Many people just do “Spring Cleaning” each year. But I believe that you’re supposed to do a re-organization of your home at least twice a year.. that’s once in the Spring and again in the Fall. It’s harvesting time right now. Back before modern times, people had to prepare for the Winter. We’re fortunate now that we have stores that have the supplies we need all year around.
That being said, I need a whole revamp of my home. To be out with the old stuff and in with the needed new stuff. I’ve let my place become so out of order since after the pandemic hit. I had a good routine when my daughter was in school. I would send her off to school. Then I would be able to clean up house before going to my part-time job. Once the schools closed Friday March 13, 2020, my whole system changed. My whole focus had to stem around my daughter. She was set-up all day to be online for school so I couldn’t interrupt her. That made it very difficult to do anything around the house quietly enough to not distract her. Also, I was working from home as well. There was no real time to be able to clean up properly. The place was clean in the necessary areas but my home wasn’t organized.
My daughter graduated from high school in 2021, but she’s still in pandemic mode. Since she’s on the autism spectrum (HFA – high functioning autism), she’s regressed a lot from when she was in school. She also suffers from anxiety and depression. I’ve been focusing on trying to get her back on track among other things. It’s been a long and hard process. So for me “getting my house back in order” is not just about cleaning up my home, but it’s also about having my daughter and me be better mentally and physically.
After my accident back in 2015, I was doing better right before the pandemic. Then the gyms closed and I no longer had access to get my regular physical therapy appointments. So I also regressed from before the pandemic. Right now we’re in transition. There’s a lot of work to be done here in our home and with our minds and bodies. Fortunately, our inner bodies are good. I make sure that we stay on a predominantly healthy meal plan. Being healthy is mostly about what you intake for food. The rest is about taking care of yourself externally.
All of this is important to continue to have a healthy lifestyle.
