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Some suggestions, please, for cleaning up a VERY messy room

My room is an awful mess...and I live in ONE rented room! So I need to clean it up and soon. I have a lot of trash around, a lot of clutter. And a lot of old empty wine bottles to put out into our recycle bin. When I get the trash and junk out, I will hire someone to sweep and wash my floor.

Anyone here ever deal with this kind of problem? I can use some suggestions and some encouragement. If I can't get it to look better, I could get thrown out of here. I like it here and don't want that to happen. Also, looking at my room is demoralizing. It's contributing to my current state of depression. I am 75 years old and arthritic so doing anything is hard most days.

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HootyTheNightOwl

Start in one corner and do a little every day... little and often will soon add up in getting everything spick and span.

Maybe it would help you to get into the habit of throwing away old items as soon as they are empty in future, too??? That way bottles and jars are out of the house long before they can accumulate in the first place.

SW-User

Start small. Do a little bit every day. Bag up some garbage. Take the bottles out.
The next day do a little more. In a week it will look way better.
I'd help you if I could.

greenmountaingal · 70-79, F

@SW-User I tried doing a little bit every day, but it never seemed to add up to much accomplished. I got discouraged after about two weeks.

SW-User

@greenmountaingal I understand it can be overwhelming if you're depressed and don't feel well. Have you ever tried to make it fun ? Like play music and just think of it differently?
I wish there was someone close that could help you . I'd knock most of it out in a day but I'm so far from you.

CountScrofula · 41-45, M

Don't look at the room, look at a specific problem in the room. Something you can solve that day.

Because if you look at it all at once, there'll be a huge sense of defeat before you even start. But if it's just "Okay let's take out some bottles today" you'll be fine.

So just one task. Whatever is the most obvious and easiest. Done, you'll feel good about having done it. Care about the next thing the next day.

greenmountaingal · 70-79, F

@CountScrofula Thank you. That is what I've been doing these last 2 days.

SW-User

Play music
Get a trolley and trash bags

Fishy · F

Categorise it and work on one category at a time, like throw away the empty bottles can be category 1, and category 2 can be something like reorganise the cupboards etc.

When I'm feeling overwhelmed with the tasks I have to complete, I find organising it on paper first helps too... But that's just me

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greenmountaingal · 70-79, F

@waleskinder Thanks. Good suggestion. Actually, on my doctor's advice I have already done so.

Thevy29 · 41-45, M

There isn't any At Home Care you can apply for?

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Thevy29 · 41-45, M

@greenmountaingal Which country you living in?

greenmountaingal · 70-79, F

@Thevy29 California, USA.

Thevy29 · 41-45, M

@greenmountaingal Oh, Okay. I'm Australian. We have a different health system.

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