Chase Away Winter Blues with a Clean Home

What should we do when the winter blues come? Winter can impact us emotionally in unique ways. Winter might not affect us all in a negative way, but it can be known to bring on the winter blues. One creative way to boost one’s spirits and be rid of the winter blues is to declutter and clean the house!

In the best of times, a cluttered home can be discouraging; but in winter, it might be just one more thing that adds to the gloom of winter. If our living spaces need to be cleaned, it might make us feel more uneasy and anxious than normal. What if visitors drop by unexpectedly? It is the holiday season after all. Clutter can overload our senses, making it harder for us to concentrate or be productive. It can feel overwhelming since it’s another item on the never-ending Christmas “to-do” list.

The solution is to create a clean, decluttered environment and home to ward off winter blues. If our homes become a cosy haven, winter blues don’t stand a chance. There are two ways to go about this: cleaning yourself or hiring outside help.

Tips for Cleaning Your Home in the Winter Season

For some of us, cleaning our own spaces can be a mental decluttering as well as tangible. The feeling of productivity, finishing multiple tasks, and using one’s own hands to achieve a goal can be rewarding. If you find you’re one of those people, cleaning and organising might be one of the best ways for you to ward off those winter blues!

Different things you can include in your winter cleaning spree include: decluttering spaces that haven’t been organised for quite a while. Tidy up storage spaces such as closets, cupboards, and drawers full of clothes. Deep clean spaces in the living room, kitchen, and bathrooms that might not get a regular deep clean.

Hire Maid to Shine to Help with those Blues

There’s nothing we love at Maid to Shine more than helping our clients find peace by cleaning their homes for them! If you have an especially long to-do list this winter and holiday season, you can still have a wonderful, clean home. We make it easy for you to schedule a first time clean to suit your cleaning needs perfectly. Our cleanings can be uniquely tailored to suit the needs of your home.

Even in the midst of a busy, bustling holiday schedule you can still have a clean home and fight off those winter blues. Your clean home will be a safe haven: cosy, warm, clean and organised.