A Clean Sweep
As mentioned a few times prior, I've been having a rough go of things as of late.
After another night of pretty restful sleep I woke up feeling pretty good, I took a shower and shaved. Then grabbed my laundry hamper and headed for the laundry mat.
I really like going there to do laundry. It's actually very convenient. I just show up with my laundry and soap, I'll usually grab a Subway sandwich after I pull some cash out of my bank account for quarters. Then I head in and get to work.
The thing I really enjoy about doing laundry at the mat is that I'm not limited to one washer and dryer. I've gone in before with all my bedding, towels, clothes, and Karate Uniforms (at this point I have 6). I've ended up using eight washers at a time, one of which was a double load. Then once everything is washed, I just throw it in a bunch of dryers. When it's all said and I done I can have all my laundry done in about an hour and a half.
When I got home after my adventure at The Mat, I hung up my clothes and put them away (something I don't do a lot of times.) I looked around my room and realized how nice it was to things in better order than they were. (Last night I cleaned up the various stacks of books I'd been reading through lately, and been thinking about how to better utilize the space in my closets. Yes, I have a lot of crap.)
I've started thinking about what other things I've cleaned out over the past week, my roommate and I finally finished unpacking crap that's been sitting in our kitchen for about two and a half months now. As well I finished a half-dozen things on my car that were half done for a while.
While I've been reflecting over this a thought came to mind. "Every mess in your life is an obstacle to success." That was a quote in a newsletter I receive during the week called: Insight of the day.
As I've been cleaning things in my life up, I've felt more energy being freed up to give me a much needed boost. As well I realized that I can still be creative and come up with things while I'm cleaning. The inspiration for this post came while I was putting my previously mentioned laundry away.
An interesting side effect is that I can feel some uneasiness internally dissipating. As a result I've felt less energy being wasted, as such I'm feeling better than I was yesterday.
So with that in mind, what messes in you life can you take some time to clean up and make yourself feel better overall?