House cleaning is not one of my favorite activities, but spring always makes it better. I love a warm, breezy day when I can open the windows and let the air circulate through my home. One thing leads to another and before I know it, I’m washing windows and curtains and clearing cobwebs from areas ignored during the long winter days.
It’s a season of new and fresh beginnings, so many of us get into the spring-cleaning mode. And all that scrubbing, sorting, and decluttering is doing more than sprucing up our houses. It boosts our mood and enhances our mental health.
I love how I feel after I’ve dived into some major cleaning and organizing projects. It gives me a sense of accomplishment.
“Our brains like it when we finish what we’ve started,” said Dr. Dawn Potter clinical psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic. “So, when a task is accomplished, our brains feel good, which reduces tension. It gives us the satisfaction of doing something meaningful.”
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