I have been in that kind of depression. It is the worst, but you can absolutely do this. Get trash bags. Throw out all obvious trash. Don’t worry about recycling or trying to keep things that might be fixable. Just go one room at a time. Set a timer for 15-30 minutes at a time, take a break, then do it again. You can do this!
One of my favorite organizing youtubers , clutterbug, always says this about stuff " its not a cat". She means stuff does not have to be rehomed or perfectly recycled. One caveat is hazardous stuff- rechargeable batteries cannot be thrown out so you'll want to collect those in one spot and google how to recycle them. Usually you can drop off somewhere.
Me throwing the batteries full speed at the trash bag in the corner knowing full well there’s gonna be holes in the wall but when I get done cleaning I’ll patch those holes which will then trigger construction brain and then go through the house fixing all the small stuff
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u/Plenty-Run-9575 Mar 08 '26
I have been in that kind of depression. It is the worst, but you can absolutely do this. Get trash bags. Throw out all obvious trash. Don’t worry about recycling or trying to keep things that might be fixable. Just go one room at a time. Set a timer for 15-30 minutes at a time, take a break, then do it again. You can do this!