POV: You’ve Just Cleaned One Corner of Your House and Now You Deserve an Award
I don’t want to be dramatic…But I just cleaned one small section of my house and I genuinely feel like I deserve an award. A medal. A lifetime achievement ceremony. Something shiny and deeply validating.
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It wasn’t the whole house. It wasn’t a deep clean. It was one corner. But the emotional reward? Immeasurable.
I Didn’t Just Wipe Down a Counter—I Shifted the Energy of the Entire Room
You think I just cleaned a windowsill? No. I realigned the energy of this entire floor. That corner was harboring chaos.
Dust. Anxiety. Unpaid bills. Crumbs. A rogue sock. Now? It's peace. Balance. A reflection of my inner growth.
I cleaned that corner like I was preparing for a Vogue Home Tour and I don’t even like people in my space.
The way I fluffed that throw pillow? Art.
The way I lit a candle like I just summoned peace itself? Divine.
And yet no one clapped. No one threw confetti. No one emailed me a certificate of excellence.
So I celebrated myself. I stood there with my hands on my hips, admiring my work like I just finished building a sacred monument instead of Swiffering behind the bookshelf.
Cleaning one area = I’m now done for the day.
No, I will not continue.
No, I will not ride this momentum.
I gave it all I had to give, and now it’s time to sit dramatically on the couch and let that small victory marinate.
Bonus: when someone walks in, I immediately redirect their gaze to the corner.
“Oh yeah, I cleaned that earlier. Looks good, right?”
Even if they didn’t ask. Even if they’re five years old. Recognition is non-negotiable.
Although it usually turns into a lets keep cleaning game when my kids notice because we like to clean together!
But! Making the whole house HGTV ready wasn’t the goal. This was about doing something small and making it feel massive.
The corner was symbolic. It was a gesture of growth. A tribute to future me. And I will not ruin the glow by forcing myself to do more than what i feel is right for me at this point.
Some of you are cleaning your entire houses in one day and that’s… incredible for you.
But Today…I am not “some of you.”
Today…I am the girl who cleaned one end table and now feels worthy of a TED Talk and a cupcake.
And Tomorrow, I might be the girl that will get this house so clean, even the junk drawer is organized. But I don’t have to be that girl everyday.
So Stop waiting for everything to be perfect before you celebrate yourself.
One corner counts. One drawer counts. One tiny step toward peace counts.
And if you need to stand there and admire your work like it’s a museum exhibit while sipping iced coffee from a mason jar…Do it!
What did you clean today? Lets Celebrate the win!
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