I don't like to clean much which is ok since things never get to the unhealthy stage. But when something does need to get done I wait for the motivation to do it and eventually it gets done. I wouldn't set any fires since you'll wind up in prison which isn't conducive to enjoyment of life.

turn that music up and get off your tush and get er done....... k nuff said.. lol

Here is what I do. I make a list of some things I need to do. I work for just a little bit and cross something off the list. After that I rest for a while. The list is the key. If you're very unmotivated don't just write "wash the dishes" or "clean the kitchen" - write something smaller like "wash the glasses" or "take out the trash." I read somewhere that crossing items off a list is a great motivator for some people. I have just finished my own list for today. Hope this helps...

I've noticed a Big occurrence with the sleep cycle, doorknob - I can't even Think straight, let alone get anything Constructive done (like housework?) when I don't sleep enough.

Just a thought, but if you can get back to Sleeping properly again, and hopefully get some control of the arthritis, you'll feel more in control of the housework.

:)

I am in the same boat right now :(

The one thing that gets me on the ball is inviting someone over. I don't want them to see my house in a mess and cluttered. What is bad is when my mother in-law or sister in-law come over they start cleaning my house which makes me try to get things cleaned faster than them. If only I wanted some company I would have this house cleaned in a few hours. *sigh*

Hmmm

I still don't see how burning it down is an unreasonable solution to this problem have you SEEN my house!

But you're probably right I wouldn't be able to stop my self from laughing like a psychotic bitch I am while it's burning down.

I can just imagine my neighbors now. " the poor girl she's so mad with grief that she thinks this is funny! "

Me to the fire fighter " oh no it's ok! just let it burn to the ground. Trust me it's an improvement!"

ok all joking aside my house is making me ill. I want to puke just from looking at it. And if my knees and ankles weren't killing me right now I would just go hang out some where else for a little while. It really will get cleaned eventually but I know it won't be today. Actually who knows when even I can't predict. I feel really horrible right now and being stuck in this house isn't helping. It's just depressing me and making me feel overwhelmed again.

And I probably would at least start with the bathroom which is the easiest room to clean in the house but my physical pain is preventing me right now. It hurts even worse than usual.

OK I know that's just me complaining but man if you could see this house! I'm freaking pissed about it too. Now I'm not blaming my kids but I did clean the kitchen and bathroom on the day I picked them up (that was last friday.). And now the kitchen and bathroom look like I never cleaned it since I moved in. I tried to keep after them but I've been stressed out from other events before they got here. So now I'm probably just de-stressing. I've had a month of non stop stress building up. It would take to long to explain all of it but a lot of my stress had to do with tonya see other thread for details.

One of the many reasons I cut her out of my life. She was a large part of the stress equation but other factors were going on too. I had to deal with my family far too much this month because every one wanted me to visit with the kids!

That's the problem I never get to have them alone because every one else wants to see them too! But the people who want to see them are people I can only deal with in very small doses and preferable spaced over a long period of time. But that's not how things went down this month! Now last week end was the very first week end I got to have them alone just with me and no other out side interference!

But I admit I was quite lax with them on the rules because I'm just too stressed out. Now I could have got them this week end but I told them last week end I wasn't because of money problems. Not a lie I really am short on funds right now. But secretly I knew I needed a freaking break! I've had none stop bullshit for the entire month and now I'm so burned out from it I took a whole week off.

I had plans to clean it since the beginning of this week but I just haven't bounced back yet. I'm still recuperating. But sitting in this house and looking at it is making me feel sick. It's bothering me too much to the point where I can't even feel relaxed. In other words it's not helping me recover from stress but adding too it!

I probably would just get up and clean it but my body won't let me. I'm a big baby when it comes to pain. And this is some of the worse pain yet from my joints.

It's my one last trigger to use heroin. Except for the fact that I know if I used heroin it would cure the pain until it wore off. Then I'd be in 10 times my original pain! Not worth it IMO!

sorry I'm just pouring this out like this. I guess I just need to vent.

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I know that it is not much but try taking 15 or 20 minutes a day and work in one area. It is a slow process but you will see progress.

