Hypatia's one-a-day
I'm gradually making progress on my project to catch up all my reports at work. But I'm having awful problems getting anything done at home. It's mostly demand resistance - I hate doing chores and paperwork around the house, and the more I know I must do them, the less actually gets done. I'd already worked that out, and my psychologist came to the same conclusion independently.
My psychologist has given me some homework to try and break the negative cycle. I am to challenge myself to do one task a day in the house that I particularly dislike or procrastinate on.
I've decided to post on here what I have done each day that comes into that category. I have absolutely got to do something to sort this out - my house is a tip, I'm getting bitten by the fleas that the cat has got, I've got hardly any clothes that are presentable as they haven't been ironed, and I've got paperwork going back for months, including a lot of the stuff following my husband's death 7 months ago.
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May i join you in the one-a-day for disliked house tasks Hypatia?
I am in the same boat... hope you don't mind me posting on your page?
So stuck, wanting things different and I see this might be a way...
do come in, Chickadee
You'd be most welcome. I would be happy to open this thread for anyone who would like to join in.
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Thank you Hypatia. This
Thank you Hypatia.
This is such a sensible strategy. Today i have two such resented tasks.
I have done one of them. Started clipping the hedge, which i have neglected all summer. Now i have a massively resented taskmrelated to work. Just doing it, not resenting it, is how i will be free.
But otherwise, yse, one a day, i want to do that.
Hypatia's one-a-day: August
changed the bed linen
gave the cats their flea drops
cleaned and flea sprayed the soft furnishings in the front room
paid car tax and window cleaner
tidied bedroom
put shopping away as soon as I got home
I met the challenge on 14/22 days. It's very mood dependent, and if I've been busy at work, or did a lot of study the previous day my demand resistance kicks in. Anyhow I'm going to keep going because it's helping a bit.