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7.41k reviews for:
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing
K.C. Davis
4.35 AVERAGE
7.41k reviews for:
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing
K.C. Davis
4.35 AVERAGE
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This is exactly what I needed to hear. I love how she writes and encourages me to be kind and realistic with myself. Highly recommend!
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Synopsis: Short, easily digestible chapters focused on deconstructing our thoughts, emotions, and motivations around cleaning from a point of shame and moral obligation to one of self care. The book offered gentle skill building to help increase your function (not your worth) such as the five things tidying method to tackle resetting a space, the music movement momentum and bundling to help with task initiation, the nine square to prioritise care tasks, setting "closing duties" to be kind to "morning you", and the glass balls vs plastic balls idea to identify what's okay to drop.
Review: I didn't walk away with any real tangible revelations, and it felt a little like glorifying mess, and relied heavily on a comfortable income to support many of the recommended cleaning tips.
Favourite quotes:
"No one ever shamed themselves into better mental health"
"If you are completing care tasks from a motivation of shame, you are probably also relaxing in shame too"
"Imperfection is required for a good life"
Review: I didn't walk away with any real tangible revelations, and it felt a little like glorifying mess, and relied heavily on a comfortable income to support many of the recommended cleaning tips.
Favourite quotes:
"No one ever shamed themselves into better mental health"
"If you are completing care tasks from a motivation of shame, you are probably also relaxing in shame too"
"Imperfection is required for a good life"
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The most useful “self help” book I’ve ever encountered. From intentional font for neurodivergence to page shortcuts for those short on time or attention, this book is so thoughtfully constructed. It helps one find grace for oneself.
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I rounded up but really...this book is fantastic. Permission to STOP blaming myself for not having a home worthy of Architectural Digest. TO treat myself with kindness. To KNOW that Care tasks, laundry, dishes, are not a moral issue. "Mess has no inherent meaning". I love the gentle self talk. Since I am the only person in my house that regularly does ANY of the tasks, it makes sense that I feel like I'm drowning. Her statements about asking a friend to help or even hiring someone if you can do that really struck me. Why not hire someone to come in for a couple of hours and do something that is overwhelming to me???! This has really helped me and as a result, I'm getting more done without speaking badly to myself.
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KC Davis helps people with physical or mental disabilities handle care tasks like housework and hygiene. Instead of assigning shame to being unable to keep up with these care tasks she sees care tasks as morally neutral. She gives you tips for success on keeping things organized on high motivation/energy days vs. low motivation/energy days so that your space is functional and works for you.
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced