“All right, engage . . . and hurry. These droids are all over me like a rash.” – Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith
Maybe not droids, per se, but definitely dust bunnies. Yes, dust bunnies were all over me like a rash today. I pulled everything out of my closet, wiped down baseboards, reached blindly under the dresser, and got back there behind the headboard of my king-size sleigh bed. *waves arm around to clear a path through the dust* It’s spring cleaning time at the Jedi Academy.
I know not all of you do a spring cleaning. Some of you are so on top of the housekeeping ball that you don’t need to. You probably don’t serve leftovers 2-3 nights a week either. Well, la di frickin da, little miss Becky Home Ec-ie. One room a day is getting deep-cleaned this and next week whether it needs it or not; but let’s not fool ourselves. Every single one of them needs it.
In order to avoid having to think too much about the grit, grime and gestation cycle of dust bunnies, I’ve also been taking some much needed time to spring clean my brain. Extended family dramas were evaluated and put into the proper hazardous waste containers for safe disposal. Un-employment fears have been given their due and then removed to the back burner. Educational and learning ideas are still being tossed around and played with.
- “Ooo, look how far that one bounces!”
- “Oh, too bad. That one has lost a wheel.”
- “Hmm, we seem to have out-grown this outfit.”
- “I think we’re missing a vital part here. Better start looking around for a replacement piece.”
Shelves cluttered to the brink with personal wishes, dreams, fears, goals, and disappointments are currently being cleared, dusted and then sorted to determine which items may stay, which should be donated to someone who will put it to better use, and which must go out with the trash. My brain feels fresher after only two days.
Doing any spring cleaning yourself these days? (or autumn cleaning for those of you in the S. Hemisphere)
