I don't know why but motivating myself to do daily chores and keep my place clean is extremely difficult because of my depression. I let things get so disgustingly dirty before I pour myself into a daylong purge and clean of my place.

Like, I let trash build up all over the kitchen. I'm not a hoarder; I assure you, I have no problem letting go of things. But just taking the trash out or actually putting things in the trash and then taking it out when it's full, am I really this lazy?

I don't know that it's me being lazy; I am honestly too tired to bother putting trash in the trash instead of just putting it on the counter.

And then there's the dog hair and toys. My dog has black hair and I have a beige carpet. So it builds up quickly, piles of black hair in the corners. And I just don't feel motivated to vacuum regularly. I am too tired. Vacuuming takes too much energy, and I want a nap when I get home from a 9-10 hour work day.

Then my dogs inevitably tear up a toy and toy guts will be all over the living room, in addition to dog hair.

And then in my bedroom, my clothes pile up everywhere. I moved in this place 9 months ago, and I still haven't properly set up my head board and bed.

I am trying to set a timer and do 15-30 minutes of chores a day. But sometimes it's hard to find motivation to do that. I am just so exhausted all the time. I also try and set up some good habits, like cleaning up right after I cook or taking the trash out immediately when it's full. Or at least putting the bag by my front door so I will take it to the dumpster when I leave next.

I feel like I'm just whining and I'm just being lazy, but I work 50-60 hours a week and sometimes don't even get a full day off from work because of our events schedule. Every few weeks I do manage to pull it together and do a good scrubbing, but I wish I could manage to at least keep it presentable in between those cleaning sessions. To where I could invite a friend over and not be embarrassed.

Anyone else have problems keeping their place clean due to their depression?

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