The Heart Behind a Clean, Organized Home


A guide to creating a home that feels peaceful, purposeful, and beautifully lived in.


Does Your Home Truly Serve Its Purpose?

I’ve spent years caring for some of Southwest Florida’s most beautiful homes, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that every home tells a story — but not all of them are being lived in with purpose.

Each home I step into is unique. Some are modern and minimal, others coastal and cozy — yet every space inside holds a distinct purpose.
The kitchen should make it easy to prepare meals. The dining room should invite connection. Bedrooms should restore your energy and peace.

But far too often, I find homes where that sense of purpose has been lost — buried under clutter, stress, and daily chaos.
And that’s where so many families feel stuck.


When Clutter Takes Over, Peace Slips Away

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a single person in a small condo or a large family in a mansion — I’ve seen the same story repeat. Clutter accumulates, rooms lose intention, and people forget what it feels like to actually enjoy being home. Clutter prevents us from enjoying the people we love.

And while Pinterest might be full of gorgeous organizing ideas, it’s not helping you live better in your home. And it doesn’t take away the chaos that might be lingering in one room or another.

That’s why I created a Professional Cleaning & Organizing Checklist — a practical, holistic guide designed to help you maintain a clean, functional home that truly works for your family’s rhythm.

Before you download it, though, I want you to understand something important:
Creating a calm, organized home isn’t about perfection. It’s about living with purpose.


Why Spring Cleaning Shouldn’t Be Seasonal

We often wait until spring to “start fresh,” as if that’s the only time we’re allowed to reset. But the truth is, you can refresh your home — and your energy — at any time of the year.

Spring simply reminds us what’s possible. It’s a season of renewal. But your home — and your family — deserve that sense of renewal year-round.

True order isn’t about a single, massive overhaul; it’s cultivated through small, intentional systems that maintain balance, harmony, and peace. Ask yourself: what truly brings you peace? And what brings it to your family?

Learning to “read the room” — understanding the energy of each space and the needs of those who inhabit it — is the key to lasting calm. Because even the most meticulously organized home can feel chaotic if it doesn’t reflect intention and care.

Remember: luxury isn’t defined by expensive taste alone. It’s the seamless combination of elegance, comfort, and functionality at its finest.


Home Makeovers That Work for Real Families

So how do you create spaces that feel luxurious yet livable — functional yet full of life?

Start with a clean canvas. Spend one weekend walking through your home, room by room, and reimagine how each space could better serve you and your family. Make it fun. Let everyone participate.

I know what you’re thinking: “My husband won’t care,” or “The kids won’t want to help.”
But you might be surprised. When people are invited to be part of the process, they naturally take pride in the result. When you give others a voice, you give them a little control of their own world that feel a little chaotic to them. So “read the room and give everyone voice”.

And once your family feels that sense of ownership, maintaining your home becomes effortless — no constant deep cleaning required.


Give Everyone a Voice, and Watch the Energy Shift

Here’s what I’ve learned over the years: when people feel a sense of ownership over their environment, they naturally value it more.

Children, in particular, become more engaged when they have a voice in organizing their own rooms. You can guide them, but let them make the decisions. When they feel responsible for their spaces, they develop respect, pride, and care — essential skills for life.

This approach works in my own home as well. My children maintain their rooms and our shared spaces with care, creating a home that feels balanced, harmonious, and beautifully maintained throughout the year. Establishing consistent boundaries around how your home is cared for is key — without them, even the most beautiful space can lose its sense of calm and order.

When your family feels connected to the home, they naturally take pride in keeping it beautiful. Guests may admire your living room, but every corner of the home should reflect the same level of care and attention. Every space tells a story — and your home should communicate beauty, comfort, and serenity from one room to the next.


A Home That Smells Like Peace

From the products you use to the way each space is arranged, your home should reflect comfort and well-being. That’s why I incorporate aromatherapy-based cleaning methods into my professional and personal routines.

The power of scent is incredible — it can transform how a space feels.
Lavender calms the mind, citrus energizes the morning, and eucalyptus refreshes the air after a long day. Choose aromas that infuse your senses with energy you want to feel. In your home, your office, or even in your car – every space should be intentionally created to elevate your moods back to a place of calm and centered peace of mind.

