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Messy House = Starting to Spiral

BriaLeCiriox
BriaLeCiriox
I have noticed a pattern recently. Whenever I am starting to have bad days, my house starts to slowly get messy. Overtime it gets really bad. Then when I have had enough, I clean it from top to bottom. Then it slowly slips again. Am I the only one with this? I always am very self-conscious of the cleanliness of my place. And family members never let me forget it. (Most of them have acute OCD). When I was younger, my room was always a wreck, but as an adult, I have been working to make the place clean. Any suggestions?
dogwood1
dogwood1
I have the same problem! When I start spiraling down my house goes down with me! When I do have a good day I clean like crazy! I always get criticized by my family when they come over. It makes me so angry that I stop cleaning period, my I'll show you attitude! I have found out that if I make a list of the chores and divide it out by day and force myself to do them even on the bad days, the house doesn't get as bad. It works sometimes. Good luck!
tommymott
tommymott
I very seldom do any cleaning so I don't suffer the spiral syndrome. Dirty house, clean heart.
spacekat
spacekat
I have the SAME problem. The laundry starts to pile up, the garbage needs taking out, the rugs need to be vacuumed.....and it just becomes TOO MUCH!

Fortunately, we have a tiny house - too much stuff - but a tiny house.
danniegirl1990
danniegirl1990
That's how I can tell my moods are going off...I do less round the house..and hubby does most of it...
dobiedots
dobiedots
I let it get messy and then my mood goes downhill. At that point I don't have the energy to clean. It's a never ending battle.
I'm trying a new pattern: Clean one room top to bottom. Then I feel better mentally. Then in a few days I'll start on another room.
So far, so good.
Amuseme
Amuseme
I always loathed picking up after myself. It just made me dizzy trying to keep everything in their place. I keep things in order by just keeping at it. And, when I clean up the kitchen after cooking, I look at it and it looks so nice! Same with other rooms.
MayB
MayB
I just get too anxious if it's that messy...
It's hard I don't always have the energy to be the "white tornado". But I just hate the piles...!
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
I couldn't stand it... I'm a little OCD about cleanliness so I always manage cleaning... Even if I take a couple of days to do it I do it

I would work in short intervals Bria .. I like to have music in the background when cleaning... Usually old rock and roll

Maybe 15 minutes at a time and give yourself a few days .. Perhaps a plan in writing..

One day laundry and the bathroom... Another day the bedroom etc.. It will be clean in no time...x
meme88
meme88
Ha! Me and my fianc do the same thing
hotdogalice
hotdogalice
its been a life time for me.....and I dont know which comes first the messy house or cleaning up...?? but recently I started to clean up years of collecting...one room at a time....putting similar items together...and sitting in boxes into garage to sort further when its warm enough to go to goodwill.....I am doing better and its looking better.....but I do spiral easy....I dont know what puts me over the top...
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