Clutter Piles.

Need I say more? Perhaps I do on the issue. I like to think of my house keeping skills as "not too bad" I'm pretty good at keeping up on the dishes, the kids "usually" have clean clothes in their drawers, the floor gets swept mostly every day, and the toilets get cleaned before they start growing things. I will be the first to admit I'd rather mow the lawn and pull weeds then clean the house. And it's probably not the best thing that that gets done more often then some of the inside chores. What can I say? I love being outside in the spring time weather. But as a result of not deep cleaning every room in the house every single day (who has time for that anyway?) my clutter piles grow at a slow but steady pace. If you've ever been to my house you know that there isn't a lot of room and it especially lacks closet/hiding places so because of that the piles are in plain sight. There are pros and cons for the issue that I'm faced with. Pros are I can see it growing so I usually get to it before it falls over, and I usually know where everything is. Cons are Everyone else can see it and probably labels me as a hoarder, And ....Everyone else can see it and probably labels me as a hoarder...lol.

All Jokes aside I was thinking about this the other night because I'm feeling really overwhelmed with my clutter piles. I need about a good solid 2 weeks to clear out and clean, that is a doable task But I was thinking and I asked the question "what clutter piles do I have that are holding me back spiritually?" Like my messy house, clutter piles takes away my agency to have free time, to craft, play, leave the house, to just sit quietly and ponder and not stress about my do to list. But on a spiritual level What is taking away my agency from growing? I like to think our family is doing well in most aspects but we certainly have lots to de-clutter, bad habits to break, good habits to develop etc.....So then I got to thinking "whats really holding us back?" and for me it comes back to my everyday clutter piles. I have a tendency to stress over the smallest things to the point I get physically sick. I get stressed in chaos. I can't sleep if my room is messy.

I've decided I need to get my house in order so I can focus on the more important things. I'm thinking a yard sale will be in order as well as a DI run and trash man isn't going to enjoy stopping at my house. By cleaning up my clutter piles and cleaning out my closets I'm hoping to bring peace to my home and my home will be more inviting for the spirit to dwell and possibly more friends will come hang out with me because the strange smell will be gone ;)