Unfuck Your Habitat

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April 2012

dontbearuiner asked: Oh my god, where has this blog been all my life. I have family visiting in a few weeks (staying at a hotel, thank $deity), but my house is in A State. (BF is rehearsing for a play, I play roller derby and was sucked into ME3. The house suffered.) These things are all the instructions on how to make my house look good without going bananas the night before my dad arrives. THANK YOU.

March 2012

Unfuck Your Weekend: Challenge 8

You’re avoiding something. It might be an invisible corner. It might be a box of crap you need to deal with. It might be your junk drawer. Whatever it is that you’ve been relieved that none of the challenges so far have made you deal with, that’s what you’re dealing with for the next 20 minutes. Don’t lie to yourself. You’re putting something off, but now you have to go deal with it.

Unfuck Your Weekend: Challenge 7

To the living/family room! Start by clearing off the coffee and end tables. Straighten the bookshelves. Put away anything that belongs somewhere else. Fold any blankets, fluff the pillows, dust what needs dusting, and run a quick vacuum.

Unfuck Your Weekend: Challenge 6

Back to the bedroom. This time, focus on your surfaces: nightstand, dresser, etc. Clear them off, put shit back where it belongs, and give everything a good dusting.

Unfuck Your Weekend: Challenge 5

Time to head into the bedroom. This 20 minutes, focus on getting rid of the floordrobe, put your shoes back where they belong, and put away any laundry hanging out in baskets or on surfaces.

awkotacoforsooth asked: I've left my bathtub alone (cleaningwise) for entirely too long and now there are rust stains everywhere (we have really crappy water). And idea how to clean that up? I'm not a fan of the orange tub.

Unfuck Your Weekend: Challenge 4

Sheets dry yet? If so, make your bed. After that, start another load of laundry. How’s your laundry area? Gross? Use your 20 minutes making it less gross.

Unfuck Your Weekend: Challenge 3

20 minutes cleaning the bathroom. Start by filling the tub and sink with hot water and cleaner. Pour some cleaner in the toilet. Wipe down all surfaces, get the gunk off of the bottles in the shower, empty the trash, sweep or Swiffer the floor, wipe down the walls, then drain and wipe the sink and tub, and scrub the toilet. Any time left over? go through your medicine cabinet or drawers and do...

Unfuck Your Weekend: Challenge 2

20 minutes in the kitchen. De-scuzz the stovetop, wipe down the counters, throw away the gross food in the fridge. If you see it, clean it. You’ll be surprised how much you can get done in 20 minutes. If the washer’s done, put your stuff in the dryer. If there’s already stuff in the dryer, PUT IT AWAY. Like, AWAY away, not languishing in a basket. 10 minute break when you’re done.

Unfuck Your Weekend: Challenge 1

Get out of your bed and pay it some attention. Throw your bedding in the washer before you start today’s adventures (and then add detergent and start the washer, smartasses). Be honest, your sheets need washing, don’t they? If not, or if you don’t have access to a washing machine right now, MAKE YOUR BED. After you start the washer or make your bed, round out your 20 minutes washing some dishes,...

Before & After - Kitchen Table!

contenthousewife: And it only took me one 20/10 to do it in… Before: And there wasn’t even any excuse for that mess, it all should’ve been put away right as soon as I was finished with it…shame on me. But it’s all fixed now!

It's a Miracle.

unfuckingthedream: No pictures. Just an update. I’m now approaching my third weekend where I have been actively unfucking. When I say, “This is the longest my room has ever had a floor,” I’m not exaggerating. I’ve been taking out the trash, scooping the kitty box, folding my laundry, and all my surfaces are cleared. And I’m making my bed. Every day for the last couple of weeks. It’s a miracle....

ughwhocares asked: I'm usually really really good with getting yucky stuff off of my dirty dishes but I've finally met my match. It's a glazed stoneware casserole dish and the sauce of the dinner I made has covered the inside walls of the dish with charred black stuff. I tried soaking it (twice!) in hot soapy water but that didn't work. I tried scrubbing but that only removed a teeny tiny...

never-wanted-to-dance asked: Just wanted to say, after a through house-wide unfucking, my housemates and myself passed our second three-times yearly house inspection :D I showed them all the wonders of vinegar <3

aniayka asked: HELP! My bedroom is the lair of The Mess. Whenever I clean it up enough to open the door and keep them open the mess is back within 3 days. It's mostly laundry that I didn't have time to put back into wardrobe and tiny things. The bigger the mess the more my hubby adds to it and it GROWS. And the bigger it grows the more scared I am to start cleaning. Helpless.

bobmouldfan asked: What is the best way to upload before and after pics? (I'm not terribly bright about this kind of thing.) I was so inspired by what others have done that I want to share, too. Thank you!

