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Our apartment. Is SO clean. I can't accurately express to you. How glorious that is. Piles put away. Shiny floors. New decorations up. Spots off surfaces. Everything makes me so very happy. Bless.

Day 31: On my mind

I don't fully know what's going on. And I don't know what the future holds for me. But I know I am exactly where I am meant to be in order to find the answers.

Cleaning Spree

Because when you have all the homework and all the rehearsal, taking time to clean and get your life together is a nice little break from everything.

OK

I finally had time to go through all my clothes and get my closet organized. It's still crazy packed. I own way too many things, but I honestly wear more than I thought I did. I was able to get rid of a good handful of shirts, but I realized a few things. The first is that I am quite privileged to have all those items of clothing, especially when many only have one or two. I have plenty of shirts and not a lot of money, so I should just be grateful for what I have. RT merch can wait. The second is that you can find stories in the strangest places. I kept my Loiederman gym shirt, right next to my Upward Bound tee. Somewhere down the row I had my Music Man shirt from middle school, with the full cast on the back. And how can anyone forget the Music Department shirt for Hershey Park? That was the year Mr. Guerra spelled Loiederman wrong (he forgot the "e"). Such good times. The third was that I loved those shirts, but I never wear them. And I certainly will always have the memories, but it's okay to let them go. They were fun. And I am grateful. But I don't need those pieces of fabric to remind me. The fourth, and final one, was that despite this realization, I will not be willing to give up my S.T.A.G.E shirts for a very very long time. That was my home for four years, after all. I was more than ready to give up my McDaniel Hairspray shirt, but not my Einstein one. Something about the designs Aaron Fellows created just feels far too important to ever give up. On a lighter note, I have a few hand me downs for my Little now! Hopefully I can give them to her soon. They're nothing too magnificent, but the girl should have more than just one set of letters :3

Madeon's Adventure album got me through this chore

Have I ever mentioned Madeon?

He's my age. Actually he was born the same day as my niece! But in 1994.

He's a DJ from France. The only person I know of that is a bigger Daft Punk fan than I am.

He's husband #4. Ok? OK.

Is It Spring Yet?

Welp. Spring Break has ended. And I had a wonderful time. I went to AEHS with Charlotte & Margie, and got to see my 2014 babies in their last performance (my heart is a little shattered). I spent lots of time with Karla & Cristina, who I can never get enough of. I saw Jonathan and he spoiled me like crazy on Friday, just so he had company on his "bad" diet day haha. Coldstone, Potbelly's, and Ben & Jerry's. THAT was fun hahaha.  I've been watching Red vs Blue again, and it just gives me feelings. Biggest project: Rearranging my room. We've got family coming in April and my mom wants them to stay in my room. So she wants to add another bed. Meaning I had to get rid of an entire armoire and 2 storage units and move basically my life into a shelf. The living room was COVERED with everything I own. It was fun to go through all my stuff though. To see what I've kept that matters to me. And man, I knew I had an obsessive personality but some of the stuff I wrote in middle school/ early high school was... yikes. It's nice to look back though. It's nice to remember how we all were. The answer is idiots. We were all idiots. Sometimes I miss it though <3 Now I'm back on campus and the workload is NOT letting up. But hey, this is the path I chose. And so, let's give it all we got!

I blame Kimberly

A Regeneration of Sorts

My apologies for not having posted yesterday! As usual, the internet in my house is absolutely dismall. Here is Thursday's entry.

Reason 292:I've started my first summer project! Emptying out my closet! I still have 1000 more shirts than I will ever need, but I definitely made some progress. I can now move my hangers around, which is FANTASTIC. To be honest, I still have some shirts that were given to me too recently for me to give them away, despite my never wearing them. But it's a start! And hopefully, with time, even more can go!

4 shirts. 2 pants. He is my minimalism hero.

Funny Old Kings & Helpful Mice

Reason 2: After a productive day (which I happen to be very proud of), I've rewarded myself by watching Cinderella. So much beauty! And it's so full of hope.