Looking for accountability partners to motivate to get things done while depressed #3

Every week I look forward to the aftermath of my cleaning; sparkle. I tried a set schedule: the floors every Monday, the kitchen every Sunday night and the windows and dusting on Thursday, ek. But I found it much easier to do one simple task every day, as needed. Once you get in the habit of doing that task, the next time you do it, it gets more simple, and you can add more to it. If I try to clean too many hours at a time, I get tired and can't finish. I do my best not to overwhelm myself.

Sorry to hear about your mom. Good planning

My plans for Wednesday:

1. took trash out
2. put package/gift in mailbox for a friend
3. researched new topic/learned something new
4. practiced something I already know
5. procrastinate on going to store for food, but go eventually

I have been busy today. I started the dishes (#2) but didn't finish. I'll finish them tomorrow. I ordered groceries today, cleaned the litter box, put laundry away and worked with Dell on my computer. I hope to get it fixed within a couple of days. Have to order a flash drive and re-install Windows.

Tomorrow I plan:

1. Wash dishes
2. Take out the trash
3. Open packages

I feel more hopeful about tomorrow.

Tomorrow:
Go to work
Interview at 6:15pm
Grocery shopping
Clean house for guests on Friday

I hope everyone is doing well.

Hello! It’s so good to see you around! Good luck with your interview.

Plans for Thursday:

1. Get trash out and to curb.
2. Take brother to lab.
3. Take mom to hospital.
4. Journal.
5. Run errands for mom.

Warm wishes to all.

Hope your mom is okay.
Nice to reconnect with you.

yesterday:

hygiene (yes)

breakfast (yes).

music (no.)

check emails (no.)

trivia (no.)

creative writing (no.)

reading(no.)
tv (a little bit)

forum (a little bit)

write shopping list (yes.)

find something to eat for dinner (yes, but didn't eat much)

today:

hygiene (yes.)

breakfast (yes.)

check emails (no.)

trivia (no.)

music (yes in the background.)

tv (maybe a little bit later on, I don't know).

creative writing (no.)

reading (no.)

forum (I am on now)

find something for dinner (having burgers).

Today I’m going to try to get something done that I have been putting off for a couple of weeks now - namely to get rid of the pot with the dead avocado tree that has been gracing the front porch. I need to get the rocks out of it, remove and cut up the dead tree, get residual soil out of the pot, and then clean the

I will let you all know how I do. Right now just looking at the pot causes me to feel overwhelmed.

I wish all the rest of you well as we try to get things done. 🙄

It's really good to see you. Hope the interview goes well.

I did all three items on my list. I'm really glad. I'll relax the rest of the day. Tomorrow I will get a hair cut. That's my primary focus. I haven't been able to get one in months because of anxiety. At the moment I feel pretty positive about it.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Still didn't do upstairs but downstairs is all done at least.

Well, I got the items off the front porch and have the pot soaking, but am still not happy with myself. Why? Well, the front porch still looks VERY far from good, and my Id kept bugging me while I was doing the task, endlessly whining “when R we gonna get done so I can lie down???” 😑

I am so sorry to hear this, but glad that she will recover! I so agree with you; daily plans structures the day and make it more easy to cope with depression.

Especially warm wishes to you and your mother in this difficult situation.

PS. Nothing is too strange to post as plans!

Good to see you, FallDuskTrain!

You need an extra hug for this!

Good luck!

CONGRATS!

What you have done is GREAT! One thing at the time ...

The best of luck when you feel well enough to continue the work!

This has been quite a day! I felt depressed and overwhelmed by intrusive thoughts. Then I found a good advice at Net compatible with Mindfulness. I hope my new tool for this part of my burdens can be: "Notice them. They are normal and OK. Just let them pass by while you (I) concentrate yourself (myself) on the task you (I) are already doing".

I have used the day to take care of myself (grocery, nutrition, filling in prepared schedules (printed), charted, wrote in a former diary and not to forget; gymnastics).

Plans for Friday:

- Try to be mindful during the day, use printed schedules and logging nutrition.

- 08:00 Up, stretch my body, thank God for the new day.
- 08:30 - 09:30 Breakfast and Light Bulb.
- Gymnastics
- Hygiene
- Set a time to call my doctor to have my eyes examined.
- Grocery and Pharmacy
- Lunch one hour
- Do the dishwashing (amount according to energy)

My very best wishes to each one of you!

Plans for Friday:

1. Mom to doctor to set ankle.
2. Mom to doctor for check up.
3. Check out possibilities for IP for brother.
4. Attend meet up.
5. Journal.

Warm wishes to all.

today:

hygiene (including shower)- yes.

breakfast (yes.)

laundry (no.)

check emails (no.)

trivia (no.)

tv (a little bit)

music (yes.)

forum (of course!)

creative writing (no.)

read (no.)

go shopping for groceries (planning to in like an hour)

find something for dinner (having ribbs)

I hope the doctor visits go well and that your mom recovers soon. (((Hugs))) to you. IP? Do you mean in-patient for your brother? I hope he is Okay.

I made it to my hair appointment. It took a lot of self coaching. I feel better after the hair cut. It's not exactly what I wanted but it's a step in the right direction. We'll see how I feel next month. Maybe I'll be brave about asking for what I want. Tomorrow I leave the house again and pick up meds. I will have to reward myself.

All done, but forgot the light bulb.

- Try to be mindful during the day, use printed schedules and logging nutrition.

Plans for Saturday:

- 08:00 Up, stretch my body, thank God for the new day.
- 08:30 - 09:30 Breakfast
- Hygiene
- Continue to do the dishwashing (amount according to energy)
- Try to do meaningful things after that ...

May you all have a meaningful weekend and do only what is possible for you exactly were you are in the here and now that is you!