I have really let my apartment get very badly out of shape these past few months
Normally it’s kept in check by my parents visiting every Wednesday for dinner and Sunday for breakfast
Because my mother broke her ankle, they have not been round properly for a couple of months
Honestly, I just cleaned my kitchen and I want to vomit. There are flies everywhere and I have been chasing them around the kitchen for the last hour with a can of raid
Never will I let it go like this again. I am embarrassed for how I have been living, and surprised I have not been ill.
The cleaner is coming tomorrow I hope - she bailed on me last month but she only charges £30 for 2 hours
I am hoping she can do the bathroom and finish the kitchen
Hope the cleaning goes well! I feel ya. I’ve gotten behind on things too and it’s so demoralizing. Outside too. Weeds have taken over and there are spiders everywhere in the garden. I’m usually up on stuff but just couldn’t get it in gear this season.
I throw out a lot of stuff. Literally I have the bare minimum to survive - which I succeed mainly as I use computers/phone for everything
Had a bout of depression that I am still trying to get on the right med for. Motivation with SZ sucks already, but the depression element just makes things worse!
I have thought about this, but she’s not taking on new clients and does a Saturday as a one off each month
It’s so easy to get behind on these things, at least for me. For me all it takes is leaving a couple of dishes in the sink instead of washing them immediately and putting them up and soon my place is a wreck. My husband doesn’t really do housework, he says he likes doing dishes but never does but I don’t blame him, he works so hard more than 50 hours a week most weeks. But I have avoliton so bad a lot of the time (I think it’s getting better though) I just can’t do things sometimes I just see no point.
Most days I manage to get a few things done. But if I don’t then I forgive myself and start over the next day. Recently I discovered it’s motivational to make a to do list and break everything down in small pieces and check things off the list as you get them done. You just get a little reward every time you complete something. Dishes. Check. Stove and counters. Check. I like it.
Yesterday I had 11 things to do on my list. I got 6 things done. So today I’m going to try to get those 5 things plus I have 5 other things now.