Organizing Your Home and Spring Cleaning
Have you ever gone into someone’s home and just admired (maybe even resented) how clean and organized it is?
Have you ever watched Marie Kondo’s show on Netflix or read her book, “The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up” and wished she would just come over to your hot mess of a house and help YOU spark some joy for once?
How about this: have you ever walked into The Container Store and started day-dreaming right there in the middle of Aisle Two about how clean and organized your house could finally be if only you could just get your proverbial stuff together?
Well, if any of this sounds like you, just know you are not weird OR alone… because organization and spring cleaning are EXACTLY what my in-studio guest and lifelong friend, Jenna, and I are talking about on Episode 7 of Denise Petti: Real Talk with Big Red
Tune into Episode 7: Organizing our Home and Spring Cleaning to learn:
- How to approach spring cleaning and organizing with enthusiasm instead of dread
- Quick organizational hacks and easy systems for under $50 in my curated Amazon collection
- When to call a professional organizer and when (and how) to DIY
Spring Cleaning… some people live for it. Others detest it. But as with most things in life that we prefer to avoid, there remains good reason to do it anyway. Not only does it help with the godforsaken allergies, cleaning and organizing is also proven to help with our mental and emotional health. And I’ve got THE expert to tell you and me and everyone just HOW to do it!
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There are plenty of home organization statistics available that can help put things in perspective for you when it comes to your own home organization situation.
Home organization affects every single one of us. The link between home clutter and the harm it has on your health has also gotten more scrutiny in recent years from the medical community.
As such, it’s no wonder that many companies and corporations have realized that there’s an appetite from consumers for information about how we maintain our homes.
These studies, polls, and surveys reveal a lot of eye-opening home organization statistics that you can use to motivate and inspire you to restore order in your home.
In an article published by a company called Organized Interiors… Here are some of the more interesting home organization statistics that they compiled.
- It’s estimated that only 20% of the things we own are actually used. (LexisNexis study)
- 97% of surveyed realtors believe homeowners covet closet space more than basement and attic storage space. (Braun Research survey)
- It’s estimated we’ll each spend 3,680 hours in our lifetime searching for misplaced items. (The Daily Mail)
- In the average home, getting rid of clutter would eliminate approximately 40% of housework. (Soap and Detergent Association study)
- 40% of Australians say they feel guilty, depressed, or anxious about their home clutter. (Australia Institute study)
- Disorganization (not lack of space) causes 80% of household clutter. (Soap and Detergent Association study)
- A international retailer’s survey found that 31% of its customers were more satisfied after clearing out their closets than they were after sex. (New York Times)
- 80% of our medical expenses are related to stress, which clutter contributes to. (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study)
- The average U.S. home has approximately 300,000 things. (L.A. Times)
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Jenna has shared with me some amazing home organization picks that she curated herself on Amazon. Jenna and I are both suckers for creating the perfect command center and we know these items are gonna help you de-clutter and organize your way to a cleaner, neater, more stress-free home.
In fact, with Jenna’s input, I was able to create a quick one stop shop where you can grab all the items we’ve mentioned on this episode (plus a few extra secret items you’re gonna wanna snag)
So, if you’re in need of a little spring refresh or can’t go another second with all those piles and piles of clutter…and you wanna spruce up your home office and the areas where the kids make the biggest messes, you should head on over to denisepetti.com/shop
And here’s the beautiful thing, when you purchase any of the products listed in our curated Amazon collection, not only will you help keep this show going, but you’ll also help others who are interested in all things real estate find the show too.
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Links mentioned in this episode:
https://www.organizedinteriors.com/blog/home-organization-statistics/
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/how-house-cleaning-improves-mental-well-being/
https://www.apartmentguide.com/blog/americans-annoyed-with-clutter/
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