Unfuck Your Habitat

Month

I bought the UFYH app a week ago. I've been using it nearly every day. I love it! I've been putting off the dishes for half the day, when I finally just did it. Then, I rubbed the counters down. Then, I unfucked the stove counter because, ew. Then, I continued to wiped down the entire front of the stove, and then did the cabinets, getting rid of the water stains running down them. I then wiped down the entire kitchen floor. Without the help of the app! So, thanks to you, I'm slowly unfucking! <3

Jul 31, 20125 notes

It's 11 p.m. UfYHST

Members of Club Shut the Fucking Internet Box Down and Go To Bed? It’s time. Otherwise, enjoy the rest of your evening.

Jul 31, 201210 notes

I did my four 20/10s today. My room looks worse than when I started, but hey! I got rid of four bin bags of stuff, and have another bin bag and a half going to charity shops. I now only own as many clothes as will fit in my wardrobe, and no more, and I have an idea of what medication I have and what medication I need. I honestly think if I manage four 20/10s a day Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, this room will be habitable!

Progress is good! Even if it gets worse before it gets better. You have a clear end game in sight, which is awesome, and a plan to get there, so I think you’re going to be able to do it!

Jul 31, 20127 notes

#deadtreesandtrafficislands

Hey there. I’ve been reading your posts via RSS for a while now; seems like you’re really helping people out. I like the idea of your iPhone app, but its execution… looks a little rough. I’m an iOS developer; if I essayed a redesign of the app, would you consider using it? I sent an email about this to the “support” link from the App Store, but I’m not sure if you check that, so… yeah. Let me know if you’re interested, and keep up the motivation-ing!

I appreciate the offer, but I have a developer who I work with, and I spent nearly a year building the app from the ground up, so I’m rather attached to it! It may be a “little rough,” but hey, so am I!

Jul 31, 20124 notes

hi <3 how do you know when it's time to throw away the magic eraser you are using and pick up a fresh one?

When it disintegrates. :)

Jul 31, 20123 notes

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

Jul 31, 20124 notes

One of the converted

amkgoesrogueish:

Magic erasers are magic, she said. Go buy a package, they will change your life she said. So I did, and then promptly forgot about them.

I couldn’t sleep, and got sick of staring at the computer, so guess what? Mah tub is shiny! There’s still one wall of the shower to go, but my arms got tired. Maybe I can con Mr.Kat into it?

Jul 31, 201210 notes

#unfuck your habitat #ufyh #i just might take a bath tonight #magic eraser

Jul 31, 201217 notes

#ufyh #unfuck your habitat #cleaning #before and after

Jul 31, 201239 notes

#ufyh #team ufyh #magic erasers

Good evening from rainy Bangor, Northern Ireland. I'm just home late from a job I'm increasingly disgruntled in, having come home through rain, two connecting buses with a cold. I suffer from depression already but tonight I'm in a particularly shitty mood, and my apartment is fucked. I had resolved to do a 20/10 on my livingroom and and do my dishes and put the bins out (and and and). I can't get myself off my own arse to do so. If you could spare the time, I need a swift kick in the booty!

Shut the fucking computer off, get up, and do 20 minutes on your living room. Take a 10 minute break, then do 20 minutes of dishes. Then take another 10 minute break and put the bins out.

Come on. Get going. Now.

Right fucking now.

Jul 31, 201213 notes

#cosmicstresshead #terrifying motivation

HellO! Just discovered your blog and am inspired to unfuck my fairly fucked habitat. (We're moving, so its a necessity now). My question is cat pee: I'm learning (its painful) just to toss stuff that's been soiled, but what about shelves and things? I've been told that once its there it will always be there, but there has to be some trick so I don't have to toss book shelves and dressers, right?

You can certainly try an enzymatic cleanser like Nature’s Miracle, but if the pee has soaked into the wood, it might never really be gone. Refinishing the furniture might help, but the emphasis is on might. If it’s a waterproof or water-resistant finish, your chances of salvaging the piece are much better.

Jul 31, 20122 notes

#gearsngarters #pets #cats #cat pee

Wet Swiffers are useless?! That's what I've been using for my floors :-/ What should I use instead? Thanks!!

A regular mop and cleaner, or a steam mop, or a scrub brush and cleaner. Wet Swiffers tend to leave a funky residue and are always a little sticky.

Jul 31, 201218 notes

Toolbox has sat out in rain and snow, etc. How to get rust and gunk off tools and screws and all those bits and pieces?

WD-40 on the rusty bits, then buff it away with the scrubby side of a sponge, or fine-grit sandpaper (if you’re OK with surface scratches on the metal).

Jul 31, 20123 notes

#bartomom #tools #rust

Make your bed!

Jul 31, 20127 notes

Jul 31, 201215 notes

#ufyh #before and after

Jul 31, 20125 notes

#ufyh #20/10 #house stuff #unfuck your habitat #Before and After #well after

Jul 31, 20124 notes

#ufyh #unfuckyourhabitat #unfuck your habitat #cleaning #personal #kitchen #house #apartmet #productive #motivated #before and after

A bit of relevant back story first:
I moved into this house when I was nine, over twelve years ago. That was the last time my room could accurately be described as “clean.”

My bedroom was filthy. I mean legitimately vile. The floor was covered with old food, trash that had been there since the move, small animal feces and used bedding that had practically started to fossilize. The number of worms and beetles I’ve dug out of the carpet is nauseating.

Actual, toxic, filth. I’m not proud of it, but that’s the state I’d gotten to. Depression will fuck up your life, and having a hoarder mom who’s tendency towards aggressive marathon “cleaning” didn’t help a bit.

But no matter how fucked life gets, it can be unfucked. I have today and tomorrow off, so I committed to spending it unfucking my room, not by marathoning, but through steady 20/10s and task/breaks. I can’t help what my parents do, and there’s only so much control I have over the rest of the house, but that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t have a nice healthy place to sleep and play.

I’m really proud of what I’ve gotten done already today. <3 Before and after pics after the cut.

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This is so amazing. You should be so proud. I’m so proud!

Jul 30, 201266 notes

#Unfuck Your Habitat #no1curr #picture heavy #flashy gif #before and after

Holy crap! OxiClean is AMAZING!! I read all the posts on sweaty heads and thought, "yeah right, this is another gimmick that won't work!" I gave it a try and was unfuck your habitat impressed! I have soaked/washed/sprayed/vinegared my husband's pillow cases to get them clean to no avail. Hot water, OxiClean and a little dish soap are pure magic! Thank you to all the UFYHs that posted on this one and this fantastic little blog! Really really it is awesome!

Another vote for OxiClean + dish soap for oily/sweaty pillowcases!

Jul 30, 201218 notes

#carrsm #laundry

It's 11 p.m. UfYH Standard Time

So, if you’re in the Why The Fuck is the Computer Still On and Why Aren’t You Getting Ready For Bed club, it’s time. Not in the club? Carry on.

Jul 30, 201210 notes