what do you do when you struggle to keep your home tidy and clean

my mother and father brought me up to be clean and tidy, 'cleanliness is next to godliness' as it's said...but because i struggle with mental problems i struggle to keep my place/ living quarters tidy and clean...i find it a great effort to clean, tidy and hoover...and i've let things go a bit in my apartment...if my mum saw it she would be upset with me....she lives an hour away now but is always encouraging me on the phone to keep the kitchen clean and tidy....but at the moment it's a bit of a mess.

can anyone relate or understand what i'm saying?

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AngelUnforgiven · 51-55, F

Ive found that if you clean things immediately its easier and much better to get it done. As soon as I'm done eating i do the dishes, as soon as get up I'm making my bed, as soon as im done showering, brushing my teeth, etc... I'm cleaning my bathroom every morning. We have a rule in my house no one goes to sleep until everything is neat, clean, and put into its place. And no one leaves the house without it being clean that means all beds are made, breakfast dishes done etc...this way the house is always clean. We all have certain laundry days and on that day we dust while our clothes are in wash.