Arthritis can be so debilitating.. it sux you are in so much pain.. .other then burn down the house I don't know if there's too much you can do when a flare up occurs...
Im all for cranking the music up for sure with housework...perhaps do a couple of small things that don't take too long...hopefully it will soon come under some control for you sweetie.. I hope you're able to rest and soon feel better..x

I like what dorkie said.
Pick one thing and do it each day.
Dishes
Picking up crap off the floor
Putting crap away where it belongs
Sweep
Vacuum
Laundry
Bathroom
Kitchen

Git off your ass and do one thing each day!! NAG NAG NAG

and NO you cannot have heroin you must SUFFER with normal meds only

My dishes are disgusting - If I can find a way to replace them they are all going in the trash and I will start over . No excuse except OOPS dishes dont get done round here as I hate my sink well that an my motivated self hasnt felt so hot but that is beside the point

I make a list of things to do each day. As for the house I am somewhat motivated to clean it since I got on the Seroquel. Something just clicked anyway I spend 30 minutes a day doing house work type things. Now I do this in spurts sometimes just 5 minutes at a time then I go do something I want to do. My attention span sucks so I can't concentrate for long unless I take my Ritalin then I can clean for a little while longer bigger spurts of cleaning like 10 or 15 minutes even. A miracle for me. I did try Flylady and it just did not work for me I did however take a few of her ideas to heart and kept them but very few. Good luck.

No intention of showing my dick...that would be a miracle in itself, but you did say "a week" ???? Broke my hip last fall and house hasn't had a good cleaning since.
Weekend is scheduled for a top to bottom going over...but then I am the worlds worst procrastinator. :-)

is there no one that can help you even for an hour or two or a cleaner?

my friend swears by cider vinegar and honey for her arthritis she is here on holiday i'll ask her tomorrow how she mixes it she is sleeping

i hope you get some relief

I've heard that honey attracts more flies than vinegar. But I have no idea what the two mixed together would do. And it sounds disgusting but I'll give it a try.

That's a silly saying isn't it? Vinegar doesn't even attract flies at all and I"m not sure honey really does either! I think it's shit and moldy and rotten food that attracts them. But I'm not really a specialist when it comes to flies.

Well yes I lost my ADD meds actually so that really doesn't help my motivation at all or energy for that matter. But I think it's the pain that is preventing me right now. Trust me the house has been bothering me for a long time. I just haven't got up and cleaned it yet.

It's not that all the tips aren't great tips they are and some times I do pace my self while cleaning. But I'm one of those people that I can't stand to start something and not be able to finish it. I have to finish it because once I sit down it will never get finished. And I can't relax if a job isn't complete. I am crazy aren't I?

Still that fire would do all the work for me! I could just start over from scratch!

oh wieder I have thrown some dishes out already because they were that horrible to a point where cleaning them wasn't worth it! Not every day but there was one cup that had mold growing all the way to the top. I don't even remember what was in it before the mold took over. All I know is I took one look at that and I said "yeah trash! Even if I clean it I'm never drinking out of that cup again! Not enough bleach in the world to clean that!"

So don't feel bad I can't blame you! And you might want to figure out if paper plates aren't a better option for you. Especially if you live alone which I pretty much do for the most part.

I can't remember who's comment this responds is too. shining perhaps? But no there is no one that's going to drive 1 hour just to help me clean my house. That's where all my family lives and I have no friends that I can ask (for a good reason trust me) so it's up to me or nothing at all. Besides it's not exactly like I would ask my family any way. remember how I don't really like most of them. Yeah not gonna happen. I'll sit in filth before I let them know anything personal about my life. They've helped me enough already believe me! (and that help was in the sarcastic meaning)

It will get clean eventually it's just that I can't stand it or looking at it! I really am having fantasies about setting it on fire. Plus I could force the land lord to finally replace these energy leaking shitty excuses they're trying to call windows! And maybe they will put really heat system in here plus throw in a few extra bonus outlets!

Shit I could get a whole new apartment out of it like they advertised when I looked at the place. And I only took it because it was this or going homeless. But still I got lucky because I just saw some real straight up slums not too long ago. And I do have to shake my head because the place had crack house written all over it. As it turns out it really was a crack house which was no surprise to me. But still I looked at worse places before I moved in here. Ironically all of those places rejected me even though I had a hudd voucher all because I have bad credit. It's a hoot living here that's all I have to say.

yeah I'm straying way off topic here. But don't worry I'm joking about the fire as if I could move off this couch to set it in the first place let alone get out of the house before it burns me.

Not only this but I just got brand new furniture after two years of having none! I'm not about to set it on fire trust me!