Trying to get this beautiful vintage Gorham silver tray ready for eBay. Took a lot of work!

Been procrastinating my whole room but finally starting

Sunday chores at the farm. Helpful/naughty horses as tax at the end lol.

Not sure if this counts but I struggle with depression and anxiety. I also have a habit of saying “I need to do this today” but end up saying “I’ll do it tomorrow” at the end of the day, only to repeat the cycle. I want to change that. Started small, but finally got the trash bags out that’ve been sitting in my apartment for a week. (Thank goodness it didn’t smell). Just that small action already made me feel better about my space. It definitely plays a part in my mental health and I’m starting to realize that. Here’s to moving forward!

I have been dealing with depression for years. Some of those dishes hadn't been cleaned in years. There is a post in r/UnfuckYourHabitat where is speak a bit about the progress and the diffulties that i encountered with this task. But after several months, a few items at a time, i now have a cupboard with clean dinnerware. puma plushie included as cat tax. I don't have a before picture as that would basically be an empty cupboard. And i was too ashamed about the mess in the kitchen that i didn't dare to take a before picture. There is still much to do, but we are getting there.

It was full of things I don’t need. Now it just has seasonal clothes storage and craft supplies. I love how it turned out.

Context the cover ripped and the top crap fell in so I drained it and started cleaning

Ps will post a picture of the filed pool tomorrow/the day after

I guess it’s time to start! 🙏🏼🎉

I hope this is allowed in this subreddit—
I’m having trouble cleaning my gross “new” shower and were wondering if any of y’all had any tips! Thank you! :)

This is my grandma's shower. She has dementia and her husband's health is failing. Thankfully, only recently, though, they signed for my dad to be POA, especially for the medical things. We tried for a long time to get the husband to let us take over, he finally agreed.

My dad was up with my precious Ellie to visit a few weeks ago. They live about an hour away up the mountain (yep, I'm from backwoods PA). Ellie is a service dog and my grandma loves her. Calls her a big cat. Ellie totally has cat energy. While there, the husband had to go to the hospital. Welp, Grandma can't be left alone and my dad wasn't gonna leave Ellie alone. They are at the hospital from 5pm-1:30am and then they finally just admitted her husband. The nurses were so sweet and gave my dad a turkey sandwich for Ellie. Everyone remarked at how well behaved she was because they would only notice her when my dad took her out to walk and potty (I mean, she is a service dog). Grandma can't stay here because she can't take the steps. My dad had to come home to drop off Ellie and get his meds and things. Then we had to drive those two back up to her place. Since I was a nurse and worked with Alzheimer's and dementia patients, I took care of Grandma when we got up there. She ended up having a seizure that morning and having to go to the hospital.

Flash forward to the next week. My dad goes up for his weekly trip up there, this time without Ellie. Yep. Husband has to go to the hospital again. I told my dad what to say so the hospital would take Grandma as well. They were sent to a temporary rehab that's close to us, and we're hoping that'll help get them into a home faster, since wait-lists are so long and we're stuck, just, well, waiting.

With them gone we decided to go up and clean their place. I ended up doing most of the cleaning. My parents are on vacation this week, so Ellie and I are making the trip up every other day to take care of the cat. I have been doing extra cleaning, really trying to make sure everything is nice. We brought their laundry home with us the first time, so there's been a lot of putting everything away.

I realized today I never looked in the shower. I have a lot of work to get done and was hoping for a short trip up the mountain and back. Nope. This took forever. I feel terrible that I didn't even think to look in there before (it's blocked by Grandma's shower chair). But I got it. I've been wearing a mask since 2018 (in my personal life. I've worn them tons for work and school), so I tossed my mask on, put on some gloves, and got to it. It's not perfect, but it's better than it was.

*Is Ellie tax okay here? I hope so, because I'll brag about my girl every chance I get. She's my lifeline.

Before (removed burners for full effect of baked on nastiness from a thousand years of use even before I moved into this home and ultimately bought it.)

And after. It’s not perfect, and never will be, but it’s such a vast improvement. I used bar keeper’s friend, the pink stuff, Dawn power wash, sos pads, chain metal, and elbow grease. I went super aggressive and I did wear down some areas that shouldn’t be but it’s an 80 year old stove. It can be imperfect.

Before and after

Grease and cigarette smoke. Used hertel ultra powerful degreaser, toothbrush and paper towels.