u/Purpleheather93

I was so floored, motivated, and inspired by the outpouring of support I got last week that I decided to do an update. It's all still a work in progress, and the rest of my house needs to be cleaned/reorganized too, but at least I managed to keep the kitchen relatively clean throughout the week.

I really wanted to get more done this long weekend, not only in terms of housework but also exercise, work from home, and hobbies - but as usual that didn't happen. I worked part-time on Saturday and also did some extra work from home all 3 days. I didn't stay in bed past 3 p.m. any day so I count that as a win!

I appreciate all of your support more than words can say. You are all SO caring, thoughtful, and considerate. I'm going to see if there's a way to download all Reddit comments so I can keep them for the future. Also, I'm sorry I didn't get around to responding to all the comments on my original post, there were just so many of them! I honestly feel a little guilty that my post got so much more attention than other people's. Best of luck to everyone here with their household un-fucking!

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Every week I try to get my kitchen under control and every week it comes back to this. Few/no clean dishes so I order delivery. Recyclables all over the place because I hate the gross feeling of cleaning them out. Rotting food in the sink and fridge. I have loaves of bread in bags in the fridge that are completely green with mold and pumpkins that have been in there since Halloween.

I try to make a dent in it but I just look at it and despair. At most I do a load or two of dishes and then it gets awful again. I don't know what's wrong with me other than just being exhausted and worn out from work and daily mundane stress.

I ordered a little filing cabinet for all the paperwork spilling off my desk (not pictured) but it's just sat there in pieces for a week unassembled.

Fuck, it's past 6 p.m. and I haven't even changed or gotten out of bed except briefly.

I'm tired of feeling like an incompetent worthless human being. It has to be able to get better than this, right?