May 04, 2005

Binge Cleaning.

I walked into my room yesterday evening and realized the limited floor space I had. It looked as if I was beginning construction on a fire hazard of a paper castle. I had little piles of magazines all over, stacks of books every where else and other random items next to the piles and stacks. In cleaning up, I had to put away and throw away quite a few things, I looked at objects that once meant something to me and now...meaningless. I tried to reminisce the feelings these objects once stirred in me - alas, to no avail. I am hollow inside. Tired, empty and void of emotions. One by one I put them into a box and in its place, I put my books. Three and a half hours later, my physical exhaustion was finally in sync with my mental fatigue.

I like binge cleaning for that simple fact that it requires little thinking and it's perfect for the non-thinking moods that I frequently fall into. If I may add also, throwing things away can be quite therapeutic (Three bag full of garbage later!). =)

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am a regular binge cleaner, my flat is being put back on the market so I need to get back into that mood. The comments about objects that leave you empty though, I trust I don't need to talk to you about that right?

Anonymous said...

I totally know what you mean. I sporadically get that urge to clean and I go a little crazy. Clothes especially. When my closet starts getting to full, I start going through it and pulling items out to give to goodwill. But the next morning, I can't find anything to wear. Gah!

Anonymous said...

did a little binge cleaning last night too actually.

Anonymous said...

And secular, cyclical, disinflation, is, secular

Anonymous said...

what is it? Secular you ask?

heheheheh.....

and for the record, no animals were harmed during my binge cleaning. =)