after speaking to someone yesterday who was living with someone really messy... i got to thinking, how clean in general is your house?

this guy i was talking too lived with his family- and they left ffood on the floor, let the dog poop where ever it wanted too, have clothes strewn all over the floor.. and this is from people eeven without MI issues

so, what about you?

are you in general a messy person, or do you try and clear up after you?

with me, i think it's a mixture of the 2

i personally don't clean the house as often as i should (things like vacume, put stuff away, etc), but then i live alone and so i don't particularly care

1 thing i do avoid though is leaving things randomly on the floor.. peaces of food, stuffed toys, etc- of course sometimes i just leave my clothes in a heap on the floor in the corner, but that's as far as it goes

your turn

is this thread a duplicate? Mine isn't too bad

It is clean and orderly. OCD-related plus hypomanic states get the credit.

[Ripose]

I used to be a neat freak but my meds have entirely stripped away all my motivation to do anything, so it is quite dirty here now. Also my wife has some issue with seeing any free space anywhere, so she has to fill up every single space with something, it is very frustrating.

[MobiusPsyche]

Clean but cluttered. Stuff everywhere but it's not dirty, it's just messy. But no food or poo or dirt lying around.

Originally Posted by Ripose

I used to be a neat freak but my meds have entirely stripped away all my motivation to do anything, so it is quite dirty here now. Also my wife has some issue with seeing any free space anywhere, so she has to fill up every single space with something, it is very frustrating.

i have never heard of this.. does it have a name?

(needing all space filled)

Originally Posted by justafriend306

is this thread a duplicate? Mine isn't too bad

yeah.. thought this thread would be good for this area

[Ripose]

Originally Posted by shattered sanity

i have never heard of this.. does it have a name?

(needing all space filled)

I'm not sure but I think it is some type of a hoarding issue.

[lacerta]

Rather cluttered than messy. Too messy to allow ranom visitors without cleaning up beforehands. It gets almost perfect at times of mania though and gets awful at times of deep depression.

[Wander]

My flat is almost always clean and tidy. Not over the top though. I only vacuume fortnightly or even less often but the place is ready for guests most of the time. When I get hypo the place is sparkling. When depressed I am more slack but usually still keep it reasonable. The agitation helps with that as I can't sit still.

[bizi]

Cat hair is my nemesis!
bizi

Originally Posted by bizi

Cat hair is my nemesis!
bizi

Same here, I have four Maine Coons! lol

[hopeless2015]

Definitely cluttered and messy but no food or poo on the floors. It bothers me but not enough to do something about it I guess

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I find hairballs from my cats. I clean those up as I find them. It's inevitable. I have 118 lbs of "cat" in my house lol

[gina_re]

Right now it's filthy because I've been so busy, I haven't had the time to do anything. It looks like it does when I'm depressed, but that's just from neglect. This time it's from lack of time because I'm in and out so much, it's difficult to clean up. Hopefully I can get some done this afternoon. At least in the kitchen.

[junkDNA]

its pretty clean. my roommate and i keep it pretty tidy. there is some cat hair , though. my cat has medium length fur and this is a rly hot summer for us, so hes constantly shedding. i try to vacuum it up periodically.

i dont know what happened bc i used to be the most messiest person ever

i am envious of everyone who has 1 (or more) kitties

1 day em, 1 day

[gina_re]

Originally Posted by shattered sanity

i am envious of everyone who has 1 (or more) kitties

1 day em, 1 day

I thought about getting another cat. I was going to go to that Clear the Shelters event at one of the local shelters. However, my cat was really working my nerves that morning and she killed the desire to go that afternoon. She's enough for me anyway.

My place is a mess. I just lack motivation. No dirty dishes but I have 3 cats and haven't vacuumed in awhile. Carpet needs it bad. But it hurts to do bc of my back so I keep putting it off...ugh!

[Unrigged64072835]

My place is alright. It's a big house so we have to clean in sections. The kitchen can use some sprucing up and the carpet needs vacuuming, but it's okay for now.

And I know the thing about cats. I have two and they're both shedding like crazy.

[scatterbrained04]

My house is usually very messy. I'm a relatively clean person, but my 10yo is the messiest child I know. I can't keep up with him and have pretty much quit trying.

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[msrobot]

Liveable chaos I think.

[pirilin]

Very clean. Cleaning is not within the scope of my responsibilities anymore.

My husband and I have very similar cleaning styles: we tend to leave stuff around/make messy piles but then can't stand it after a few days and clean up. I love when the apartment is perfectly clean, but usually I'd say it's in the 'normal' range.

3 dogs, 2 teenage boys who don't clean up after themselves and 2 disabled adults leads to a very messy house. I used to break my back keeping this place clean but when I became sick years ago, nobody picked up the slack and the results are a barely tolerable living environment. We've got lots of love in this house though, and that is more important than being mess free. I would prefer living in a more tidy environment, but that would require help from the others who lives here and it just ain't happening. I accept that things are the way they are because I have no other choice than to accept it. Trying to keep this place tidy and clean up after everyone and the dogs is like pissing in the wind.