Cleaning Cont.

I actually woke up and continued cleaning! Even though I didn't get to bed until about 5 am, I woke up at 10 or 11. I had an amazing night sleep too! I had been entertaining the idea of rearranging my room for a few weeks now, and the last couple of nights I had had the desire to sleep somewhere else. Not in that same one spot where I spend so much of my time. It was so refreshing last night to sleep in a new spot. Even though I hadn't even had a chance to change my sheets or anything, it still felt like a "new" bed.

I continued to clean out (completely and thoroughly!!!!) my closet, finished putting everything under my bed, cleaned and vacuumed the floor, put ALL of my books away and went through all of random junk stashes. I still have a few odds and ends that I can't get rid of, so I still have a couple of junk stashes, but they are smaller and more hidden, so it is ok with me! In addition, while cleaning I found long ignored decorations, so I added a bit to my room.

I still haven't taken out the garbage, and it is currently sitting outside my door (luckily there is room in the hall that I can put stuff outside my door without it getting in Rachael's way). It is still soooo windy that I plan on waiting til tomorrow. If it is still windy and rainy, then I will take it out, but I figure I'll see if it could be nicer out. I mean, it isn't a long walk necessarily, but it may take a couple of runs and it is on the other side of the property.

I still have a few surfaces to clean (just a little on my old bedside table, bookshelf and desk). They should be really easy, so I will do them soon. I am also running the washer and dryer all day long, and putting away/giving away clothes as they come out of the dryer. It breaks up the chore of figuring that out! Though I wouldn't necessarily call it a chore, because I am still in a pro cleaning mode.

Another advantage to cleaning is finding long forgotten treasures. I had a whole bag of books in my closet that I found, and so I can now read more! Plus I found some more arts and crafts, and am currently (except for this brief break to write) coloring in a coloring book. Love it!!! My laptop also has its own, really easily accessible location, so I am less tempted to use it in bed like I have in the past (when my room was messy, on my lap in bed was the second safest spot for it - second only to its storage area, which wasn't accessible). Needless to say, I am using my whole room right now and it feels great!

Ok, I'm going to get back to drawing. After a bit of that I'm going to need to clean a bit more, and so I'll come here and write more after that. Woot! This is amazing! I love having a clean room. :)