Unfuck Your Habitat

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May 2012

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

Unfucking in progress.

ihavealotoffeelings: Over the past few weeks (mostly on the weekends), I have started what I hope will eventually be a total unfucking of my apartment. So far I’ve done all of one room (the bedroom) and attacked a few problem areas (read: corners and cabinets) of other rooms. I suck at remembering to take before pictures, but here are some of my results: …This post could also be...

April 2012

UfYH in Persephone Magazine →

How “perfectionism” enables laziness.

Unfucking the bed: CHANGE YOUR SHEETS! DO IT NOW!

girlwithgoats: Dear UfYH, I saw your recent reply to an ask about how often to change one’s sheets (which I appreciated, because I’d never really had a good sense of when). Your reply of “once a week” seemed a little arbitrary (why not once every two weeks? I asked myself, shortly before heading up to strip the bed), but YOU WERE RIGHT. Best Beloved came across this article last night, and I...

The Great Unfucking: the Barnyard Edition

girlwithgoats: Today was mucking out the goat pen, which involved three hours of cleaning this: There was a pitchfork, garden shovel, rake, manure shovel, and pickup truck involved. 2.5 to 3 hours of loading soiled, ammonia-laiden hay into the back of the truck, dust flying all around us, hauling it to the fire pit, forking it back out of the truck, and spreading it over the pre-laid-out...

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

Kitchen = partial success, bathroom = success,...

sapama: I’ve been meaning to change my habits for a long time now. I’m a messy, messy person - always have been. I don’t know if it’s due to depression or if it runs in the family (my grandmother passed away recently, and when people were going through her house they found she had TWO TONS OF COAL in her basement. Coal!). I found UFYH through a suggestion in the comments on not martha when she...

aliothsan asked: THANK YOU SO MUCH for that "tie your toothbrushing habit to your morning/evening peeing habit" idea. I have been depressed and unemployed and basically had no habits that I wanted to reinforce. But the peeing thing totally worked. (And now I have a general urge to clean things after I pee at other times, so I often give the sink or toilet a quick wipe down.)

To the basement/garage/spare room/scary closet/anywhere that random crap gets thrown when you don’t know what else to do with it! Pick one box or surface and deal with it. Put or throw things away. Break down the box and put it wih your recycling/trash, or wipe down the surface. Repeat until 20 minutes are up. Report back with your accomplishments! What did you get done?

Even if you’re getting right back into it!

theponicorn asked: What kind of cleaner do you pour in your toilet? I want to start doing this, but I am not sure if I should use the cleaner I normally use for washing the toilet, or something milder. I'm confused! Also, I have to kittens at home.

Let The Unfucking Commence!

xibalbadance: So, Fernando and I were talking about how we need to get the house cleaned. We are both lazy asses. We both hate cleaning. We’ll do it, but it’s never with a smile on our face. I’m ok once I get started but it’s really having the will power to get started that eats at me. I think it’s the same with Fernando. This… Is our kitchen… well, only half of it: Let me tell you...

Unfuck tomorrow morning!

Wash the dishes that are 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

New people! Hi!

Welcome aboard! If you’re new to UfYH, here’s the welcome packet: I curse. A lot. If this is problematic for you, we may have to admire each other from afar. There will be many f-bombs, as well as some more creative stuff. A 20/10 is 20 minutes of unfucking (cleaning, studying, what have you) followed by a 10-minute break. 45/15s are the same, only, you know, 45 and 15. A drain volcano is...

Unfuck tomorrow morning!

Wash the dishes that are 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

onlygreencrayons: Today I knew friends would be coming over at 7pm. When I got home about 5:15, I sat until my brain could start to function again, then while hubby got to cooking dinner, I tidied the living room, swept the floors, cleaned out the sink, and did a little vacuuming. It took, I swear, only about 20-30min - tops. It used to take me forever to clean up for company. Like, we’re...

ceepolk replied to your link: UfYH in Persephone Magazine YOUR TAGS JUST EARWORMED ME. LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE. It’s been stuck in my head all night. I’d say I’m sorry, but I’m not, because sometimes you just need INXS stuck in your brain.

Unfuck tomorrow morning!

Wash the dishes that are 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

UfYH in Persephone Magazine →

twistedingenue-old asked: To the wearied magic eraser versus tub warrior. Borax. It's amazing.

New followers! Hello!

