Am I the only one who feels like this? Never content with my cleaned and organised home

[Douse]

Am I alone in my thoughts or do you feel the same?

My mind is constantly thinking about the "stuff" we have too much furniture/too many toys/too many clothes.
What needs organising and what needs cleaning
Thing is I know my house isn't even that cluttered, its clean and it's pretty organised compared to some people homes I've been in.
And when I've done the organising and cleaning im never content to think that's done with and forget about it.

Like today I've done a washing load, eemptied dishwasher, tidied and cleaned bathroom, tidied and cleaned cupboard under stairs , tidied and cleaned front room and dining room, mopped the floors, tidied upstairs and my mind still thinks its not enough.
I write my self a ticklist and cross things off as I go but its just not enough to calm my mind

I get like this maybe once or twice a month where my mind is constant thinking these things, I spend far too much time in my house is what I put it down to.

Can you get your house to a point that you're happy with it? As in the clutter you want to get rid of?
And then it's just a matter of cleaning when it needs it..
Or is it more irrational and actually there's no clutter to get rid of, just your mind playing tricks on you?

A good idea could be to write out all the jobs that need to be done, do them daily/weekly etc but get tough with your mind and refuse to engage in it after the jobs are done - get out of the house or have other things planned to do in it - nice things..

I find sometimes you have to actively work to take your mind off the loop of what needs to be done, you have to consciously choose not to engage in that thinking or it'll just keep going round and round like that

There is always more cleaning/ organising that could be done.

You have to find the level where you are content with the balance of your space and the amount of time you are spending on this stuff.

If you feel your house is super clean and tidy and you are still not content then ask yourself why that is.

Is there a need for control/ perfectionism that you need to work on? Nobody can live in complete perfection.

Yes I'm exactly like this. I can't sit down and chill, I'm always doing stuff like DIY, cleaning, organising and it never feels done. I feel like if I can get the house perfect that I will feel calm and able to relax but it never happens. I think for me it's a symptom of anxiety and never feeling ok and settled. I tend to focus on the house as a distraction from other issues I have going on.

I'm like this and know it's because I do have too much stuff so spaces are clean but still feel cluttered (am working my way through this - it's actually kids' stuff rather than mine, mostly!); it's also because I'm a perfectionist & poor at relaxing; and also my house needs redecorating which I haven't been able to do, beginning to now, so even when clean & tidy, it's not glossy & updated.

I find it very hard.

Thanks i think its irrational and there's not actually that much clutter I don't do ornaments or knick knacks or trinkets or photos(there on walls)
The kids rooms bother me with their toys but the toys can be put away at the end of the day in storage tubs so I don't have to see them but yet I'm still thinking they have too much again its irrational and they actually don't.

Im not working right now so have a lot of time to my hands between 9-3 (though I do volunteer) i think that's another part of it being at home however I do get out dog walking shopping taking kids to school ect

Id love to show you pictures of my home so its to easier to see but I wouldn't want to post them so publicly on here

@EarringsandLipstick @Flowerfairy101
Its nice to know im not alone can I ask what your situation is like kids ?
Working ?
Do you spend a lot of time indoors

Im not currently working so between 9-3 am often at home unless volunteering
I have 2 children a dog and husband

I always feel my house is a tip and I have to clean, tidy, put away. Even when I do it all, I still look and think now all it needs is a good clean! And then there are the bits I can't do easily the ceiling looks grimy and needs repainting, rust on a radiator, it's endless. We also definitely have too much stuff! And then there's the garden, how do people have time to work? Maybe it didn't worry me as much when I was working?

I've 3 DC, single parent & work full time.

That adds to my anxiety - I will often leave a clean & tidy kitchen & then come home to a mess. (They are teens & pre-teens now)

In fairness they are quite good at doing jobs compared to others their age. But still it's not done right & there's a lot of reminding.

For me, I honestly don't have time & can't at present afford a cleaner.

It sounds if you are in the house all day, mostly, you may be over-cleaning - your house is probably really really keen & tidy but you are just over-focused on it?

I think that last sentence you've got spot on! How do I get off focused

But there is always more cleaning and tidying to be done, that's the thing.
My home is fairly uncluttered and quite clean, but even when I had a cleaner in I'd never be 100% satisfied. I had a good hard think about what's acceptable to me and that's now what I'm happy with.
I think - kindly - the problem is that you're home q lot and the home has become your world. If you were out all day you really wouldn't care as much. I don't know your situation but hopefully it'll change soon and you'll get a new perspective on cleaning.

I work part time but I am home a lot and was a SAHM for a few months when we moved house which made it a lot worse. Agree with PP that it can be a symptom of your world revolving around your house, I find on days I work I'm much less fussed about what the house looks like.