Survey #289—Full Response from Anita
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Describe a day on which you were busy, but you still felt as if you didn’t accomplish what mattered most. | I think this is why I dislike cooking. You’re busy at least for a couple of hours cleaning the kitchen, preparing the food, then cleaning up again… it all feels like a busy endless cycle. Then there is the spare room where you look at everything in a heap and are stuck frozen in decision fatigue ( and you’re only 5 minutes in😳) |
| What challenges keep you from getting things done? | Decisions are getting easier but the getting them out of the house is my most challenging part. I’m not a Facebook market place sort of person.. it makes me uncomfortable. I have successfully got rid of some books on a selling platform but they won’t accept some of my books as their barcode is not on their wanted lists. Our local charity shop moved out of the area.. so now it means a drive to take stuff. Plus charity shops have generally become very selective of what they accept. ( which I accept and understand but it does mentally make it harder to let go of some things. The local tip is only open certain times and days due to council cuts… that is where I have still to take the bread maker and printer. So I think overall there is the physical challenge and the mental challenge…. Think if I could just put everything in a big bin outside the house it would be be a lot easier. |
| Describe a project on which you struggled to start—or to finish. | I think gardening projects as you start something .. miss a day and suddenly the weeds etc are all overgrown again. Then the room I was going to sort out ; the ceiling / roof leak came back so I’ve had to move everything again. |
| What tools for managing your activities (calendar, task manager, etc.) are the most or least helpful to you? | I really like my calendar and diary but my most helpful is just writing down 3 things I need to do and ticking them off in a notebook .I don’t know why it’s helpful but it’s satisfying seeing that I’ve at least achieved 3 things. I find timers too restrictive. Some days I find even the 5 minute matters too stressful.( that sounds crazy but I like all day to think about doing something) |
| Please complete the following statement: “I never seem to have enough time for _____.” | Sleep!!! I’m up at 4.30am for work and even though I finish at 3. There’s all the work when you get home. So I’m usually exhausted by 7.00pm then because of the early morning I go to bed at 8-8.30. I would say not enough time for family but things are a bit easier now my children are adults in their own homes. |
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