Spring cleaning

I lived in a party house right after college.

We threw legendary parties, and we'd clean the house before and after each. I think we threw parties, at least in part, just to have an excuse to wash the floors and scrub the toilets.

After being cooped up inside all winter, I generally get the urge to purge...my house. I clean out the closets and dressers, I take all the glass recyclables to the drop off center, I make sure my condiments and canned goods are still edible. My compost pile grows, as do my tax deductible donations.

The house feels bigger when it's clean. There is more room to breathe, and less dust. The lack of clutter in the house seems to shake the dust out of my mind as well. As the world opens up into color, my focus sharpens with the vibrancy that surrounds us.

I always hope to keep the cleanliness year-round. But if I did that, would I have the same feeling of delight with the annual cleanse every spring? Maybe this will be the year I find out!