Hi there!

What you call "creating consistency" is what my pdoc has forever been touting: having a "routine" that stays the same every day of the week. This is not to say that things have to be rigid and by clockwork, but rather they just need to be done in a timely manner (most days).

I'm so bad, I skipped sleeping last night. So somewhere in today's schedule I'm going to need to fit in sleep time. (Sigh, the ongoing insomniac that I am.) Anyways, it's a new year and I've already been working on this aspect of my routine for some time. Like the other poster said, it takes time to develop new habits (routines).

Overlapping all this is my tendency to slouch off and get behind on housework and other routines, creating backlogs and lots of chaos sometimes. So this decluttering habit is another area I'm working on, and I've even read loads of how-to books just how to tackle this issue. But I'm determined. I realize as someone with both ADD and sza/bipolar type, that my executive functioning areas -- i.e., the ability to just getting going and tackling jobs, as well as making decisions, etc. -- are the reason I am how I am. Nonetheless, bit by bit, I've come a long way and believe I can someday have my home the sanctuary the way I prefer it to be: orderly and set up in the manner I best love and cherish.

Sorry for the lengthy response! Your post hit a nerve that I particularly recognize.

Best wishes to you.