Health Benefits of Organizing Your Bedroom
- jondab
- May 2
- 3 min read
Clutter anywhere can make you anxious and increase your stress levels. You sure don’t want this happening in your bedroom. Your bedroom is supposed to provide you with a quiet space for sleeping and relaxation. A well-rested body benefits your immune function and mental health and even helps with weight loss.
· Reducing the clutter will reduce your stress
Chronic stress is linked to health conditions. Stress can lead to headaches, upset stomach problems, high blood pressure, possible strokes, and weight gain.
· Reducing the clutter will improve your quality of sleep
During sleep your body rejuvenates. Sleep not only restores your body but also improves your mental health.
· Reducing clutter can improve your respiratory problems
Clutter can accumulate dust and allergens. The less stuff you keep laying out the less stuff to keep clean and dusted. Clutter can also block vents and hinder air circulation in your bedroom.
· Reducing clutter can reduce slip and fall accidents
The leading cause of home injury death in the country are slip and fall accidents. A clutter filled bedroom with items scattered about is even worse when the room is darkened for sleep.
· Reducing clutter can improve your mental health
Studies show there is a connection between clutter and mental health conditions. This includes depression and anxiety. Too much clutter can make a person feel helpless and overwhelmed.
Clutter can accumulate slowly. Then we start to notice our frustration when we try to get ourselves ready for a new day. We can’t find what we want to put together for an outfit. We can’t find that other shoe. We stub our little toe on a box left on the floor. We’re tired. We just want to go back to bed and cover up our head.
And then at night when we retreat to our bedroom, everywhere we look we see projects that need to be done. The laundry needs to be put away. The Amazon box needs to be unboxed, and the items put away. Reading material is overflowing on the nightstand by our bed. Dirty dishes are attracting roaches. How can we get a good night’s sleep in this mess?
Now, let’s envision a clutter-free bedroom. When we prepare to go to bed at night the bed is spread up and ready for us. Our outfit for the next day is ready. Everything is clean and inviting.
We wake up in a clean and organized bedroom and can start our day with a clear mind and a feeling of control.
Schedule time now to declutter and organize your bedroom. Once you have your bedroom matching your vision maintain it by having a daily reset routine. Put away clothes daily. Make your bed. Weekly give it a good clean.
Enjoy all the health benefits of decluttering your bedroom.
If you are ready to work on any specific organizing project and want some tips, encouragement, or accountability join Diane Quintana and me in our Clear Space For You virtual clutter support group. You could complete a project like your bedroom end table during the call. The group will offer ideas, support, and gentle accountability for working on developing plans or projects.
Jonda S. Beattie, Professional Organizer owner of Time Space Organization, and co-owner of Release, Repurpose, Reorganize. She is based in the Metro-Atlanta area. As presenter, award-winning author, as well as a retired special education teacher she uses her listening skills, problem solving skills, knowledge of different learning techniques, ADHD specialty, and paper management skills to help clients.
I agree. A clean and tidy bedroom is a relaxing place. It's peaceful and a place a person is able to walk into and unwind after a long and busy - maybe even hectic day.
I've been a lifelong terrible sleeper, but I completely agree with you that creating a serene bedroom environment is one key to reaping all those benefits of a good night's sleep. I suspect, though, that having a TEENY bit of clutter in the bedroom such that you make it a before-bedtime ritual to put it all away (even if it's just folding or hanging a few things) creates a nice warm up/cool down the same way reading a bedtime story works for little kids. I spend almost zero time in my bedroom during the day; I get up, leave the bedroom, and only return to get dressed (two minutes? maybe three?) and don't return until it's time to go to bed.…
I find that the bedroom is often the last room that people work on, possibly because this is a space where guests typically don't go, so it feels "safe" to stash things in this room. Makes sense from that perspective, but if we never come back and deal with the stuff, it really kills that bedroom vibe. I've never seen a RomCom where they retreat to a highly cluttered bedroom. In fact, Hollywood bedrooms always look so unrealistic to me!
And like Linda, I definitely make my bed first thing every day. The bed is the focal point, so if that looks messy, the whole room will.
Clutter can have so many negative effects, and when it's in the bedroom, it can be especially disruptive. One of the habits my did and modeled was making her bed every day. It's a small gesture with a big impact. First, it makes a room instantly look less cluttered. In addition, it feels better to get into a smooth, clear bed. That facilitates an easier time to fall asleep and get the rest you need to be restored and ready for the next day.