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May 8, 2003 With the sunshine out and the fresh breeze blowing thru the window, I realized one major thing. The house needed some serious attention. I sighed, sat down hoping the feeling would go away, realized it wouldnt, and got to work. I have devoted this whole week to cleaning the house and getting rid of all the junk and excess (and the tons of empty boxes that have accumulated since Christmas) once and for all. I started with the kitchen. Sigh. Not an easy task. I also realized halfway into it that my heart wasnt into it either. That actually made it harder! I took everything out of all the cupboards, relined the shelves (I use the smooth underside of old xmas wrapping paper) and rearranged everything. Sure it means I will to hunt for things for a while, but I needed a change in there. Of course there was the basic cleaning of the counters, fridge, stove/oven, microwave though it is acting up and should be dumped, mopping, cat litter box cleaned, things all nice, neat, and very organized. I was quite proud to walk in there after that, in fact I kept walking in there just so I could look over my own work. Tuesday I began on the family room. Everything was moved away from the walls so I could vacuum and really get the cat hair picked up. I was going to do a major overhaul but after measuring I realized a few things wouldnt work anywhere else, the shape of the room sometimes hinders that. Next was dusting (blinds as well, that sucked) rearranging the little trinkets and figurines, straightening the new magazines, recycling the old, lots of moving and cleaning until I stood back and was instantly proud. Wednesday was bedroom/desk area day. WHOA that was the toughest yet. My body is beginning to ache and I think the next two days will be a little lighter work. Again I vacuumed by the wall, under the bed, around and in between everything. No small feat! The desk was covered with more dust than I could possibly imagine, but now it shines. Everything is in its place on the desk even my brightly colored paperclips, which I just adore and my matching post-it notes. Those are essential for me. Especially with being a writer, while I am in the middle of one story another story idea pops into my head and I quickly grab one to write it down so I dont forget. Post-its Rule! Then I tackled the closet, hello, can we say major dust bunnies! By the time I was done with the whole room it was almost time for my son to come home, so I had to hop in the shower and speed like mad to make myself look suitable. I have found already today that by having things so clean around me I am feeling less cluttered inside and ready to do more and also work thru the writers block that has been plaguing me. I think I have too much going on upstairs and that has been messing with me, so I figured start with the very visible messes and go from there. Today I would like to clean the bathrooms and at least vacuum my sons room. I may end up cleaning his whole room but I dont know, I am getting a little pooped with all this work. I may have to save it for next week instead. Regardless, it has been fun and I like walking around the rooms seeing the work Ive done and feeling very proud. It was a nice productive way to spend a few days while working up another story in my mind. I wish the weather were a little nicer here so I could get out and do some walking, but I guess I will have to wait for the weekend for that. My sweetheart has been amazed by the amount I have done in just three days. He goes off to work with a room looking one way and then by the time he comes home it is completely different. He took me out to dinner last night, so gee I dont know, its a nice incentive to keep up the work. There is just something about the weather, a refueling, new energy that seems to have zapped me with a cleaning bug. I can think of a lot worse, so this isnt a complaint by any means. I can feel my biceps being worked and my legs for sure. I am not normally one to do a lot of cleaning, refuse to be obsessive and do allow a lot of things go for a bit, but this week I have the want to do it, so that I am. I think cleaning the house has been an internal cleansing for me as well and its nice to know my family appreciates it all. ------------ About the author: Nancy Jackson is a full time author and poet with works in Literati, Twilight Times, Anotherealm, Sonny World, and various anthologies. Her pasttimes include spending time with her loved ones, drinking wine, and lots of writing! Email Nancy Jackson: coryann93@yahoo.com Comment on this column in the forum. ------------ |
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