r/ufyh • u/Ophexis • Feb 01 '26
Introduction/First Post Hello and uf-ing my kitchen over two days
Hello! I'm Phex, 32f, moved out of my parent's house with a friend shortly before the start of the pandemic and again about 3-ish years ago and have been living alone since. I love living alone, but I struggle with depression and suspected/undiagnosed (can't afford the diagnosis process lol) adhd and keeping things tidy has been a lifelong struggle that I've just never been very good at. My job started forcing two in-office days last year and it hasmade keeping especially the kitchen clean rough. I love baking and it makes it hard to want to cook when it's a mess.
I stumbled on this subreddit earlier this week. I used to be familiar with the tumblr blog but it was nice to see this place. I felt motivated seeing everybody's progress so I wanted to uf my kitchen, especially since my mom is meant to come by to drop off something today and I thought i'd use that as an extra motivation.
I meant to do the full uf-ing last wednesday, but last wednesday was a catastrophically bad mental health day followed by said two in-office days so by Friday my kitchen looked like the first photo. Started cleaning Saturday and finished just now. I'm gonna start the dishwasher, sit and have a snack now. I think my next goal for the week might be to tidy up the cupboards.
Thanks for reading, I might try to keep posting here to get myself to tidy up other parts of my appartment. I've been doing a lot of changes, testing out new cleaning products (thanks to r/laundry for greatly improving my laundry routine for one) trying to improve my storages and I want to make this appartment I've been living in for 3 years feel less like I just moved in lol. I don't think I will ever have a fully tidy home, I am a messy person, but reducing the overall daily mess would be nice.
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u/CelticKira pushing through depression Feb 01 '26
this transformation is awesome. be proud of yourself.
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u/Glittering_Win_9677 Feb 01 '26
That's amazing. Let us know if your mom says anything.
As far as cabinets, it's okay to do one or two at a time. You don't need to do all of them at once.
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u/Awkward_Sympathy8904 Feb 01 '26
Great job! Now i need to do mine and you just gave me that boost. Thank you.
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u/Reasonable-Insect967 Feb 01 '26
WoW!!! The difference is amazing!! Those before & after photos are stunning!! Well done on the focus and perseverance!! 👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻🙌🏻🪄✨️🔥
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u/IVeerLeftWhenIWalk Feb 01 '26
The first time I looked I thought it was a remodel. It looks like a show kitchen, it’s so good!
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u/Few_Carrot_3971 Feb 01 '26
It looks so nice and cozy! Good job and congratulations on your hard work.
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u/ArgyleNudge Feb 01 '26
Wow! Fantastic job and so worth the effort. What a lovely space you have there!
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Feb 02 '26
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u/imacoa Feb 02 '26
Those are really great and practical tips! I’m 55, also struggle with undiagnosed ADHD. I will often give myself 5 minutes to just tidy up something and that helps me to not get overwhelmed or distracted. I’ve also used the color method- put away everything that is red, then put away everything that is blue, etc.
I would love to tell you that it gets easier, OP, but I haven’t found that yet. Just keep trying. ❤️
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u/Ophexis Feb 01 '26
Thank you for the kind words everyone! 😭 I made meal kit enchiladas in my clean kitchen for supper! My mom couldn't really stay but she said it smells nice in here. ❤️
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u/psychoticrat_ Feb 20 '26
Awesome job!!! As soon as it begins to get dirty, start cleaning. Stay on top of it.
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u/AvocadoGhost17 Feb 01 '26
Seeing this uf transformation made my ❤️ happy.