The other day I received an email from a reader stating that she was experiencing anxiety frequently because of her home. The problem was that it was disorderly, unclean, and arenaceous, structurally, it was fine.
The battle she was up against was between her views of cleanliness and her family’s views were not in sync. While she prefers uncluttered and well kept, the situation didn’t bother them at all.
The continual debates were leaving her with increasing blood pressure and lack of rest and sleep to the point of breaking. Why should she be the one seeking medication to regulate her sleep, blood pressure and allergies due to the condition of the household. She felt that with a bit of collaboration, the problem could be easily remedied.
I have to concur with her even though I am not the most meticulous housekeeper. I have seen a number of reports that acknowledged the adverse repercussions of a cluttered environment in regards to the quality of sleep. Now consider how things change when your sleep pattern is disrupted.
Have you seen the television shows that have scientists go into people’s homes to test their environment? It can make you queasy to see that floors, sinks, countertops and test more contaminated with germs than the toilet does. When we touch or use these surfaces, what happens to all the germs?
