Life with ADHD can be summed up as cluttered. House – cluttered. Work space – cluttered. Mind – cluttered. Hobbies – cluttered. It feels like a never ending cycle of dealing with messy things. Here are a few ways I make my life with ADHD less cluttered.
House clutter – To deal with too much stuff everywhere around the house, I find a timer method works best. I tend to think a cleaning task is going to take twice as long as it actually will so I put my big girl thinking pants on, rationalize that some cleaning is better than no cleaning, set a timer and go! I uses different things as timers too. For example, I’ll clean for the length of this one album, or I’ll clean while this stick of incense burns. No annoying buzzer and if the cleaning vibes are still strong I can keep on going.
Work space clutter – I struggle with this one a lot. The collection of trinkets at my desk seems to grow by the day. To help with this, I plan on making the last thing I do before I leave: reset my desk. Clear garbage, organize the things, water the plants. I’m hoping this will lend to a simpler work environment.
Mind clutter – With ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression, I have a lot of mind clutter. But, having done both CBT and DBT therapies, I have lots of tools I use to sort out thoughts. My favorite is a tea ritual. The act of boiling water, steeping leaves, and garnishing my drink (with ice, honey, creamer) helps calm my mind and the act of drinking lets me reflect on my thoughts, give them space to voice themselves, and then sort those thoughts. The negative thoughts get placed in the garbage usually with a disproving thought, the neutral and good thoughts get stored as good energy and if its an idea – sorted into a future things to do.
Hobby clutter – My ever-changing hobbies leave messes around the house, in my brain, and in my time management. As I’ve already talked about house and mind clutter, I’ll discuss time clutter. Its the overwhelming feeling that you can’t do everything you want to do in the time you have available. It’s okay. Radically accept that. It’s important to do at least one thing you enjoy every day but it doesn’t (and most times can’t) be everything you want to do. Pick one or two things that bring you joy to do each day.
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