{"id":932,"date":"2017-03-10T06:51:28","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T06:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.plrblogs.com\/declutter\/declutter-faqs\/spring-cleaning-hard-work-but-such-a-payoff"},"modified":"2021-08-19T09:33:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T09:33:53","slug":"spring-cleaning-hard-work-but-such-a-payoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichedemosites.com\/Declutter_Your_Home\/spring-cleaning-hard-work-but-such-a-payoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Cleaning – Hard Work But Such a Payoff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Spring-cleaning<\/strong>: for some a chore for others a joy. I learned about this ritual at an early age. Now, the thought of spring-cleaning evokes precious memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was a young child, back in the land of four seasons and none of them rain (Manitoba), the cold inhibiting days of winter were ushered out with a yearly farm ritual: spring-cleaning. No corner of our home was left untouched by brooms, dusters, scrub brushes, rags and other cleaning weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every inch of closet was emptied, inventories were taken, value was assessed, surfaces were washed and cleaned, and then those clothes that were still “good” were organized in a useful and efficient way. Beds were moved, dressers emptied, ceilings dusted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My memory of choice is the window cleaning. After windowpanes were removed for cleaning, the windowsill became a place of pure ecstasy! I can easily recall those moments: sitting on my perfect perch, watching the ice break up in the creek behind our home. Huge pieces floated by, cracking loudly, twisting, crunching, piling up in a chaotic proclamation of the new season’s arrival. Fresh air was in abundance; pussy willows to the left, bird feeders with chirping chickadees to the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was heavenly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was that type of day where I learned that hard work pays off. At that early age, I felt the change of energy in my home and in myself after a day of thorough de-cluttering and cleaning. The house felt lighter, brighter, more cheerful. I felt like skipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best part of de-cluttering and organizing for me today is hearing my clients describe similar feelings of lightness and freedom after a session together. Whether in their home or office, de-cluttering can be a cathartic passing of the old, the start a whole new season in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are your plans this spring? Is a cluttered room or desk stopping you from enjoying your home or office the way you’d like to enjoy it? Have your dust bunnies proliferated beyond a reasonable limit? Do you find spring-cleaning to be a daunting task of Olympian magnitude? Has it never even occurred to you that a good spring-cleaning would be appropriate at the office?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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