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Posted by llrrrpp on May 27, 2006, at 10:07:48
So, I kind of lost track of time, and lost track of the housework. Now I'm feeling a little better, and I have to start to clean up my place.
I haven't done dishes in 16 days
I have leftovers in the fridge from 2 weeks ago
My garbage is 2 weeks old
I haven't opened my mail in 3 weeks
I haven't done laundry in 2 weeksHow am I going to make it through this? It's enough to make me despair (and puke)
Posted by wildcardII on May 27, 2006, at 10:49:33
In reply to my place is disgusting!, posted by llrrrpp on May 27, 2006, at 10:07:48
~start on one and only one thing at a time...before long you will have done more than you thought you could! if i were there i would help you. you can do it, one icky at a time ;o)
Posted by llrrrpp on May 27, 2006, at 10:52:14
In reply to as a dear friend once told me » llrrrpp, posted by wildcardII on May 27, 2006, at 10:49:33
Haha,
you don't want to be here to help me!!!
(unless you're trained in Haz-Mat procedures)
Posted by wildcardII on May 27, 2006, at 10:54:00
In reply to Re: as a dear friend once told me » wildcardII, posted by llrrrpp on May 27, 2006, at 10:52:14
i grew up w/ 7 boys (they were slobs)...i love them anyway ;o)
Posted by NikkiT2 on May 27, 2006, at 12:50:11
In reply to my place is disgusting!, posted by llrrrpp on May 27, 2006, at 10:07:48
I just found 6 week old tomatoes at the back of my fridge!!!
And my fridge is only half size.. half size a british fridge, which are already half the size of US fridges *L*
Its bad!!!
Nikki xx
Posted by fallsfall on May 27, 2006, at 13:04:41
In reply to my place is disgusting!, posted by llrrrpp on May 27, 2006, at 10:07:48
I can relate.
Just choose one thing to do. Even if you only get part of it done, it is progress. Hopefully, once you get started you will get on a roll (but that never happens to me...)
Isn't it nice to be a point where you notice these things and want to do something about them?
Glad you are feeling better.
Posted by TexasChic on May 27, 2006, at 17:16:22
In reply to my place is disgusting!, posted by llrrrpp on May 27, 2006, at 10:07:48
> So, I kind of lost track of time, and lost track of the housework. Now I'm feeling a little better, and I have to start to clean up my place.
>
> I haven't done dishes in 16 days
> I have leftovers in the fridge from 2 weeks ago
> My garbage is 2 weeks old
> I haven't opened my mail in 3 weeks
> I haven't done laundry in 2 weeks
>
> How am I going to make it through this? It's enough to make me despair (and puke)Ha! I got you beat on all of them. I don't know why I can't make myself start cleaning, I think its something psychological. I think I somehow connect it with my life and wanting to change it and not be a recluse. Like messy apartment = old life, clean apartment = new life. Since change is scary, I can't seem to get started. At least thats the best analysis I can figure out.
I'm going to TRY to get started tommorrow since this is a long weekend. We'll see how it goes.
-T
Posted by llrrrpp on May 27, 2006, at 17:38:08
In reply to Re: my place is disgusting! » llrrrpp, posted by fallsfall on May 27, 2006, at 13:04:41
> I can relate.
>
> Just choose one thing to do. Even if you only get part of it done, it is progress. Hopefully, once you get started you will get on a roll (but that never happens to me...)
>
> Isn't it nice to be a point where you notice these things and want to do something about them?
>
> Glad you are feeling better.Thanks Falls,
I'm glad I'm feeling better too. I loaded the dishwasher. I put screens in 2 windows, so now I can get some fresh air. That's enough for now.
Maybe tomorrow I'll take out the garbage.ack! Mail!
Maybe I'll just take a nap instead...
