Organizing stuff now - Multiple Sclerosis Message Board

StephanieAnne · 03-27-2006, 06:32 PM

After reading about handwriting problems, I got to thinking what bothers me the most or what frustrates me the most day to day [other than the fatigue, and numbness, and balance probs, taking med's, eating healthy, exercising] it is organizing

I find that projects or stuff that I could do before MS I am not hesitant to do? Like crafting, or creating something, or even repotting house plants?? I fear not being able to accomplish task's that I could do in a snap before. I just don't want to live with a bunch of half done projects, that is how I feel I live now

Once I get my husband packed up and to his truck, my kitchen is a mess [I try to cook for him so he can take homemade food on the road] and it takes days to get it back to normal. It is frustrating but no matter how I try to stay organized, I can't .......... WOW

I just realized something, what it is that bugs me, not being organized

I have always prided myself w/my organization skills and now I am having a difficult time, has this happened to anyone else? I guess I feel like I have lost control, and because of that, I am hesitant to do what I like to do, hesitant because of the mess that I will make, and something more to clean up and wow, I could have just spent $$ at the therapists office to figure this out. So now what to do... maybe I should do the baby steps thing and do one project at a time, no timeline, no stress, 1 thing per day???

OK so now that I owe ya all a copay for being my therapists and giving me a outlet to figure things out, thank you
So does anybody else have the fears that I have?

duttin · 03-27-2006, 07:10 PM

StephanieAnne,

You're not alone.In the last year my house has went you know where real quick.I am slowly getting it back in order.I take each day at a time and try to get at least one extra thing done a day that I normally wouldn't do.Sometimes it takes me foeever to accomplish a task,after thinking about it,that don't matter.Its the sense of knowing that I accomplished it.
I also try to stay organized,somedays it just don't happen.
Toni

lestoby · 03-27-2006, 08:05 PM

Ladies,

Do yourself a favor and get a "Roomba"! I just loooooooovvvvvvvvveee my automatic vacuum cleaner. With 2 dogs, I could literally vacuum my house everyday and now I can without ever getting up from the couch.

My house is messier now (and I am/was the most organized person I know) then it ever was, but now it is more of a motivational problem and lack of caring about the little things in life.

I too, try to tackle at least one task a day, so that I feel like I am contributing to my family and society as a whole. But mainly, it is getting motivated to get out of the house, but once I am out, I am glad that I did, but then I get tired easier.

lily1954 · 03-28-2006, 09:47 PM

Hi everybody. Nothing was organized at my house because of fatique so bad i didn't get off of the couch except to go to bed. My dr gave me wellbutrin and b 12 shots and off the couch and organizing. Not only did i get organized i got rid of the things i can't do now. Magazines, craft projects, needle work, and stuff i didn't want to dust anymore. I left a couple favorite projects that i may or may not do. I feel good organizing things. You see my worse symptom is a brain leison that keeps me from understanding what i am seeing or remember what i did, literly a second ago. So baking is out without help i guess cooking is out too but you won't see a better organized spice cabinet or cabinet drawers. This is also something i can do that won't cause a lot of pain and fatique. lily1954

lily1954 · 03-28-2006, 10:00 PM

Gosh, I made it sound like i was superwoman,

well no I'm not. I took baby steps too. One drawer one day. Desk another day and then back to the other drawer i forgot i was working on them, then cereal and snack shelf and back to the other kitchen drawer. I wander around and usually organize as i see something and then one day you notice everything is done except the last two kitchen drawers. I do other chores between the little jobs and sometimes when im tired i only do one little job for the whole day. I have also been working on my plants its something i'm able to do. I'm even trying bonsai. thanks for listening. lily1954