Help! My Room Exploded Quotes

“if “quality time” means having deep, meaningful
conversations or a good time with your child, there is
no way to ensure your time together will be “quality.” I
suggest spending intentional time with your kids and lots
of it! More time together will naturally create moments
of “quality time.”
― Annie Eklöv, Help! My Room Exploded: How to Simplify Your Home to Reduce ADHD Symptoms

“We can’t wear
more than one coat at a time. Why do we own thirty coats
for five people?’’ Mulling it over, I concluded, “My house isn’t
too small. It’s my excess stuff that made it shrink.”
― Annie Eklöv, Help! My Room Exploded: How to Simplify Your Home to Reduce ADHD Symptoms

“Forgive. It’s key! Sometimes, the past is frightening,
and others genuinely hurt, assaulted, or abused you,
but for you to move on with your life, you need to forgive. Forgive those who wronged you, even if they’re no
longer part of your life, they have Alzheimers, or they
died. Ultimately, you’re freeing yourself when you forgive. Words have power.”
― Annie Eklöv, Help! My Room Exploded: How to Simplify Your Home to Reduce ADHD Symptoms

“I wish schools taught the benefits of owning less in home
economics class. My generation learned that cleaning and
organizing would fix our stuff problem, but that won’t help
when you own too much. Hopefully, we can teach our kids
the joy of having less and not hand down the desire for more,
more, MORE to yet another generation.”
― Annie Eklöv, Help! My Room Exploded: How to Simplify Your Home to Reduce ADHD Symptoms

“No one has an orderly home all the time, and unless you hire
a maid to clean and tidy constantly, families with kids won’t
always have tidy homes. Sometimes kids have bad days, a
family emergency occurs, or your child needs you to play
with them. These are all great reasons to leave the house to
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entropy and focus on your family”
― Annie Eklöv, Help! My Room Exploded: How to Simplify Your Home to Reduce ADHD Symptoms

“While decluttering with Maria, I noticed my childhood items
in the discard pile. The realization that my daughter didn’t
care about my treasures hurt.”
― Annie Eklöv, Help! My Room Exploded: How to Simplify Your Home to Reduce ADHD Symptoms

“If their story is lost, precious
family treasures are demoted to antiques. Knowing history is
the difference between selling them when you’re hard up for
cash or holding on to them at all costs.”
― Annie Eklöv, Help! My Room Exploded: How to Simplify Your Home to Reduce ADHD Symptoms

“Touching unnoticed objects reactivates your sense of
ownership. Reactivating ownership makes it harder to let go.”
― Annie Eklöv, Help! My Room Exploded: How to Simplify Your Home to Reduce ADHD Symptoms

“I know what it’s like to look at a mountainous discard pile
and wish a DeLorean would transport me back to better
choices, but we can only go forward. The wasted time and
money are gone.”
― Annie Eklöv, Help! My Room Exploded: How to Simplify Your Home to Reduce ADHD Symptoms

“s. “Mom, I feel my ADHD less when I only have
things I need and love in my room. It already feels much
better in there, and I haven’t finished yet.”
― Annie Eklöv, Help! My Room Exploded: How to Simplify Your Home to Reduce ADHD Symptoms

“Parenting kids with ADHD is HARD, and we
(parents) make it more complicated when our homes don’t
support our children’s needs.”
― Annie Eklöv, Help! My Room Exploded: How to Simplify Your Home to Reduce ADHD Symptoms

“Let’s face it, we’ve all been there gazing with horror and
amazement at the mess our little (and sometimes big) angels
make. We’re left pulling our hair and wondering, “Is there a
cleaning lady who can shovel the mess out the window”
― Annie Eklöv, Help! My Room Exploded: How to Simplify Your Home to Reduce ADHD Symptoms

“The best way to help a child with ADHD (or any
child) is to maintain a loving relationship with them.
No matter how you fix external issues (like a messy room),
your success will be limited if you ignore the importance of
your relationship”
― Annie Eklöv, Help! My Room Exploded: How to Simplify Your Home to Reduce ADHD Symptoms

“making specific changes in your
child’s bedroom can improve cleanliness, encourage good
study habits, boost your relationship, spark creativity, help
concentration, promote calmness, and improve mental
health.”
― Annie Eklöv, Help! My Room Exploded: How to Simplify Your Home to Reduce ADHD Symptoms