That's a good idea, thanks. I just feel like the house is such a mess (I've been working on it some) that someone coming in would be horrified. I have this huge paranoia of someone contacting Child Protective Services. Like I know I should technically have my medications (like migraine stuff and an SNRI) locked up, but they're in childproof containers (I transferred the Nurtec tab packets to a childproof container I have), but I worry we'd get flagged for that, for example. Or I've heard if you have any expired food in the fridge, you'd get written up. We're pretty good about it, but occasionally miss something.

Or my guinea pigs will kick poop out of the cage as they're running, and I worry there would one on the floor that I missed, and we'd get written up for that. Also heard that if a child's hair is uncombed, that can bring up a flag. We do our best with D...and I try to make her changed if she wants to put on a preferred dress/shirt/pants that has a small stain on it, because I fear that will get us flagged. Even though we're clearly involved and care for her, contacting the teachers, being active in IEP meetings, etc.

Did I mention I have OCD and anxiety? And H has ADHD? (Honestly, I suspect I have ADHD as well, or at least some sort of executive functioning issue--Dr. T agrees with the executive functioning part for sure).


Also, Dr. T has suggested hiring someone to help with organization, like not so much a cleaning service, but to assess and help figure out a system. Maybe I need to reconsider that.