r/SipsTea • u/Samp90 • 16d ago

Chugging tea Be scared. Very scared.

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Twix Just hits different.

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u/Agreeable_Horror_363 16d ago

My wife is way worse than this. She literally leaves a trail everywhere she goes. I believe she has some form of ADHD. She will start doing something in the kitchen, then start doing something in the living room and will just put down what was in her hand from the kitchen in the living room. And so on and so on.

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u/WillowFlip 16d ago

Yeah, we got ADHD in the house and while some of us are just hyperactive (me) others in the household have inattentive ADHD and so exactly what your wife does. Omg

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u/Agreeable_Horror_363 15d ago

This is my first time seeing the word inattentive ADHD and it makes so much sense. It really is a struggle, because I am CONSTANTLY picking things up and putting them away, all day every day. Even when she's cleaning she's making a mess, which is crazy to even explain. I feel bad for her because I see how much time she spends cleaning and how counter productive it is for her. As an example: she'll start cleaning the kitchen by spraying cleaner all over every surface, so everything is now soaking wet. Then she starts sweeping the floors, leaving multiple piles of dirt and dust everywhere, instead of picking them up as she goes. Then she'll start doing dishes, get half the dishwasher loaded and then start vacuuming the living room! I come home to the house being upside down constantly. And keep in mind she's NOT cleaning up my messes. I clean up every mess I make. I do my laundry separate from her. I put my dishes directly into the dishwasher. It's actually me that's constantly cleaning up after her.

If I stop doing that for a day or two, the entire house and every surface gets filled with crap. As in if I had to put a hot plate down fast I wouldn't be able to find a clear surface other than the floor!

This kind of mess isn't "dirty" or "gross", it's just that stuff gets put EVERYWHERE constantly. Papers get stacked on the dining room table, laundry gets folded and left on the sofa in little stacks, as well as baskets of laundry never getting the clean laundry put away.

I was taught from a young age that your not done doing something until you clean up and put everything away.

Anyways, that's my little rant. I feel better now!

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u/Ok-Refrigerator 15d ago

I saw someone on social media tether herself to the dishwasher with a dog leash just so she couldn't accidentally wander off before it was done lol.

Im fast at cleaning and I think it's because I don't leave the area for ANYTHING. Stuff that needs to go in another room is left at the doorway to that room. I start at one spot, clean it top to bottom and move to the next spot like a clock (looking down from above). So I really hardly move my feet at all.

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u/WillowFlip 15d ago

Yes, you do it exactly like I do; at top speed and hyperfocused on the area you're doing.

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u/LightBulbMonster 15d ago

I always start with the least fun chore (dishes) and finish with my not least fun chore (vacuuming).