09/24/2026
A little real talk on this Thursday. ❤️
I’ve been cleaning for almost six months now, and I’ve been lucky enough to have some truly incredible clients.
The kind who know my kids’ names, ask how we’re doing, remember when one of my kids was sick, and make me feel like I’m more than just someone they hired to clean their house.
I’ve had so many kind words, compliments, thank-yous, and reminders that what I do actually makes a difference. And I’m proud of what I’ve built.
But here’s the hard part of owning a business — especially one built around something as personal to me as OCD.
Sometimes, it only takes one person treating you like you’re nothing more than a maid to make you forget all of that.
One person can make you question every compliment you’ve ever received.
Am I actually good at this? Do people value what I do? Do they value ME?
And when you already have an OCD brain that tends to fixate and overthink, those thoughts can get LOUD.
Instead of thinking, “That person treated me poorly,” my brain says, “See? That’s who you are. You’re just a maid. Maybe you’re not good enough.”
And suddenly, the kindness of ten people feels drowned out by one person.
That’s where I’ve been lately.
I’ve been quieter on social media while I’ve tried to pull myself out of that hole and remind myself of what I know to be true.
I built something from nothing.
I work hard.
I care about the people I work for.
I have clients who genuinely appreciate and respect me.
And I’m allowed to be proud of that.
I’m also proud that I’ve taken something like OCD — something that can sometimes make my own brain a difficult place to live — and turned it into something positive through Your OCD Girl.
Most days, I absolutely love what I do.
But sometimes the darker side gets the better of me.
So if you’ve ever let one person’s opinion make you question everything you know about yourself, let this be your reminder:
Don’t let one person’s treatment of you erase what everyone else has already shown you. ❤️
Anyway… thanks for coming to my TED Talk. 😂
Now back to cleaning, overthinking, and reminding myself that I’m pretty damn proud of this little business I’ve built. 🧽✨