"How does house cleaning reduce stress and anxiety?"

I gave a Quora response to, "How does house cleaning reduce stress and anxiety?"

Ok, here goes.

Look at your living room, kitchen, bathroom right now.

There's a knock on the door. Your best friend has decided to throw a surprise party for you. She's brought everything for the party, food, supplies, guests, including your boss and coworkers!

You open the door. Heck, you haven't even had a cup of coffee or combed your hair.

Do you slam the door or welcome them?

If the house is clean, you're golden, no stress, no worries.

However, if the kitchen had not been cleaned since dinner last night, wet towels from the shower are on the floor, books and snack debris is in the living room, well, do you want your friends and coworkers to think you live like this all the time?

By widespread consensus, social opinion has determined that whether or not a home is clean and neat is a reflection on the female in the home. Married or partner, it's a reflection on the lady of the house. But guys, it's your home too! How many times has the woman in your life "nagged" you to pick up, to help?

If the home is clean, you've made the bed, and no one has marked their territory by leaving items around holding their "space," then you and your household are better prepared to meet life's little surprises.

Trigger warning, passive aggression contained!

And ladies, if the guys won't help, cleaning the house all by yourself, is a great stress reliever. After all, you are channeling your suppressed anger for an inconsiderate, lazy, non-caring, do-nothing household member(s) into cleaning the house!

Excuse me, please, I've, um, got to do a quick sweep of the house before I become the triggering family member.