Hello minimalists, it's a pleasure to share with you my participation in this week's #kiss. So, here I go.
How much clutter can you handle, and how do you keep it under control?
Being completely honest I have a somewhat complicated relationship with order, because I love it madly, I love to see the surroundings tidy and clean always because I completely believe that order at home, helps to order the mind as well.
But, it is a complicated relationship because both my husband and I are somewhat messy, mainly because we are busy people, sometimes we come home tired after doing many things, and we just leave everything we bring as tidy as possible and get ready for dinner and finally rest.
A routine that even though I have tried, it is difficult for me to control, especially because I am not the only one who makes a mess. But when a couple of days go by with this routine, I find myself overwhelmed with clutter, it makes me uncomfortable to the point of getting a little cranky, so I can safely say that clutter triggers negative feelings in me.
The times I've been sick with a virus or I'm in my days with belly pain and weakness that I can't take care of tidying up or my chores pile up there is a phrase that I repeat constantly "I feel sick because of the mess", I know, it sounds super dramatic, but I really feel that my discomfort increases if I see everything messy around me.
I remember when the covid invaded our house, my husband and I were super weak and the house was at its peak of clutter, everywhere I looked there were dirty dishes, empty product wrappers and bags. So I took strength from where I had none and thought "if I don't clean this up we will only get worse".
I stood up and started to tidy up little by little, I cleaned and scrubbed the dishes and although that did not make me physically feel good, mentally it made everything more manageable, not only for me but also for my husband, who was a little sicker than me, happily that was the last time we both got sick at the same time.
The thing is that personally the mess makes me feel bad, so during the week although time is limited, I make an effort to put things in their place, wash what I dirty and although it is something small that one does and that does not cost to do, it does make a difference when it comes to cleaning. Something I dream of doing for three days so I don't get too tired.
On weekends I take the afternoons to tidy up, between washing the clothes, folding them and tidying them, and so I go in parts and don't end up too exhausted to start the week again. But my work will be more or less, depending on how many small things I did during the week to avoid clutter.
-Content entirely of my authorship and inspiration.
-Original text in Spanish, translated at DeepL.
-Personal photographs, taken with my Huawei p30 Lite Phone.
