I am going through some horrid situational stuff combined with being broke while needing to study for tests... this is bad enough to go back to 10 mg of Prozac just to keep afloat through difficult times.

What helps me immensely - my google sheets spreadsheets that I created during a time when things were bad, but not SO bad.

I have:

- a spreadsheet on chores - it helps me because some chores, such as taking out cat litter, are daily, while others, such as sterilizing cat litter boxes in a chlorine solution, are not - I need to do them every two weeks,

- a spreadsheet on wellness (no, wellness is not just workouts - I count lavender foot soaks at home as a wellness item since I like them so much and they help me relax)

- a spreadsheet on food

- and many more.

If people are interested, I will put them all into one (different topic=different tab) and publish a link. You can then copy it, delete irrelevant stuff, add your own stuff, and be done.

The spreadsheets are fairly pretty - when you do a chore and mark it done, the cell becomes a happy green color; if your step count (I have a fitbit) is nearing the goal, the cell become a yellow "work in progress" color...

The spreadsheets taught me several very important things.

1) every little accomplishment is good - you do something and one little cell turns green and you are happy; you do not expect the whole sheet to turn green because you realize that it is not realistic and would not even look pretty - rather, it would look overwhelming.

I did know this before, theoretically, but now this knowledge is an image in my mind. So I do not even necessarily update the spreadsheet online - that the little cell on the picture turns happy green IN MY MIND'S EYE is good enough.

2) I got the rhythm, the cadence of housework.

3) I got a sense of independence since I was not using yet another app - possibly even paying for it - but created a useful tracking tool from scratch.

4) For the first time in my life, I started thinking of myself as well-organized and even feeling some pride.

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Just do not want to inundate the boards with links, so I better inquire first.