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The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of work and school, and my semester is finally over. I handed in my thesis proposal last week, and my partner and I are currently enjoying a much needed staycation to relax and get organized.
Naturally, I overplanned our holiday with three pages of to-dos and spring cleaning plans. 
But honestly, I am just so excited to have the time and mental space to get the apartment organized! My partner and I have been mostly staying away from our computers, enjoying the quiet, and getting to bed early. Then in the mornings, we’ve been leaping out of bed ready to clean! (Well, I leap into cleaning while he leaps into making a delicious green smoothie!)
We’ve been making excellent progress, but haven’t yet hit the tipping point. The more we clean and declutter, the crazier the apartment is looking, because we have boxes and piles of “actionable stuff” – the things to take places – returns, special recycling (electronics and batteries), stuff to donate, a garage sale box, etc. all spread out on the living room floor. But we’re chipping away at it a little every day, and I know that by the end of our holiday we’ll be living in a clean, serene and organized space. In the meantime of course, I’m oscilating between feelings of resolve and overwhelm, but trying to make sure to have some downtime and do actual fun stuff on our holiday too. Later this week we’re going to an outdoor nordic spa for the morning for my partner’s birthday. Winding down in a bubbling hot tub in the forest will be absolute bliss, and looking forward to that is keeping me motivated to keep chugging along with the spring cleaning! Ahhhh…can’t wait.
