I wanted to make a post on how to deep clean after having a hard time. Whether this is from a bad thing happening in your life, mental illness, or anything else, I hope this helps.
Start this out as soon as you wake up, eat something, brush your teeth and do whatever else you need to do. It’s okay to take a little bit of time doing everything - Rome wasn’t built in a day.
It’s okay to take a break/stop at any point for the day. You’ll be okay.
Start out by picking up garbage and throwing it away. I know it can be hard to get up and throw things away but you deserve to live in an environment without trash.
Take any dishes and put them in the sink or dishwasher. You don’t have to do them right now, just put them where they need to be.
Wipe down your surfaces and dust, again, you deserve to live somewhere without dust and muck.
Pick up anything off the floor and put it anywhere that isn’t the floor for now
Mop/sweep/vacuum your flooring. There’s a good chance that this really needs done and your feet will thank you for not stepping on a crumby/sticky floor.
If you have one/are not sensitive to it, put on an infuser or candle. There’s different oil mixes on Pinterest and Etsy sells a bunch of different candles from small businesses. Candles from anywhere else is also fine, obviously haha!
Put clothes in the laundry - I know this can be especially hard if you live somewhere that your washer/dryer isn’t in your apartment. If this is the case then at the very least sort out the clean clothes from the dirty clothes, putting away the clean clothes and putting the dirty clothes in a hamper/bag to carry.
While they are in the laundry/everything is sorted, fix any decor in your house that may have fallen over, posters that are coming off the wall, and if you have the money it may make you feel better to have a couple new pieces/art/lights to brighten up your space. If not, your stuff is just as good and seeing it look well presented will make you feel better.
Go through your refrigerator and throw away anything expired or moldy, clean out the fridge (I use vinegar and baking soda, followed my a kitchen cleaner) and optionally, put in a smell control product
Go through your dry goods and spices, throw anything away that is expired, moldy, or looking a bit rough. Put things back nicely.
It’s time for dishes. If you have a dishwasher, this’ll be easy enough if you followed the step above, just throw in your soap and have a bit of a break. If you have to hand wash your dishes and there are a lot of them, it’s perfectly fine to take as many breaks as you want. You can wash half of them and do the other half later, even! If it’s a common problem for you to have lots of dishes and you find it extremely hard to wash them, it may be something to think about to get a dishwasher or a tabletop one (you pour water into the top of it and put the soap in. It’s overall easier and if you are having too hard of a time to wash them everyday, it can)
Optionally, you could scrub your oven but it’s not super important. You should scrub the stovetop, to get any muck off and make it sparkly clean.
Whenever they’re dry, put your dishes away and scrub your sink/put a dishwasher cleaner in
Go to the bathroom and clean the sink, then the shower/bath tub, and lastly the toilet. Do the best you can to clean inside and outside of each. Scrub the walls and mirror. If there’s anything out of place then reorganize!
For the bedroom(s), wash your bedlinen ASAP - you deserve to sleep somewhere clean. Fix your desk up nice and neat (if you have one)
Organize your makeup and/or beauty care
Clean your windows and any other glass things in the house
If you can, buy yourself flowers at the supermarket or get them delivered to you! It may seem silly or frivolous, but fresh flowers *are* nice.
Water your plants and fertilize them, them being healthy will make you happy
Last but not least, put on a record or play some of your favorite music, and cook yourself a nice meal... or even better, get something from a nice restaurant brought to you. Sit on the sofa, take in your pretty, newly clean and nice smelling surroundings, then unwind. You deserve to!
I may have forgotten a thing or two and I will update it if I happen to remember! Have a lovely day, darling and I hope whatever is plaguing you will get better - sooner than later.
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