Rant: why am I the only one in this house who picks the random crap off the floor?
My husband has ADHD and just doesn’t see it. He’ll tidy, but it’s more of the big stuff like putting dishes away, big pieces of toys etc.
I even have a cleaner/housekeeper! She has zero executive functioning skills. She will only do things if I specifically point it out. The other day I had to point out that dusting off the shelves includes dusting off the items on said shelf.
And then there’s 2 kids. An 8yo with autism who treats having to clean up as an attack on her entire existence, and a 4yo with adhd who tries his best but ends up making more mess.
This morning I spent a full hour picking up hair ties from the floor, teeny tiny barbie accesories, paper cuttings, random lego bricks and characters, I opened up a bedside table we never use and found 5 spoons and 15 medicine cups inside (why do we have so many of those bastards?), I threw out 5 lumpy dirty cushions that are always in the way and nobody ever uses, and I re-hung 3 curtains that had been partially yanked off the rod.
I have autism, so I know I am more sensitive to mess than others, but PLEASE tell me other houses look like this as well. On the surface, everything looks clean because it gets vaccuumed and mopped several times per day. But the clutter?? It’s absolutely insane. We have so much CRAP. Where does it come from? AND WHY AM I THE ONLY PERSON IN THIS HOUSE PICKING IT UP????