Outdoor Indoor Cleaning Co

29/09/2026

For the last few weeks, I’ve been working on my website and bringing together what I’ve learned from almost three decades in property care, grounds maintenance and cleaning.

I’ve also drawn on my lived experience of neurodivergence, OCD and mental ill health to build a business that offers practical help with understanding and no judgement.

Sometimes it doesn’t take a village to help someone move forward. It can start with a friendly ear and a little help.

Here’s what I’ve been building:

https://outdoorindoorcleaningco.com

29/09/2026

A little update to the website, it’s this handy little web based app, to help you tackle small tasks at a time, to help remove the overwhelm.

It’s nothing fancy, but you’ve got this, you can turn things around, with small actions, that’s have huge rewards both in the short and long term.

22/09/2026

Maybe This Is Where I’m Supposed to Be…

For the last two or three years, I’ve felt like something has been bubbling away in the back of my mind.

I’ve known that I wanted to do something connected to mental health, but I’ve never been completely sure what that would look like.

I’m not a therapist, counsellor or mental health professional, and I would never pretend to be. What I do have is my own lived experience of anxiety, depression and OCD, along with an understanding of how quickly life and the space around you can become overwhelming.

I know what it feels like when your surroundings start to reflect what is happening in your head. I also know how difficult it can be to make a start when you don’t know where to begin, or when you feel ashamed of what other people might think.

For a long time, I probably saw my own experiences only as something that had held me back. I’m beginning to realise that they may also have given me a better understanding of what somebody else could be going through.

I’ve always needed to keep my hands busy. Practical work gives my mind something positive to focus on, but I’ve also reached a point where I need my work to mean more than simply turning up, completing a job and getting paid.

Helping somebody regain a room, create a safe route through their home, organise their belongings or just make that first manageable bit of progress feels like work with a real purpose.

That doesn’t mean arriving with a team, filling skips and deciding what somebody should or shouldn’t keep. I don’t believe in forcing people to part with their possessions, especially when hoarding, anxiety, depression or chronic disorganisation may be involved. I’ve lived experience of both, hoarding tendencies and chronic disorganisation, so I know first hand the detrimental effects that can have.
Anyone offering clearance over a few days simply doesn’t understand hoarding disorder and how that can cause lifelong impacts.

It has to be their choice.

My role is to listen, work alongside them and provide practical help at a pace they can manage. Every item remains their decision, and every person deserves to be treated with dignity and without judgement.

Maybe everything I’ve experienced has been leading me in this direction.

Outdoor Indoor Cleaning Co Ltd is still evolving, and so am I. But its purpose is becoming much clearer.

I want to keep my own hands and mind busy while using what I’ve been through to help other people move forward.

Perhaps this is where I’m supposed to be.

19/09/2026

15/09/2026

All booked and paid for, as I got so much out of the previous stage 1 and 2 events.

15/09/2026

Sometimes a space can become so overwhelming that it’s difficult to even know where to begin.

But underneath everything, it’s still your space, and it’s worth getting back.

It doesn’t have to happen overnight. It doesn’t have to be perfect. And most importantly, there doesn’t need to be any judgement about how things got there.

Sometimes, you just need a little help making that first bit of space.

Compassion led. Judgement free. Built on lived experience.

14/09/2026

It’s so it begins…

That job that’s changes everything.
For everyone!

“Sometimes the hardest part is knowing where to start”

10/09/2026

Hoarding isn’t just “a messy house” and it’s definitely not something to be ashamed of.

There are recognised image rating scales that can help show how much clutter has built up in a space and, more importantly, whether it’s starting to affect things like access, fire safety, hygiene or someone’s ability to use their home normally.

I understand this from both sides. I struggle mildly with hoarding behaviours myself, so I know that telling someone to “just throw it away” really isn’t that simple.

The number on an image scale isn’t a judgement of the person living there. It’s simply a tool to help understand the situation, identify any risks and work out what support might be needed.

No judgement. No embarrassment. Just small steps towards taking back control of your space.

09/09/2026

Would have spotted a potential lethal hazard when assessing properties that require external vegetation management prior to clearance?

Would know how to manage this scenario and who to contact?

Could you also offer advice on the best route forward to manage any hazards and the stages involved?

Well, that’s where my extensive knowledge of utilities comes in, both gas and electricity, as not only did I train as an electrician for several years until the course collapsed in my final year, I also spent over a decade working with single and three phase electricity, in several years working on gas.

However, that’s not the end of my skillset, as it’s not just about the external spaces, it’s the internal spaces too.

08/09/2026

Sometimes the best person to help you isn’t the best cleaner.

It’s the person who understands why opening that door can feel impossible. Someone who won’t judge, won’t shame and won’t tell you to “just throw it away.”

I’m not just talking about lived experience. I’m living it too.

Sometimes you don’t need perfection. You need someone willing to walk beside you while you find your way forward.