Looking back through my entries from years past, it is abundantly clear that I enjoy the following: 1. organizing 2. cleaning 3. living in a tidy space. I used to religiously follow along with the Apartment Therapy folks when they'd embark on their biennial "Cures" - addressing each room of my place in a methodical (and sometimes crazed) manner: purging, deep cleaning, repairing, redecorating as my budget and free time allowed.
I definitely fall more towards the minimalist side of the "how cozy is your abode" scale, and while stark white modernism isn't the environment I crave, cluttered, dusty, uncoordinated rooms make me cringe. And today, my apartment is falling more towards the cringe-worthy side of the spectrum.
While the folks at AT gave up their guided "Cures" several years ago, I still have the book that guides the process and I'm thinking of breaking it out to embark on a fall cure, the first at this apartment, I think (though maybe there was a Kitchen Cure right after I moved in? Too early to really dig in). There are some serious deficiencies that need to be addressed and while the average bystander might not think it, my 650 square feet feel like they're bursting at the seams. To me, at least.
I've already got quite the "Outbox" filled, and a trip to Goodwill and the electronics recycling pickup are on my weekend agenda. Not to mention the fact that cleaning out my basement storage is still lingering on that old 30-before-30 list. No matter that 30 1/2 is around the corner.
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