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Originally Posted by YYZadd
Lists are always good, but for routine household chores I don't really need a list because the things are pretty much the same. For me, it's Routine, routine, routine... Always the same, I don't even think about it. Same order, same days... I've got ADD, so losing track of time is common, HH chores are BORING, two Really bad things for an ADDer.
I know it is easy for me to say now, because it took me years to figure it out. When a project is just over-whelmingly big, I used to just freeze, have no idea what to do first... Then I would just start the kitchen sink. I HATE stuff piled in the sink, then I'd have to empty the dishwasher because of the stuff in the sink, then the counters, and so on. Once the ball gets rolling, then it gets easier...
I hope it kind of makes sense  |
I do the same - sink, dishwasher, counters. I try to empty the dishwasher when I'm waiting for tea water to boil or the toaster. Then it is easier to empty the sink contents into the dishwasher. From there I always seem to want to do the counters. If I also sweep that area of the floor it is a whole little space that is done.
I chop other chores into little blocks. Like starting on the smallest room which is the bathroom. Putting the towels in the washer is usually a way I get started cleaning up the rest of the smallest room. For other tasks that i really avoid but must get to, I sometimes set the stove timer for like 20 minutes or half an hour and either race to see how much I can accomplish of it in that small block of time or work knowing there will be a quik end to it. Sometimes the momentum keeps me going after the alarm goes off.
No easy answers. Good luck.