I clean when I’m upset. This is an accurate barometer for my emotions. In the last few years, my home has been a little less pristine which means, I guess, that I’m not as upset as I used to be.
I like cleaning and I’m good at it. I find it methodical and you see immediate results which often please everyone in your environment. Scrubbing has such a positive effect on me. I like the smells, the feeling of scrubbing, and the result. Putting your emotion into a hard sponge and returning a sink to white and clean settles my mind and heart.
I know that many of you will disagree with me about how “fun” cleaning is but to me it is, just that, fun. I start with a plan for the room I am working in and work “around the clock” as I was taught by Hints to Heloise so many years ago. The idea is that you work around the room as the hands of a clock turn on the dial. This makes you seem more efficient and gives you a dramatic plan for being effective as well.
Cleaning brings a new feeling to your home and your mind. Very often, my mind gets cluttered and uncomfortable. Literally, I think too much and I analyze things too much. I allow small facts to derail my better thoughts and I need a way to exorcise these bad feelings from my system.
Some of you might ask why running, such a complete body and mind event, doesn’t do this for me but the answer is simple. Running makes you think more, it doesn’t wipe your mind clear. I need to parallel the process of wiping my mental hard drive and making me feel clean.
This morning, I am cleaning, I need to and it feels right. I am enjoying returning the shine to my home; straightening my mind and the room I’m in. I m returning the freshness and creating a positive and inviting atmosphere…and that’s just to my mind.
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