the amount of clutter in their life.
Yes that is right, clutter, whether it be in the form of a cluttered house or a cluttered schedule, can and will increase the amount of stress in your life.
Let's take a look at two big reasons why reducing the clutter in your life will reduce the stress in your life.
A cluttered home causes stress every day.
People are not naturally comfortable in a cluttered home, we prefer order and structure.
Many people have grown used to clutter in their home, but would prefer to have it ordered, they just are overwhelmed with the enormity of decluttering their home.
A messy home is harder to live in because when items are randomly strewn about the home or there is unwanted junk everywhere, it is hard to find important items when you need them.
It also is much easier to lose things, and I think everyone can remember a time when they lost something important and the stress it caused.
I can attest to this for sure, my wallet, my passport, mp3 player and cell phone have all, at one time or another, been lost to me, and I could not rest easy until I recovered the lost item.
Another way that a cluttered home causes stress has to do with all the extra energy, physical and mental, that is expended throughout the day because of the clutter.
When you are wasting time and effort looking for items throughout the day, your stress level may be increasing as well.
You may not think much of it at the time, but it can add up, day after day after day.
Completing tasks, from getting dressed and ready to go out, cooking, and cleaning all take more effort in a cluttered, unorganized home.
If you can declutter fast in little chunks throughout the day or in big chunks every day or so, your home will become a much more efficient, happy and low-stress zone.
I can promise you that!
In fact, stress in low levels is actually a good thing because it heightens your awareness of things around you and motivates you to complete tasks.
But, too much stress can be a bad thing, with serious mental and physical health effects.
One often-overlooked factor that affects stress in men and women's lives is the amount of clutter in their life.
Yes that is right, clutter, whether it be in the form of a cluttered house or a cluttered schedule, can and will increase the amount of stress in your life.
Let's take a look at two big reasons why reducing the clutter in your life will reduce the stress in your life.
A cluttered home causes stress every day.
People are not naturally comfortable in a cluttered home, we prefer order and structure.
Many people have grown used to clutter in their home, but would prefer to have it ordered, they just are overwhelmed with the enormity of decluttering their home.
A messy home is harder to live in because when items are randomly strewn about the home or there is unwanted junk everywhere, it is hard to find important items when you need them.
It also is much easier to lose things, and I think everyone can remember a time when they lost something important and the stress it caused.
I can attest to this for sure, my wallet, my passport, mp3 player and cell phone have all, at one time or another, been lost to me, and I could not rest easy until I recovered the lost item.
Another way that a cluttered home causes stress has to do with all the extra energy, physical and mental, that is expended throughout the day because of the clutter.
When you are wasting time and effort looking for items throughout the day, your stress level may be increasing as well.
You may not think much of it at the time, but it can add up, day after day after day.
Completing tasks, from getting dressed and ready to go out, cooking, and cleaning all take more effort in a cluttered, unorganized home.
If you can declutter fast in little chunks throughout the day or in big chunks every day or so, your home will become a much more efficient, happy and low-stress zone.
I can promise you that!
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