Executive Function

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. ...

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. ...

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: ...