Junky Love

Love and relationships are great for the soul - but how does one neat freak deal with their junky significant other? It is important to acknowledge that all clutter dampens the energy within any environment. If your home or the bedroom you share with your significant other is disorganized - your relationship may reflect this energy. It is important, whether you are Mr. Tidy or Mrs. Messy, to communicate with your partner and create strategies to maintain order and peace within your shared environment. Work together to create positive and relaxed energy. A major factor in this equation is to build each other up and actively listen each person's frustrations and new ideas. For example, if your partner works from home and uses the bedroom as the "office" - suggest creating a new office area in another part of the home to run their business. Return your bedroom to its original purpose - a place for relaxation, rest, and enjoying the company of the one you love. When people living together have items thrown about the house, it shows they don't feel they have a place of their own. No matter how much you love a person or how long you have been together, everyone wants a private space to call their own, whether it be a separate closet, game room, work shed, office space, etc. Do not be the partner that dominates the home while your significant other takes the left-over space, like the corner by the front door, a shelf in the laundry room or a single night stand on their side of the bed. When a person has a place or space of their own for the items they value - it is shocking to see how organized they keep it. Look around your home and ask yourself if, although a shared general environment - do we each have a space to call our own? If not, collectively develop a plan to ensure each other feels as though they belong.

We often hear the common phrase "opposites attract" and this has proven to be true. As a neat freak, I know first hand the difficulty involved when sharing a living space with a clutter-happy individual. Do not exhaust your precious time and energy trying to change the person. Be more productive and show through actions and encouragement how organizing one's surroundings can create a more intimate and less-stressful environment for your relationship to flourish. Don't allow papers and junk to create a wedge in your love life. No more paper cuts from late night cuddling on a pile of unorganized documents! Do not allow cluttered spaces and lifestyles to drown the excitement and intensity of your relationship. Get a hold of yourself and/or your partner. Get organized! You'll be glad you did.

Now, for my single friends, it is important that you acknowledge your behavior patterns that could use improvement and create new space in your home. The space you create by ridding yourself of clutter will help to lift your spirits and increase your energy - which will make you more enjoyable and attractive to everyone you meet. As I have stated before, if your space is in shambles - your life is probably in shambles, as well. Don't let disorganization be the reason you aren't living and enjoying the great life you have been given. We attract that which we are. If your life is chaotic, you attract chaos. If your life is in order, you attract others living in order and clarity. Make a change!


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