You can always tell where I am mentally by how clean my house is. I tend to be a clean freak – but when I’m stressed out or down, I stop cleaning. Apparently that isn’t uncommon. And I often find that cleaning will lift my mood. Right now, the house is pretty good – but today is the start of Lent and I’m diving into the 40 Bags in 40 Days declutter challenge.
I did this a few years ago and it was fabulous mentally and for my home. All you do, is every day during Lent, target an area of your home and fill a bag to either sell, donate or throw away. It encourages you to have discipline about some extra attention to your home – and gets rid of a LOT of clutter. OCD person that I am – I’ve made a simple spreadsheet to track what I clean and what I’m doing with my bag every day.
Don’t freak out – the bag can just be a grocery bag. Or it can be a Waste Management bagster if you need an industrial size bag! But at the end of Lent, you’ll have a clean house and a leg up on Spring Cleaning. And I bet you’ll feel a lot better without the clutter too.
Need some more info about this kind of challenge? Check out these links!
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