spring cleaning
Spring cleaning is the festival of vanquishing the evidence of winter’s laziness and procrastination. One sacrifices precious days off to excavate old excuses from the pits of closets and discard them alongside forgotten memories in hopes of inner purification. The swirling dust becomes a reset button for a new self—until, of course, you find yourself surrounded by the same mess days later. No one mentions that defeat in advance. The moment you grip the cleaning tools, you’re less motivated by cleanliness than by the urgent desire to escape guilt.