{"id":3426,"date":"2017-07-23T19:34:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-23T23:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.organizedinteriors.com\/blog\/?p=3426"},"modified":"2019-12-23T16:41:05","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T21:41:05","slug":"home-disorganization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.organizedinteriors.com\/blog\/home-disorganization\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Signs It\u2019s Time to Ask for Help With Your Home Disorganization Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"

Home disorganization can become a major problem\u00a0without efficient home organization systems, the proper amount of self-discipline, or simply if your busy life isn\u2019t allowing you the necessary time to maintain a tidy home.<\/p>\n

Consider what happens when you stop exercising. The longer you go without doing it, the more out of shape you get and the more daunting it becomes trying to work your way back down to a body size you\u2019re satisfied with.<\/p>\n

Home organization works much the same way. The longer\u00a0you procrastinate on dealing with your home disorganization issues, the steeper the mountain becomes\u00a0in trying to restore your home to a functional level of organization once again. This can\u00a0negatively impact your quality of life, so don\u2019t ignore the problem.<\/p>\n

Here are seven\u00a0clear signs that it may be time to ask for help to address your home disorganization problems.<\/p>\n

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1. Your home disorganization is affecting your sleep<\/h3>\n

A consistent inability to get a good night\u2019s sleep may be directly linked to the clutter that\u2019s causing the home disorganization that you\u2019re surrounded by. Medical research has found that the\u00a0stress caused by clutter stays with you during your waking hours, even if you\u2019re not fully conscious of it.<\/p>\n

Your brain registers all that clutter cleanup as work that needs to be done, which contributes to feelings of guilt, overwhelmingness, and an inability to relax. These negative feelings are also present both when you\u2019re falling asleep and while you\u2019re sleeping. This tends to adversely affect\u00a0the quality and lengths of your sleep.<\/p>\n

2. You\u2019re depressed, lack energy, and\u00a0feel overburdened by home disorganization<\/h3>\n

No good comes from home disorganization. You\u2019ll waste hours each week searching for things. More serious concerns come when\u00a0home disorganization starts to contribute to depression, an inability to muster much energy during the day, and an overburdened feeling that a resolution is unattainable.<\/p>\n

A lack of sleep only compounds all of these problems.<\/p>\n

3. Relationships in your home are becoming strained<\/h3>\n

Maintaining harmony between family members can become\u00a0harder when your home disorganization\u00a0issues really start to spiral out of control. Chances are that at least one family member who\u2019s a neatnik (perhaps it\u2019s you) is at their wit\u2019s end over the perpetually messy state of the home.<\/p>\n

That can lead to harsh words and a short fuse with the family\u2019s more organization-challenged members. After all, we\u2019re each only able\u00a0put up with a certain level of frustration before reaching a breaking point.<\/p>\n

4. You\u2019re adapting to your home disorganization instead of fixing the problem<\/h3>\n

Tackling your home disorganization problems requires effort. You need to fully assess the problem, figure out a game plan, and then implement a\u00a0solution. The bigger the home disorganization problem is, the more effort will be required on your part, which can feel daunting and like too much work.<\/p>\n

On the surface, simply adapting to the disorganized state of your home seems like the easy way out. Yes, you may be saving the time you\u2019d need to invest in fixing the problem, but you\u2019re only normalizing the problem and making it harder and more time-consuming to fix in the future.<\/p>\n

You also become more susceptible you\u2019ll to the additional inherent problems that home disorganization causes.<\/p>\n

5. Your home disorganization is affecting your punctuality<\/h3>\n

An untidy home becomes a real drain of your daily time efficiency. Whether it\u2019s searching for a specific document in your home office<\/a> or looking for that right pair of heels in your closet<\/a>, a lack of organization only makes it harder to find things exactly when you need them.<\/p>\n

If this is affecting your punctuality for work and appointments during the week, clearly that\u2019s a sign that your home disorganization is a problem.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0Your productivity at home and work is suffering<\/h3>\n

When you do take the time to carry out home chores like vacuuming or doing the laundry<\/a>, home disorganization only makes it harder to get those jobs done quickly.<\/p>\n

And if your home is disorganized (and you\u2019ve contributed to its messy state),\u00a0your work environment is more likely to be in a similar state. That inevitably leads to lower levels of productivity.<\/p>\n

The Wall Street Journal found that approximately six weeks are wasted annually by the average U.S. executive looking for documents amongst all of their clutter.<\/p>\n

7. You realize you never have guests over because of home disorganization<\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s face it, most of us aren\u2019t willing to have guests\u00a0over when our home is\u00a0in a less-than-presentable state. A messy home projects an unwelcome impression of you and\u00a0your family to others and can be a source of real embarrassment.<\/p>\n

At some point, we\u2019ve probably all had a time where a messy home caused us to defensively greet a guest at a\u00a0front door that you were reluctant to open any wider than the width of your head, as you searched for a polite way to deny them entrance to your home.<\/p>\n

If this is a scenario that\u2019s become all too common for you, it\u2019s high time your home disorganization problems were addressed.<\/p>\n

There are many ways to fix your home disorganization problems<\/h3>\n

Help can come in many forms when it comes to fixing your home disorganization problems. Sheer willpower, self-help books and online resources, and professional medical assistance\u00a0can help with some of the root causes (like chronic procrastination) that can be a factor with home disorganization.<\/p>\n

You can also ask for more help from your entire family when it comes to doing their part to maintain a tidy home. If your busy work schedule is holding you back from properly nurturing other important areas of your life (like home organization), re-evaluate your priorities.<\/p>\n

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A closet organizer can help restore order to your home\u2019s level of organization.<\/p><\/div>\n

Another smart\u00a0option is to\u00a0take advantage of the expertise of home organization and storage\u00a0professionals like Organized Interiors.<\/p>\n

We\u00a0can recommend and design practical, highly functional organization solutions that will make it significantly easier to keep your home clean and organized.<\/p>\n

Just schedule a\u00a0free in-home design consultation<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n

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