Rochelle Martinez

From Chaos to Calm: How I Used Mindfulness to Discover Cleaning as a Daily Ritual

There was a time in my life when I couldn’t find the floor—literally or figuratively. My home office was cluttered with paperwork, dishes lingered longer than they should have, and even the simplest of tasks felt overwhelming. I didn’t realise it at the time, but the chaos around me was feeding the chaos within me. Everything felt heavier, noisier, harder to control. That’s when I stumbled upon the unlikely pairing that would help restore a sense of peace: mindfulness and cleaning.