Each day I choose one thing I want to get accomplished at home. I break it down into smaller steps. That I can rest in between the steps if I need to. It can be anything from dusting or vacuuming or doing dishes (we don’t have a dishwasher except our hands lol) or do 1 to 3 loads of laundry or cut the grass or another outside chore.
An example of 1 thing I do outside, we have a smidgen under ¼ acre which requires a steady up keep. What I want tp accomplish weed whacking around the entire house and along the back fence. Step 1) get headphones and cellphone completely – get water/vitamin water mix with ice into my large travel mug. Steps 2) gather travel mug, cellphone headphones, smokes and lighter take outside. Step 3) get extension cords and weed whacked outside and ready to use. Step 4) Take lawn out and put in the shade. Place cellphone, smokes, lighter on it and travel mug next to it. BREAK TIME until ready to start working than take a break every 15-30 minutes depending on when I feel like it. Step 5) Weed Whack. Stay hydrated! Step 6) reverse Steps 1 through 3. Sit and enjoy my accomplish, enjoy the quite and listen to the birds, watch the butterflies and dragonflies or whatever other wildlife is around until I feel like going back inside.
This is just 1 of many things I now break down inside and outside “honey do list”. I have found with having more than one chronic pain problem that doing things (even on days I don’t want to get dress) planning only 1 thing to do each day is much gentler that trying to get a bunch of things done in a day that I don’t ache as much and my pain level doesn’t usually go up to a point I can barely handle it even with prescription pain meds. Also I sleep better and so have less brain fog the next day.
This has also taught me to get up and move around some when working on my computer. I alway make sure to take every 3rd day off from chores to give my muscles and joints a break. If I take more days off in between…oh well the chore won’t run away or complaining. Just as I tell all of you “Your health – physically or mentally or emotionally or any combination of these always has to come 1st or you won’t be able to help yourself or anyone else.”
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