Reduce Stress By Clearing Clutter on Your Desk

After two very stressful days this week, including car trouble twice, two speeches to give, getting sick to my stomach during one of the speeches, and being greeted by four piles of dog poop in my office (sick dog) after the “getting sick” speech, I found myself clearing off my desk the morning of the third day. Why? Because my brain was mush after dealing with stressor after stressor in rapid succession, all the while maintaining my professionalism and respectful treatment of everyone who crossed my path, even the car repair guy I had to visit twice in two days.

I realize that clearing off a desk is a stressful activity for many people, but doing it helped me clear the residual mental crud from my head, the papers and other fallout from those two crazy days as well as get clear about my current priorities. Being in crisis mode required that I concentrate on the challenges of the moment and consequently, I had to temporarily disconnect from other aspects of my life. The process of clearing the desk clutter gave me the opportunity to bring my work and personal life back into focus. Because my desk is the repository of papers and other reminders of what is current in my life, reorganizing it and clearing its clutter is a task that immediately grounds me.

Is it time for you to clear your desk to get clear about your life and priorities? I highly recommend it for immediate grounding and stress reduction!

Debbie Bowie's Feng Shui

Debbie Bowie is passionate about helping people move forward with their lives. For eight years Debbie was principal of Simply Organized. She is now the founder and executive director of Rock Scissors Paper Institute and is committed to teaching people how making simple changes to their environment will result in amazing changes in their lives!

Debbie provides motivational and educational speeches, Feng Shui consultations and hands-on Feng Shui organizing, and organizing consultations and hands-on organizing.

Learn more about how Debbie can help you make amazing changes in your life at her Rocks Scissors Paper Institute web site. She'll help you answer the question, "Is what you're holding on to holding you back?"