You know how not cleaning brings you down? Welp, cleaning lifts you up. Who-woulda-thunk-it? Maintaining a clean space has super positive impacts on your mental health, and using a cleaning schedule is a really great way to hold yourself accountable and keep you on track. 

When we have a clean space, we find a sense of control because we always usually know where our things are which is pretty neat. When we find a sense of control in our physical space, we naturally stop feeling the need to control every single aspect of our outer worlds, which (you guessed it…) leads to decreased anxiety, frustration, tension, irritability, hopelessness, and all of the other gross stuff that comes with depression and struggling with our mental health. 

Maintaining a clean space naturally gives us a sense of accomplishment, both because we’ve accomplished something (no duh), but also because when we come home, we automatically feel good and proud about the hard work and persistence we’ve put towards creating a well loved space. This accomplishment and clean space increases our moods and clears space in our minds. 

Additionally, having a cleaning schedule creates stability and structure that is so important in our lives, especially when working through mental health.