Clean House=Clear Mind?

Does a clean house help to clear your mind?  I have heard that it does.  The few times that my house is clean I do seem to have a more clear mind and am able to enjoy myself at home.  Today I set out to clean my house.  Baby steps to get me there was the plan.  I actually spent time taking before photos and now hesitate to actually post them.  I should be very embarrassed.  Then again, I don't really give a shit anymore.  Everyone is human.  We all have those places in our homes that we don't want people to see.  There is a select group of people that I feel comfortable letting in my home at any point in time.  The majority of these people are family and childhood friends.  Now, I understand that I need to document these things for myself so that I do not fall back into old habits and let things overtake my life.  

Today after I took pictures I made a list of things to accomplish.  Today I just wanted to knock out the surfaces and not worry about the things behind closed doors.  When making the list I thought that I would go down the list and accomplish things in order.  As soon as I got started I realized that I would be jumping around.  I had set up my phone to play some podcasts in the living room on some speakers and couldn't hear them in the laundry room with the washer and dryer going.  I didn't want to do something logical like move the speakers, instead I decided to jump down the list and work on other items.  Then I got bored and jumped to another item on the list.  Then I decided I was hungry and sat down to write this blog while eating a snack.  When I started I decided that I needed to write the previous random blog to catch up before I actually wrote this blog that was my main reason for stopping the progress.  I am darn good at procrastination.  

It is now time for me to shower so that I can head to my parents and grandmothers for a visit.  I am right in the middle of cleaning my house and will do a bit more after I get clean, but I will be motivated to roll on when I get back home this evening.  This weekend will be a good time for me to continue on with this endeavor before and after work and hopefully there will be a post with before and after pictures.  Now to change out the laundry and hop in the shower.  Challenge yourself to tackle one small hidden space today.  Maybe the junk drawer, nightstand, end table, etc.  Knock it out and relish in the small amount of joy it brings you this evening.