Ahem. Not to brag*, but at this moment our apartment has: clean floors, all the dishes are clean and in the cupboards - which means our sink is empty and shiny, the bathroom (even the floor!) is clean - complete with organized shelves, the bed is actually made, the laundry is clean, dried, and has managed to make its way off of the drying rack and into the closet, the fridge and cupboard are fully stocked, and there is even a minimal amount of clutter. There are even little flowers in a vase being all centerpiecey and good smelling. It's like Martha Stewart did a show on poor college students with minimal style living in an overpriced studio in here. It's all kinds of awesome.
I'd like to say that this is just because we are such dedicated, hard working people, but I know its just a touch of new semester magic. It's a wonderful time when in a fit of blind optimism and drive we just naturally start doing things. I just sort of spontaneosuly cleaned the bathroom today. No 30 minute pep talk required to get off of the couch and be usefull, no procrastination, it just sort of happened. I may have even hummed a jaunty tune while doing it. People, I was even wearing pearl earrings. It was sort of wierd.
New semester magic means having just enough inertia that productivity just sort of flows out our fingertips. Its amazing how hard it is to do something when there is nothing you have to do. We were home all last week. We did nothing. We barely even put forth the effort necessary to eat, let alone clean. A shiny new semester not only gives us a reason to get out of bed and a nice little push into activity, but it also gives us the time to do it. I can see the inevitable stress that will come from mountains of readings, reaserch and job hunting on the horizon - but for now everything is calm and sunny.
I know its all going to go to hell in 1-3 weeks, but I'm going to focus on the now, ok? Good.
*Because heaven knows that blogs should never ever be used for bragging, navel-gazing or self-promotion of any kind
Oh man. I've been planning on blogging about how much of a slob I am and how dirty my room is and how I still have Christmas decorations up, but I'm going to stop myself now.
ReplyDeleteAh crap. I just became one of those annoying bloggers who makes people feel bad about being less than perfect angels of domesticity. I swear, all this is an aberration. Plus, our tree is still up. It's fake and we like it - it's probably still going to be here in February.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the easy sailing while you can!
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, once I wrote a blog about how much stuff I'd done in a week. (Like paperwork/homework/washed floors.) All of us have that ONE good week in our lives haha.
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