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thank u endlessly for introducing me to the idea that i do not need to earn a break.

Truth!! Especially with Fibromyalgia.

This is a feasible task for me. I like the timer part. I'm competitive so I love this idea to see how much I can do in a short time

My man SAYA WHAT u. Can't pick up a broom Ya sometimes I feel like I'm.wearinf body Armour

I lost focus in the first 3 minutes 10 times. The sound is horrible. Video is not good, especially for people with adhd. I like that you're trying to help us all. Thank you. Keep trying. ❤

Thank you! 🩷

The cleaning tip is great. Thanks! (How intentional was it to pick a song w/ those lyrics? Genuinely curious.)

My new saying since brain injury is, I do what I can, when I can. And if I can't do the dishes I store them in the fridge over night so they don't attract pests.

You are so frustrating. You are talking to ADHD people who have issues with concentration and you went on for the first 2 minutes about setting reminders on your phone

So relevant. I am guilty of personally believing I can save the world by fixing everything that is going to landfill. I have come to the realisation that EVEN if that was true I have so much stuff to fix that there is no room to fix it anyway and I can't find the things I need to fix it. I now just give myself random number goals to fill. 5 things to fix (try to do it quickly), three things to get rid of right now. Do it fast before the energy runs out.

Really helpful suggestions!

I’m so sorry about your husband, Katie. As always, thank you for your kindness and freeing advice ❤

I can’t thank you enough. The constant guilt and sense of failure have ground me down for decades. I get a decent day, and I go overboard, because I don’t know when I’m going to be lucky enough to get another one. Then, I cripple myself, and I’m crunched and in bed for weeks. Like others, I welled up with gratitude. It’s like you gave us all a big hug. Again, thank you so much. I don’t think you know just how many people you have comforted, and continue to comfort. Now, where did I put that damn kleenex?

I loved this video, i am just moving in with my boyfriend and it seems like we have so much stuff, it’s overwhelming and stressful, but i feel more motivated and in the same step forgiving with myself to just get started rather than trying to make it perfect. Thank you

Thank you Katie, I too suffer from RA and fibromyalgia, so you know that you can never really plan ahead, I have to take each day as it comes. Sometimes nanny naps are really essential as night time sleep is not always good. Thank you for the good advice and I am now a new subscriber.

What is the geolocation app ypu mentioned? I've never heard of that, would live to try it ❤

I never considered prioritising my “Place of comfort”; it was always kitchen, bathroom and laundry. It is demoralising, though, that when you finally get to sit down, all you can see is dirt and disorder in and around you. From now, I will change my priorities.

What about when you quit cleaning up after him, and it becomes a health hazard? I have thrown almost all my stuff away, just to keep up with the crazy amount of cleaning after him. Atm there are ducklings in one of the rooms. He keeps them in a cardboard box that has been sitting there wet and rotten at the base.. it stinks and the washer/dryer is in there, so all the mold goes straight into the clothes when drying.. my kids enzema have blown up, im guessing by the rotten mouldy sawdust on the floor. Its hard to get to clean because i keep tripping over stuff.. i am so done. I do realize that i am extreme about cleaning, but this is just too much..

If I dumped a load of laundry on the kitchen table at least it would hide all the clutter already on the table. It would also never get folded - not all at once anyway - and sit there for days while we ate our meals on the couch.

For putting away laundry, i put it away WHILE I’m getting dressed. Instead of digging to the bottom of a basket looking for something and just getting it into a bigger more wrinkly mess, I pick something off the top, see if I want to wear it, and if I don’t, I shove it in a drawer. Sometimes I food it nicely, sometimes I roll it up, sometimes I don’t fold it at all. I keep going until I’ve found a whole outfit lol, and sometimes I keep going until the basket is empty. It becomes something urgent and useful, it makes my life immediately easier, instead of being something that I dread, because I H A T E putting away laundry.

Adding tidying for 15 minutes every day and the one minute rule are really big for me!

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There’s 3 of us here but my bf (who is a great cleaner when he does help) works 6 days a week. He’s a carpenter and understandably is wore out on Sunday . My adult son is with us atm, because he’s dealing w his own health problems and I’m the only one who understands that. Then there’s me, with quite a few chronic illnesses 😢 I try, but if I have a day with any energy I still can’t finish half a room because it hurts to stand long. I’ve never been a cleaner but before the health problems I COULD clean the apartment in a day when it got too bad. Now I’m 52 and I just want a comfy place. We’re not in a nice apartment building, and we could afford something nicer but I can’t move right now so I’d like to at least have a decent home that’s comfy and cozy. My mom and sister keep their places spotless, but I just want clean and messy (just not mini hoarder messy) Anyways, I just found your video and I’m going to watch more. I’m going to keep trying!!

You have such a warm and kind-calming presence... Needed when so many of us adhd ppl are treated like clowns. I appreciate your tips and your way of explaining things. I never even realized that's why I leave things out. They'll give you meds and have you talk about your family but nobody can explain it like someone who's living who has the gift of introspection plus presentation plus miraculously can complete a project to put on RUclips. Lol. Thanks so much!

