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Originally Posted by BreakForTheLight
Sorry I can't give much practical advice but I'm sure there's plenty of people who can help you with that 
One thing that does work for me is to not see keeping the place tidy as a chore mostly for other people that might come into the house, but as taking Care of myself. I feel calmer when I'm in a tidy room. If I look around me and all I see is a complete mess, that's not a very positive feeling. |
That's actually very helpful. When I clean I think of how happy it will make my parents when they see how nice and neat everything looks...and I do get a lot of grief at home when I have to keep my doors shut when guests are over. To be honest, I know even when my room is a complete disaster it doesn't take all that long to pick everything up.
For me, I enjoy organizing and reorganizing, move things here, put things there...I did a LOT of that the first week of moving in with my grandparents.
I think I need to set rules for myself...I thought about asking my Papa what he would recommend I do...but I have a feeling he will say, "It's common sense. Pick up after yourself and there won't be an issue". But I need goals and a routine to strive for. He's already teaching me table etiquette, but I need help recognizing what is so obvious to most people.