The magic of tidying

Well done, @Former-Member !

Yesterday I wasn't having a good day, was attempting little bits of tidying, but struggling. So I decided to sit down and fill in my year's worth of calendar. It made me clear my desk too. It took 4 hours to clear the desk and put everything on my calendar for the year, including reminders, but it looks great and I'm really pleased. Plus I salvaged the day.

@Dimity @Oaktree @TAB @Former-Member @Healandlove

I found yesterday a bit tiring but stayed in bed most of the day. Needed rest. So don't be hard on yourself @NatureLover we are doing the best we can on these medications. They easily wear us out. But its great you got the desk done. My desk is always the last thing that gets tidied but when its organised I feel a whole lot different. Well done you!

@NatureLover , this is so good! Well done for turning the day around for you.

I have been having a tough start to the year with a lot of sadness and internal turmoil. Now also back to work so can't really do too much clearing out. I'm going to try and allocate 10min a day for clearing out papers. That's a start. Doesn't help I'm very sentimental and want to keep every one of my kid's drawings 😂. I will just have to take photos and let them go.

Well done @NatureLover , getting organised is a big step forward.

@Former-Member @Healandlove committing is what's important I think, then we do what we can day by day. I use a mood and activity tracker which I find helpful - I can see I've progressed since a real low in October (actually it wasn't a good year). @Oaktree I find it hard to get started too but I start with daily basics as I'm trying to re-establish routines. Today I achieved some chores but didn't get onto decluttering.

@Dimity thank you. Yes I think committing is the key. What kind of mood tracker do you use? An app?

@Healandlove it's a free app called Daylio. There's also a premium version. You can set up your own list of tasks and track your mood. I find it very helpful, I'm diagnosed bipolar but also find the activity lists motivational.

Thank you, all 🙂

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@Healandlove wrote:

I have been having a tough start to the year with a lot of sadness and internal turmoil. Now also back to work so can't really do too much clearing out. I'm going to try and allocate 10min a day for clearing out papers. That's a start. Doesn't help I'm very sentimental and want to keep every one of my kid's drawings 😂. I will just have to take photos and let them go.

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Sorry to hear about your sadness and turmoil. Taking photos is a great idea @Healandlove

@Dimity , thank you! I think I will have to try it. Today I tidied up the office and found storage for our camping gear which I am very pleased about. I also tidied up the bathroom cabinet! How did you get on today?

Thank you @NatureLover . It's a daily challenge these days.