How to organise my time once dc back at school to get the house and my life sorted out ?!

[Getorganised]

Over the summer the house has got more cluttered / messier than ever. Dc go back to school tomorrow and I’m trying to plan how I spend each day to actually get it sorted out.

I usually find myself lacking energy and sleeping for 2-3 hours each day and really want to somehow stop that or cut it down (I have my own health issues plus dc have SEN and don’t sleep well).

I think in reality the de cluttering will take the most time - every room is awful and I have so much paperwork. I think that alone will take me up till half term !

I was thinking of doing the following :

1. Have an extra (strong) coffee each morning when back from drop off (rather than go back to bed) OR go back to bed but set an alarm for 1 hour later .

2. Do 2 hours of decluttering and just aim to fill one bag per day (carrier bag or black bag I won’t pressure myself just aim for 1 bag a day)

After half term set about deep cleaning to the same schedule ?

Has anyone tackled a really decluttered house ? I just can’t find things I need and it makes me so stressed . I have ASD and ADHD so organising seems difficult due to ADHD but the ASD part of me needs it to be organised!

Start with something relatively easy like the stairs. Make your first task to clear everything off the stairs and vacuum them. Wipe skirting and banisters. If that goes well, the next challenge is the landing: clear that area and clean from top down (cobwebs on ceiling, light switches wiped, skirting boards wiped, carpet vacuumed). From then on, go in small, manageable, chunks. You've got this.

Ooh, I like this idea. Going to try this tomorrow 😊