When all your spaces smell pure and natural, it instantly becomes a sanctuary — not just for you, but for everyone who enters into your life.


Time Is Precious — Spend It Living, Not Cleaning

Let’s be honest — life is busy. The last thing any of us want is to spend our free time deep cleaning week after week.

That’s why systems matter. A consistent rhythm keeps your home clean without consuming your schedule.
When your home is organized and maintained with care, you gain more time to live — to laugh, rest, create, and enjoy what truly matters.

I’ve watched clients experience complete lifestyle shifts from something as simple as an organized closet turned into a functional and beautiful dressing room. When your surroundings support you, your energy changes — and so does your outlook on life.

Because a clean, intentional home doesn’t just look beautiful. It helps you feel balanced, focused, and free.


Creating Calm and Security for Every Family Member

Every person in your home deserves a small corner of calm — even your kids.
Your version of peace may look different from theirs, and that’s okay. Just be mindful that we are all human, and each of us receives and gives energy in our own way.

When you allow individuality to shape how your home functions, you create a sense of safety and self-expression for everyone under your roof. That feeling — of peace, comfort, and security — is what truly makes a home.

So as you walk through your space, ask yourself:

  • Does my home reflect who I am and how I want to live?
  • Does it serve my family’s needs and rhythms?
  • Does it make me feel calm when I walk through the door?

Do this for all the places and spaces you spend a lot of time in. Your office, your car, your kitchen, your bedroom, etc. If the answer isn’t yes to all those questions yet, that’s your invitation to start.


Your Home, Your Sanctuary

You don’t have to wait for the perfect time or the next big cleaning day. You can begin now — one room, one surface, one scent at a time.

Download my FREE Professional Cleaning & Organizing Checklist to get started. It’s the same system I use in client homes and my own — designed to help you create order, peace, and beauty that lasts all year long.

And if you’d rather have a more personal and professional touch, explore my Aromatherapy Cleaning and Luxury Home Watch Services, available throughout Southwest Florida. Together, we can protect your home and refresh your life.

Because when your home feels calm, clean, and cared for — everything else begins to fall into place.


The Luxury Home Difference

Peace isn’t found in perfection. It’s created in the quiet details — a fresh scent, an organized drawer, a space that feels alive again.
That’s the heart behind what I do.

HOW TO RECOVER FROM HEROIN. WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN’T


IS RECOVERY EVEN POSSIBLE?

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Yes, you can recover from heroin! I know this because I did it and I did it without any other medications or rehab centers. I don’t know how long you have been down this rabbit hole, but I can tell you it is possible to dig yourself out! Recovery is always possible no matter what your addiction is. You just have to be willing to do the work that comes with overcoming the addiction. And you can’t pick up other habits in the process! When you quite something you quite with intention. Let me ask you this, “What is waiting on the other side of your recovery”?  Think about that for a minute. You better make plans that are enticing enough to keep you from “Feenin”. Because if you do have something amazing to look forward to, you’ll fight harder. Please here me when I say, “I don’t mean a girl or guy” I don’t mean that great job you’ll have waiting for you, or any tangible or material things. All those things are temporary pleasures and if or when they fail, you will have reasons to go back to your spiral of addicted behavior. Think of achieving something for yourself when you recover. Be realistic! Think of things that won’t fail or leave you craving that “fix”. Quitting intentionally means doing this for yourself not for anyone or anything else. Changing your behavior patterns means that you don’t set yourself up for failure later. It means you don’t attach yourself to people or things that could potentially cause you harm later and cause you to relapse.

WHAT DOESN’T WORK FOR ADDICTS

I am so tired of the advice that is out there trying to help people “recover”. And here we see people who are in recovery forever! First, can I just say, “there is no one size fits all”! We don’t all heal the same. Remember that! So, what worked for me, may not work for you or your family member. You may hate my advice and it may seem completely out of the ordinary, but as someone who has overcome many different addictions, (sex, drugs, money, men, drinking, etc.) I can offer advice that worked for me. I love my own advice because I know it can work for those who have tried other programs without any success. I haven’t seen much success any other way. I honestly believe if rehab centers would change their ideas about addiction and recovery, they would have more success.

