an impulsion to clean
It’s kind of funny to me, that after living so long without caring too much about the appeance of my home, that suddenly I feel an impulsion to clean. Everywhere I look it seems, there’s something I want to get rid of or work on. The living room, whole not being rearranged at all, feels completely different now that I’ve moved some plants around and cleared off the coffee table and shelving by the kitchen divider. This morning I rearranged where the microwave sat along with the blender, food processor, and juicer, so I’d have more space to work in. My office is driving me crazy, I just about can’t write this because I see so many things to straighten up in here. I want to go through my clothes (again) and get rid of some of them, get rid of more of my books that I never read any longer, clean out the kitchen cabinets again, and clean out the closets - again.
This is the second time in less than a year that I’ve done a really major house cleaning. I thought spring cleaning was supposed to be in the spring? and yet, here I am again, preparing to do another spring cleaning in the fall. I never wanted to do this kind of cleaning, but I feel like it’s not even me that wants it done necessarily. Maybe it’s just representative of cleaning all the things out of my life that don’t work for me anymore. I find I have less and less tolerance for things sitting around and collecting like I used to. I’m tired of collecting things - it’s time to simplify, reduce, and otherwise sweep away the old to make room for the new and useful, not hang on to the old and dusty.
I’m also thinking about the ‘p’ word - painting. I haven’t really wanted to paint a place myself in a long time, but here I am, wanting to change some of the coloring in my house. I think it’s time to make sure the walls aren’t being overrun with stuff either - like they are in my office. Anyway, got a lot of work to do, and not nearly enough time to get it done in. Guess I’ll do what I can and just keep working at it until it’s all done. After all, it should only take me a week or so to get it all done. Assuming I didn’t have to work.
I feel like something’s coming and I need to clean house - but that’s a subject for another time.