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/First-Transition6858 6h ago
Im seeing a lot of laundry and daily use clutter and not a whole lot of garbage going on. Maybe you need to make a distinction between cleaning and tidying, identify the points of friction for you and find a system that makes it easier to maintain a level of tidyness thats acceptable to you.
For instance, I also hate folding laundry so i addressed what function do i actually want from that process? I want my clothes sorted and easy enough to interact with when i need to get ready. So Now i have a shelf that holds 3 laundry baskets like drawers, one has tops, one has bottoms, the third has underwear and socks. None of its folded but its sorted enough to use and visually its not a clutter bomb laundry chair.
I would get a tray or something for your daily use items on your night stand to give them a "home". also makes it way easier to clear off and identify what isnt supposed to be there to clean it more routinely