My last post was about how I came across Tody and how it has helped me with doing the housework. There’s nothing wrong with what I wrote but afterwards I felt like a significant part of the story was missing – and that’s all the frustrations, false starts and difficult feelings that happened before I… Continue reading Housework: a postscript
Tag: Housework
Using an app to take teeny-tiny steps toward a tidy house
My house isn’t the worst. I won’t make it onto reality TV with the state of my dishes. But the clutter and dust has been getting me down. I can see unfinished DIY jobs, dust collecting in corners and a general grubbiness creeping in. It’s depressing because it reminds me of my lost physical ability.… Continue reading Using an app to take teeny-tiny steps toward a tidy house
Finally – I can see some progress with pacing!
The aim of pacing is to find the approximate length of time that I can work at something without causing a flare up in my symptoms. The principles of pacing are to avoid a cycle of boom and bust by stopping before you need a break. A few months ago I worked out my baselines… Continue reading Finally – I can see some progress with pacing!