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Doing It For The Gram!

 I have always been extremely house proud, thinking about it, it may even relate to my anxiety, mess and disorder make it very hard for me to think straight and be collected. 

Obviously, when I first became unwell, I wasn't able to keep on top of the house and the things that needed to be done, simply because I just couldn't move from one room to another without someone holding me. 

Once I had learnt how to get around again I began to set myself small challenges around the house in the areas I could access and jobs I could do sitting on a chair or the floor. I took before and after pictures, not to show anyone but for my own benefit really.

I decided after a few months of this that I wanted to create a home account on Instagram, I had followed most of the big accounts for a long time before becoming unwell, such as Mrs Hinch and Stacey Soloman and had found them to be reassuring and somewhat comforting. So in September 2020 I created Cleaning_and_Dreaming. Within a month I had 1000 followers and that crept up to 4000 by Christmas.

The support from the Home Community is UNREAL. 

Its not just about who has got the shiniest taps or sink,  if you're having a bad day and you reach out, you can bet your last tenner that people in the cleaning/home community will reach out with messages of support and advice. It has been such an important part of my recovery. 

There are several accounts that I've found incredibly helpful and I will add them to a page at some point so that you can access them too. 

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