I'm so glad you asked!
Not.
Just trust me when I say that there is a shower and a toilet in there somewhere.
I don't know what it is but at least 2-3 times a year I get this urge to clean. No, CLEAN. Everything. RIGHT NOW.
It's powerful.
Like I can't focus on anything else. Why, just Tuesday at work I thought to myself "If I could be anywhere doing anything right now, what would it be?" and I realized two things. The first being, I ask myself this question a lot and I think it's a good thing. And two, the answer right then was "At home cleaning."
As a single, young professional, that is scary sad. But I take comfort in the fact that, again, this only happens a few times a year. For a week or two at a time. And then the answer goes back to whims of being outside and running.
This particular cleaning bug has a nasty bite though. I had to clean out behind the oven. And then I had to move all the furniture so the carpets could get professionally cleaned. And then I had to get down on my knees and scrub all the baseboards. And of course I had to vacuum and mop and organize and throw bagfuls of junk away and make piles for the Goodwill and plan meals around all my soon-to-expire food.
Had to, I tell you.
This busy OCD fest takes place in several hour spurts spanned across days. I feel as though it will last into next week.
And then all that will remain is a sparkling, citrus-scented, clutter-free abode with a long list of new project ideas on my whiteboard.
I always come out of this phase with a good list of projects.
So far I've got plans for a photo wall and, unrelated, a shoe bench.
These projects never really get done after I lose my cleaning momentum. But they're sure nice to dream about.
Have a great day :-)
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