I think my problem may have been that I scheduled chores based on how frequently I thought they “ought to be” done rather than how often my ADHD partner and ADHD self were realistically capable of. It led to a spiral of always being behind which led to us not checking the app or checking stuff off when we did it.

The “time to do chores” daily reminder was completely unhelpful because I would always either ignore it because I wasn’t feeling up to cleaning or ignore it because I was already cleaning.

We’ll probably give the app another go one of these days with a more relaxed schedule, hope you have better luck with it.

An attempt was made:

I have pets and bought a new vacuum just a couple years ago. I went with Sebo airbelt k3 after hearing Miele had gone down in quality and I love it. This vacuum fixes every single annoyance I’ve ever had with a vaccum:

• the canister rolls easily on carpet
• the cord retracts perfectly every time and rachets out as you pull the canister
• it’s easy to take apart to clear clogs and even has a little spring flap behind the brushroller to quickly clear the most common place a clog will get stuck
• the roller is trivial to remove and clean
• the bags are easy to change and hold a lot of dust and pet hair before you need to change them

The K3 is a little out of your price range but the K2 and E2 are a bit cheaper. I will say that if you’ve got a lot of thick carpet, it’s worth investing in a vaccuum with a powered brushroller like the K3.

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