So it's almost lunch time. I'm in my pj's. I've been laying around the house since about 3 pm yesterday. My head hurts. My stomach is bothering me. I have zero motivation to get up. However, I have a long list of things I need to do/could do. I would like to go to the Y, because I know it will make me feel so much better. I would like to clean up the house - dishes, kitty litter, clean the tub and sink, and so forth, because there's a chance some friends will be stopping by this evening. I need to work on my grad school application and FAFSA. I could read, paint, shop, volunteer... but instead I continue to stare at the walls.
Perhaps if I think about my accomplishments of the past week...
1. Spent two days with new friends volunteering at a co-op - I painted walls and trim and scrubbed floors.
2. Spent Memorial Day evening grilling out and making s'mores at a friend's party
3. Had two really good workouts at the Y - 60 minutes on the elliptical machine
4. Packed up my classroom for summer and turned in the keys
5. Helped a co-worker move her things from her old classroom to her new one
6. Went to the dentist
7. Went to the psychiatrist
8. Went to the health clinic
9. Got prescriptions filled
10. Began this new blog
11. Began a new book: Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Piccoult
12. Made a hair appointment for tomorrow
13. Folded and put away laundry
14. Swept the house
15. Celebrated my 24th birthday with a few separate meals with different people
Lists are one of my favorite things. I give two thumbs up to lists of things already accomplished... they're way less exhausting!
I'm a list junkie as well but I always feel like a failure because my lists are completely unreasonable and complex. I think I'm going to steal your idea and make a list of the things I've accomplished.
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog today and I've enjoyed reading it. Hopefully it will encourage me to finally start officially blogging instead of being in "research" phase.
For most of my life, I dealt with severe depression and anxiety primarily due to an undiagnosed sleep condition (and other things). I've been through a ton of psychiatric medication as well as dealing with side effects, withdrawals, etc. I look forward to reading your blog and maybe I'll post something as well.
Cheers!!!