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Here’s the new comic I made for ECCC! I wanted to make a simple, sweet short about lesbians in space. If you’re at the con, you can get a copy at F5!
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[drawing of a yellow axolotl saying “Just because you have a hard time feeling motivated doesn’t mean you aren’t responsible and dedicated.” in a green speech bubble on a purple background.]
[drawing of a blue fish on a yellow background saying “It’s not too late to start.” in yellow text on a blue speech bubble.]
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Ok so I rly fucking need to clean my house. Do any other People With Depression™ have any tips or ways you motivate urself to clean? Because this feels like the hardest goddamn thing in the world even tho I know it’s not and I’m just continually frustrated with myself and have been for the past two weeks.
HOO BOY DO I HAVE DEPRESSION/EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION CLEANING TIPS
in no particular order (because I have depression and executive dysfunction):
1. If something sensory about cleaning bothers you, eliminate that before you start. For example, I wear gloves to do the dishes. If the sound of the vacuum bothers you, wear headphones and turn up the music. etc.
2. If you can, make a list of everything that needs to be done. Then acknowledge that you probably can’t do it all, and circle all the things that absolutely, no matter what, have to be done. Pick one (ONE! ONLY ONE! START WITH ONE!) of those things and break it down into smaller steps. Then even smaller steps. Seriously, if step one is “stand up” and step two is “walk to closet” and step 3 is “get mop”, that’s fine. It can be that small.
3. Take a break. “But I literally only started five minutes ago!” Don’t care. If you want a break, take a break. “At this point I’ve spent more time on breaks than I’ve spent on cleaning.” Ok, but you’ve spent more than zero time on cleaning, so you’ve accomplished more than you had at the beginning. “If I take a break it won’t get done!” If you burn out it won’t get done either. Take a break.
4. If nothing is working, try what I call bin cleaning/box cleaning. Take a big trash bag and a box. Pick up the first object you see. Step 1: Is it trash? Put it in the trash bag. Step 2: Will you use it in the next 2 days? No? Put it in the box. It’s a problem for Future You. If you’ll use it in the next 2 days, take time to put it away. Rinse and repeat.
5. Did you get distracted and forget what you were doing? Don’t worry about it. Just clean a thing. It doesn’t matter if it’s the thing you were cleaning before. You have to clean lots of things, so just pick a thing and clean it. Eventually you’ll get around to the thing you forgot.
6. If you have to do a thing you really hate, do a thing you like afterwards. I hate doing dishes, but folding laundry soothes me, so that’s a nice one to do afterwards. YMMV. If there are no cleaning things you like that you can do afterwards, see number 3.
7. Make it fun. Play loud music and dance while you’re cleaning. Wear something that makes you feel cute, or if you prefer, something comfy. Light your favorite candle. Whatever.
8. If it’s nice out, open a window. Seriously, it helps.
This is seriously so helpful, thank you.
If you have a mental illness or you’re disabled, @unfuckyourhabitat has great tips for cleaning, managing your time and resources (spoons), working around messy roommates etc. They also educated me about drain volcanos, which are one of my favourite things to do.
If you get overwhelmed by OMG SO MUCH YUCK (like I do sometimes), pick a surface and just clean that. I recommend the sink. HOLY SHIT does everything seem SO MUCH BETTER once you clean that one surface. It feels like a huge load has been lifted. Even if that’s the ONLY thing that gets worked on. (And honestly sinks are the best thing to do this with, they have ~magical properties~) (also I would like to acknowledge that this does not work for everyone, but I hope it works for you because it sure as hell works for me)
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