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

[lostinapapercup.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you could use a week of rest, relaxation, and no-fat bonbons.

I don't have a whole lot of wisdom, I'm afraid. I'm notoriously bad about procrastinating, and where my original writing is concerned I'm horrible about finishing the projects I start. I find that for me it's okay not to be disciplined about my actual writing process or what part of my story I write when, but I'm starting to realize that disciplining myself is what's key. Maybe that's something best to do in increments to start off with, like three hours a week you set aside just to write. Even if you have a block and end up needing to write fanfic, just getting yourself to write in the time you set aside for it can be important.

I have never considered myself much of a chef and left to my own devices would often sooner snack than cook for myself, but I've been doing more cooking recently. What threw the switch for me was stumbling across a blog with recipes that I was genuinely excited to try. Smitten Kitchen has great recipes, some complicated and some incredibly easy, and even gorgeous pictures of steps in the process so I can compare what I have to what she did and feel like I'm on the right track. You don't have to be a hardcore chef to make stuff you're interested in and feel good about it.

I hope things get better for you.

[shellebelle93.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Paige!

That week sounds good, really.

I'm going to try to set aside some time. My biggest problem is that my perfectionism gets in the way and prevents me from doing much of anything.

I'm gonna check out that site! Thank you! *hugs*