Unfuck Your Habitat

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May 2012

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,...

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

amyunicorn001: It’s taken more than three days of working on my bathroom. Forget 20/10s, I work on it for a bit and then take hour-long breaks. My first step was taking everything out of the bathroom, and I mean EVERYTHING. I emptied the medicine cabinet, the cabinet behind the door and everything on the small table. It overflowed a laundry basket. Read More

I finished unfucking the bedroom

schmeeko: I don’t have any befores. It was such a confused mess before. The boxes with clothes in it are my dresser for now. One box is play clothes bottoms, work clothes bottoms, and pjs/cold weather items. I will admit that our laundry hamper is heaping now that all the clothes are off the floor. I’ll do that this weekend or tomorrow. Oh, yeah! The closet does have a system. On the left...

marsjacobi asked: I'm moving at the end of the month and I would like to start packing soon. But I don't know where to start! What things should be packed first/ahead of time, and what should I pack last? What sorts of packing tips do you recommend?

weedoug asked: There's a really nasty ammonia smell in my living room and I cannot for the life of me find the source. My dog had a couple of accidents on the carpet before she was pottytrained, but I spot cleaned them very well months ago when they happened, and she hasn't had any recent accidents. I washed the couch cover and the baby swing cover, I opened all the doors and windows, and I re-spot...

charlottelynn asked: what show/movie is the gif you just used, JUST before the veronica mars one from? I know it but I don't and you use it all the time and I still can't figure it out!

adulting: A Trip and a Half: Dear Adulting and Unfuck Your Habitat Thank you not only for the sweet words that made my day but also for bringing Unfuck Your Habitat to my attention. As someone who lives in a habitat that, frankly, is fucked more often than not, this is wonderful motivation. I’m having a weird fangirl moment here. Please excuse me.

whatimeantwasthis asked: Less a question than a comment, but for those of us whose habitats are seriously unfucked and tidy on a regular basis, well, things happen. Let's just admit it, there are those days, weeks, even months where things get away from us. It's all relative, but I can say, as one of the neat, that letting things get even a little bit un-neat is as depressing as the massive messes other people...

mentalrepression asked: Okay. I just found your blog through adultingblog and I have to say that you are amazing. I just moved out and am finding it increasingly difficult to cope with the daily messes that just seem to appear out of nowhere. I admit that I've gotten lazy lately, but now that I've been enlightened by the 20/10 rule I am so ready to kick some sanitary ass!!!! I will, for sure, be submitting...

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

I know I already posted this today,

but I have about a hundred new followers in the last few hours, which is fucking amazing! (Was I linked somewhere?) Hi, everyone! 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...

cuckoo--nest asked: This blog is just way too excellent for words <3 I love you!

thebkwyrm asked: This is not a question! It is a bit of trivia I thought you might like. You mentioned Pine-Sol in a post about toilet cleaning - Pine Sol (the original formula) contains essential oil of pine, which is naturally antimicrobial and deodorizing. It also inhibits the growth of fungus and mold, and kills off mildew and e. coli. (I run a company that makes specialized oils; I'm kind of an...

sierra-kohler asked: This is pretty shameful however here we go: it has been a crazy couple of weeks and I have been abusing my living space. Yesterday, I found some old stew and it was all good and contained and then disaster struck because the tupperware opened and it soaked into a rug a bit and spilled on the carpet. I used my spot cleaner on the carpet and the rug and cleaned out the stew in the sink and then...

Hello, all you lovely new followers!

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...