#unfuck your habitat

[unfuckyourhabitat]

Are you existing in a depression nest right now?

Checking in on my depression nest buddies out there. If you're currently burrito-ed in bed or peeking out of the blankets like a couch goblin, keeping up with the mess is probably the last thing you want to do. However, if you can muster up a tiny bit of energy for a few minutes, taking care of your immediate environment or yourself a little really can make such a difference. Can you try one, part of one, or more than one of these?

Clear some dishes/trash from the immediate area

Take a shower and/or change your clothes

Clear some stuff off the nearest flat surface (nightstand/coffee table/etc.)

Change out your bedding

Put 5 things near you away

Eat something and have some water

If you can only do one or a small part of one, that's great! Every little bit helps you get through and makes things easier on yourself once you're coming out of it. Be kind to yourself and remember that taking care of yourself is important and worthwhile.

[sunmontuewrites]

[flowersnteacups]

The health of my remaining parent is deteriorating further.

And I am very overwhelmed by all the things I need to do/take care of, so overwhelmed that I didn't even manage to write down a list.

Things I managed today:

- Took out the trash!

- One load of laundry! I have clean towels and sheets! There's still a laundry mountain to wash to do, but I managed to start on that.

[mydeclutterjourney]

I've started using the Sweepy app. It's been one day and so far I'm liking it. The user interface is more intuitive and pleasing to the eye than Tody and it don't have a silly monster.

Running a household is so hard, because why do I have 60+ tasks that need doing at varying degrees of regularity 😭

[little-homestead-in-the-suburbs]

Cleaning Jump Starter random chore picker wheel. Created from the UFYH Mini-Challenges, with extras added by me marked with an asterisk. Hope this helps someone!

[a-curious-studyblr]

Tidying up tip: I learned this from unf*ck your habitat, take a before and after tidying up pic of your space on your phone. It's hard to see the improvement of the tidier space, so looking at the pictures is motivating and like a pat on the back!

[snarkleharkle]

You know that one thing you have to do, the one you've been putting of for weeks because it will take forever and be such a bother to do?

I finally decided to do mine today. I had set of 2 hours of 20/10s. I had 4 20 minute youtube videos lined up.

And then before my first 20 minuted was over, I was done. Not completely, but as done as I could be while waiting for the dishwasher and washing machine.

I'd even gone out with the trash. So I started tomorrows task. And sure, that was 40 minutes. But still. So much faster than I thought it was going to take.

So now I'm on my way to IKEA. Because I might as well buy what I need to finish the job.

[rogue-panda]

NaClYoHo vs. ADHD

I'm even more of a mess than my apartment, and I haven't done much about either me or the apartment in ages. But I made some cleaning progress today:

dirty dishes that were in the bedroom are soaking in hot, soapy water

dirty laundry collected and sorted into hampers and moved out of the bedroom

clean laundry put away (some stuffed into drawers, some neatly folded)

some trash and recycling taken to the kitchen bins

giant wheeled container with supplies for church into the living room so I can sort and donate the stuff inside (I'm not doing that job any more! Hooray!)

giant green+spinach salad with turkey, tomatoes, olives, mozzarella, and Italian dressing for dinner

It isn't much, and Dad expressed his regret that my motivation took a nosedive (he said he wasn't criticizing me, but his tone of voice told a different story), but the housework took me three 20-minute sessions. My room is still a mess, and I have a few things to move off my bed so I can sleep. But it was something, it didn't exhaust me, and my room looks a little less awful.

I got one of those tomato-shaped timers to use for UFYH/Pomodoro Method time management, but even 20 minutes seems to be too long. My first 20-minute session ended with me yelping in fear because I'd forgot about the damn thing. I'd got distracted so many times in the first fifteen minutes that I ended up standing in the living room, watching the pie fight in "The Great Race." (Dad was watching it.) I got back to my room just in time for the tomato timer to reach zero and clang shrilly. I'm looking into how to stay focused better while cleaning.

