Instead, I am going through my office and giving it a medium clean which it desperately needs. For me, medium clean means putting everything away, dusting the surfaces, and vacuuming. (Granted, the office also needs a deep clean, but I need a cruise so nobody’s getting what they need right now.)

Why am I doing this instead of writing? Basically, because I work better in a clean environment. I get distracted when I see crap scattered around me and it’s hard to get into the headspace to write. It’s easier to take a weekend, clean and reorganize everything, and start fresh on Monday.

Of course, in the progress of my medium clean I had to put a lot of stuff back into my office closet. All that did was remind me how badly I want to pull everything out of there and build custom shelves and cubbies that would be more useful for me. Right now it’s a standard bedroom closet layout and I don’t need hanger poles—I do need shelves sized to hold storage boxes, equipment, and other writing and jewelry stuff.

Just have to keep selling books and jewelry so that I can pay for the overhaul, right?