parasitegirl | The Kitchn: day 3 (Reply)

I have started to count The Ten Day Kitchen Cure as part of my “100 Days of Goodbyes” in which each day 20 things are banished from my living space. This is because I am getting rid of a bunch of stuff each time I do a cure day.

Also, with tags to 100 days you can play “Watch Kathryn’s Mental State and why she has to report to her shrink that she’s cleaning ALL THE THINGS!! …again.”

Those new here might wonder why I sometimes refer to my meds. I live with depression and anxiety. It has a strong seasonal (winter) component. I am now on medication that goes up in dosage when the seasonal issues start ramping up.

How this relates to cleaning:

The Anxiety, when it starts to ramp up, starts out with a burst of energy and activity. My body is ready to DO STUFF! This can be difficult to detect because I am, at my most functional, a busy person who does a lot of overlapping creative things. The anxiety, when it starts, is hard to differentiate between early mania. I won’t reach mania…I transition through “All This Energy & I Must Do Something” to “There Is Something I Should Be Doing.” and then “What Haven’t I Done?/Why Do I STILL Feel This Way?!” until I am just at “doom. hello, bed. you understand me.”

This year we cut back my winter medication (while trying to figure out if it was causing an ear problem) a little too early . During that time my decluttering/kitchen cleaning got a little out of hand. This actually makes “The Kitchen Cure.” a little easier for me. I did a lot of this earlier this year because…I couldn’t NOT do it 200% when I started.

Day 3: Wednesday, October 2
Assignment: Declutter appliances, gadgets and tools

I did an insane amount of this early this year. I felt like this would be easy for me.

You can read the list here

You can also come to the conclusion that Kimchi has come to that the staff of The Kitchn have control issues. I agree. I kind of hates them. They are unprecious.

In reading some of the bloggers doing The Kitchen Cure learned this fact:

Williams Sonoma used to have a Star Wars line. If I’d known about it when it was out then my kitchen Chewback Clippie would have friends. I would have needed the spatulas.

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/star-wars-storm-trooper-darth-vader-flexible-spatula-set/

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/star-wars-r2d2-spatula/

Epic.

I haven’t gotten to day three yet but I did throw the containers I use for my tupperwear storage into the shower area and hose them down. They are drying. Much of this adventure will involve my putting things in my bathroom and spraying them down. Remember, I live in Japan. My “Bath Area” has a shower area with a floor with a large drain ouside of the tub area. I spray the shit out of stuff there.

When I have finished things I will report back… and count this as one of the 100 days.