ADHD: 1

Me: 0

I've got into the Beatles recently, and my current favorite playlist on TIDAL is a few dozen of their happy-sounding songs. I've been sick with bronchitis for two weeks, but I am getting better. It was nice to sing (hoarsely) and dance (a very little) while I worked.

P.S. I don't drink alcohol. At all. How the hell did I end up with a bottle of wine on my bedroom floor?

[english-ness]

In honor of @unfuckyourhabitat being back on tumblr and because it was direly needed -I did two 20-10 tonight with music in the background and a tea break in between

There remains a major problem in this bedroom/office (too much stuff & not enough storage) but this will be more livable at least. And the cables are properly put away, and the library books ready to be returned (late, of course, but as long as they’re returned).

When I started

After the first 20/10

At the end

[shipaholic]

Look how beautiful my finished washing up is 🥰

[unfuckyourhabitat]

Half-assing it is fine

I want to touch on this idea that housework only counts if it's done the "right way," which is almost always the hard way. Like, if you only do part of the task or if you take shortcuts or use convenience items, it's somehow not valid? That's bullshit! The hard way is not inherently more virtuous! There's no moral victory in only doing something in a very specific, difficult way. Half-ass it! Do part of it! Get it done whatever way works for you.

Do five minutes and then give up for a while! Bribe yourself! Any little bit you do, however you do it, is good. Try to stop feeling guilt and shame about it and start figuring out what will work in your life as you're currently living it.

There are so many reasons people may not be able to clean how they've been taught is the "right" (hard) way. Disability, neurodivergence, lack of time, never learned how, associated trauma, etc. There is not a single thing wrong with finding the way that works for you and doing that.

[sunmontuewrites]

Unfuck your habitat. I chucked on the kettle for my morning coffee. Told myself I'd tidy this for the duration of four songs. And now it's done. 👌

[flowersnteacups]

Due to my mom in hospital I haven't managed any decluttering in my space in the last month (instead I decluttered a little at mom's home)

However, today I

washed all the dishes

carried dry, clean laundry into the bedroom

put trash in trashbag and recycling in another bag

took the trash out

managed to take my prescription to the pharmacy

washed one load of laundry, hung it up

changed my sheet, pillow cases and duvet cover

put sheets and towels into one laundry box

After the pharmacy I got some groceries, but forgot again that I need flour! I wanted to use up the curd and yogurt in the fridge to make cheesecake! Instead: laundry.

[mydeclutterjourney]

So it's only 12 days into the year

But I feel like I've achieved A Lot. I've read 2 books I've had on my shelf for years, I've washed dishes almost every day, and I've started knitting on a project I've had waiting since 2018. I've decluttered 69 items, I've also achieved 2 decluttering goals and I've started on 2 other goals. I hope I can keep this momentum up.

[omisspearl]

Bone weary tonight, but I have made it my habit more often than not to do 15 minutes (by timer) dishes/kitchen clean up and 10 minutes room cleaning.

At the same time I have added a combination of the flylady "clean your sink" and @unfuckyourhabitat make your bed. The latter really gets the generationally emphasized struggle to keep ones various levels of disabled brainbody shambling forward. I have also started making my bedtime routine start at 8 PM. Likewise a ruthless purge of my physical possessions is ongoing to reduce the chaos to manage.

I have a degree of specific skepticism that everything is one minor life change away from falling apart, but man the shame/ego damage of living undiagnosed and then unsupported neurodivergent is something else.

[little-homestead-in-the-suburbs]

Operation functional home Take two-week six I think

Lost momentum as I returned to my school year work schedule and the weekly routine changed.

Have managed to keep dishes, laundry, trash, and cat litter boxes mostly contained and usually not excessively smelly.

Pm a positive note I am developing better bedtime routines that are helping me have better quality sleep.

Recent accomplishments:

Got the barn kittens neutered, and the female kitten rehomed

Got my tire replaced after it picked up a screw and ordered a full spare kit (that was a 6 hour ordeal)

Changed my bed sheets and got the new mattress protectors on in the process

Started cleaning out my personal email and have deleted several years of junk mail