#41: The ADHD Decluttering Experiment That Actually Worked

So let's shift into, you recently went through a remodel.

What prompted this?

Yeah.

So, well, sadly it wasn't because I wanted to remodel.

I mean, I did want to remodel, but often what happens is that we are forced to remodel because something bad happens.

And so for us, you there's a lot of things that have gone wrong with it since we've moved in.

And every remodel we've done was more reactive than proactive.

There was really bad mold in our bathroom.

So we had to remodel the shower and then decided to remodel the whole bathroom.

And then one day my husband and I were sitting in our newly remodeled basement, which we did because my mom moved in with us and we needed to give her a space to live.

And we heard rain and, on the inside of our house

oh goodness

so the newly remodeled basement got flooded not to the point where you're like walking in water but enough that it destroyed the walls and the counter and you know And then also the flood had actually started in the kitchen and went through the hardwood floors and all the cabinetry.

Oh boy, I can feel my body reacting to

this.

It was a moment for us.

It was a moment in our marriage that we'll forever remember.

I bet.

It was really hard.

And our first reaction was... you know, we got the mitigator over to dry everything out.

And he's like, this might work in your favor because you can, you know, use insurance and remodel it.

This is an outdated kitchen.

This is a good opportunity.

So we thought we'd hit the jackpot and it's not that easy.

If anybody's been in that situation, maybe you have better insurance than we do, but it was a real struggle and we fought hard.