Why cant i mange to clean up after myself?

Question

Every thing I do seem to make a mess. this can be quite annoying and frustrating to the people around me. how can i stop this?

Answer 1

You don't indicate your age, but parents do themselves and their children a disservice by not training their kids from an early age how to clean up after themselves. It's showing your maturity that you realize you have a problem and that you are reaching out for help. Do you have a parent or older person who can guide you? If so, start there. If not, plan on how you will handle messy situations. For example, if you are fixing yourself a sandwich, allow time for what must be done, and incorporate a beginning, a middle and an end into the action. So start by getting out all of the ingredients for the sandwich: the bread, the filling, butter or margarine if you are using that, and the plate, the napkin or paper towel to wipe your mouth, and the utensils. All of these things could be obtained more than one at a time in the order that you find them in your working area so that everything is at hand and that saves steps. If you break down any task into smaller steps, it doesn't seem so formidable, and as a result, you don't dislike the job as much, thus encouraging yourself to WANT to clean up. So you've made the sandwich. You've spread the filling on the bread, cut it with the knife and you are done with the filling, bread and utensils. Now, put the perishable items back in the fridge, and put the knife and whatever else got dirty into the sink or dishwasher, and take the dishcloth that is usually in most kitchens, and give a fast wipe to get the crumbs off the counter, and you are done in seconds and ready to eat. And you don't have a big mess waiting for you when you're done eating; you just put the plate into the sink or dishwasher, and you are done. If handwashing dishes, have the sink with dish soap and water already in it, and it's a matter of just popping it in, and giving it a fast wash and rinse, and putting it in the rack in the next sink (if you have a double sink) to air dry. Any job can be broken down into what is needed to complete the task, and if you stop and think about everything that needs to be done and in what order you need to do it, you will find yourself constantly improving on the time it takes to do it, you'll save time for things you like to do, and you'll find that your efficiency and thought will spill over into the rest of your life, producing a productive employee, a well-rounded person, and someone that the opposite sex will seek out as a fine husband. Good luck, and keep up the self-improvement. You really are on the right track. If people see that you are honestly making an effort to find out what can be done to improve your situation, you will find that they will assist you and want to give you advice about how you can achieve your goals.

Answer 2

I had the same problem in the office until a client set me straight. This client explained that she was highly organized and didn't like the way my desk looked. Imagine my shame. Then without my asking her, she provided her solution - free of charge.

This is what she said which stuck with me.

Never start anything without first finishing what you were doing before. Have only 1 objective at a time. After you finish doing something, FILE IT AWAY. Then start another 'project'.

In addition, make a list of the things you have to do. Number the list. When you finish something on the list, scratch it off. It's fun and it works.

Good luck to you.

Hope this helps and good luck to you.

Answer 3

Try to clean as you go as soon as you make a mess clean it up. It will probably end up taking you much longer to do things to start with. On the plus side you will get so fed up that hopefully you will be more careful.

Answer 4

think about what it is that your doing and write it down.
make an issue of the item and work on each one separately until you do it automatically.
don't be lazy, when you walk by something on the ground, stoooooop over and pick it up.
do that a lil and just imagine, it won't be there for anyone else to say, 'i wonder who's ever going to pick it up' its done and over with.
don't be a pig when you eat, clean up after you cook, wash the dishes and don't let em pile up. its easy to wash one cereal spoon then a whole weeks of B,L & Dinner plates etc.

don't waste your time on Yahoo, clean up then come back to Y with a free mind to answer someone elses Q, not yours!
Got it, now go clean up and Have a Merry Christmas

Answer 5

Haven't you got someone that could help you? Or perhaps you could just start by cleaning a little at a time until you get into the swing of it. Good luck.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Easy start cleaning up.

Answer 8

Pay attention and put more effort into not making a mess.

Answer 9

Sounds like someone else I know - I'm good enough to do the cleaning up for them but nothing else.

Answer 10

you have to force yourself to get into a rutine..to develop the habit of picking up after yourself but give yourself one day to relax and be lazy or two if you can ..