The wonders of cleaning

Part 2 on grief is coming, I promise. In fact this post would be that post if I hadn't left my notes at home! Silly Sydney!

So today I am here to discuss the wonders of having a clean place. Whether that place is your room, your office at work, or your home, the cleaner it can be the better you will feel. Yesterday I had the day off and the apartment to myself, it was a hard day (a birthday of a now gone loved one) and one I was not looking forward to facing it alone. Yet there I was alone with a messy place, I had to focus. I had to focus to save my sanity and the place looked like a bomb hit it, so may as well clean. I decided on the bathroom and kitchen, as those are a little easier (I don't have to decide where to put stuff so it looks cute as I am having to do with the living room/bedroom), put on some music and dug in! It took about 4 hours, and even though afterward I could still smell the bleach in my nose, I had a cleaner house and a happy mood. Wow, I shoulda done before and after pictures!
I am so much more grateful for the space I live in now that it is a little tidier, and now I can focus more on the living room without the worry of the other two.

Tips:
Decide what you want to clean first. It can be overwhelming to clean the whole house at once, or even a whole room, break it down into bite size bits.

Music! I have to have something to listen to while I clean or I get lonely. The news is good too if it doesn't depress you, or the TV if you can clean and not get all caught up in watching it.

Don't over think it, just do it. When I start to look at all the junk piled up and working out in my mind where it will all go, I get overwhelmed. I always get more done when I jump right in, just walk over to the spot and pick something up, clean it off and put it in it's place. If there is a lot of stuff then organize into groups first then find a home for them, but start! Don't just think about it!

Chill out in your new clean space. Your all done! Grab a tea, chill out and pat yourself on the back for a job well done!

~Hell

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