Cleaning...Really?

Not having classes on Fridays can either be a time to be very productive....or not so much.

That is what I had to choose between today, to either be productive or not to be productive.

At first I thought it was going to be the latter since I accidentally turned my alarm off when trying to hit the snooze button and didn't get up until around 10:30 (which hasn't happened for I don't know how long).
Funny thing about sleeping in for me, is that it tends to make me lazy and want to do nothing for the rest of day.

So as I was being lazy and doing nothing, surprisingly enough I started to get bored...wow imagine that.
I walked into my apartments kitchen/living room area and saw that it wasn't in the greatest shape...just a little dirtier than I would like....actually it looked like a tornado had blown through our apartment, no joke

After thinking to myself "wow, I want to cry," I decided to take on the challenge of tackling this lovely mess and making our place shine and twinkle...I honestly should have done before and after shots, it was that bad.

And so I prepared for the daunting task--put up my hair, stayed in my pajamas, ate a couple of Flipz (chocolate covered pretzels and actually I finished the bag) and put on my ipod to rock out to some music (being alone to dance and sing to music how you want is always an enjoyment).

Aaannndddd I was off, on one of the biggest cleaning jobs that I have ever been presented with, dirty dishes in the sink, on the table, on the couches, on the floor; overflowing trash can, crumbs everywhere, stuff that I had no idea what it was everywhere; papers everywhere, tissues everywhere, stains on the counter, on the chairs, on the floor. I could go on but I think you get the gist.

Anyways, while I was making my way through this maze of messiness, I found that I was really enjoying myself. I have, for the most part, enjoyed doing work and then seeing the results of my work, but for some reason I was enjoying this more than usual. I thought to myself 'people would think me crazy if they could see how much I am enjoying this.' There is just something that is so satisfying about seeing a mess slowly being devoured and things starting to shine and twinkle :)

Work, especially the hands on kind, I have really learned to enjoy and for reasons that I really don't understand. Mostly, I think I enjoy the time just to be by myself with my thoughts. Having time to really ponder about life is hard to come by, so when I find the time to do it, I really do it. Plus being able to dance like an idiot and singing at the top of your lungs is also another reason to enjoy it.

I guess I really want to say is that I enjoy cleaning.....really.

It is a good time to reflect, to dance, to sing, and just to enjoy the slower, simpler times in life. Work, it's a good thing....there you have it. amen