So, with all that said, let’s make one thing clear, you CAN NOT AND WILL NOT recover from anything if you keep freaking talking about it!!!! STOP CALLING YOURSELF AN ADDICT! STOP SAYING YOU’RE A “RECOVERED DRUG ADDICT or ALCOHOLIC” LOSE THE DAM LABELS! They called me an addict and an alcoholic, they called me bipolar, they said I was depressed, and put me on medications, and they were wrong! In fact, I have a full bar in my house and I have total control of myself. But if I want a dam glass of wine with my dinner, you better believe I am going to have a glass of wine with my dinner! I have never been happier, I stress less than the average human, and I am sitting here drinking a nice hot cup of tea by choice! Did you hear what I said? BY CHOICE! You have to learn how to make better choices! And to do that you must also know why you make the choices you do. I have learned to have control of my habits because I have lost the labels other people put on me. Why you do certain things has a lot to do with other people and the influence they have on you. I am not going to say it again, LOSE THE LABELS and lose the people who place labels on you.

Why don’t you just call your addiction, bad behavior patterns? Because that is all they are,” BAD HABITS”. Bad behavior patterns are learned behaviors. And we pick up behaviors due to circumstances in our life, people influencing us, trauma, and many other reasons. But if we can learn a behavior we can unlearn them too. Dah! Wouldn’t it be easier to quit a bad habit, vs staying in “recovery” and collecting your little coins month after month, year after year? “Yea let’s collect a jar of coins to remind me every freaking day how fucked up I am!!! That sounds like a grand-ol’ ldea!” That is ridiculous!! IT’S STUPID!

Is this why we go through those horrible withdraws? Just to struggle to stay sober, to go through depression, and to continue to be stressed about not being high? Why do we have to go through that for the rest of our life just because we picked up a bad habit that we can actually overcome with the right training.  No instead we sit around and feel sorry for ourselves with counselors who are like “Oh let’s talk about your feelings today”. WHAT FEELINGS? I have been walking around numb for years you ass hole!!! I think I’d rather NOT!

WHAT ARE YOU REPLACING YOUR ADDICITON WITH?

Like let’s be real here, think about this for a second. Like “what kind of life are you replacing for your addiction”? Is it going to be worth it? Is it going to be amazing? Will you have something to look forward to when you wake up each morning and go to sleep at night? Because if you don’t decide to replace your old habits with a new life, the only life you will have waiting for you is the rollercoaster ride of being codependent, bipolar, and the constant struggle of trying to force yourself not to have a craving!!! Let me tell you this, the first week of withdraws from Heroin freaking sucks, and that is not even the worst part! So, you better have a dam good reason to jump on that recovery train if you ever want to get yourself on the other side of that!

Let’s not even talk about the depression from having to cope with life sober! HAHA That’s fun! You will have to learn how to cope with life differently. Learn to love yourself before you love others. Find new friends. Lose some people in your life. Replace bad habits by discovering new HOBBIES. Like, you have to learn to really love yourself and know what you want in and out of your life. You better get very clear, make a plan, and write it down, because your body will try to change your mind several times before this journey is over. Let me add one positive here before you jump off this blog scared to even try. One thing you can look forward to is a sober mind. There is nothing compared to being present with the people you love on a sober level. The mentality of people you meet and the conversations you have are incomparable. The connections you embrace will better than any high from extasy, special K, and heroin put together (and yes I have done all three and more in one night). I am just saying!!!! I won’t even mention how amazing sober sex is because you’re not there yet, but dam! Life lived sober, is so much clearer, and clarity is power my friend.

THE RIGHT AND WRONG WAY TO RECOVER

Okay so doing it on my own was probably stupid on my part! I almost died in my apartment alone. But thank God I had a few good people who looked out for me and when they didn’t hear from me for a day or two, they came looking for me. I didn’t want a rehab center, because I knew they would medicate me. I saw too many friends in rehab and watched them relapse repeatedly or die of an overdoses. That to me, was like torture! Let me tell some of you who are unaware (program directors, counselors, family members, friends, etc.), when you relapse, you are worse off than where you were before, because the high you feel after you get the drug out of your system, is amazing. Not to mention the antidepressant pills the rehab center gives its patients, mix very well with heroin and other substances.

