Wednesday, August 28, 2013

I have two major problems: OCD and ADD ... These two are not my friends when I need to clean.

I start cleaning one thing and get distracted by another project
Example of how the ADD effects me: I'm folding clothes and realize the drawers are a disaster, so I end up dumping the drawers to refold & organize. And the next thing I know, I'm stacking clothes that are too small or not the right season. And the next morning, I walk downstairs looking for clean underwear and realize that I never finished the laundry from the day before.

Or I start cleaning and I can't simply straighten up - I have to deep clean.
Example of how the OCD effects me: I start cleaning the kitchen - just a normal-after-supper cleaning ... Three hours later I find myself sitting on the kitchen floor with every single pot, pan, utensil, etc., all pulled out while I scrub cabinets and drawers. And then I find that my pants are ruined because the spot on the floor turned into me scrubbing the kitchen floor on my hands and knees, with bleach. (Yes, I clean with straight up bleach. It makes me happy. Hush.)

Or, and this is where these two issues hit me together and hard: I look around and get so overwhelmed, I don't know where to start. 

  • The floors need to be vacuumed. 
  • The kitchen needs to be cleaned and swept and mopped. 
  • The kids rooms are in desperate need of a deep cleaning. 
  • The playroom? Eeegads, man. 
  • The pile of laundry that I've all but given up on - it's clean, but it's unfolded. 

Or, and you'll like this one, I quit. I look around, totally overwhelmed and decide that I'd rather write a quick blog entry.

If any of y'all have have thoughts on organization tips, cleaning tips, tips on managing OCD and ADD ... Well, I'd love to hear them all.

Happy Hump Day, y'all.

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