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How to Keep House While Drowning

A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organising

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How to Keep House While Drowning

By: KC Davis
Narrated by: KC Davis, Dr Raquel Martin
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Brought to you by Penguin.

This is a book for anyone who feels overwhelmed by life and is looking for an accessible and gentle way to care for their home—and themselves.

Have you ever looked at a pile of dishes in the sink and wanted to crawl back into bed? Or found yourself staring at the overflowing recycling bin thinking, why is my life such a mess?

But what if we stopped seeing a clean house as a reflection of our worth and instead as a kindness to our future self?

How to Keep House While Drowning will introduce you to six life-changing principles to revolutionise the way you approach domestic work, all without a single to-do list. Most importantly, it will help you get free of shame and guide you in coping with stress...and that ever-mounting laundry pile.

This book will help you:

  • Find ways to make your home serve you.
  • Break down domestic work into manageable tasks.
  • Stop negative self-talk around housework.
  • Give yourself permission to rest, even when things aren't finished.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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I think the book could be titled "Lessons in self kindness for those with ADHD". I took little bits away from the keeping house bits but so much more away in terms of stopping being so damp hard on myself. I am 50 years old and was only diagnosed a year ago. Realising that not doing the things I've been told 'everyone' does or not doing them the way I think I 'should' and not feeling like a failure for it is the greatest gift I can receive. Thank you KC ❤️

Brilliant manual for self-kindness

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an inclusive , gentle and practical book on maintaining yoyr home in a way that suits you. I have read lots of books on clutter but this is first one to touch on chronic illness, mobility or neurotype x

non-judgemental compassionate approach

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I loved this book. The gentle way KC tells you it’s ok to be human and care for yourself, and why, without judgement is wonderful.
You may be doing great and have it all together, so you might not need this book right now. But someday you may feel crappy and the things in your life won’t be all together - I highly recommend you listen to it then. It won’t sort you or your life out, but it can calm and comfort you, and teach you how to do just enough of what is needed to get through the daily humdrum. I wish I’d had this book 20 years ago!

Thank you KC!

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So good. It's more about shifting your thinking than practical tips, but it does have those too. It helped me address and get over my perfectionism a bit (it's better to start tidying a room and get 10 mins done, than do nothing at all). It has a strong message the whole way through that tidying/cleaning isn't a moral issue, which helped with me feeling guilty or bad about my messy house. I think this is really common and it's really good this book debunks that lie. This is the first house tidying/self help booked I've ever read/listened to, but it's great and I'd definitely recommend it. It's more aimed at people suffering with mental illness or who are neurodivergent, but it's helpful for any reader and the tips/methods can be scaled up and down to suit wherever you're at.

Great book

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Good advice and great and powerful moto repeated at the beginning and end of book.
A relief to the busy mind!

Great read/listen for perfectly imperfect house keepers

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