Cleaning

I’ve embarked on a personal mission to fix and clean my room, and maintain everything in its proper place (which is rarely the case as things start to get messy again after a few days). I have been postponing it ever since I can remember. I don’t know what has gotten into me, but these past couple of weeks I actually have started on it. I just discovered I’ve accumulated a lot of stuff over the years; some are of sentimental value while some are just plain basura. Hehe. I actually find cleaning therapeutic. Not only do I get to tidy up my space, I also get to reminisce about the good ol’days after uncovering long forgotten stuff that I’ve kept since I was a kid. It was nice to go back to my sticker book and stationery collection. Yes! May ipangmamana na ako sa mga anak ko. Hehe. I also kept a lot of letters and cards from friends. Reading it again made me nostalgic. I used to remember the days when my friends and I would write and exchange letters. Uso pa ang penpals dati. Now I don't get letters anymore. Cleaning also lets me become Santa Claus for a day and give away clothes, shoes, and other “butingting” (I don’t know the English term for this). While almost everything has a sentimental value to me, it was time to let go of some. After all I am aiming for a clutter free life (literally and figuratively.)

The sudden urge to get organized has already gone beyond the confines of my room. I’m also trying to be organized with my everyday life as well. And I’d like to think I’m making a lot of progress. I found a systematic and more effective way of getting things done quickly. I’m also slowly able to filter out the junk from the useful and the urgent from the not so urgent. As a result of which I have more time now to do extra stuff. Learning to get rid (or clean off) all the unnecessary excess has helped me think clearer and has made most of my days happier, easier, and lighter.