No one can stop you from cleaning your house (or dancing, lounging, making art, watching tv) naked and you will NEVER have this much freedom to be naked if you get roommates !!
Also get a cat perhaps…And teach yourself to cook. Living alone is a great opportunity to get into cooking for yourself as well as cleaning up after yourself - you figure out ways to be more efficient when you’re the only one cleaning up…. bonus is once you know some things you can invite friends over for dinner at your swanky new place :—)
THERE WILL BE TERRIBLE SMELLS THAT YOU WILL ENCOUNTER AND MAYBE ALSO BUGS But the good news is you will survive and be stronger for it. I miss living alone with all my heart I loved it so much….
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The bathroom door is a given and very liberating, walk out the shower naked? You'll feel SO SO SO sexy as time goes on!
If the space allows, buy a little tatami mat, it's where I put extra throw pillows or blankets, and laying on the floor is so soothing, take a nap there, it'll change your life.
The dance zone is for when you're doing chores, it doesn't have to be a dedicated area but intentionally creating a route you can dance around like Cameron Diaz in her underwear in Charlie's angels is SO liberating too.
Create your own kitchen system, tweak it as you work, and don't worry about aesthetics, the most efficient cookware and how you can pivot in your kitchen always takes priority over looks.
Sep 23, 2024
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As a formerly extremely messy person who now is a neat freak - I feel like a lot of not-cleaning is bc it feels too overwhelming. Set a timer for 20 minutes and do what you can. You’ll be surprised how much you can get done in 20 minutes. Take a 10 min break and repeat if needed. I do a “closing shift” every night where I tidy up so that when I wake up I feel relaxed and not stressed by the mess. I think it’s easy to think of cleaning as a type of punishment or approach it from a place of shame, but trying to reframe it as “I deserve a nice & clean space, my space being tidy feels good” has been really helpful to me. Thinking about when you’re the messiest can help too - for me, when I get ready to go out it quickly approaches disaster, so I’ve been intentionally getting ready half an hour earlier so I have time to put my eight rejected discarded outfits back instead of throwing them on the floor.
Also having a regular hang out with friends at my place encourages me to stay on top of cleaning. Having it nice enough for people to drop in at any moment is heavenly!!! But it shouldn’t just be nice for guests, it should be nice for you too! Again, you deserve it!
May 24, 2024
Whenever I have to deep clean, my mind tries to push me to procrastinate, but then, when I’m done I feel like I’ve also “cleansed” myself, I sense old dusty energies vanishing away. It’s just a silly little thing but in a way it’s so important: I’m thinking about how far I’ve come from when I was 18yo, when I moved far from home for the first time, anxious and scared about how I would’ve dealt with “adulting”. I’m proud of myself. All of this to say: we should stop beating ourselves up because as a society we’ve learned that only big achievements are worthy of being celebrated. The meaning of life it’s hidden in little things, things that keep us pushing towards greater ones. Every step it’s a great achievement. And now, I’m just at peace, listening to Common and watching the view from my little balcony, looking at aeroplanes in the distance, thinking about how many things are waiting for me. Weird, it’s a rare feeling for me, but I like it.
Apr 26, 2024
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Gazpacho only in the late summer, persimmons only in the winter, etc. just because we can import anything from anywhere anytime doesn’t mean we should. Nothing is special if you can have it whenever you want it.
May 22, 2024
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Whenever my housemate Cody and I have to do home improvement we say “let’s play hammer and saw”. i love playing hammer
Feb 8, 2024
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no podcasts no music no earbuds… sometimes it’s nice to not listen to anything and just let yourself be raw in the world for a bit
Jan 31, 2024