I've always been the one with the messy desk, the messy room, and so on. I set things down on surfaces because if I tidy things away, I forget they exist. My partner is the same way. Do we have any hope towards a tidy home?
I have never gotten in the habit of putting things away into drawers, shelves, wardrobes, etc., because I'm so "out of sight, out of mind". Please don't say "If it was really important, you would remember to get it out". We used to have a bread bin, and the result was we would keep buying new bread and let the bread in the bin go bad because we forgot about it.
The same goes for half-read books, unpaid bills, clothes that need mending, whatever. Our kitchen counters are littered with bottles of sauces and spices, not because we don't have the cabinet space for them, but just to keep them more easily to hand.
We have a small home and things are getting much worse lately with all of our work stuff mixed in with the personal stuff.
There is a certain amount of ASD/ADHD neurodivergence at play here. I'm looking for resources, coping strategies, and personal stories, and I also have a little money to throw at this - drop a link if you have a life-changing organization product/system. Hiring in a professional organizer is not in the cards (maybe in the future, but not now).
I have already read Marie Kondo. I feel that our problem isn't too much stuff, it's finding the right homes for the things we do use, in a way that works for us. What are the best ways to move away from piles, and toward visual organization that looks tidy & presentable?
Things that have helped so far, keeping things in their place but still in view:
- Coat hooks in the bedroom for "not dirty yet" clothes
- Sticky hooks for keys, umbrella, brooms
- An over-the-door pocketed holder for our shoes
- IKEA Raskog trolleys
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