Posted by Phillipa on May 27, 2006, at 22:01:46
In reply to Re: my place is disgusting! Â, posted by llrrrpp on May 27, 2006, at 17:38:08
I leave the house so I don't have to see it that works!!!!Love Phillipa
Posted by llrrrpp on May 27, 2006, at 22:21:36
In reply to Re: my place is disgusting! Â, posted by Phillipa on May 27, 2006, at 22:01:46
Oh, that sounds like a good option. Do you have house-elves? I need to get me some of those...
I can go away, and come back and all will be sparkling!
Posted by Racer on May 28, 2006, at 0:56:17
In reply to Re: my place is disgusting! Â, posted by llrrrpp on May 27, 2006, at 17:38:08
I'll take Falls' excellent advice a tiny bit farther -- break all those tasks down into subtasks, and that way you will have completed something by the end of your energy.
And don't feel bad -- I don't think I've done much in the way of housework since shortly after starting nutritional counseling back in November 2004. Once I'd gained about ten pounds, I just couldn't manage to move anymore, so the house went to a very warm place in a handbasket.
And now, I'm depressed, I've started back to school, I'm married to a man who won't do a darn thing around the house, and I feel so overwhelmed by everything wrong in my life that I just can't seem to care enough to do anything.
Every time I think I should get up and do something, I lie down until I get over the impulse.
Although I did get out my spinning wheel, so at least I am doing something...
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 28, 2006, at 7:35:49
In reply to my place is disgusting!, posted by llrrrpp on May 27, 2006, at 10:07:48
> So, I kind of lost track of time, and lost track of the housework. Now I'm feeling a little better, and I have to start to clean up my place.
>
> I haven't done dishes in 16 days
> I have leftovers in the fridge from 2 weeks ago
> My garbage is 2 weeks old
> I haven't opened my mail in 3 weeks
> I haven't done laundry in 2 weeks
>
> How am I going to make it through this? It's enough to make me despair (and puke)I don't mean to sound insensitive, but those aren't records. This whole thread, not one bachelor voice. <winkage>
Ya, I hate digging myself out of the holes I fall into. But hey, I got away without doing X, Y, or Z for a while, so that's gotta count for something.
Self-care is self-care, even if it looks like procrastination to you. I call it efficient use of my time and energy.
Lar
Posted by llrrrpp on May 28, 2006, at 8:29:31
In reply to Re: my place is disgusting! » llrrrpp, posted by Larry Hoover on May 28, 2006, at 7:35:49
Goal 1)
Remove rotting food so that I don't get insects or rodents
(maybe I should get a cat instead... oh, then I'd have to clean the litter box. nevermind)Goal 2)
Figure out which bills need to (have been) paid so that I don't attract collection agenciesGoal 3)
Wash a load of clothes so that I don't have to start wearing the wierd stuff that's been hanging in my closet for 3 years, untouched.
Posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 14:41:47
In reply to my place is disgusting!, posted by llrrrpp on May 27, 2006, at 10:07:48
>I have leftovers in the fridge from 2 weeks ago
Perhaps we could discover new species of bacteria in your milk?
Ed
Posted by llrrrpp on May 28, 2006, at 16:20:36
In reply to Re: my place is disgusting! » llrrrpp, posted by ed_uk on May 28, 2006, at 14:41:47
We could. Maybe we can get Maddie to culture it for us, and then we can find out if it has any psychoactive effects (other than reverse peristalsis)
I think I have botulism bacteria growing in at least one of my leftover containers. It has grilled fish from March in it.
Posted by Donna Louise on June 4, 2006, at 6:31:15
In reply to Re: my place is disgusting! » ed_uk, posted by llrrrpp on May 28, 2006, at 16:20:36
You are able to recognize what kind of food is rotting. That gets a pat on the back.
I friend once told me that if I wanted to get my house cleaned to invite some friends over. Not to help clean, but the threat of them seeing it would get me going. I don't even have to actually invite them, just pretend. Being a tad OCD and having a sense that if my house is orderly then so is my life, I tend to be a cleaner even if I can't brush my teeth. I also have 6 dogs that come and go as they please and that gets overwhelming fast if I don't stay on top of it. These animals are sometimes the only thing that gets me out of the bed.Donna
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