Major spring-cleaning with Kakcik today. We cleared out some stuff in the living area in front of our rooms and did some minor arrangements to make the space more cozy and homey.

It was a day full of dust and grime and sweat hahah. Eww. We dusted off every surface with a feather duster and when we did, a thick cloud of dust just flew off from those surfaces. It was just so dusty.

I cleaned my room as well. My sister and I both took out our curtains to have them washed. God knows when was the last time they were washed hahaha. After I took out my curtains, I dusted off all the dust that lingered on my window grills. I also cleaned the hideously dirty air-filters in my air-cond by dousing them with high-pressure water. Then I dusted off more dust from the tops of my closet, my dresser, and last but not least...the blades of my ceiling fan. Man were they dusty like crazy. The fan was covered with so much dust that large, thick clumps of dust bunnies were formed. Dust bunnies scare me. Haha I'm serious!

So then I went behind every furniture I have in my room and used the vacuum to suck up all that dust and grime that's been there for God knows how long. All that while I've been thinking, "So all this while I've been living in this much dust?!" Hahah. Damn.

Then I vacuumed my floor to get rid of all the dust and then I changed my bedsheet, my pillowcases and of course, my duvet cover. Vacuumed the floor again, wiped off all the dirt and grime from every surface, and then mopped the floor like an angry servant.

I think I'd outdone myself today. My back is so sore and so are the soles of my feet. But my room is super super clean now, with all that dust gone, and my room smells like the freshly washed sheets on my bed. I guess it's worth the effort. The living area in front of my room is clean, too. All thanks to Kakcik and I! She mostly did all the sorting and organizing, but I did the vacuuming and mopping hehe.

It took us about two hours to clear the living room. But it took me nearly six hours to get everything done, including the vacuuming and mopping of the living room. My sister had an event to attend so she had to rush into things. But most of the work was done anyway, and all that was left was just the vacuuming and mopping. By the time I was completely done, I was covered in so much dust and grime that I felt so dirty and stinky. Some honest sweaty odour permeated from myself and it was awful hahah. But it was worth all that trouble. The upstairs living area and my room are super clean now!

So I celebrated my success of fully cleaning my room by taking a 45-minute shower. Man did that feel good.

On the downside, my sister and I will have to sleep without our curtains for the next few days. The curtains still haven't been washed and I don't know when they will be ready to be put up again. Drying them would take a lot of time since the material is very thick. And I'm pretty sure our washing machine won't be able to withstand all that fabric in one go, so we'll have to wash our curtains in batches. Sigh. Try having super large tall windows in your room without having any curtains on. It's anything BUT pleasurable.

Oh well. At least my room's cleaner than clean now. Even the whirring of the fan sounds cleaner too! :D