Welcome aboard! If you’re new to UfYH, here’s the welcome packet: I curse. A lot. If this is problematic for you, we may have to admire each other from afar. There will be many f-bombs, as well as some more creative stuff. A 20/10 is 20 minutes of unfucking (cleaning, studying, what have you) followed by a 10-minute break. 45/15s are the same, only, you know, 45 and 15. A drain volcano is...

songswithoutwords asked: Any advice for unfucking cluttered computer files, apps, etc?

schmeeko: Since I moved to my own place 1 week ago the dishes have been done every single evening and the counters have been wiped down as well. We’re still working on getting all the clothes put away, but since last Tuesday I’ve done a total of 20 loads of laundry, and most of that has found a home of some sort. Due to the fact that I don’t have a dresser, a lot of those clothes are now back in...

textualconjectures asked: I'm so bad at brushing my teeth. How do I force myself to just DO IT?

chiquorinha asked: I've meant to ask and keep forgetting: when you leave cleaner in the toilet in the evening, do you scour it in the morning, or does it leave it clean enough to just flush away? (I haven't tried it yet. I have sleepwalking adults & kids and also dumbass cats in the house, so I just make sure to scour it as soon as any minor funk appears. I have a toilet brush in each bathroom.)

unfuckyourhabitat: finances!

cowboykiller: Money is terrible. I do OK, but I never seem to have enough of it. Because I’m a stubborn ass and refuse to stop smoking like a chimney or drinking like a fish, I’ve been working on unfucking everything else within my power. I found a discount through my employer that knocked $10 off my monthly AT&T bill I reduced my Netflix subscription to just streaming since I never return...

Unfuck tomorrow morning!

Wash the dishes that are 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

shastababe-deactivated20120802 asked: do you know of any browser addons (for chrome) that block certain websites for periods of time so you can get things done? I've tried searching them to no avail and figured this would be a good place to find one

Let's talk about habits for a minute

SO MANY PEOPLE have done serious major unfucking lately, and IT’S AWESOME. I couldn’t be prouder. But once that initial high wears off, you need to focus on maintenance, or you’re going to end up right back where you started. I have a short list of things that, if you can make them habits, will prevent about 75% of the unfuckery that got you to the bad place to begin with. Bonus: most of these...

hooplehead asked: I just consolidated the contents of four boxes into one box. I found a bunch of stuff that I'd forgotten I had. And I am SMH at the lengths I will apparently go to in order to avoid dealing with filing.

Unfuck tomorrow morning!

Wash the dishes that are 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

chiquorinha asked: Catching up on UFYH, I saw the gal who uses events as motivation to clean. I just wanted to chime in on that, because I totally do it, too. If I don't make a point to do it for other people, I tend to let my tidiness slide in a big way. I'm not really happy or proud of that, but it is something I'm working on. I know I'm happier when it's clean, but until I get into a...

omgpurplefattie asked: I'm on GMT+1, and I printed out the 'Unfuck Tomorrow Morning' list to look at when I go to bed. It's all there on my physical IRL pin-board. All I need to do on my own is the 'reasonable hour' in my own time zone, but I'm getting better at it. I have no problems with making my bed, because my bed transforms into my divan every day and I don't want the cats...

Things that seem like they take forever that...

eidolonwithme: unfuckyourhabitat: -putting the toilet paper or paper towel on the holder -washing a dish or putting it in the dishwasher instead of the sink -throwing trash in the trash can instead of leaving it on the counter -putting shoes back neatly instead of kicking them off wherever -filling up the soap dispenser -hanging up your coat -wiping down the countertop No they really...

ribbitz asked: 20/10's?

Unfucking my Habitat, and Unfucking lying about it

harbourway: These last 3 weeks have been so completely different for me - thanks to unfuckyourhabitat. My place has been more clean, more cared for, more looked after than in my entire life. I feel good about what I’m doing - even if I’m tired and don’t want to. However, I’ve been holding on. Hoping so hard I can “keep” it this way. Well, it doesn’t last if I don’t do 20/10s, if I don’t...

somekindofbecca replied to your post: somekindofbecca replied to your post:… Thank you, I am planning to go to bed soon but sadly sleep alludes me at the moment. Sorry for being a bother. Someone should definitely create something that does that Timezone thing though, for more than Tumblr. You’re not a bother. Go to bed, though. That means turning off the computer. :)

somekindofbecca replied to your post: somekindofbecca replied to your post: Unfuck… Oh Gods no, sorry. I wasn’t remotely suggesting you should do that. It was more of a lament on how time still divides us I guess. Sorry, I’m not in the best headspace atm. I should stop thinking out loud. If Tumblr had a function where I could set things to post according to the user’s local timezone,...

baileyeverywhere asked: If people want something to be useful to themselves later, they can just reblog it and set it to publish when they want to see it--making beds and going to bed on time alike.