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How Do You Get Started, Organize, Prioritize, Encourage Yourself So That You Can Get Things Done AND Continue To Keep Up?
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A couple of issues my heart failure gives are daily degrees of fatigue and feeling overwhelmed with all the things I want do or need to do, like laundry, housework and yardwork. I'm interested in how YOU handle that or even don't handle it and feel ok about not doing things. Too many days pass and the little I've done irritates me. In my head I know what to do and what to say to myself, but sometimes that isn't enough. Hoping for some new ideas on getting to things and new ways of helping… read more

posted March 18, 2022
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A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Same answer as above. Only YOU know your own body and how much you can handle. Be kind to yourself first, or you will not be any help to others. Take things easy ... don't push yourself, run around or try to do too much. Rest when you need to.
I have been sick for over 5 years, do I have learned to schedule things at intervals. Washing one day, kitchen another, etc. I only pick up my mail now every other day, and I only water my shrubs outside once a week. Because leaving my house is so taxing, I even schedule medical appts. no closer than every other day to give myself a "down day" in between. Preferably, I like to space them a week apart, but it isn't always feasible.
Do whatever you can handle on your own terms.

posted May 28, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

I wish I had the answer for you and for me. I live in an apartment and the laundry room is down the hall. This is my biggest challenge. I've taken to wearing clothes for two days . .. really how dirty are they. I do find that if I pace myself, things work better. I don't seem to get it all done but, enough to not feel too guilty. I grew up in the late 50's and we did a lot of housework then and on time. Those days are long gone. We probably don't have a lot of time left so why waste it cleaning, cooking and feeling guilty. Let's spend time with the people we love.

posted January 2, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

HOW DO YOU EAT AN ELEPHANT?... ONE BITE AT A TIME.!! Google has a great to-do list also there's a nap called Todoist. Make a list even on paper of things you want to get accomplished. Prioritize the list most important at the top or least important to the bottom. Now take that list and separate it into the days of the week probably want to start out with no more than five each day. You want to meet these goals so don't put them far away where you can't reach them. That's why I would say stay between 5 and 7. You will reach for the goals and you will exceed them. The sense of accomplishment will be rewarding good luck!!

posted April 10, 2022
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Don’t refuse help.
Don’t refuse services you’re entitled to.
Instead of cleaning every room, maybe you can close off a room or two.
Maybe you could place orders at supermarkets and have them picked, bagged, snd placed in your car.

posted July 13, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

It's been 4.5 years for me since all my medical problems started. I'm feeling better now and can get things done but not as good as I would like. Still haven't caught up with my laundry. In an apartment I have to go down the hall to the laundry room and pay $2 a load. I guess we have to look at things as "it's good enough". For me now it's more important to spend time with loved ones. They'll remember that and not how clean my apartment was. God bless.

posted May 20, 2023

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