Half of spring quarter has already flown by and midterms have decided to grace us with their unwelcomed presence — especially this quarter.
So with nothing else but midterms on my mind, I decided to be productive and do a little spring cleaning. Maybe this isn’t exactly the best way to be productive, but I’m accomplishing something, nonetheless.
Oddly, I just had an urge to clean something up in my room, so I cleaned up my lovely coffeemaker and tucked it carefully into my closet for storage. I’ll miss my coffee, but Starbucks will just have to do for the next four weeks. I’m not complaining because my side of the room already feels — and looks — a lot cleaner. Plus, I have to finish off my Plu$ Dollars somehow.
With four weeks left in the quarter, it would be a good idea to begin cleaning up your room, and your life, a little bit. Granted, this spring cleaning should have actually begun weeks ago at the beginning of spring quarter, but better late than never.
If you think about it, beginning to clean up our rooms a little bit now will make move-out day so much easier. Once you come home from your last final in June, you won’t need to worry about packing as much because you have already started. And let’s be real, packing is probably the last thing you want to do after you’ve finished your finals for the quarter.
So start sifting through your clothing and put away all your winter clothing, because spring is here to stay.
Throw away old boxes, bags, papers and whatever else you know you won’t need later on. And if you’re unsure whether you’ll really need those notebooks for the English class you took winter quarter, chances are you won’t, so toss them. If you have a hard time parting with notes from past classes like I do, (weird, I know) find a way to say “Goodbye.” Parting with my notes from past quarters is difficult because I feel like I should keep them, but trust me, they’re just taking up space.
After you clean up your room a bit, it’s a good idea to start cleaning up your life.
We’ll be ending our freshman year in a matter of weeks, and I don’t think anyone wants to leave with loose ends, only to find yourself having to deal with the same annoying situations in the fall.
Next year, you’ll definitely be bumping into that one person you had some annoying situation with. There is no doubt about it.
So either clean it up by fixing the situation so you won’t have to worry about it next year, or let it go because that’s not something you really care about. I know it sounds harsh, but it’s better to clean out your life now so that you don’t need to worry about these things when you come back in the fall.
Also, get rid of those people that you find yourself running back to but obviously don’t care about as much. Realize who your real friends are and separate them from those “friends” you made that you aren’t really friends with. You don’t have to cut these acquaintances out of your life, but at least acknowledge who is considered your friend or not.
Forget about old dates and that one hook up. It’s not worth worrying about. And if an old date took you out to Sage … well, just forget it and leave it at the curb.
Start cleaning up a bit and end freshman year in the best way possible, so when fall quarter comes around, you’ll have nothing from the past haunting your every move. You’ll be able to enjoy the beautiful weather at the beach (once it comes around again) carefree.