Tidying up!

Hi everyone! (I'm not sure if there's a specific section for this, so forgive me if I make a mistake).

I came across this article a few weeksago about the life-changing magic of tidying up: Link!

I've always been a hoarder -- my room was always a mess! I'm pretty sure it hadsomething to do with my depression but I always managed to clean it up every few weeks or when I hadsomeone come over -- so it never was a total mess but I never managed to keep it clean for more than a week. Sometimes I just left out my dirty laundry on the floor or I would have dirty plates for a week. Despite having been seeing a therapist for more than three years, I never really took concerns of this habit until a few weeks ago, I went to my newcounsellorwhom I haveonly been seeing for several months and he complimented me on my outfit. As a reply, I said: "Haha, just because I don't have anything else to put on!" What he said next changed my life: "Citta, do you realise that you have previously said the same thing twice? I know you like to buy and have lots of clothes, so how can you run out of clothes for several times since I met you?"

Only then I realised that this habit of mine has become very unhealthy and I had to do something about it. I talked to my counsellor in a session that, as psychologist Rob Yeung recommends about change that we should just try to change little things first, so I said to him that cleaning up is on my goal lists.

Then I came across the article I posted above and I was taken away by the concept of "Pick up each item one at a time and ask yourself, "Does it spark joy?". If it doesn't make you happy, just throw it away.

The very next day I sorted all the mess in my room and I managed to throw away, don't be surprised, SEVEN TRASH BAGS filled with plastics and things and bottles and everything. I have a huge bedroom and lots of stuff so never I would realise I would throw away so much. I then buy lots of colourful boxes and put little things and stuff inside and ta-daa....my room was sparkly clean!

Since then, every time I buy something I asked myself first if it sparks joy. I spent lots of poundsterlings to buy boxes and trash cans and cleaning stuff but I knew that it was for the best. It's been weeks and my room has been sparkly clean (still). I'm so proud of it. And it definitely brings much more joy to myself and helps with my depression.

I don't know how many of you would have the same problems as I had, but I hope I can share something very important to those who can relate -- tidying up can be a life-changing magic.