1. Use your momentum. If you are getting up off the couch to get a drink or go to the bathroom, do something, anything, that takes one minute or less to improve your surroundings. For example, pick up all the dirty mugs and dishes and take them to the kitchen. Even if you feel too lazy to wash them up or put them in the dishwasher, you can stack them next to the sink, which is one step closer to dealing with them. Anything you do do is better than doing nothing. 2. Proximity. If you are in the kitchen making yourself a snack or drink, get in the habit of doing something, cleaning or tidying up, that takes one minute or less. As I’m British, while I’m waiting for the kettle to boil for tea, I will load or unload the dishwasher - I can do either in about one minute. 3. Aim for improvement, not necessarily completion, and definitely NOT perfection. Don’t make more of a mess when you are doing something because if you run out of time or energy, it will just be left there making you feel worse. For instance, when I tackle our jammed packed junk drawer, I NEVER pull everything out at once. All I do is take out a few things that don’t belong in there, along with some rubbish and deal with them. Then when I lose interest, I can just finish up quickly and close the drawer. 4. Find out what works for you because that is all that matters. If you force yourself to do something a certain way, then you are just stressing yourself out and making yourself miserable. Most people love to make lists, but I don’t like them. For me it is one more thing to do before I even start doing the things I need to work on, so I resent it, plus I don’t get a thrill out of ticking off the completed jobs, like I’m supposed to. 5. Prioritise. If I don’t do anything else, I try to get the dishes washed, and some laundry done, so I make sure I do these things first in case I don’t have the time or energy to do anything else. 6. Accept that your house will always be dirtier and more disorganised than you would like. It will always be a work in progress, so there is no point beating yourself up because you don’t have the time or inclination to do all that you set out to do on a particular day.

Get clean or get out!

i tried with Alarms but i ignored them after a while. Then i have in my calendar everyday an other room i have to clean but no suprise it is just a nice option not to loose the complete fokus where i could start that day. Now i have a 3 step system wich works really good for me. 1. The laundry( just one a day id i don't feel energized so i am going to hang it up til the end of the day) 2. Tge dishwashes( i have maschine tvat makes it more easy but one time it was broken so i had to do it by hand and i did it bc everyday washing makes just a little dish mountain) 3. the garbage must be put together ( i don't want to have bugs) evrything else is optional and maybe the 80/20 method is nearly like what i do if you know that better

Lazy

Messy people was always messy

As i sit here and look around ny house looks like a bomb has hit it but i just dont have any motivation to do.

Most advice about bad spouse/partner behavior from these youtube videos seems to make the woman out to be a bitch because she wants what is normal and considerate when living with another person/roommate. Why should the woman have to examine her behavior/compromise/ forgive and mother the immature/ inconsiderate slob who refuses to clean up his own mess? I took away his 60 inch Television so he could not channel surf for 3-4 hours a night then complain that he has no time to clean it up. I told him that if he does .not clean the mess by morning I will throw his junk in the garbage. If women want to be mothers to their partners then you will be living with a 6 foot big baby who throws temper tantrums and it will be your own fault. Make him accountable and demand he grows himself up and plan to find a real man who knows how to love a woman. Maybe some women have a partner/baby fetish. Well that's your choice.

"Before we lose all focus, let's jump in" 😂😂 got me there, love it

It could be the adhd talking (ha) though I think this might be revolutionary for me, at least tips 1 & 3 combined. This video is a good answer for those ignorant professionals who keep wondering whether getting diagnosis would actually change anything for me. Like really?? I typed 'adhd' and 'cleaning' and this was maybe the third result that popped up. (I'm self realized, peer rewied and undiagnosed)

I get stuck with moving things on thinking I need to sell it but I hate selling stuff. 😮. Thanks for the reminder about mental health. How much does an hour of therapy go these days?? “At what price therapy” is my new byline.

I must use a kitchen timer, NOT my phone. I get the phone in my hand ( like it is now) and I start scrolling...gee where are my packages? Who called/texted/emailed? Can I find a video to clean to? And rhe hamster wheel starts again..

Thank you for this video. I am having a hard time getting my small person to help with her tasks. We both have it, her with ADHD and myself with ADD. So it can be hard to get both of us to do something. The grab bag reminded me about the dopamine menu that you can create for when you get board. I am going to try this. Thanks again

The only thing that has worked for me consistently is making my home pretty. I have to remove the clutter and keep everything nice. I still let my place get messy but after a little while I miss the prettiness. Lighting a candle, having essential oils diffusing, or a vase of fresh flowers are my go- to mood enhancers😊.

So many comments here exactly echoing how I feel! I too am crying 😭 I also have two autoimmune diseases and chronic anxiety and push myself to conform to other people on the daily because there are very few (in fact I have yet to find another channel) influencers who understand this standpoint. I have found my happy place in your channel 🙌🏻💕💕

Thank you for saying it’s okay to throw things away if we’re struggling physically/mentally and know getting to donate them will be a huge barrier. I’ve been suffering loads of guilt over that and it’s prevented me from doing a lot. Definitely needed to hear that.

Ok but what are those things that fold down on the left side?

Tips 1 & 3 will fail for me. Already using tip 2, just in a bit different way, so video isn't helpful for me, but I'm glad it's here for anyone that does find it useful. Tip 1: I will then just work around stuff in the new dump location. Tip 3: Since there is no authority to tell me I can't get things from the reward bag RIGHT NOW, I will just go get it. I have to use other methods like listening to a podcast or audiobook while I work to entertain my brain.

It's hot that I leave stuff hanging around because they a reminder tk stiff I need too do more its the fact I can't be bothered to put them away 😂 Amd your right I actually dont notice rhem lol😂

I found this so helpful. Short and sweet, and I actually learnt some new tips. I've subscribed. (Also did you release a cleaning guide years ago, maybe Housewife How-Tos? I recognise your name.)

Thank you for the validation! Truly feels nice as a single mom!

I came here to help you out because of the BBC article that says Gorilla Google is manipulating your SEO efforts.

These tips are amazing. I feel better already. I just subscribed.

Clutter blindness is a thing?! I feel so seen. ❤

Thank you ❤

How necessary is to use a brush into the ducting to push through dust snd debris ? I see services that will come in and blow air to clear them

Great ideas, thank you. Quick question, what if the clutter in my home is already out of control? It weighs heavily on my soul and wreaks havoc on my mental health but it's completely overwhelming and I don't know where to begin.