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Post by queencobweb on Nov 11, 2009 18:35:18 GMT -5
Your help was wonderful. We have moved to our new flat and I am doing MUCH better than I was before.  I want to thank everyone on here for their assistance. The most important things I took from here were: #1Blue Ribbon Tip! The tip from one member to "do things in the area you are working/combining area-related tasks". So while waiting for brownies to get done just right, for instance, while near their "baking finish time", I wipe down counters and do a few dishes while I keep an eye on them. While sitting playing games on the rug with kids and it's not my turn yet, I can sort a stack of bills or something. While sorting laundry in the bedroom, I can sort out a few for Goodwill instead of put them back in my drawers. I am a terrible multitasker, but some things I can manage. The trick is to combine "waiting" tasks with "doing" tasks. Or "mindless" tasks with "mind" tasks. For instance, washing dishes while thinking about next week's menu. I am getting in the habit of "looking out for opportunities to combine tasks". Another great tip was not letting things get too far ahead of me. To make a real effort to "keep up" and not let the messes get out of hand. The new flat is much more costly and I have to cut way down on food though. This means pea soup and sandwiches and lentil curry and quiches for dinner, etc., not roasts. Having a nicer place to live has really motivated me to take better care of it. I do run behind - but not as far as I used to. Starting at ground zero I'm always a bit better - for awhile. I have more room to store stuff now, so that's part of it, but this time, I am not tempted to drag every single thing out and have it in my living space. Much of it is stored and boxed. I feel ready to tackle the "boxed stuff", or some of it, and start getting rid of things. I tried to sell some of it on an online auction site, but I think my prices were too high for too many "bulk things", because everyone wanted items in the lots but not the lots themselves. I don't think that it's worth spending time getting rid of all my junk piecemeal for peanuts in that particular way. If I lost my job, that would be a different story - I'd have more time to do that kind of thing. I don't want to deal with the hagglers at yard sales - hate haggling! So not sure how to dispose of the stuff if I want "something" for it. But I do not intend to fill this place up with "fresh junk". I am going to MAKE MORE SPACE. So now that I am in the habit of keeping things cleaner, it is time to become ruthless with the old boxes of stuff. One day I want a real home (not a rented place) and in it I want to have a kids' playroom. So I have to sort out what my kids enjoyed playing with the most for that room and give the rest away. This is hard...it's all sentimental. If a kid of mine has loved it, I do not want it to end up in a landfill. Can't do that.  Anyhow, this quick post is just a big thank-you to the board. You DO help people, and I'm one of the people you helped, who feels "back on her feet again". I am doing much better now. My deep gratitude to the posters who shared their thoughts and ideas. I'll stop by once and awhile.  QCW |
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Post by wendy on Nov 11, 2009 19:38:13 GMT -5
Dear QCW,
So glad to hear about your successful move and desqualoring! Please do continue stopping by, because your advice is valuable to all of us!
Best wishes to you,
Wendy
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Post by howardsgirlfriend on Nov 12, 2009 2:01:58 GMT -5
You're making great progress!
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