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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 201853" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>I think if we take it in little bites, these things are easier to swallow. I took an on-line class this last couple of months to update my bookkeeping skills. Thank goodness I went online to check something about one of the lessons, otherwise the final would have totally gotten past me because I was going to avoid it until the last day. (I did it right then and got 100&#37;.)</p><p></p><p>I'm great at finding something else to do. I even do something that counts as "work" rather than do the work that I need to do until the last minute. Like doing laundry or vacuuming instead. I also waste lots of time on the computer and in front of the tv. But I know I'm not doing what I should do, and I get sooo tense. My jaw is killing me because I grind my teeth so bad. </p><p></p><p>I don't have advice to offer, I guess. Only the ability to say you're not alone. If your family is fed and warm and getting where they need to be, you're not failing them. Do what you can to get what has to be done, done. Laundry and cleaning can wait. Are your kids helping with any of this? Maybe you could have one of them fold the towels, or whites? I hate having anyone else do the laundry because something of mine always gets ruined. But husband or the kids could (and husband still does) fold the easy stuff, or hang up the obvious jeans and so forth. It wasn't always this way. He's only just now learning that he has to do these things or they won't get done because with my health it just is too much sometimes. If he goes without clean undies for a day or two he knows enough to get out the laundry basket and get things started.</p><p></p><p>I hope that your family will be able to help you out, too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 201853, member: 99"] I think if we take it in little bites, these things are easier to swallow. I took an on-line class this last couple of months to update my bookkeeping skills. Thank goodness I went online to check something about one of the lessons, otherwise the final would have totally gotten past me because I was going to avoid it until the last day. (I did it right then and got 100%.) I'm great at finding something else to do. I even do something that counts as "work" rather than do the work that I need to do until the last minute. Like doing laundry or vacuuming instead. I also waste lots of time on the computer and in front of the tv. But I know I'm not doing what I should do, and I get sooo tense. My jaw is killing me because I grind my teeth so bad. I don't have advice to offer, I guess. Only the ability to say you're not alone. If your family is fed and warm and getting where they need to be, you're not failing them. Do what you can to get what has to be done, done. Laundry and cleaning can wait. Are your kids helping with any of this? Maybe you could have one of them fold the towels, or whites? I hate having anyone else do the laundry because something of mine always gets ruined. But husband or the kids could (and husband still does) fold the easy stuff, or hang up the obvious jeans and so forth. It wasn't always this way. He's only just now learning that he has to do these things or they won't get done because with my health it just is too much sometimes. If he goes without clean undies for a day or two he knows enough to get out the laundry basket and get things started. I hope that your family will be able to help you out, too. [/QUOTE]
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