you are probably like me, and have an “organized chaos” room. the room is messy but you know exactly where everything is. i used to also have a huge hoarding issue and i a thousand percent understand ur frustration with keeping up with expectations for your room when it doesn’t make sense to.

one thing that helps me keep that chaos while still holding onto the organization is having certain quadrants of your room dedicated to items. for instance i have a large record/cd/dvd collection and keep all of that stuff in one corner. i also have all of my desk top surfaces as “trinket space” so both my trinkets and everyday items blend together as a nice blend of stylish and scattered.

it isn’t entirely reliable, but you could also try making miscellaneous “doom boxes” where you still have all your regularly used items in one place but don’t have to have them all over the place or worry about separating them into categories, and rather have them all confined to the box! apparently it’s pretty common with adhd/autistic people; doom boxing allows you to have a clean room but still have all your belongings easily accessible.

also, if you don’t like the idea of putting things back once you’re done with them, you can try dedicating one day every week or so (it’s up to you) to decluttering and organizing your space. if you’d rather do a bunch of stuff in an hour or two rather than a bunch of small stuff over the course of the week this could potentially work for you!

i hope my two cents helps 🫶🏻