Yesterday, I tooted about replacing specific tasks in my checklist with areas of focus. I have two basic strategies that work for house and garden:
Theme: eg. finding shit, stinky stuff, sweep & vacuum
Zone: eg. counters, bathroom, junk drawer.
Garden example: weed buttercup everywhere or do everything in one bed.
Reminding myself which I am doing is key to staying on track. Dusting is not part of “finding shit.” It’s a relief, actually. I’ll write about that later.
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I have adhd and lose shit relentlessly. Always frustrating, I started noticing how this completely upends my day, physically and emotionally. It didn’t just make me late, it made me panicky.
So I started my most essential themed cleaning: Finding Shit.
I can’t trust myself to put things where they “belong,” so swooping through the house regularly has made a world of difference.
For me, it all starts with the laundry. Let me tell you about my Doom Chair…
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There are many reasons why using weekly checklists has never worked for me, but I discovered that listing *areas of focus* rather than a specific task has been very effective.
“Counters & stuff” might or might not include cleaning the microwave. “Fridge” might mean composting the rotted lettuce or a complete wipe down. “Sweep & vacuum” doesn’t say where or how well. Maybe I just check and all is good.
This allows for the needs of the moment.
🪲 Fritillaria, Deux 🪲
Ursa