#cleaning adventures

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alright buckle up i conquered this stupid closet. i'd managed to take out a few things over the course of last week so it was much more cluttered but this is me mid-decluttering when i realized i needed to take a pic bc this was going to be drastic.

i decided to use the shitty plastic drawers i had to store things i don't use often, so like sweatpants, sweatshirts, and jeans. with the intention of hanging up the shirts i'd had in there. i started this process thinking "i've purged my clothes multiple times, i don't think i have that much left to get rid of" then a trash bag full of my clothes manifested out of thin air, ready to be donated. i don't know where it keeps coming from.

i got rid of the really cheap shitty shoe rack shoved in the back and moved my clothes rack out to act as a sort holding area for stuff i plan to wear soon or decided to hang dry. i also repurposed the metal organizer that was outside my closet to hold all my shoes.

i was able to fit two comforters (one queen one full) and two sets of sheets, plus four pillows in this stupidly large fabric container. i didn't realize how large it was when i bought it. i think it's funny. it’s not perfect but it keeps all my not-using-for-a-while linens contained and dust-free

and here’s the final product!! an important note is that i not only got rid of clothes but organized my hanging shirts into casual tees (right) and slightly nicer t-shirts and button-downs, nicer long-sleeved shirts, and outerwear/thicker longsleeved shirts i sometimes use as jackets.

i also marie-kondo’d my sock drawer and casual shorts/pants drawers. doing this plus donating some stuff freed up a whole drawer! which i may move some more pants into

anyway. my body hurts but my soul is at peace. i don’t have any edibles anymore so im popping my last percocet for 4/20 peace and love on planet my closet

[vampirebambi]

Would it weird to post before and after pics of my clean room? Idc I'm gonna do it.

Before:

After:

I have a floor!!!!!

[advxnturer]

WHY AM I SO FUCKING DYSFUNCTIONAL

[kingdomzeldaquest]

How exactly does one get rid of geckos without having dead gecko bodies to clean up?

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cleaned out my daily totebag if you wanna read a bunch of lists and see piles of crap

i have a canvas totebag as my general everyday bag and it was definitely time to clean it out (and give it a good wash) so i did a what's in my bag trash edition:

2 800mg ibuprofen in a plastic baggie

2 car smellies (put in junk drawer)

1 pair of shitty sunglasses i got for free somewhere (thrown away - they were scratched to shit and i have a better pair)

2 liquid iv packets (sugar free white peach and firecracker popsicle)

1 KIND breakfast protein bar (not expired!)

3 felt-tip pens (removed and replaced with black pens)

1 wallet

2 of the same chapsticks (one put back in bathroom)

1 knotted pile of headphones

1 dongle for said headphones

1 ponytail holder entangled with said headphones

1 set of D&D dice (put back in dice box)

1 cloth headband and 1 scrunchie (put in laundry)

3 receipts (thrown away)

1 single piece of popcorn from when i went to the movies recently (eaten. just kidding thrown away)

not the worst it's been, but i did have some shit i'd actually just pulled out before i went out of town, which were in there for months:

brochure for a personal trainer i took out of feigned interest

receipt from getting my crowns

receipt from oil change

notes from D&D (that i desperately need to rewrite)

receipt from wells fargo

bcbs EOB

pest control reminder

academic paper about low-histamine diets that my allergist gave me

so i put all of those in their respective areas since they were in a doom pile by my mail

i decided i didn't like having some of this stuff free-floating (i can never find my chapstick when i need it) so i scrounged around for a smaller pouch to contain:

freshly washed headband and scrunchie

handful of ponytail holders

chapstick

stain removers (couple wipes and pen)

bandaids

i also contained my liquid iv packet, snack, and medications (added a couple tylenol and excedrin) in a larger plastic baggie (in case the food packets rip open).

my bag is fresh out of the laundry and smells wonderful....i should do this more often i get so pissed off at my bag of endless bullshit lol this is muchhhh better

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tackled my demon craft table from hell today…since i like to do trash collages it tends to become a dumping ground for literal garbage + it’s also my general dumping ground of where i throw mail/stuff im not sure what to do with at the moment. the stickers get out of control pretty quick too and the drawers were unorganized

went through the drawers and tossed anything i’d been holding onto for a while that i knew i wouldn’t end up using. i also purged a few sticker sheets i kept avoiding bc they were almost empty but i didn’t like the remaining ones lol

i tossed a bit of the actual trash because i no longer wanted to use it but i have an organizer in the bottom of my cart where im going to keep the trash in the future so it doesn’t go across my whole table haha

i also decided to store my table runner because it drove me crazy trying to keep it clean. i’ll put it back out again when this goes back to being an actual dining table in the future haha. i also moved my desktop fan into my bedroom since i had more room for it in there but it may move back out there in the summer

so this is much more inviting like i actually want to work at this table now lol. we’ll see if i can muster the energy to do some physical art today. i still have to take out the trash, shower, pick up a grocery order, and get my oil changed lol

i’m also considering getting a cheap tablecloth to protect the wood but they can be so uglyyyy i think it winds up making things look more cluttered than they are…idk i’ll have to see what’s out there. anyway YAY!!!! i cant wait to take all the donations and trash (in the floor around the table off camera) so i can really get this area back. i’m at least going to take the trash out today 😤

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so this is my box of home-repair/hanging bullshit that fucking torments me. shit’s either been in that ugly ass bag or in that box for YEARS and i hate it every time i look at it.

my box of hanging bullshit also opened and pissed a bunch of shit everywhere and i never bothered to put everything back so there was a bunch of loose nails and picture hangers in the bottom of the bag. also if you look closely you’ll see the keys to my fire box LMAO

i’d cleaned out my linen closet enough to free up a small clear tub so i reorganized my box of hanging bullshit and decluttered the remainder of the shit in the cardboard box so now everything fits in the new plastic box, with room to spare!

and here’s some pics of my helper

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i don’t know if this is going to be impressive to anyone since i didn’t take a before picture but this is the nicest this area’s looked in possibly ever lol. and maybe it’s just because i know things in the drawers have gotten cleaned out but yayyyy no more self-inflicted psychic damage while im at work. cant do anything about the coworker-inflicted psychic damage tho.

i also redid this area, which used to be full of a lot of little cups that were a nightmare to dust but now those are all in drawers (i don’t use them often) and all my note-taking/planning supplies are in one place! i found that weekly paper thing in a drawer and i forgot i have it so imma start using that a little more for work