Jacky I think I do something like this. Is it kind of like perfectionism? Like you do one thing (for example the dishes) & that sets off a chain reaction for needing to do all these other related things (start emptying draws & cupboards to organise) & you can't stop or it causes you some sort of psychic distress? I've started scrubbing the grout & tiles with a toothbrush right before needing to go to work once, it was painful to stop when I had to leave. Other times I let the place go to ruin & don't do anything, like 2 extremes.