Reset to Zero

At least once a week, I like to reset to zero.

I wash the dishes, drying each piece of flatware and cutlery until it’s ready to be tucked away into its respective cabinet. Laundry is done — washed and dried, or hung up, if I’m living in a country where clothes dryers aren’t common. Anything scattered about the floor is picked up and put in its proper place, the floor is mopped or vacuumed. Every surface is cleared of clutter, the trash taken out; my entire home reset to its resting state.

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