Rose76 - a post on the Psychotherapy boards made me think about this post. It is about how messy or neat a t's office is. My t keeps her office very tidy and it really contributes to me feeling calm and relaxed. Made me think that keeping my house tidy might evoke the same feelings.

Earlier this year I was struggling with maintaining a cleaning routine. T had me start with cleaning for 10 minutes. That was it. I could stop after ten minutes and say it was enough or I could keep going if I wanted to. It's been helpful to me. I've worked up to 15 minutes, although when I was really down I didn't follow through. I felt bad about it later when my house was a mess, but realized there was nothing from stopping me from starting my 15 minutes again. That's what I did this afternoon - 15 minutes and my kitchen sink area feels very organized right now and I feel better for it.

Not sure if that is helpful to you or not.