ADHD and laundry
Long time ADHD sufferer. I have a confession: I’m horrific with laundry.
I have a wonderful spouse who will let his laundry go for a while, but will get it all done in one fell swoop. I just can’t get myself to finish it and he’s tried everything to help me. I just get lost in the process and give up.
I absolutely DESPISE doing it. I get halfway or even a third of the way. I get it in the washer and run it. I then forget about it and it gets smelly and I have to re-wash. If I manage to get it into the dryer, I’ll just live out of the dried clothes in there instead of removing them, bringing them upstairs, folding them and putting away. I do the pile system, it ends up everywhere and drives him nuts.
What does everyone do that struggles with laundry? My last ditch effort is to force myself to do smaller loads once a week so I’m on top of it. If I can stick with that, my spouse has agreed to get a combo machine that does it all at once so it’s once to toss everything in, and only two more steps to get it put away. It’s the multiple tasks and long waiting period in between that seriously mess me up.
I’m doing my best. It ain’t easy.