How long does it take you to feel that you have really gotten off track?
And, when you do get off track, -- how bad does it get?
No - I am NOT trying to torture us. I am trying to see if I can get some thinking going when I get off track -- rather than just reacting emotionally, and getting depressed.
I feel like I am off track now. My husband has become a whirlwind in the kitchen -- painting various areas. For example, I came home from grocery shopping and everything was pulled out from the lower cabinets - and was sitting on the kitchen floor. The cabinets has been painted and would take 2 days to dry (it was humid).
I couldn't get close to the counters or sink- because of all the stuff on the floor. I was already tired from a long day of work, and then grocery shopping. I am REALLY glad that the cabinets have been painted. They looked really bad and now they are beautiful. But this did get me out of my routine of cooking and doing dishes.
Maybe most things that get me out of my routine are "life events". Somebody gets sick. We have to travel for some unexpected reason. I am needed for a family emergency (can be one afternoon or a long time.) Or - if can be something good - like getting the kitchen cabinets painted. It is just that I didn't control the event and the timing.
Maybe this is something to think about -- how to work with things I don't control, so I can keep some semblance of routine going. :grouphug:
What do you think?
And, when you do get off track, -- how bad does it get?
No - I am NOT trying to torture us. I am trying to see if I can get some thinking going when I get off track -- rather than just reacting emotionally, and getting depressed.
I feel like I am off track now. My husband has become a whirlwind in the kitchen -- painting various areas. For example, I came home from grocery shopping and everything was pulled out from the lower cabinets - and was sitting on the kitchen floor. The cabinets has been painted and would take 2 days to dry (it was humid).
I couldn't get close to the counters or sink- because of all the stuff on the floor. I was already tired from a long day of work, and then grocery shopping. I am REALLY glad that the cabinets have been painted. They looked really bad and now they are beautiful. But this did get me out of my routine of cooking and doing dishes.
Maybe most things that get me out of my routine are "life events". Somebody gets sick. We have to travel for some unexpected reason. I am needed for a family emergency (can be one afternoon or a long time.) Or - if can be something good - like getting the kitchen cabinets painted. It is just that I didn't control the event and the timing.
Maybe this is something to think about -- how to work with things I don't control, so I can keep some semblance of routine going. :grouphug:
What do you think?