Most People Say Spring Cleaning Improves Their Well-Being
Spring is almost here, which means folks will soon have to tackle some spring cleaning, and while some may hate it, others believe the season cleanout is good for them.
A new survey from SWNS Digital found that 72% of those polled say spring cleaning helps improve their overall well-being. 78% of those polled feel there is a link between how tidy their home is and their well-being. Three-quarters of people feel stressed when their homes aren’t tidy. In addition to improving well-being, people say reasons they feel motivated to clean include feeling productive (53%), welcoming the change of season (48%), and preparing for other spring activities (475). Overall, most spring cleaners say it takes a little over two weeks to complete their cleaning checklist. More than half of those who were polled need more than sixteen days. 68% say spring cleaning can be overwhelming, with most putting off the hardest tasks for six days.
So, what is on most people’s spring cleaning checklist? Well, it includes:
- Cleaning the bathroom
- Cleaning out the fridge
- Organizing/cleaning out the garage
- Cleaning out the pantry
- Mowing the lawn
- Organizing the basement or the attic
- Raking leaves
- Pruning bushes
- Gardening/planting spring plants/flowers
- Weeding outdoor spaces
- Mopping the floors
- Dusting
- Pest control
As someone who just moved into a new space, I was planning on unpacking and unboxing today so I think I’m actually going to take this list and do all of these things! When I originally packed everything up to move, I felt so torn by purging things and getting rid of things but now that it’s been about a month without those things, I realize I never really needed them and I have no idea what I was holding on to, especially old t-shirts I kept even when they had grease stains and holes in them! Who needs those!?
After you master your spring cleaning, then you can step over into a digital cleaning.
