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Post by Hercules on Oct 8, 2018 8:54:01 GMT
Rather than aiming to say do the dishes and then finding yourself unable to summon up the energy to start.
Plan on doing 3 to 4 tasks back to back.
Once you get underway it is easy to keep going and keep cleaning and even keep it up for 1.5 hours.
Conclusion plan on doing all your chores once a day all together.
My tip for those with negative symptoms.
Hercules
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Post by David on Oct 8, 2018 17:11:49 GMT
I agree Hercules
that keeping up a positive momentum invaluable.
Hence the reason I contribute so much here
it distracts me from having time on my hands
to conjure up negativity both in thought and action.
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Post by David on Oct 8, 2018 19:20:27 GMT
Which reminds me of...
The Devil Makes Work for Idle Hands is a greatest hits album
released by the New Zealand band Head Like A Hole.
I am as sure as I can be that you know of them being a home grown band.
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Post by flame923 on Oct 16, 2018 0:15:52 GMT
Hey Hercules. Although there are a few posts still missing here, they don't appear to be returning
anytime soon, so, I guess I will go ahead and respond to your post...Rather than aiming to say do the dishes and then finding yourself unable to summon up the energy to start. Plan on doing 3 to 4 tasks back to back. Once you get underway it is easy to keep going and keep cleaning and even keep it up for 1.5 hours. Conclusion plan on doing all your chores once a day all together. My tip for those with negative symptoms. Hercules This is good, sound advice Hercules, except that I can not physically do that. During all those surgeries,
and the residual mobility issues, at one point they did a x-ray on my back, and found that there is some
degeneration near the base of my spine.
Used to, before my joints and spine went to poop, tho I still lacked the energy and motivation to do the
chores, I would set the timer on my phone for about 30 minutes, and then start doing chores. Most of the
time, when the alarm sounded, I was too involved in what I was doing to want to stop, and would keep going
for longer. Then I'd take a break, and then reset the timer for another 20 minutes. That 20 min. stint might
be in the FLYlady book.
Unfortunately, nowadays, my back doesn't have the stamina to let me stand in one place for long, or to do any one thing for any real amt of time. I do adapt a lot of things, and often, I will work to the point where I am
about to puke if I don't sit down, or where I am shaking just a bit. Those are my cues to take a break.
Sometimes I take longer breaks than I should, and that is often my downfall.
Most weeks, I try to get all the chores done between Sunday evening and Wednesday afternoon.
Leigh
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Post by Hercules on Oct 16, 2018 4:30:54 GMT
Oh sorry to hear that flame
Thanks for your explanation of your circumstances
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Post by walterchang on Oct 17, 2018 4:47:23 GMT
I come here and socialize with you all make me well, hence Thank you Adiministrator for setting up the forums.
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Post by walterchang on Oct 17, 2018 4:51:44 GMT
I am an Agnostic so that The God and Buddha and Allah remain a question in my mind.
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Post by flame923 on Oct 17, 2018 19:25:26 GMT
I come here and socialize with you all make me well, hence Thank you Adiministrator for setting up the forums.
socialize with others. It helps encourage me to find the silver lining of life, and helps
push back the depression.
Also, I too, am grateful to Hercules for finding us a new house (site), and making it a
home (with fellowship).
Have a good day friend! |
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