Bad times, sometimes tragic times, come to all of us. How do we face mundane tasks such as organizing our houses in times of loss and devastation when we are distracted by our trauma?

First we give ourselves time to grieve and to recover from our shock. We cannot expect to be able to go on with business as usual when we are experiencing a personal or family tragedy.

It helps to recognize that under stress, weaknesses become exaggerated. In our case, messiness gets worse. Situations like this are when automatic habits come into play. It is beneficial to try to stick to our habits and routine. There is no benefit to us, our families to let things fall apart in our own lives and houses just because things are falling apart elsewhere.

In times of stress, order and serenity in our homes becomes even more important. Organization gives us the support we all need so that we will be able to function in the ways necessary in times of trouble. Participating in mundane tasks can be soothing. We cannot control world events but we can take care of things around the house.

We need to keep our priorities straight. As a concept, organizing is not nearly as important as many other things in life. What it delivers often is.

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