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XanaDUer2

(15,772 posts)
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 09:48 PM Jan 2022

Depressed today;scrubbed the floor

Thanks to everyone who responded to my messy-house thread with tips, hints, and suggestions.

Today. I took the initiative to scrub clean the absolutely grungiest section of the floor. Like, bleach and hot water, on the floor with a Scrubbie.

It looks and feels so much better now. Small victories

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Depressed today;scrubbed the floor (Original Post) XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 OP
when I get that "I don't know where to start" feeling Skittles Jan 2022 #1
Yes! XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #2
heh Skittles Jan 2022 #5
A clean house drmeow Jan 2022 #3
Thank you, drmeow nt XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #4
Definitely! OldBaldy1701E Jan 2022 #6
We are made for order. There is order in the universe. No Vested Interest Jan 2022 #7

Skittles

(172,853 posts)
1. when I get that "I don't know where to start" feeling
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 09:54 PM
Jan 2022

I just pick something and DO IT......doing something, however small, makes me feel better!

drmeow

(6,019 posts)
3. A clean house
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 10:08 PM
Jan 2022

or even just a cleaner spot in one room always makes me feel better, too! Glad you are feeling better.

OldBaldy1701E

(11,546 posts)
6. Definitely!
Tue Jan 11, 2022, 12:23 AM
Jan 2022

I have said it for decades. A clean house/room/space always helps with depression and anxiety. Just being able to move around without tripping over things. To be able to sit in a room and relax in the feeling that it looks fresh and ready for use. I cannot explain the intricacies of why this works for me, but it does. And, as stated above, the act of cleaning always seems to be calming and stress-reducing.

No Vested Interest

(5,300 posts)
7. We are made for order. There is order in the universe.
Tue Jan 11, 2022, 07:11 PM
Jan 2022

Order in our lives frees us.
When we are thus free, we can enjoy/appreciate the large and the small present in our lives.
We can relax.
We can breathe freely.

Spoken by one for whom the energy to make life orderly is a constant struggle.

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