“Balcony Cleaning: Where Dust, Leaves, and Regret Hang Out”
- Melani
- 21 hours ago
- 2 min read

The balcony: your little slice of outdoor peace… until it turns into a graveyard of forgotten plants, mystery stains, and that one chair you swore you’d fix last summer. Cleaning it isn’t just a chore—it’s a showdown between you and the elements (and possibly a squirrel).
Scene 1: The Leaf Invasion
You step outside. Leaves everywhere. You sweep. The wind laughs. You sweep again. A new batch arrives. You consider installing a roof. Or moving.
“My balcony is basically autumn all year round.”
Scene 2: The Plant Graveyard
You check your pots. One has a twig. Another has a cactus that looks emotionally defeated. You find a plant label that says “thrives in sunlight.” You whisper, “I tried.”
“I don’t garden. I host plant funerals.”
Scene 3: The Furniture Fiasco
You wipe the table. It’s sticky. You don’t know why. You sit on the chair. It wobbles like it’s auditioning for a circus. You promise to fix it. Again.
“My balcony furniture is held together by hope and rust.”
Scene 4: The Mystery Stains
You spot a stain. You scrub. It spreads. You scrub harder. It disappears… or maybe just moved. You decide to call it “abstract art.”
“I didn’t clean the stain. I rebranded it.”
Scene 5: The Bird Judgement
A pigeon lands. It stares. You stare back. It poops. You sigh. It flies away, leaving behind a message: “You missed a spot.”
“My balcony is a judgment zone. The birds are the critics.”
REFLEXIÓN FINAL:
Cleaning the balcony is part nature documentary, part emotional reckoning, and part wind-powered chaos. But every sweep and scrub brings you closer to a peaceful outdoor corner—until the next leaf storm.
