Spring Cleaning

The weather is finally changing! According to this week’s forecast, we should hover around the 60’s! For those of you in warm climates year round, this is exciting news for those of us who have been trudging through snow and slush with frozen noses for the last several months.

There is the tradition that as Spring approaches people take the time to go through closets, drawers, and cabinets to clean out the junk that has accumulated over the winter. Spring cleaning is a project I thoroughly enjoy, and think it should be done more often than just when the weather turns. (I love clean and organized home!)

This tradition of cleaning out the messy and gross part of our home has gotten me thinking.

Shouldn’t we take the time to clean out the messy and gross parts that have accumulated in our lives?

I think that answer to that is a resounding, YES!

I think that while it is important to take inventory of the state your home is in, it should be of greater importance to take inventory of the state you yourself is in.

Taking the time to evaluate where you are at and recognizing areas that maybe aren’t super healthy is a great way to start making the necessary changes.

I shared in yesterday’s post that I am a people-pleaser. That is one of the things about myself I discovered while taking inventory of the state of my mind and heart. And I fully intend to make the changes I need in order to enhance who I am as a person and not be weighed down by the desire to please others.

I believe that as I continue to reflect on the things and circumstances in my life, I will be able to refine them and in turn clean out the junk that I have allowed to seep in.

So enjoy this time of renewal and while you dig through the junk in your home, don’t neglect your mind and heart.