As you know, I'm all about self-care and mental health!
So what does cleaning my home have to do with either of those? It turns out - a lot. When I was in the worst period of my depression/anxiety/agoraphobia my apartment looked like something you'd see in the television show Hoarders. Dishes had been in the sink for months looking like science experiments. There were bags of trash everywhere because taking the trash out made me anxious. Piles of dirty clothes because doing laundry made me anxious. The thought of anyone coming to my home - you guessed it - made me anxious.
I was isolated. I was depressed. And I didn't like myself - at all. I told myself I was lazy. I wondered what was wrong with me. Back then I understood depression = empty and sad. Anxiety = scared and panic attack-y. I didn't realize that they also looked like executive dysfunction, fatigue, lack of motivation, and lack of will to do pretty much anything but play video games.
Enter self-love and self-care. Those two concepts made me start caring about my mental health. It had a domino effect on my life. I started focusing on managing my mental health and suddenly I had the ability to clean but I was also completely overwhelmed. A clean home wasn't something that happened instantly - I had to learn how to manage chores, how to break tasks down, and how to make it something I enjoyed.
That's why I created this. I want to help you create a home that you love without being overwhelmed by everything that's on your to-do list!
