Adhd

Have you been trying to clean your house when what you actually needed was to tidy? I ask because I do this to myself constantly. My brain sees the state of the kitchen and defaults to clean, meaning bench spray, mop the floor, wipe every surface. And this is usually where the pile-on starts. I glance at the lounge room, that’s a mess, that needs a clean. Dining room, last night’s dinner plates, that’s a mess that needs a clean. Insert all the need I repeat in my head, and both PDA and freeze kicks in. Hours of work. The size of that job locks me up and I do none of it. The dishes stay on the sink. The floor stays sticky. My brain calls me a failure and I go make another cup of coffee. ...

People always apologise at the door. “Sorry, it’s a bit of a mess.” “Don’t look at the kitchen.” “I would have tidied but, " I get it. I’ve done it too. We’ve been taught that someone seeing your house honestly is a moral failure, and a professional organiser walking in feels like inviting the judge into the courtroom. So let me tell you something, properly: I’m not looking at your mess. ...

Let’s be honest: laundry is the worst household task for ADHD brains. Why? Because laundry isn’t one task. It’s FIVE tasks disguised as one: Collect dirty clothes Wash clothes Dry clothes Fold clothes Put away clothes Each step requires: Remembering it exists Initiating the task Completing it before starting the next For ADHD brains with executive dysfunction, this is basically asking you to climb Mount Everest. Repeatedly. Forever. I’m Jayne, a professional organiser in Geelong with ADHD. I’ve spent years figuring out laundry systems that work with ADHD brains, not against them. ...

It’s 6pm. Your in-laws are coming tomorrow. Your house looks like a crime scene. Cue the panic spiral: “How did I let it get this bad?” “Where do I even start?” “Should I just cancel?” “Can I clean the entire house before they arrive?” Stop. Breathe. You’ve got this. I’m Jayne, a professional organiser in Geelong with ADHD. I’ve been in this exact situation dozens of times - both personally and helping clients. ...

If you have ADHD, your kitchen probably falls into one of two states: Completely pristine (because you hyperfocused and cleaned at 11pm last night) Absolute disaster zone (because executive function said “nope”) There’s rarely an in-between. And traditional kitchen cleaning advice? It assumes your brain works in a linear, consistent way. Spoiler: it doesn’t. I’m Jayne, a professional organiser in Geelong with ADHD. I’ve spent years figuring out what actually works for ADHD brains - not what should work, but what does work. ...

New year, fresh start energy is everywhere right now. And if you’re anything like me, you’ve probably seen all those “transform your entire home in January!” posts and felt… overwhelmed. Here’s the thing: those grand organising overhauls rarely work for ADHD brains. Instead, I want to share 5 small, achievable organising goals for 2026 that are designed to work with your brain, not against it. 1. Create One “Drop Zone” That Actually Works You know that spot where everything lands when you walk in the door? Keys, wallet, random receipts, that thing you’ve been meaning to return? ...

I spent years thinking I was just bad at organising. I’d read the books. Watch the videos. Buy the cute matching baskets. Follow the step-by-step systems. And within a week (sometimes days), it would all fall apart. The problem wasn’t me. The problem was that traditional organising advice is designed for neurotypical brains. Let me show you why it doesn’t work for ADHD-and more importantly, what to do instead. Problem #1: “Put Everything Away Where It Belongs” Why It Fails: ...

Can I be honest with you? Even as a professional organiser, my home gets messy. Dishes pile up. Laundry breeds on the bedroom floor. Surfaces disappear under random stuff. For years, I’d swing between two extremes: Ignoring it completely (out of sight, out of mind) Spending 5 hours in a hyperfocus cleaning frenzy Neither was sustainable. Then I discovered something that actually works for my ADHD brain: the 10-minute reset. ...