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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our house was pretty uncluttered on the main level because the kids played in the basement. I probably have ADHD and clutter makes me distracted and irritated in my environment.

What do you mean about not seeing chargers? We have them in drawers next to outlets and one behind the couch.

Schumacher fabric isn't $400/yard for designers. [/quote]

That’s not ADHD. The clutter bothers me too, but staying on top of it is too overwhelming. My husband is the same.[/quote]

I have ADHD inattentive (diagnosed as a teen) and so does one of my kids. I learned early on if I didn't stay on top of mental and physical clutter I would be miserable in life, so we rely on systems and clutter management. Our large home is well-decorated, clean, and organized 99% of the time with two older elementary schoolers, parents who WFH only part of the time, two dogs, and minimal outsourcing. It helps that one of my big interests is home design, and so I spend some of my free time checking out designers and organizers whose work inspires me, pinning inspiration to Pinterest, and saving posts on Instagram to apply to our own space. I regularly take a look at what we have and any new purchases we're considering and if they don't fill a need or fit the design of our home, it doesn't stay in the house or come in. I block off time to devote to this so it doesn't feel burdensome or scattershot.

I recommend the book "Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD" to help you think through why your current process might not be working to stay on top of things. My only disagreement with the author's solutions is her assertion that you can't focus on making them aesthetically pleasing. I think you can strike a balance. But lots of aha moments as to why popular cleaning and organizing solutions don't work for the ADHD brain. [/quote]

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