I'm realizing the value of the concept "A few measly steps a day." A friend of mine was married to a hoarder who passed away. That leaves her with the horrific task of dealing with his stuff. She's overwhelmed. I empathize. I can't imagine dealing with something that awful. And of course she's grieving the loss of someone she loved in the process. But I do know the only way to deal with it is by doing a few measly steps at at time.

For me - I'm having a lot of motivation problems. And sometimes the only reason I accomplish anything is that I've posted it here, and I want to post that I completed the step. So thanks for that. Case in point - I got the email off to my friends daughter, and I did a bit of editing. I also goofed a lot, but it would have been much worse if I didn't have this forum.

I have an auto mechanic story that may cheer you up, Revu2. When I worked in the hazardous materials program, we worked with a police investigator (I can't remember his exact title.) Anyway, he started working for us right after he'd finished a case against Sears. Sears' auto repair made a practice of doing work for customers that didn't need to be done. They settled for one million dollars.
Interestingly enough, soon after, I needed to replace a gasket on a water heater. They told me I needed a new water heater. Happy outcome - I called the water company, and they told the repair man exactly what needed to be replaced. And then . . . a rep from the water company came out to my house and showed the guy exactly what had to be done. Note - the water company had just changed their chlorination process which was why the gasket had to be replaced. That's probably why they were so helpful.

Wishing you happy outcomes.