Aimee when I did a coaching sesh with you several years ago you taught me that and it literally changed my life. I’m not even kidding. It is a HUGE game changer. I made “micro habits” so that I never waste a movement. It made my life manageable again and I tell everyone who’s willing to listen 😂. Thank you so much. The little things ARE the big things.
Also another thing I learned today is use your aids whenever you can. They absolutely help. I have to go to a laundry mat for my laundry and I use to not have the energy to stand there and fold my laundry. Since getting my walker I was able to sit on my walker and take my time folding my laundry. I feel way more accomplished than before. 😊
Good advice. I can do a little bit. I just have been good with not finishing a chore in one go. If it takes 3 days to fold all the laundry…turns out I’m the only one that even cared.
I’ve struggled with this for 31 years now and it took me almost killing myself before I learned that the best thing I could do for myself and my precious family was how to give myself grace. It was such a hard lesson to learn but I found myself in a deeper hole when I didn’t permit myself to rest and give in to the pain, exhaustion, etc. I found myself mourning (angrily…at God, my family, my parents, even my able bodied/well friends) my old self. I mourned the person I was pre-chronically ill me, the woman I dreamt I would become based strictly on my own idea of what I wanted out of my life but realized that I would never become.
So so true. Being chronically ill I have adopted this to my life and feel so much better as I do something instead of nothing which I used to do. Plus by the end of the day/week I feel so accomplished it’s truly a wonderful feeling. It doesn’t mean I don’t have days I can’t do anything because I do, it just means on less bad days one item/ task is enough and I have learned to appreciate that.
I've been doing house work for days now. Today my body really felt it, like a truck hit me and left me on the road. In my mind i say its all or nothing and then I'm down for the count. Chronic illness really takes a toll on your to do list for sure.
I'm a stay at home mama, and this is a skill that I have learned. I have to give myself a pep talk to start a chore, and after I get a little of that chore done, and go sit down for a while.
This! Such good advice. I have OCD and it is truly not an easy feet but I am learning to use a timer to help me from spending too long on a task at once!
I'm living with chronic illness and I don't know what it is yet I do know that I have prediabetes it runs in my family's blood, but there's something else I've been struggling with in my younger ages I would collapse a lot in my vision would go black. I'm finally getting seen by doctors. Meanwhile I'm struggling at work from severe fatigue dizziness constant sinus infections headaches bladder issues constantly having to drink water I can't drink caffeine because it makes me dehydrated and I end up getting a bad headache and urinary issues and sinus issues. Nausia. And because I have autism and ADHD it adds to all my other issues and I can't focus at work I can't barely walk when I'm fatigued and I have to use things to stabilize myself sometimes in having autism which I mask. I also mask my health issues . But when I can't go on much longer at work I may leave and my coworker hates me and treats me like trash even though she leaves early a lot more . She is a hypocrite
I guessed what it was before you did it haha. I have been doing this subconsciously to clean my room. Baby steps but i eventually get there😊 and it's so satisfying😁
Trial , so how do I cancel I don't want to subscribe to this chronic illness? lol. You're so right and sometimes it tricks your brain to finish the task.
I empty the dishwasher a few dishes at a time. The bending, stooping, squatting, and stretching is hard on me, so I can only do a few before I need to rest. Even 1 step forward is still moving forward.
Guilty of this! 🙋♀️ I do this when I have an opportunity to do something fun, I say I don’t have the energy and don’t have fun at all (depression). Thanks for the great advice, you are very wise and helpful.❤
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Aimee when I did a coaching sesh with you several years ago you taught me that and it literally changed my life. I’m not even kidding. It is a HUGE game changer. I made “micro habits” so that I never waste a movement. It made my life manageable again and I tell everyone who’s willing to listen 😂. Thank you so much. The little things ARE the big things.
Yay!! I'm so glad it's helped you 😊😊❤️
Also another thing I learned today is use your aids whenever you can. They absolutely help. I have to go to a laundry mat for my laundry and I use to not have the energy to stand there and fold my laundry. Since getting my walker I was able to sit on my walker and take my time folding my laundry. I feel way more accomplished than before. 😊
Yes! So helpful!
Good advice. I can do a little bit. I just have been good with not finishing a chore in one go. If it takes 3 days to fold all the laundry…turns out I’m the only one that even cared.
I’ve struggled with this for 31 years now and it took me almost killing myself before I learned that the best thing I could do for myself and my precious family was how to give myself grace. It was such a hard lesson to learn but I found myself in a deeper hole when I didn’t permit myself to rest and give in to the pain, exhaustion, etc. I found myself mourning (angrily…at God, my family, my parents, even my able bodied/well friends) my old self. I mourned the person I was pre-chronically ill me, the woman I dreamt I would become based strictly on my own idea of what I wanted out of my life but realized that I would never become.
So so true. Being chronically ill I have adopted this to my life and feel so much better as I do something instead of nothing which I used to do. Plus by the end of the day/week I feel so accomplished it’s truly a wonderful feeling. It doesn’t mean I don’t have days I can’t do anything because I do, it just means on less bad days one item/ task is enough and I have learned to appreciate that.
I've been doing house work for days now. Today my body really felt it, like a truck hit me and left me on the road. In my mind i say its all or nothing and then I'm down for the count. Chronic illness really takes a toll on your to do list for sure.
I need to try doing it this way
I'm a stay at home mama, and this is a skill that I have learned. I have to give myself a pep talk to start a chore, and after I get a little of that chore done, and go sit down for a while.
Um, I DO have to do it all. No one else will, and then NOTHING gets done. 😢 I miss having a dishwasher.
This! Such good advice. I have OCD and it is truly not an easy feet but I am learning to use a timer to help me from spending too long on a task at once!
The all or nothing mindset is the worst regardless of your position 😭
I agree. You have to pace yourself
I'm living with chronic illness and I don't know what it is yet I do know that I have prediabetes it runs in my family's blood, but there's something else I've been struggling with in my younger ages I would collapse a lot in my vision would go black. I'm finally getting seen by doctors. Meanwhile I'm struggling at work from severe fatigue dizziness constant sinus infections headaches bladder issues constantly having to drink water I can't drink caffeine because it makes me dehydrated and I end up getting a bad headache and urinary issues and sinus issues. Nausia. And because I have autism and ADHD it adds to all my other issues and I can't focus at work I can't barely walk when I'm fatigued and I have to use things to stabilize myself sometimes in having autism which I mask. I also mask my health issues . But when I can't go on much longer at work I may leave and my coworker hates me and treats me like trash even though she leaves early a lot more . She is a hypocrite
I guessed what it was before you did it haha. I have been doing this subconsciously to clean my room. Baby steps but i eventually get there😊 and it's so satisfying😁
Thus is so true!
Oh my god, this litterly is so good advice, thank you👌🏻
Trial , so how do I cancel I don't want to subscribe to this chronic illness? lol. You're so right and sometimes it tricks your brain to finish the task.
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I empty the dishwasher a few dishes at a time. The bending, stooping, squatting, and stretching is hard on me, so I can only do a few before I need to rest.
Even 1 step forward is still moving forward.
The daunting task at hand for me right now is cutting my husband's hair 😂 I don't think he'd appreciate it only being partially done 😂
Guilty of this! 🙋♀️
I do this when I have an opportunity to do something fun, I say I don’t have the energy and don’t have fun at all (depression). Thanks for the great advice, you are very wise and helpful.❤
My issue is over doing it 😅
Setting a timer to limit yourself to doing less might help.
Still in pain 24/7 and want to die.
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