Re: Speaking of pushing ourselves!/ N.

[Guest guest]

That sounds like a really good plan, . When I occasionally try to do some

chore, I try to break it up into parts, too. Like I'll empty one shelf in the

dishwasher, then rest, and do the other one next time I'm in the kitchen.

I'm getting slammed with some chronic fatigue now, so time for a nap. TTYL and

Happy Mother's Day

Jeanne in WI

Jeanne,

I don't know if thinks the way I do but I can answer that from my corner

of the world. When you live alone or just you and a kid (no other adults in the

house) sometimes you just reach a point where the

frustration/anxiety caused by something you know NEEDS to be done outweighs

your body telling you it is tired/hurting.

One thing I have started when it comes to getting things done around the

house.. and trust me, this has been VERY VERY HARD because I used to just clean

the entire house in one fell swoop and never stop

during an entire saturday. Now, I make a list of every small chore that needs

to be done and I do ONE and only ONE and then sit down and rest at the

computer/TV/crafts whatever for around 15-20 minutes. Then I get up and do

another chore. If I do a large chore like vaccuum the living room I may rest for

30 minutes. Many times, after doing the chore I am not tired and really could

push myself to do another one, BUT I have discovered that if I will force myself

to

stop and follow the routine I end up getting a LOT more done on a Saturday or

Sunday than I would if I pushed so hard to do it all at once.

N.