Last week we talked about getting ready for your annual spring cleaning & the obvious seasonal relationship between why we clean in Spring. Though the warmer temps in colder areas certainly coincide with the need to put away winter wares in exchange for warmer weather items, the concept of ‘spring cleaning’ has much deeper roots than solely relating to a shift in the seasons.

In fact, some research stems back to the ancient practices of Passover, where observant Jews cleaned their homes in commemoration of the New Year. Ancient Christians then picked up on the tradition cleaning during the week of Palm Sunday, which is the holy week for many practicing Christians and still, to this day, carries through to many Greek Orthodox Christians who practice a “Clean Week” prior to Easter.

Aside from religious holidays and commemorations, we presently have our own commemorations for almost every day of the year. Certainly, if you you can have a “Talk Like A Pirate ” day, it would stand to reason that there are weeks dedicated to Spring Cleaning!

As a matter of fact, March 14th through the 20th is designated as National Spring Cleaning Week, which is a week dedicated to the virtues of a clean home and office, not just in Spring but throughout the year.

Though the focus of this time is, on the surface, strictly about cleaning your home during the annual seasonal shift towards warmer weather, National Spring Cleaning Week is really about the benefits of living an decluttered, organized & clean home, which is something we can get behind! The benefits of focusing efforts on Spring Cleaning Week are that it can leave you feeling:

Motivated

Do you ever feel lonely in your home, unaware as to why you always feel lazy or depressed? You may even have moments where you keep wondering why you don’t have more friends over or people to socialise with.

There’s good news. In the most common case, it’s the clutter and the state of each room in your home that perhaps keeps a distance between you and other family members, friends or house mates you may have.

Changed

This may sound cliché, but removing the gunk, ensuring every surface is shiny and every room is filled with cold, fresh air can change you as a person. In fact, there is always the possibility of changing the layout of your bedroom or your living room, or both, once spring comes around. This enables the spring clean to have an even bigger impact on your day-to-day. The mind tends to fall into a routine after a long period of time, and creating this change can truly reawaken you.

Liberated

Keeping your house in an overall clean state is easy—vacuuming once a week and dusting the table when it’s time to eat. Throughout the year, however, we walk past those seemingly-clean rooms over and over again, making mental notes of what we need to do once we get to it properly.

The national spring cleaning week will finally give you the opportunity to tick off that mental note. For that is what brings solace and liberation: the big sigh of relief once you’re finished.

Satisfied

​Going through with the spring clean can give you the satisfaction and thrill of having achieved something.

Some of us tend to be much harder on ourselves than needed. When we miss our deadline or not quite finish what we start, we immediately revert to feeling like we’ve failed. But there’s no reason to feel that way about spring cleaning.

This campaign is about finding the motivation and support in each other. It’s about getting friends and family together and transforming along with your home.

So take the time this week to think about the benefits of how a solid Spring Cleaning can benefit you, and if you need help whipping your home into shape, call us today & we can hep you get your home decluttered and organized for Spring and the rest of the year!
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