every room has only a finite number of cool doodads at any given time. the room will be cleaned eventually, it just might take a little longer. not to mention that the extra time will be spent discussing cool doodads and will thus be time well spent.
Cleaning crews are mostly one person unless you're dealing with some large corporate facility. One ADHD person distracted by one interesting item in the space they're cleaning and the whole thing goes down.
I get focused on small things, which makes me an inefficient cleaner. Sure that drawer is going to be the most organized it has ever been, but there are bigger fish to fry.
I just need someone following me around to ask questions like "Are you sure deep cleaning the microwave is the most effective use of your time right now?"
this hits close to home….
i have to keep reminding myself: clean everything just a little bit, and then a little bit more, and then again, and then you can meticulously organize some box of stuff you barely use…
Then you return home to find all your stuff was put away in wrong places and have a complete meltdown because you can't find anything when you need it.
Yeah, but now you can blame yourself for agreeing to this stupid idea instead of blaming yourself for not cleaning your house. An infinitely worse experience.
No no, I get you. I can happily spend 6 hours at work reorganizing and cleaning my workroom and storage but once I get home, managing the dishwasher is a Herculean effort.
That and, at least for me, an overwhelming need for approval. If I help someone else clean their house, they might think I have my own shit together and I'm a considerate person. If I clean my own house, I'll still hate myself.
Or maybe the pressure of someone else potentially cleaning my place will actually get me to do it.
Not that I have weird stuff I don't want people to know about. Not that I would say I do either. Or comment that I don't have weird stuff because pointing it out would kind of say I have weird stuff. I don't have weird stuff.
I do this but with work. I keep my work space cleaner than anything at home. It's knowing for a fact that everyone can see it and judge me vs my home where it's just me and the family.