It made me

calmer

How I did it: I am still probably pretty untidy in many people's terms, bbut I am happier with my level of tidiness. It is partly because I moved to a bigger house and have much more space. It is partly because I am happier in general and have more energy to do what I know will benefit me in the long term rather than  surviving from moment to moment.
Mostly, though, it is a slow process of learning to think in the long term. Taking things slowly and not being to harsh when things didn't go well. 

I started with washing up straight after dinner - that made me feel good as there is nothing worse than dirty dishes the next day. I then scheduled two days a week for washing clothes which works for me. Clothes and dishes are the two things that tend to get everywhere. Everything else I tidy up as I go in little bits.

I have also just started going through all my important papers and filing them. Just needs a bit of time and a calm attitude. I have been off work for 2 weeks so that probably helped.

I am much less likely to go crazy with frustration madly trying to find things amongst all the rubbish - which is great.

Good luck everyone else!  Read how I did it… 3 years ago