Excuses are boring.

flopryn asked: I don't have before and afters, but today I took the laundry baskets that all my clean clothes usually sit in and I put things away, organized my drawers and closet, and put all my dirty clothes from the floor into the baskets.

Unfuck tomorrow morning!

Wash the dishes in your sink Get your outfit for tomorrow together, including accessories Set up coffee/tea/breakfast Make your lunch Put your keys somewhere obvious Wash your face and brush your teeth Charge your electronics Pour a little cleaner in the toilet bowl (if you don’t have pets or children or sleepwalking adults) Set your alarm Go to bed at a reasonable hour

connirific replied to your post: Mini Challenge! Thanks for posting this! I was staring at my room and just didn’t know where to begin cleaning, so I didn’t even start and I’ve been hiding another room. It’s been four hours. I could have gotten SO MUCH DONE! Now I have a starting point! Ooh, go to the Challenges page and just flip through until something jumps out at you!

Mini Challenge!

Any room: Pick one drawer or cabinet, remove all items, throw away anything unnecessary, wipe down surfaces and items, and replace items neatly.

Unfuck tomorrow morning!

Wash the dishes in your sink Get your outfit for tomorrow together, including accessories Set up coffee/tea/breakfast Make your lunch Put your keys somewhere obvious Wash your face and brush your teeth Charge your electronics Pour a little cleaner in the toilet bowl (if you don’t have pets or children or sleepwalking adults) Set your alarm Go to bed at a reasonable hour

Sick Day Unfucking

amandaesque: That’s right, I unfucked my house while home sick. Do not trust “quick and easy chicken hotdish!” recipes - they can bite back. I also needed a day to recoup my mind and NOT think about work… so when I go back to work tomorrow I can be on my game. Because work has been crazy for months, and my spouse’s work has been crazy for months, the apartment has gotten into A STATE. He’s...

Challenge: Evening unfucking

(or whatever time of day it is where you are) Take 10 minutes and pick up whatever doesn’t belong. Start with whatever room you’re in. Trash, things that go elsewhere, shoes that should be put away, jackets that should be hung up, all of that. Take ten minutes and just put some shit away.

seasights asked: My dogs may or may not have completely scratched up my grandmother's beautiful red wooden door. Is there any way to get the scratch marks out, or should I change my identity and flee the country?

subject-verb replied to your post: So, who are you anyways? You never really say… What do you do for a full time job? You seem pretty badass. Well, if I told you that, I’d lose all of my mystery!

skythrown asked: re: vitamins - I don't know what your morning routine is like, but can you take the iron first thing when you wake up and wait 40 minutes to an hour for coffee? If it doesn't upset your stomach too much, you could take the other dose right before bed, and as for the vit D, try setting an alarm to remind yourself. Don't know if that helps, but it's what works for me - I've...

intellectual-orgasm asked: To the person who asked about the vitamins, the best advice is just to plan ahead. I know it's not easy or fun but that's really the only way and eventually it just becomes habit to think that way. Setting alarms on your phone helps you remember and carrying something with you to eat with it usually isn't too hard. Probably doesn't help much but it's what I've done in...

jyrraeth asked: Tips for taking vitamins and other pills? I have to take an Iron supplement twice a day, as well as vitamin D. Iron isn't absorbed as well if I consume something with Calcium or Caffeine in it, which means I can't take it with my morning Cafe Au Lait. Vitamin D needs a lipid to absorb well, but I always forget to take it at supper. Its not as simple as taking a multivitamin right after...

heavyaura-deactivated20120424 asked: Another vinegarism -- if you've ever been scratched by an animal and had the skin around the scratch puff up (ie basically have a minor allergic reaction), a modest amount of white vinegar along the length of the scratch will greatly reduce, if not totally eradicate, the swelling.

unfuck-my-life asked: You've inspired me to start making some major changes in my life. Thanks. :) I just made this Tumblr account for myself to hopefully help me keep track of things.

