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5 WAYS TO Spring Clean

Your Life

By Aline Henda
Editor-in-Chief

The days are longer and brighter, and flowers on the trees show
us that Spring is here! Winter is over, and it’s time for a fresh start.
This is the perfect time for a good Spring cleaning. In addition to
gettting rid of clutter, washing the curtains, and cleaning behind the
sofa, Spring is a good time to extend this cleaning to other areas of
our life. Here are 5 ways for spring cleaning your entire life.

1. CLEAN UP YOUR HOME sporadically that will change your life; you need to
Eliminate the clutter in your home. Evaluate what change your daily lifestyle.
you have and throw away or donate what you don’t
need or use. Declutter your closet. Reorganize the 3. SPRING CLEAN YOUR
kitchen cupboards and pantry, and even rearrange the RELATIONSHIPS
furniture to freshen up your home. Make your living Spring cleaning applies to your emotional life as
space beautiful. Bring home a new plant, organize all well. Some relationships are toxic and can drain your
the drawers and your workspace. And do something energy, affect your self-worth, and be detrimental
about that mess that is on the back of your mind and to your health and happiness. Sometimes toxic
stressing you out. friendships and painful memories hold you back from
being truly happy. It’s time to take responsibility for
2. TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY your own actions and release the negative influences in
Choose an exercise you enjoy and move your your life - the people associated with pain, frustration,
body. Start slowly if it has been a while since you last and trauma. Identify what you want and need to bring
exercised, but do it frequently. Consistency is key, so the right relationships into your life – whether intimate,
make time for exercise every day. Buy a new exercise social or professional.
outfit for extra motivation.
Take this opportunity to start changing your eating 4. REVIEW YOUR SCHEDULE
habits too, by choosing whole, unprocessed foods, So often we are overwhelmed with tasks and
reducing portion sizes and eliminating sugar. Throw involved in too many activities. Drop those that are
away the junk food in your pantry and fridge. Eat more draining your energy and causing you to waste time.
fruits and veggies, thus increasing your nutrients and Identify how you are spending your time in order to
fiber intake. . Increase your water intake. Sleep more. make space for what is really important and what you
Little changes can make a big positive impact, but truly enjoy. As we begin Sabbath on Friday at sunset,
remember that it’s not a short diet or working out start your next day in the evening, at least before
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