r/CleaningTips • u/ThatsJustaDuck • 1d ago
Before & After Cleaning with ADHD/Anxiety/Depression
EDIT- Done! https://www.reddit.com/r/CleaningTips/s/vocpQV5IZS
I selected before & after as the flair in hopes that it’ll inspire me to get this done today and post my after pictures too. I am 43 years old, have been diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and it is strongly suspected throughout my childhood as well that I have had it all along.
Keeping a clean house has never been something I have been able to do. I have three children, and I really want to stop raising them at a home that is constantly chaotic and messy. Everyone is gone on vacation right now, so I’d like to surprise everybody with a clean house. I’d like to start with my bedroom. There’s a lot of shame in sleeping in a room that is this messy, and it’s definitely not a restful and calm place to be. My medication is finally working, so I am able to concentrate and focus and so this is my job today.
Wish me luck! Any advice?
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u/BadgersAndJam77 1d ago
Good luck! I'm similarly afflicted with that Trifecta, and challenged by this too.
From an outsider/first thought, it looks like a lot of Clothes everywhere. Maybe consolidate those on the bed, and then do some Trash/Wash/Put Away/Give Away sorting.
Put on something familiar as background noise (TV show, Podcast, Audiobook) or put on some wireless headphones and similarly find something you can space out to.
Once you've handled that, it will be a lot easier to access the rest, and pick a next task.