Welcome to spring! If you haven't already, it may be time to take action on a common springtime activity--getting organized!  You might be surprised to see "organizing" as a featured issue in a wellness newsletter, but getting organized is a powerful step toward creating wellness. Although most of us live with clutter or disorganization to some degree, few of us feel truly comfortable living in a space where we have to spend so much time looking for lost items.

Some of us have long histories of clutter and are frustrated by the constant struggle. Some of us have long been hoarders and savers, and for others the clutter began more recently with hectic schedules, physical illness, depression, or anxiety. In all these cases, the clutter adds to feelings of depression and anxiety, making it even harder to clean up. This cycle keeps us trapped, both in our clutter and in these difficult emotional states.

 

Disorganization can range from not being able to find lost items to messes that are hazardous to our health or well-being, and they can even keep us from being as social as we might like to be. Most people fall into the middle of the spectrum somewhere; we all know the anxiety that comes when things get out of control, and we know how much lighter and happier we feel after spending that day or two reorganizing. But how long does it last? When the mess and disorder feel out of control, we wish it were somebody else's problem. We know the change would help us to be more focused, efficient, and clear-headed, but we don't seem to be able to handle it ourselves.  Whether we've created a mild case of clutter or fallen into some serious home chaos, a professional organizer could be what we need to get back on track.