Eternal Sunshine of
the Spotless House
By Cyndi Seidler
07/25/06
My brother
once told me that a "white glove" cleaning of my house (a touch
of the glove clean) would increase income. It was difficult to
think with that: how could a clean house produce money? But, I
had to try it.
I did a
thorough cleaning of my office; every nook and cranny of it. I
even kept my dog out of it for an hour to avoid having new dog
hair enter the room while I tried to appreciate the feeling of
clean.
At first,
the phone was silent, as it had been all week. Then, after
thirty minutes, I heard it ring. If it was a telemarketer, I was
going to let the dog in. But, it wasn't.
It was a
person who wanted to get organized and hired me to do the job.
This normally isn't such an unusual thing, however the previous
week had been quiet -- too quiet. I figured it was the weather
and blamed it on everything but my dusty, dog-haired home.
The thing
is, this sudden break in my income dry-spell could have been a
result of any number of things. Yet, I hadn't really changed
anything; I always did my usual actions to break a slow period.
However, now I know that if those things don't produce results,
I know I can clean.
And, a
white-glove-clean I do when I think all else has failed. Even
though I hesitated to share this with you for fear you'd think I
was a nut-case, I felt duty-bound to do so anyway.
Now, if you
think I just tested this on myself, you're wrong. For fun, I
suggested it to my friend who was having some financial
problems. She hired a housekeeper and instructed her to go
through each room as thoroughly as possible, while she
contributed to some spring-cleaning activities. Within 24 hours,
she had money coming in, and thanked me.
I started to
observe this phenomena with some people I organized. Once an
area was organized, I suggested a cleaning of it and to let me
know if things opened up for them after that. Each time, without
fail, they reported things like a raise, getting a large check
in the mail, acquiring a prosperous job with a client, things
like that.
All fantasy
stuff? Possibly. But, wouldn't we be doing a disservice to
ourselves not to try something no matter how outrageous it may
seem?
I know a lot
of changes occur when people just get organized. That, too, is a
phenomena in itself. Only, now combine organization with clean
and you've got the ingredients for money coming in. Maybe that's
why the rich always have money: they have good housekeepers and
tidy, well-organized homes.
Ok, at the
risk of loosing my readers with such outlandish suggestions, let
me assure you that you CAN try this at home without harm. All it
takes is a vacuum, a mop, some dust rags, and a few cleaning
supplies (or a good housekeeper). With clutter, it's hard to
clean under, so I recommend a good clutter-sweep of everything
first.
If you feel
strange telling your friends about your cleaning endeavor,
that's fine; keep it to yourself. Me? I'm a blabber. I figure if
one person tries this and it works, I've achieved success.
Today has
been quiet for me again. And, now that this article is out of
the way, I think I'll pick up a dust cloth and see what's built
up over the past several days. You never know.
Good luck to
you.
Copyright
2006 Cyndi Seidler. All Rights Reserved.
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