When Cleaning and Tidying Feels Overwhelming

 Hello Friends!

      I hope you are all doing well today! I have a new blog post for you today that was kind of spontaneous. Picture this, you wake up and it's Monday morning, go for a morning run, put breakfast together and you look around and you see little messes everywhere. So you start to clean here and there. Then you see something that's out of place so you put it where it belongs and all of a sudden you begin to feel overwhelmed by all the little messes. So what do you do when this starts to happen? I have some tips for you today that I believe might help you! Before we begin I hope you have your favorite coffee or tea with you! Today I am drinking a iced caramel latte today. Are you ready? Let's begin!

     Okay so you are at the point where your blood is boiling and you are in between the moment of getting angry or wanting to cry right? I hear you, I felt like that this morning and that's when the Lord stopped me and said, "Take a deep breath, calm down, and do one area at a time." Genius right? I smiled and said, "Okay, Lord." So tip number one is starting on one area or room at a time. When you are focused on the one area, it doesn't seem so overwhelming. It makes cleaning a lot simpler and easier! Tip number two, when you start to feel overwhelmed by all the clutter, stop, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and ask God to help you with the little messes. He sees your every move and moment and He knows when you need help even in the most simplest things. You can also play some worship music in the background or classical to keep it interesting to get through the mundane tasks. 

    Tip number three, keep a to do list of all the tasks you want to tackle for that day and whatever you can't get to, write it down for the next day. Also prioritize which tasks are the most important and which ones can wait. Remember be gentle with yourself, you can only do so much in a day. When you need a moment to rest, take a ten minute break in between cleaning and tackling everything. At the end of the day, make sure you schedule a little time for yourself to do something that you like to do such as: reading a book while sipping a cup of tea, watching your favorite tv show for about 30 minutes, taking a hot bath, writing in a journal, etc. Whatever you like do, do it for at least 15 to 30 minutes. One more thing, make sure you get plenty of rest, if you are not getting plenty of rest, how are you going to be able to serve the ones in your household or tackle tomorrow's to do list? Sleep is so important and I know we can get very busy, but being too busy to get enough sleep isn't a good thing. It's not worth your health so make it a priority! 

    Well friends, I hope you enjoyed this blog post and I hope you found it helpful and encouraging! I pray that the Lord will help you with whatever tasks you need to tackle today. I pray that He gives you the peace, strength, and help to accomplish them. May the Lord bless you and keep you. Until next time! 

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