Recommended for you

Start writing a post

Identities

The Messiness Of My Room Says A Lot About My Mood

And how I am cheating the self-awareness system.

aarontdoss

Feb 05, 2019

University of Virginia

178

The Messiness Of My Room Says A Lot About My Mood

https://pixabay.com/en/brooms-color-crafts-898194/

As a young person, one of the hardest things to grapple with on a day to day basis is knowing how I'm feeling. I'm constantly rushing from one thing to the next, never taking a moment's pause to breathe and reflect. As far as I can tell, I have two moods: good and bad. Stopping to take stock of my true feelings is something I don't really know how to incorporate in my daily life, but luckily I found a simple little trick to clue me in on what's really going on inside my head.

Want to know how I'm doing? Just take a little peak at the state of my room.

1. Spit spot: Baseline

https://unsplash.com/photos/hqGcLzakDT4

This is when my room is perfectly clean. Blank slate. This can either mean that I just got back from being out of town or I'm about to have people over. Either way, this indicates that I am in a very pleasant, optimistic mood.

2. A few clothes here and there

https://barnimages.com/clothes-on-floor-2/

This state generally means that I have been pretty busy, only dipping in and out of my room to change of sleep. I am having fun at this point. I'm feeling alive and productive, for the most part.

3. Too many clothes to see the floor, also some dirty dishes

https://unsplash.com/photos/JaNVK0PnAwE

Here is where we start to fall to the more negative side of the spectrum. If it reaches this point, wherein my room is teetering on the line of being a landfill, it can mean one of two things. Either I've been keeping myself way too busy that I'm barely staying afloat, or I've been cooped up in my room all day watching Netflix without any motivation. I am most likely feeling tired and beat up by life.

4. In the process of being cleaned

https://pixabay.com/en/hand-clean-sponge-1098466/

When I finally pull together the will power to turn my garbage can back into a gourmet suite, I've decided it is time to take charge of my life again. Cleaning my room will get me motivated to do other things, and I have lots of time to think productively while I tidy up. I am feeling inspired.

5. Clean again

https://unsplash.com/photos/hqGcLzakDT4

I have returned to my baseline. I have taken the time for myself and I am ready to take on the world again. I am content yet ambitious. But let's see how long this state of being lasts—for me and my room.

Truth be told: it is an extremely vicious cycle. I have been watching it unfold again and again over most of my teenage years. I know that the good feelings are always associated with a relatively clean room, so you think I'd have the sense by now to keep it clean. But alas, I'm a control freak with very little control. Until I learn to truly understand and stay on top of my mental state, at least I'll have my room as a loose indicator to lead the way.

Report this Content

This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.

Featured

15 Mind-Bending Riddles

Hopefully they will make you laugh.

Ursinus College

190639

Ilistrated image of the planet and images of questions

StableDiffusion

I've been super busy lately with school work, studying, etc. Besides the fact that I do nothing but AP chemistry and AP economics, I constantly think of stupid questions that are almost impossible to answer. So, maybe you could answer them for me, and if not then we can both wonder what the answers to these 15 questions could be.

Keep Reading...Show less

philosophical

Relationships

Power of Love Letters

I don't think I say it enough...

New Brunswick, NJ

458027

Illistrated image of a letter with 2 red hearts

StableDiffusion

To My Loving Boyfriend,

Thank you for all that you do for me
Thank you for working through disagreements with me
Thank you for always supporting me
I appreciate you more than words can express
You have helped me grow and become a better person
I can't wait to see where life takes us next
I promise to cherish every moment with you
Thank you for being my best friend and confidante
I love you and everything you do

To start off, here's something I don't say nearly enough: thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart. You do so much for me that I can't even put into words how much I appreciate everything you do - and have done - for me over the course of our relationship so far. While every couple has their fair share of tiffs and disagreements, thank you for getting through all of them with me and making us a better couple at the other end. With any argument, we don't just throw in the towel and say we're done, but we work towards a solution that puts us in a greater place each day. Thank you for always working with me and never giving up on us.

Keep Reading...Show less

love story

Lifestyle

11 Signs You Grew Up In Hauppauge, NY

Because no one ever really leaves.

Rider University

26715

Google

Ah, yes, good old Hauppauge. We are that town in the dead center of Long Island that barely anyone knows how to pronounce unless they're from the town itself or live in a nearby area. Hauppauge is home to people of all kinds. We always have new families joining the community but honestly, the majority of the town is filled with people who never leave (high school alumni) and elders who have raised their kids here. Around the town, there are some just some landmarks and places that only the people of Hauppauge will ever understand the importance or even the annoyance of.

Keep Reading...Show less

hauppague

Recommended for you

The Messiness Of My Room Says A Lot About My Mood

And how I am cheating the self-awareness system.

1. Spit spot: Baseline

2. A few clothes here and there

3. Too many clothes to see the floor, also some dirty dishes

4. In the process of being cleaned

5. Clean again

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Hopefully they will make you laugh.

1. Why are towels considered dirty when you get out of the shower clean?

2. Who closes the bus door once the bus driver gets off?

3. Why is there a "d" in "fridge" but not in "refrigerator"?

4. If you drop soap on the floor is the floor clean or the soap dirty?

5. Is the "S" or the "C" silent in the word "scent"?

6. Does expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?

7. Would Lightning McQueen buy car insurance or life insurance?

8. Who put the alphabet in alphabetical order?

9. What color are mirrors?

10. If 2 mind readers read each other's minds whose mind are they really reading?

11. Is there a synonym for "synonym"?

12. If your shirt isn't tucked into your pants, are your pants tucked into your shirt?

13. Why is it called "quick sand" if you sink slowly in it?

14. If I try to fail, but succeed, which one did I do?

15. If Cinderella's shoe fit perfectly, why did it fall off?

As if May wasn't enough, a truly spectacular Northern Lights show lit up the sky on Oct. 10, 2024

Northern Lights in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Northern Lights in Outer Banks, North Carolina

Northern Lights in Massachusetts

Northern Lights in New Jersey

Northern Lights in California

Northern Lights in Bronx, New York

Northern Lights in St. Louis, Missouri

Northern Lights in New York City

Northern Lights in Maine

Northern Lights in New Hampshire

Northern Lights in Kentucky

Northern Lights in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

The world needs you.

I don't think I say it enough...

Because no one ever really leaves.

Hauppauge High School

Palace or Paradise?

Smith Haven, only!

That 20-minute drive

Restaurant Row

The Rinx

We are that town

The Industrial Park

High School Teachers

Hot Bagels

The Hill

Trending Topics

Top Creators

Trending Stories

Best of Identities

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments

Subscribe to our
Newsletter