Point being, I wanted nothing to do with that! So rehab was “out” for me! There was no way I was paying someone to put me in a casket. However, you do need a support group that won’t leave you but will push you harder than you push yourself. Again, rehab centers won’t support you when you are out of the program. Trust me I witnessed this myself. But I won’t throw out names on my blog. God will deal with those individuals. Let me be clear when I say the support group you choose must be willing to break into your apartment to make sure your alive! They must be distracting you with activities and things that are fun, educational, and stimulate your mind, body, and soul. You don’t need those friends or family members who only want to be around you, when they need something from you, or when they feel you’re doing something wrong! Don’t hang around people who want to make themselves feel better at the expense of hurting you! You can’t be around people who are a constant reminder of why you got high in the first place. “To numb out the noise!” Stop talking about shit that depresses you, makes you angry, or stresses you out! And don’t be around people who drag you down! I’m tired of saying this! LOSE THE DRAMA OR LOSE YOUR LIFE!!!! It’s really that simple!

Also, Lose the ego and the winning! Put your big boy/girl pants on and suck it up, because it’s not going to be easy! I’m sick of people in recovery winning! You got yourself into this mess, now you need to get yourself out of it. If you’re truly interested in recovering, you will do whatever it takes without the pity party!

Yes! Tough love!!! That is what helped me! Sugar coating is the new trend in this society and it’s exhausting! Sugar coating doesn’t help people recover; it just pushes them off the deep end! I’ve lost too many people to “sugar coat recovery”! If you ever want to recover from Heroin (or any addiction), you have to become the hero of your own story! No one is coming to save you. You probably shit on too many people when you got high, and they don’t trust you now. Unfortunately, that’s on you! Own it and move on. Addicts are liars and that is what they tell you in rehab centers. So basically, they are telling you they don’t trust you. So, they will always question your motives. keep that in mind! You must change your own motives and forget what other people say about you and your motives. Because trust me when I say, “everyone has an opinion! And people will have a lot to say about you behind your back”.

Remember this, every Hero has a traumatic event occur before they had the power and energy to beat the villain. Think of Heroin as your Villain! It may be destroying you now; it may steal all your energy, it may be your kryptonite and consume you, but you have the power inside you to go up against this and win the battle of dependance! Don’t have expectations for people to support you when you’re too weak to support yourself, and don’t ever give up on yourself when you feel unstable. You only have yourself to encourage or to blame for your thoughts and actions. Choose to encourage yourself to keep going and continue to build a life you can look forward to. Stay strong in your mind and force your body to follow. That is the only way to overcome any addiction.

I wish you the best of luck, feel free to message me if you have any questions, or just go to christinaditzel.blog for more reading material or podcast. Follow me on YouTube and watch for new and upcoming videos on Cleaning, Clarity, Girl Talk and Vlogs.

Much love and prayers to all who have suffered and died from addiction. May we beat this together and overcome the bad habits that consume us!

PREVENT THEM FROM MEDICATING THE MASSES


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THIS IS MINIPULATION, ABUSE, AND CAUSES MORE TRUAMA

Let’s get something clear…

 I am NOT against “ALL MEDICATIONS”! And I don’t hate the LGBTQ community!!!

However, when I see doctors missusing medications it makes the blood in my veins boil!!! And when I see people who are supposedly “medical professionals” use manipulation tactics to feed their own ideas and beliefs,  I can’t sit back quietly and watch.

GOD DEFINITELY DIDN’T CREATE ME TO STAY QUIET! I talk to dam much!  

So I have a few questions and concerns…

Why are you giving medication to a a person who you label “a drug addict”? If they are “addicted to drugs, why would you give them more drugs? 

Furthermore, Why do you think it’s okay to give antidepressants to children in foster care?  🤔 Aren’t their parents the ones who need help? Shouldn’t we be offering help to the parents so they can learn a better way to raise their children?

 “People won’t do what they don’t know how to do”!  

Don’t even let me get started on how dysfunctional it is to proscribe Luprone to young children to stop puberty!!! Which Btw, is a chemical drug used to castrate sex offenders! So now we are forcing LGBTQ down everyone’s throat??  Our young boys are being pressured to become girls at a young age without giving them a fair chance to choose? 

I’m apauld at how dysfunctional our medical field has become! But I am more disgusted at the parents who allow this shit to go on and dont question these doctors motives!!  I fear the darkness my daughter’s and their children will face in the years to come, if something isn’t said and done about this monstrosity!!! 

