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Originally Posted by hvert
I'm glad I'm not the only one using the couch as a holding area -- I'm usually pretty good about clearing it off quickly, but that pile of laundry was sitting there for a few days. Music Junkie, I hope you got the insurance paperwork taken care of.
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I finally did pick up all the insurance paperwork yesterday & put it in a folder, but it made me really depressed doing it. I think I've gotten too used to the clutter around me, & when I actually have to deal with it, it sucks me down into despair.
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Originally Posted by hvert
I'm realizing that it takes a ridiculous amount of time to keep things clean. I spent over two hours trying to clean the burners on the stoves (an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure).
But then just keeping up with stuff regularly takes forever. I swept and washed the floors last week -- I already have to do it again?????
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I agree with all of this. I feel like nothing stays clean, so why bother! I get so frustrated.
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Originally Posted by seekersinking
I know how all this is. I do not save stuff for someday. I dont declutter because I dont know where to put stuff. And depression makes everything 100X harder.
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Originally Posted by hvert
Yes, depression makes it harder -- and having all the stuff hanging around can make the depression feel worse -- it's a vicious circle.
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The depression was tough on me yesterday. I do feel better today, & I'm going to try not to let it get me down so badly today. I don't know why my resistance was so low yesterday. It doesn't usually affect me that badly.
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Originally Posted by hankster
I didnt do much - i just moved a little bookshelf on Saturday - but it had been in my exercise area, so on Sunday i actually stretched for an hour during a Tom Hanks movie - "That Thing You Do!" -like you said, not a GREAT movie! - on Sunday. And ate properly. Progress not perfection.
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This is what I need to keep telling myself!