Putting things away is repetitive work, soon undone by the demands of living. Still, tidying can be an act of restoration: returning objects to their places and preparing a room to be used again.
Prompt: Write about your relationship with putting things in order.
You could explore:
- A surface that gathers clutter
- Cleaning after others
- The comfort or pressure of order
- An object without a proper place
- The difference between a lived-in and neglected space
The rooms we restore will become untidy again, but that does not make the care meaningless.
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