Here’s why you may have clutter without realizing it!

Have you even been stressed out from work and when you reach home, find yourself feeling even more stressed out due to clutter in your house? Or have you ever thought of tidying up your house but realized that there is too much stuff all around and end up stressing over it? If your answer to either is a resounding “YES”, that means it is time to do something about it!

Clutter is a collection of things lying around in an untidy mess. It causes the mind to be restless and unfocused as it is constantly moving in different directions. As a result, stress begins to build up within when no work gets done. Based on a research done by UCLA’s Centre on Everyday Lives and Families (CELF), it shows that clutter has a direct impact on a person’s mood and may lead to increased levels of stress. Further studies done by the American Association for Nurse Anesthetists also reveals that there is a direct correlation between stress and clutter. This can result in health issues such weight gain and anxiety issues etc.

If cluttering is bad for you, why is it so common among many households? There are many various reasons as to why cluttering occurs so often. Below are 3 main reasons as to why you have clutter.

 

• 1. There is too much stuff that you do not want to dispose

This is one of the most common and obvious reason, yet it is also the hardest one to deal with. We are used to collecting and accumulating a variety of items even after we no longer need them anymore. There is a tendency to develop emotional attachments to these items and makes us unable to dispose them.

 

• 2. Lack of organizational systems

Besides not knowing when to dispose your items, another reason is that you do not know how to store your items properly. When you are unsure of where to keep your items, there is a tendency of placing these items anywhere. As a result, it causes them to pile up and naturally create a clutter.

 

• 3. Transitional Periods

Major situational changes in life can often be very chaotic and disorderly. For example, having a new baby will require extra space for baby furniture. Or you may be getting ready to move into a new home and do not know how to start packing. These changes eventually cause stress and clutter to accumulate over time.

Now that you are aware of what clutter is and the reasons as to why cluttering occurs, take some time, and have a look around your house. Do you spot any areas of clutter within your home? If there is and you have no place to store it, feel free to contact us and we will find the best storage size to fit your needs!

Here at Urban Space, we provide a wide range of self-storage solutions at our Depot Close self-storage facility. We can help to store your items with great care, such as documents, clothing, toys and many more. Furthermore, we are located near Alexandra, Jalan Bukit Merah, Pasir Panjang and Harbourfront We are also well connected to all major transport nodes in Singapore.

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