So without fear or doubt in my “com’on sense brain, and self-awareness” Im about to GET REAL up in here!!!

I will be speaking up on the drugs used to treat patients! Not only because I believe in a more holistic approach,  but because I have used a holistic approach in my own family for years and the results don’t include: suicidal thoughts, depression, confusion of identity recognition, or neglect! 

It is not okay to pay hundreds and thousands of dollars to people just because they took a course and passed a test. Who even creates those tests? Radical politicians?? 

I’ve not only had the opportunity to work with these so called “professionals”, but I’ve spoke to and met people in the medical field, social workers, DCF employees, and foster parents, and many of them have mental health issues themselves. Yet, we trust these individuals to care for our family members? What is happening?!?!

I am not the only person afraid to take my child to the doctor for basic checkups. I speak for those parents who have become outraged! Parents are scared of a basic physical and medical check ups because “doctors push vaccines and medications.

VOTE YES! In the comments below if you want more doctors to do their dam job and do it better! 

Doctor’s, do more research and take a more holistic approach in treatment! 

“Our species matter”

 Fear Helps Us Survive 

I dont know what your religious beliefs are but I do believe “Many” people, with the acception of atheists, believe system says “We are souls, with a mind, in a body”.

And some believe we are here on mission, some believe we are on a Journey, and some believe we’re having a human experience. And then there are those who just go through the motions of life without any real care or purpose at all! 

And I am not here to talk about religion or what any of our beliefs are. Because truth is I dislike religion. I think it’s filled with rules with no real practice of action. And I have learned So much from other people’s beliefs, so I dont discount or discourage people for their own ideas, based on their religious, political, or social interests. 

Until, it affects me! Then we have an issue! But, I am not here to push my ideas on you so let’s get that out of the way now! What I am here to talk about is fear and survival! These wo words mean something very different to each of us.

Fear keep us in fight or fight mode!

And  fight-or-flight or the fight-flight-or-freeze response “is a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to Survival”.

Now, I don’t care what your religion, culture,  sex, age, ethnicity, or political belief is, I dont even care what species we reference; one thing I know for sure 

Is that SURVIVAL keeps every living thing on this planet living in FEAR!

We all act and react based on what survival looks like to us at any given time in our life. And lets face it, in every season our survival continues to change. Along with our perspective on life.

Furthermore, What survival looks like to you may not look the same to your neighbors. 

If I asked you what you were afraid of, I can gaurentee you’d all have a different answer. But whar if you heard your neighbors answers? Would you call it fear? Or an experience?

 Some of us would agree that what they fear most is either a “wow factor” meaning Hell yes! I would totally be afraid of that too! Or some of the things your neighbors are afraid of you, you may say

 Hell nah! No way that scares me!

Or others have already experienced the things you fear and can most likely offer you tips to overcome some of that fear.

 But sometimes, even someone else’s experience wouldn’t help you overcome your fear! Would it? Because when you’re in fight – flight or freeze, you know there is no way you’re going to survive this! 

Now, the things we fear most will do one of three things:

1 – it protects us from harm 

2 – it teaches us something about ourselves and our situations,

3 – it helps us advance ourselves and our situation 

How many of you believe with every struggle comes an opportunity? 

With every struggle comes a thought in our mind, an emotion in our soul, and our body reacts according to those thoughts and emotions. 

We have total control of our mind. We can think whatever we want.

I can sit in a room with 100 people and have them close their eyes and ask then to imagine being on a cruise watching the sun set.  One person may not be able to see the sunset or feel the wind in their hair and on their skin at all.  They won’t smell the coconut and pineapples from the pina coladas. And another person would have such a vivid imagination that they will be able to taste, smell and feel like they are actually there on a cruise. And others may have such an intense experience that they begin to feel motion sickness. 

We have total control of our minds, but what puts fear in us is the perspective we place on our experiences. We have the ability to choose what and how doctors medicate the masses, because as adults we have control over what happens to our own body’s. Likely wise as parents we have the responsibility to protect our children and their bodies from toxic chemicals that change their natural production.

What lens are you looking through in this season? I hope it is to prevent them from medicating the masses by speaking up on the things you know are wrong, unjust, and irrational!!!

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