Posted by just plain jane on September 22, 2004, at 15:52:57
In reply to Need lots of encouragement, posted by Wildflower on September 22, 2004, at 12:57:10
My son and I moved back to my home from two years at my significant other's home in February. It was the only time I've ever lived in someone else's home and was a real slide down into depression and oppression.
(But, I did learn a lot.) I can relate to your term, "torture".
We still have boxes left where we set them. The other half of my king-sized bed is heaped with boxes, clothes, small furniture, one of my saddles. Two more saddles grace my loveseat back. A dirt bike is half disassembled in my kitchen (best lighting). The dogs have decided they have to check what we throw away to make sure we don't waste any good stuff, then they sweetly distribute bits of it throughout our home. I let it lie.
Fortunately, we have a project we DO feel inclined to work on. We are building a basement this fall to put a house on next spring and plan on moving into it.None of the crap in this house is as interesting as the project of the basement, or time spent with our animals.
So... we deal with the stuff we can and want to get done and ignore the rest. At least it allows us accomplishment, and that leads us out of the depths to a place where we can look at some of these crap things and knock off one or two a week.
As has been said, slow, but better than not at all.If you can allow yourself a project, something you DO like and WANT to do, that will allow you to feel accomplishment as you work on it, that may help you find the tunnel with the light.
Wish I had great advice for how to conquer your difficulties, but we all know it's for only us to discover.
I hope our stories and comments help some.just plain jane
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