Help me!

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I am naturally messy and disorganised. I have to remind myself constantly to put things away.

Dh is the opposite and I am driving him mad!

How can I get better?

I have today to sort out the house as I've been working long hours lately. I don't know where to start

Dc (8) has agreed to help. Dh is rolling his eyes because he's heard it all before but I need a method and to stick to it!

Look up Flylady, and specifically crisis clean. Changed my life!

Your DH may be the opposite of you but is he helping with the clean up?

Yes he is to be fair he is very good . I'm the problem!!!

Another Flylady fan here. Changed the way I do things!

My DH is messier than I. He will make a meal, but not tidy up after himself at all, until later. I'm not perfect, but I sort of tidy up as I go along more. Eg, if I crack an egg, I will put it in the compost bin whilst I am waiting for the egg to cook, or the kettle to boil, whereas DH will leave it. Could you train yourself to do stuff in 'dead time' as in you are in the kitchen, or whatever, anyway, and putting stuff away is a good use of time? Ignore me if this is completely unlike your situation

I’m the same

I’m just here for tips

I’ve tried a lot of systems but I think a tiny one bed, with kitchen and lounge all in one, with my work stuff and art stuff.. there aren’t really any good solutions and I might just have to get used to it being untidy and apologise when visiting is allowed again.

We’re the other way round. I’m tidy and DH is disorganised.
On a good day, cos it’s difficult to stick at this, what works for us is

1. Have less stuff
2. Have a designated space/drawer/shelf for everything
3. Tidy up each evening.

Try watching Flylady with Kat and/or The Organised Mum Method. Has helped me a lot (but still not perfect!)
To start when you are feeling overwhelmed/need a crisis clean, pick 6 rooms/areas to focus on, grab a timer, laundry basket, bin bag - 10 minute tidy in each area. Stop when timer goes off, then 10 min clean in each area. 1 hour and done.
Routines are your (slightly boring) friend- morning and evening.
To maintain, make sure everything goes back after use as much as possible, regular decluttering and 30 minute tidying/cleaning on most days.

The organised mum method works well for us because it doesn’t take very long! I did the boot camp to start which meant getting rid of lots and finding homes for miscellaneous items that lived somewhere just because it had no home!