Um. Halp? :D?

[tree_talking]

As some of you know, I have not been having a wonderful few weeks. My issues are parti-colored and diverse, and I have more of them than National Geographic. And...I'm really not up for discussing them.

Tomorrow is the ten year anniversary of my mother's death, and this coming Sunday is Mother's Day. Neither of these days is my favorite, obviously. It's no wonder that my depression/anxiety issues are at an all time high at the moment.

I'm trying to take on a whole different workload, not at work, but at home. My husband is working fourteen hour days five days a week, and six hours on Saturday. I have to learn to cook, and I need to figure out how to adjust my workload to accommodate taking care of a house, my kid, and a cat.

And then, there's the fact that I haven't written anything in my novel in months and months and I haven't touched my harp in a long time either. I'm dying to perform in front of people (and not just at church, which I don't consider 'performance' per se), but have absolutely NO opportunities to do so. I have not picked up a book since last summer, and my attention span for that sort of thing seems non-existent.

I barely do my hair in the morning. Makeup? Yeah, right. I haven't bought new clothing in ages. And...that's not really an option right now. I'm struggling to eat right and exercise.

I'm struggling with everything.

Now, I'm planning to use flylady.com 's system of 15 minute chores to deal with a lot of this stuff. However...

I'd appreciate any suggestions from my better-organized friends. Suggestions, encouragement, amusing anecdotes, whatever you've got to help me get back to me would be appreciated.

Thanks, guys.

Comments

[arasnaem.livejournal.com]

One of my favorite things to do is to make lists. Crossing stuff off can be very, very empowering. And it doesn't even have to be lists of "big" stuff. Lots of times I'll include little things (example: clean for 10 minutes, type for 5, put away laundry, choose a new book) that are easy to cross off, but make me feel accomplished knowing what I've done.

Also, for cooking, Campbell's soup has a TON of recipes (just look up the website)--and most of them involve using cans of soup, so they can be easy to make. Then, as you become more comfortable/more adventurous with cooking, you can try making those tomato/cream/gravy bases on your own.

[shellebelle93.livejournal.com]

:) Thanks! Lists are good. I do lots of lists...I just need to make sure I look at them!