I hate my house conditions

I am very messy for some reason and I don't know why. My parents just came over and my mom told me that she was feeling claustrophobic and like she needed a Xanax (prescribed). I hate that she feels that way every time she comes to my house. I try to keep it clean, but it never stays that way. I hate how I live, but I don't know how to change it.

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HoochieTheClown · 51-55, F

First step - You have to aggressively get rid of trash useless stuff.

Then it becomes a task of reorganizing, ridding more useless stuff, reorganizing.

Then of course the cleaning like wiping things down, vacuum, mop, whatever.

Keeping a house clean is not a "once and done" thing. Just when you make a mess, clean it soon after. Just something you have to keep on top of.

Depending on how bad a living space is, the whole "rid junk, reorganize, rid more junk, clean" could take anywhere from a few hours to a few weeks. The most important part though - ridding useless junk. Aggressively and honestly. After that the rest is just details.

If a living space gets too messy, it invites critters.

Maturebate · 70-79, M

@HoochieTheClown very wise comments. Deal with it as soon as you see it so it's not on a list that never gets looked at! It has taken a while but I eventually learned to have a place for all my stuff so it doesn't just lie there. My partner not so organised and leaves her things wherever she drops them, then can never find anything 😭