I've been a fan of the UFYH method for years, but for some reason never got around to picking up the book until now. It was good timing though, because lately my cleaning habits have been marathon cleanings and a little bit of daily upkeep (honestly, start doing the daily and "unfuck tomorrow morning" checklists until it's a habit and your life will get SO much easier), and now I'm ready to start cleaning according to the UFYH method again. Which is to say a - a little bit every day, instead of letting things get as bad as I can stand them before marathoning.

So who is this book for? Apparently everyone, even people who should know better after years of applying the method already ... ( )

I listened to this again as I love how the author breaks things down so well in regards to realizing that not everyone with home upkeep issues have families or even houses (and also not necessarily the mental or physical health to deal with it all). ( )

The most helpful book on cleaning up your house I've ever read. This book talks a bit about decluttering (mostly in how to approach it but also in how to approach asking for help with it) but also setting a regular cleaning routine. What makes this book remarkable is in acknowledging that there are times where you just can't do a regular cleaning routine because of illness (either physical or mental) and giving you an approach at those times. The mantra that gets re-enforced throughout the book is communicate, do whatever you are capable of doing, and be compassionate with yourself. I'd recommend this book to anyone who needs help. ( )

Gets you off you butt to clean, but ultimately there's really nothing magical here besides the 20:10 rule. ( )

I’ve never been good a cleaning or keeping my room/dorm/apartment particularly tidy. I love to organize, but I’m not always so good at maintaining said organizational systems. I struggle with anxiety and I often will retreat into bed rather than clean. So needless to say, I could use some help, some real help, not my mother-in-law wanting to throw everything away.

I started listening to Unf*ck Your Habitat one Sunday afternoon while my husband and I were cleaning and I spent all of my allotted cleaning time doing the dishes. One should not have to spend and hour doing dishes. And that is when I finally admitted I had a problem.

I appreciate Rachel’s approach of adopting small changes over a period of time and not expecting yourself to develop a whole new cleaning mentality overnight. Her dissuasion from marathon cleaning also makes a great deal of sense. The chapters are laid out sensibly and also include ways to handle organizing your space for a variety of different living situations.

Additionally helpful is the chapter on emergency cleaning (which I find myself doing before my MIL comes over) as well the chapter on how to set up fresh cleaning habits when moving – and given that we have just put an offer in on our first house, it is incredibly helpful. So if you’ve watched Tidying Up with Marie Kondo on Netflix and feeling overwhelmed, give Rachel’s Unf*ck Your Habitat a try. And even if you don’t want to dive right into the book, I found her website tremendously helpful as well. ( )