gentle skill building: bathrooms
there are seasons of life when the goal of cleaning is to figure out how to get the most amount of function from the least amount of
energy. There is a finite amount of energy and hours in the day, and I guess you could spend that time taking a cleaning task from good enough to great. But why would you? When you’ve self-actualized and you’ve got extra time you can do that.
Until then, just get two Clorox wands with the disposable heads and use one to clean the toilet and the other to clean the shower, the tub, and the sink. Wipe the counters and the shower door and the
mirrors with Windex and some paper towels. You’re doing fine. Absolutely no one is going to be lying on their deathbed with regrets about not cleaning their bathroom enough.
A note for survivors of abuse:
If the abuse you endured involved humiliation, degradation, shaming, or sexual acts, it can be very difficult to clean toilets.
Putting your face in the place where genitals go and excrement happens can be very triggering. If that is the case for you, be very gentle with yourself. If it’s very difficult for you, you can pass this
task off to someone else in your home or pay someone else to do it.
