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I survived… my room

Today I had to clean my room. No, I really had to. If you know me, you know it takes a threat to get me to do it. Even if you don’t, you could probably guess.

So my mom told me I had to clean my room by tomorrow or she was going to do it for me… and you know what that means. She’d throw away everything. I actually took a little while to weigh the consequences. Clean my room or have someone else do it for me? Anyway, I opted for the former.

I started working on the floor, so I could have a place to put stuff when I was cleaning everything else. It was littered with old books and notes from last semester… not the one that just ended, but the one that ended in December. They had been there since then. While I was at it, I threw away my stuff from this past semester, too. It was also on the floor, but it hadn’t been there for long. It was weird actually throwing that stuff away, though. I usually keep it.

Next I cleaned the top of my dresser. It wasn’t that bad because there isn’t much room there. Remember when I pulled a little prank on Google and got free stuff in return? Well, the Google T-shirt and the letter were still sitting there from November. (I had put the Google Goo elsewhere, and the pen ran out of ink a few days after I got it.)

After that I tackled my desk. The junk was piled up there. I found some AOL CDs I’ve been meaning to send to No More AOL CDs. I also found the script of the World of Stuff Christmas video from last year. Buried deep under everything were my birthday cards from last year. Before throwing each one away, I checked to make sure there wasn’t still money inside. I did find a few gift cards, though.

Finally I did the inside my closet, which was really what I was supposed to be working on. All my mom wants to do is open the sliding closet door without anything getting in the way. So I threw away the stuff that was in the way — old shoes, mostly — and that was that.

During this little expedition I found several dollars in change and a $50 check that I got for Christmas. I hope it’s still valid. I’d like to apologize to my godparents if they haven’t been able to balance their checkbook for the past six months.

Also, I noticed that my allergies have gotten better. I have been allergic to dust for a while now. Last year when I cleaned my room, I had to wear one of those masks that doctors wear. This year I hardly suffered more than some itching and a general feeling of uneasiness. And I even came into contact with some clumps of dust! The allergies must be going away.

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