Now for some actual unfuckery

vespertinerose: So, my previous attempts at unfuckery were made in the face of a 30 page, 10k word paper, a supremely important presentation, and all of the being-a-giant-stressball associated with those sorts of thing. Sadly, when I wasn’t paying attention, the mess ninjas snuck back and put piles of junk EVERYWHERE. But now! I am past that, and after a weekend of sleep, I am ready to...

Multiple Unfuckings in a Day? The madness!

vespertinerose: Well, I am well and truly tired out now. But… this was our bedroom before! (His side) Super comfy, super messy bed. Madness! And I seriously wasn’t kidding about the his and hers floordrobes. We’re bad at this game. But now, (only two 20/10s, and a ginormous bag of trash later)… Bed made! (Even with 4 blankets, because I’m a gigantic blanket hog who would probably...

When did I become a tidier?

keepingitunfucked: Today I was walking through the house and saw a food wrapper sitting on my housemate’s desk. Without even thinking about it - such as the usual thoughts calculating the effort it would take to get to the trash can - I swooped in, picked that sucker up, and put it in the trash where it belonged. Unfuckers, it wasn’t even my trash. I just picked it up because it didn’t belong...

lespritducellier: WHOOOOO SHITSTORM CORNER OF SHAME I HAVE A FLOOR <3 Gif please? A) I have that same animal crate. Although I use it for my dogs, and it’s apparently a cat carrier. My dogs are tiny. B)

Keep On Keepin On

notdoingathing: Oh my god tumblr keep eating my posts fuuuuuuuuuuuucccccckkk I had this whole thing typed out and when I posted it was just the title w no content I am going to cut a bitch Anyway! I have been chipping away at the kitchen all week and I’ve finally gotten it done! Yay! Before, including the Mail Pile from last time And glorious after omfg!!! You can’t really see how bad it...

WARDROBE: UNFUCKED

edgy-and-dull: And it really did not take that long! The picture really doesn’t do justice to the sheer amount of nonsense that was in there. I put it all in shoeboxes or threw it out. I found two jackets that I love but had forgotten because they’d fallen down the back. I wound up putting aside about half of my clothes to be donated, mostly because I’d literally never worn them and was clearly...

TOP DRAWER: UNFUCKED

edgy-and-dull: Before! And now… The Maltesers bucket contains stationery, by the way. GOOD TIMES. Next up: my damn homework, I guess. This is the most productive form of procrastination I have tried. I mean, I still have like four hours of coding to do, but at least bits of my room are clean!

parasolpop asked: I actually always make my bed in the morning because I like to get into organized sheets at night. But usually the rest of my dorm room is a god damn disaster. I think doing all living things in one space makes it end up that way. Last night I unfucked everything. I woke up this morning forgetting that I had done so and was so happy when I looked around and everything was clean. Just wanted to...

Unfuck tomorrow morning!

Wash the dishes in your sink Get your outfit for tomorrow together, including accessories Set up coffee/tea/breakfast Make your lunch Put your keys somewhere obvious Wash your face and brush your teeth Charge your electronics Pour a little cleaner in the toilet bowl (if you don’t have pets or children or sleepwalking adults) Set your alarm Go to bed at a reasonable hour

lady-rock asked: Is the best way to submit unfuck-ery to tag the post (with the pictures and what not) 'unfuck your habit'? Thanks!

subject-verb asked: So, who are you anyways? You never really say anything about yourself. I want to know moreeeeeee D:

g33kboi asked: Where do you find all of your animated gifs? They're awesome!

eyesonguard asked: Do you know what else vinegar is amazing for? Sun burns! You dab it on with a rag or something of the like, let it dry, and the sting is gone. After it drys completely you can shower, the burn feels 900% better, and you don't even smell like vinegar.

wakeupnew: So after the term ended and I finished my final all-day-all-night essay-writing binge, my room was in a, uh, bit of a state. This week, I finally got off my ass and did a bunch of 45/15s. I did four loads of laundry, filed all of my readings and paperwork, scrubbed out the bathroom (baking soda-vinegar drain volcanoes!), vacuumed, re-organized the closet, and generally unfucked my...