One of the New Year's customs here is O-soji, or, big cleaning. It's like Spring Cleaning, but in winter. It's also part of the tradition here of starting the new year completely fresh and free of the unpleasantness of the past year; like starting of with a clean slate.
On Saturday, the day after our final staff meeting at work, followed by an evening of drinking and karaoke, we decided to spend the day doing our own o-soji. We're a bit ahead of schedule, but it felt great to stuff several garbage bags full of old and useless things we'd accumulated, and we were able to enjoy a Sunday free of the weight of all the clutter.
Today I begin the week by going out of town for a few days, which I always enjoy. And it is also our final week of work before our holidays and trip to sunny Thailand!
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