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Taking holidays means something very different in times of a pandemic. There are no overseas adventures, not even trips to the next state, and no plans to go to a concert or theatre production. At the height of the pandemic there are even restrictions about how far from home you can travel - a situation currently being experienced by our southern neighbours in Victoria, and by the entire country earlier this year. Reading a good book or two, and watching the latest movies offered through a variety of subscription networks such as Netflix and Stan are a new priority on holiday schedules. These were some suggestions from friends when they learned I was going on leave. Some even offered movie and book suggestions. I will eventually take up those suggestions. But believe it or not I found another way to spend my recent annual leave. I did a Spring clean. Yes it is a little early, with Spring not quite here, but it was a way of whiling away my holiday hours and proved to be just the break I needed from the normal work day. In fact, my holiday Spring cleaning was actually cathartic. It was as if I was removing the negative - old clothes, chaotic pantries, messy tupperware cupboards, dust bunnies and more. They have been removed from the environment where I now spend most of my time - my home. There is still more to do, by the way, but the process has begun. Just like Spring, this Marie Kondo-style cleaning process has been a step towards new beginnings - a new level of organisation and even a more co-ordinated and easy-to-function environment. One thing I noted on this cleaning spree was that there was much that had been stored away in cupboards that I had forgotten even existed. It was during those discoveries that I became tough on my potential to hoard. I reminded myself that if I had not thought about it then it was probably no longer of value to me. I have become ruthless in removing that forgotten clutter. I have also learned during this process that a good clean up can be as good as a holiday. I feel refreshed. However, I still look forward to the time when my holidays can be spent travelling further than the nearest department store to buy more storage containers.
Taking holidays means something very different in times of a pandemic.
There are no overseas adventures, not even trips to the next state, and no plans to go to a concert or theatre production.
At the height of the pandemic there are even restrictions about how far from home you can travel - a situation currently being experienced by our southern neighbours in Victoria, and by the entire country earlier this year.
Reading a good book or two, and watching the latest movies offered through a variety of subscription networks such as Netflix and Stan are a new priority on holiday schedules.
These were some suggestions from friends when they learned I was going on leave. Some even offered movie and book suggestions. I will eventually take up those suggestions.
But believe it or not I found another way to spend my recent annual leave.
I did a Spring clean. Yes it is a little early, with Spring not quite here, but it was a way of whiling away my holiday hours and proved to be just the break I needed from the normal work day.
In fact, my holiday Spring cleaning was actually cathartic.
It was as if I was removing the negative - old clothes, chaotic pantries, messy tupperware cupboards, dust bunnies and more. They have been removed from the environment where I now spend most of my time - my home.
There is still more to do, by the way, but the process has begun. Just like Spring, this Marie Kondo-style cleaning process has been a step towards new beginnings - a new level of organisation and even a more co-ordinated and easy-to-function environment.
One thing I noted on this cleaning spree was that there was much that had been stored away in cupboards that I had forgotten even existed. It was during those discoveries that I became tough on my potential to hoard. I reminded myself that if I had not thought about it then it was probably no longer of value to me. I have become ruthless in removing that forgotten clutter.
I have also learned during this process that a good clean up can be as good as a holiday. I feel refreshed. However, I still look forward to the time when my holidays can be spent travelling further than the nearest department store to buy more storage containers.
