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[quote=Anonymous]This is one of those awesome, useful threads that tricks me into justifying my DCUM addiction! I see some cool things in here, like that cleaning podcast. I have ADHD and have struggled with this my entire life. What's weird is that I don't *mind* cleaning per se-- even enjoy it when I get into a groove-- but it's extremely hard to get started, to prioritize, to not get overwhelmed (as with a lot of things in life, for someone like me). The things that have been most helpful for me were, in chronological order... -Organizing from the Inside Out (I read this in ~2001?) Lots of good bits in here. https://amzn.to/3sY2pgE I found one of my comments from DCUM where I talk about it a little bit-- https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/941440.page#19015246 -FlyLady (I think I did this in 2010 or so) Lots of people have discussed already. I think UFYH is similar but less Christian-y and so on. -KonMari (The book, not the show-- I did about 85% of the whole process in maybe 2015) VERY HELPFUL. I kept tons of things that sparked joy, but got rid of SO MUCH STUFF. And I feel like I have to say-- we had been married a long time (plenty of time to accumulate stuff) AND we had moved a million times (so already got rid of lots of things) AND we lived in 900 square feet with a kid (so obviously couldn't have "that much" stuff). And I still got rid of so many things. We're not remotely minimalists-- especially the kid-- but if I could pare down significanly with KonMari, anyone could. At the time, we had the 900 sq ft apartment which DH WFH in, and we had one modest (5'x10') and actually very well organized storage unit of stuff. We got completely rid of the storage unit and still/also had less clutter in the apartment. Meaning that I definitely kept 25% or more of the storage unit stuff (wedding album, books, etc.) but I also got rid of so much apartment stuff that our living space was less cluttered after we combined everything. The really useful part of KonMari is that I definitely accumulate less stuff since I did it-- I rarely buy things just because they are on sale, or things that are just okay but a little off (leggings that are black and soft but cut me a little in the waist, etc.) And I automatically, perpetually notice when things have lost their usefulness and put them in a donation basket. It sort of keeps things at a more manageable level without as much need for a single big purge. I know that's all about getting rid of or organizing things, but that makes an ENORMOUS difference in how much there is to clean, and how easy it is to clean. -More recently, just the concept of "Tiny Habits" https://tinyhabits.com/ I haven't bought the book, but for someone w/ADHD who easily gets overwhelmed, it's really really helpful to make habits (especially cleaning) invisible/automatic so that I don't have to THINK about them at all. And they don't feel like "extra work" or yet another box on my to-do list. The more I can do this, the better. Tiny Habits basically connects new habits/tasks to old existing ones and goes from there. I also try to automate things, like having an automatic toilet cleaner and so on. Note that all of these things aren't too much about how to actually clean-- which we know how to do-- but how to GET OURSELVES to clean and keep things clean with minimal effort. [/quote]
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