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Ety is 30% done

Author comes from a healthy, functional and very tidy family with functional and tidy parents, and developed a *love* of cleaning and organizing early, and only started to struggle after an illness. I feel like I did during *Laziness Does Not Exist*, where the author's "poor functioning" still looks better and more accomplished than what I can usually manage at my absolute best.

— Apr 23, 2026 11:27AM

Tidying the Abyss: A Practical Guide to Cleaning and Organizing While Exhausted and Overwhelmed

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Ety is 25% done

So far I've been mostly enjoying it, but the author definitely comes from a completely different origin, starting point, standards, etc. than like... anybody I know who actually struggles with this stuff. "You just need to relearn how to enjoy cleaning again!" I also feel like my own experience is completely alien here - ND parent with neurotic standards and no understanding of their ND kid.

— Apr 23, 2026 08:00AM