Do you remember that time of the year when your wallet gets annoyingly heavy and unable to close because of all the receipts you forgot to throw away? Or when the couch in your bedroom is no longer visible because all the clothes that are piled up on it? Or your drawers being impossible to open because of so much clutter?
As hard as it is for me to accept that I may be a little bit messy, I have to. And yes, what I described below was--sadly--actually me. My friends and family know that I can keep my locker tighty at school, but when it comes to my room, it's another world of grunginess at times. And as ironic as this may sound, I'm actually not a big fan of having a messy room even though people say that it may lead to more creativity and ideas. In fact, it leaves me a little bit restless and doesn't allow me to work calmly when it is in that state.
So, for this last week of vacations that I had left, I started catching up with some school work--as many students might be doing right this second--but there was something that wasn't allowing this to happen. To be honest, I think it might have been the pile of old notebooks I had been meaning to organize and throw away months ago, and they were starting to stare freakishly at me. I knew then, that it was time to make a quick clean-up session in my bedroom.
After a thorough clean up in my disorganized bedroom, it does feel quite satisfying, but doing the job is actually a tough job for me. I have always had some trouble getting rid of my belongings, be it a very special necklace, or a pen, I always tend to think that I might need it and I shouldn't be getting rid of it.
Last year, when we began using street clothes to school, I promised myself that if I didn't use a piece of clothing for that entire semester, I would give it away at the end of the year because I probably wasn't ever going to use. So, I started with that, and then I decided to apply the same rule to anything else in my room: pens, pencils, notebooks, decorations, etc! It was a time for absolute cleanliness. And even though I'm now regreting some of the things I got rid of, I MAY be fine.
Last year, when we began using street clothes to school, I promised myself that if I didn't use a piece of clothing for that entire semester, I would give it away at the end of the year because I probably wasn't ever going to use. So, I started with that, and then I decided to apply the same rule to anything else in my room: pens, pencils, notebooks, decorations, etc! It was a time for absolute cleanliness. And even though I'm now regreting some of the things I got rid of, I MAY be fine.
I'll try to not think about it...
The good thing is, my drawers are now able to open and close without a problem, I can now sit on my desk without finding a random sock on it, and my wallet no longer weighs as much as I do. ッ
I'm glad I did this total clean-up in my room because just as people detox every once in a while, cleaning and debugging your room are also necessary sometimes to have an organized and mess-free lifestyle that will allow you to do anything at any time of the day.
The good thing is, my drawers are now able to open and close without a problem, I can now sit on my desk without finding a random sock on it, and my wallet no longer weighs as much as I do. ッ
I'm glad I did this total clean-up in my room because just as people detox every once in a while, cleaning and debugging your room are also necessary sometimes to have an organized and mess-free lifestyle that will allow you to do anything at any time of the day.