Spring Cleaning

The beautiful weather this past Wednesday had me living what I like to call my "best life". I woke up early for our beloved 8 A.M. class to print out my paper and thoroughly enjoyed the somewhat sunny morning weather, knowing that the temperature was only going to rise throughout the day. If you left your room at any point on Wednesday, I'm sure that you know what I am talking about- the good mood that comes along with good weather seems to be universal.

After my 8 A.M., I headed back to East and got a quick breakfast, and then went right back to my room, as I do every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I walked into my room in a state of happiness because of the weather, only to be greeted by my absolute disaster of my side of my dorm. I stood there, in the darkness of my room, looking at the clothes that covered my desk and floor, the loose notes littering my desk, and my blanket bunched up on the corner of the bed. Then and there, I decided that it was time for some serious spring cleaning.

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I went to my math class at 11:15 and arrived back to my mess around 12:30. I put all of my stuff down and got straight to work. This was not a simple cleaning situation. It wasn't just picking up some garbage and putting some clothes into the hamper. For the next hour and a half, I walked around my room putting away clothes, organizing my drawers, fixing up my closet, and Lysol-wiping every surface on my side of the room. It was liberating. 

Every time I have walked into my room since I cleaned it up, I have felt significantly less overwhelmed. Having tons of space to walk around feels much more incredible than you would think, and having space on my desk to do homework makes my life a whole lot easier. 

Part of my newly clean room!

I know that someone reading this has had some flashbacks to their messy room, whether it is at home or at college. After cleaning my dorm room, I had visions in my mind of the mess that I left at home in Connecticut. If you have a messy bedroom either on or off campus, I strongly recommend, as soon as you are back in that room, giving it a deep clean. If you're already a cleanly, organized person, go grab some Lysol wipes and wipe the inevitable dust around your room or organize your closet a bit. 

Spring cleaning cleared my mind like you would not believe. As someone who has always had a messy room, I did not expect to actually enjoy the process of cleaning a room and the end result of having nothing in my way when I'm walking around. If your mind if a little frazzled sometimes, it might be time to simply reorganize and collect yourself by cleaning your room. 

Cleaning your room is such a simple, easy task that can change your daily life for the better. Please confirm to me know in the comments that I am not the only person on the Penn State campus (or beyond!) who can't seem to handle keeping my room clean!