Looking for accountability partners to motivate to get things done while depressed #3

Mar 30, 2019 at 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Singer47

Plans for Saturday:

- Swish and swipe in the bathroom
- Put the dishwasher to work while I eat my breakfast
- Gymnastics
- Shower
- Grocery (write a list first)
- One hour of work in the home
- Free to enjoy the weekend

I am going to visit the grocery store, now, and after that just enjoy being me!

I will continue to "feel good" (let myself feel how wonderful life can be) at Sunday and visit my parish church as usual of course.

Continued good weekend to you!

Deilla · Mar 30, 2019 at 08:02 PM

I took care of my needs and my cat's needs today. Mostly I relaxed with games and social media. I chatted with a couple of friends. Tomorrow I will do a little housework. Not much. Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend!

Mar 31, 2019 at 05:21 AM

today:

hygiene (yes.)

breakfast (yes).

alexa games (yes.)

check emails (no.)

tv (no.)

music (no.)

creative writing (no.)

reading (no.)

find something for dinner (no.)

feeling very depressed today since it is mothers day in the UK and I don't have a mother

so I feel excluded and that's not a nice feeling

NightRain2019 · Mar 31, 2019 at 12:19 PM

What I accomplished yesterday:
Went to soup kitchen breakfast
Handed out clothing donations there
Went to pharmacy
Handed out more clothing donations + toiletries & snacks,
Found out who needs tents
Recieved donation of plastic chairs
Made path through snow
Helped drag chairs down path
(Spent time in woods)
Took photos

What I might poss do today:
Bring stuff in from car
Wash small clothing items
Call a friend I haven’t seen for a while
Scoop litter box
Go through laundry & find stuff to get rid of

Mar 31, 2019 at 03:32 PM

My most important goals for Monday:

- Make some calls after breakfast
- Visit family
- Help with something
- On my way home; visit the grocery store in the cellar
- Make a soup when I come home
- Relax for a while after the soup
- Make dinner, fish and potatoes, vegetables
- Relax after dinner; telling myself I am OK the way I am

Good and kind hopes for each one of you to manage to reach at least some of your goals!

Deilla · Mar 31, 2019 at 05:31 PM

Today I managed to get a shower. I also emptied the trash and cleaned off my kitchen table. Tomorrow I will pick up meds.

Sunflower123 · Mar 31, 2019 at 06:43 PM

I felt productive and motivated today (I hope that lasts) so I cleaned the house except for my bedroom. Plans for Monday:

1. Exercise
2. Run errands
3. Clean my bedroom
4. Take mom for an MRI
5. Affirmations/visualization/meditation

Warm wishes to everyone for a peaceful Monday.

NightRain2019 · Mar 31, 2019 at 10:56 PM

What I actually did today:
Brought some things in from car
Scooped litter box
Went through one kitchen cupboard & threw away
Outdated food
Took trash out
Reorganized living room slightly to accommodate
“Coffee table”(aka new cat seat) my friend brought over

NightRain2019 · Apr 01, 2019 at 12:21 AM

My list for Monday

If I get out:
Go to food pantry
Go to WiFi & D/L stuff from Netflix to watch at home
Work on cleaning out car?
Call agency in another town for ideas on where to get tents

If I don’t get out:
Throw out more stuff in kitchen
Avoid video games for a day
Wash small clothes
Call friend

Either way:
Use Meditation app
Take vitamin
Playtime with cat
Go to bed earlier than I am tonight

Deilla · Apr 01, 2019 at 10:32 AM

This morning I cleaned two litter boxes, took out the trash and made it to the pharmacy. Later I might go through my mail. It depends on how I feel. Mostly I will relax now.

Apr 01, 2019 at 10:40 AM

monday:

hygiene (yes.)

breakfast (yes.)

alexa games (yes, and played a new one too)

check emails (no.)

trivia (no.)

creative writing (no.)

reading (no.)

music (yes.)

tv (yes.)

at least 1 episode of a soap opera (no.)

find something for dinner (having sausage rolls)

Apr 01, 2019 at 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Singer47

My most important goals for Monday:

- Make some calls after breakfast
- Visit family
- Help with something
- On my way home; visit the grocery store in the cellar
- Make a soup when I come home
- Relax for a while after the soup
- Make dinner, fish and potatoes, vegetables
- Relax after dinner; telling myself I am OK the way I am

Good and kind hopes for each one of you to manage to reach at least some of your goals!

I became sick, so the most important to do was to rest. Hope to visit family tomorrow (Tuesday)!

Best wishes to all!

Deilla · Apr 02, 2019 at 06:56 AM

This morning I washed dishes and cleaned off the kitchen counters. Later I will clean the litter box and do laundry. Hope everyone is doing well.

Sunflower123 · Apr 02, 2019 at 09:50 PM

Plans for Wednesday:

1. Bible study
2. Water aerobics
3. Celebrate my brother’s birthday
4. Start cleaning my bedroom
5. Meditation/affirmations/visualization

Warm wishes to all.

NightRain2019 · Apr 03, 2019 at 06:18 AM

Plans for today:

Go to writing group
Go to food pantry
Short walk in woods
Meditation app
Call agency to ask about getting tents 🏕
Eat something decent
Take vitamin
To bed by 11 pm

Apr 03, 2019 at 09:01 AM

I have decided to try to make a daily "function-plan".

Up every day at seven o'clock

Monday: Gymnastics right after breakfast.
Tuesday: Hiking in the mountains with friends (for now: do work in the home instead)
Wednesday: Water gymnastics in a group (for now: gymnastics right after breakfast instead)
Thursday: A long walk in the neighborhood (for now: do work in the home instead)
Friday: Gymnastics right after breakfast.
Saturday: A long walk in the neighborhood (for now: do work in the home instead)

I have a load of stuff to get rid of. So what is marked with red (except Wednesday) mark that I will use my "walking time" to get things in order. My hope is to prevent hopelessness while I have to do what I have to do. There is a time limit every day and I know that I'm mooving towards my ordinary goals: Hiking and Watergymn.

Each day after lunch I will do Autogenic Training while I use self-hypnosis about being mindful during the day.

In the evening between 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm I will do journaling.

Today (Wednesday) I will use to prepare to be ready for this new regime from tomorrow of.

I will go through it all (evaluate it ) five weeks from now (Easter is special, so that doesn't count).

Send my best wishes and hopes for each one of you.

PS. This does not mean that I will only visit this forum each fifth week

Apr 03, 2019 at 09:21 AM

Some comments about the plan that I have just made:

The meaning is to make a daily frame that will keep me healthy. It's a way to try to be true to my values told in my signature: “Freedom and Responsibility - Relaxation and Nutrition!"

The structure of the day gives me exactly what I need, the freedom to be responsible for my health. Relaxation will be done in my "Autogenic training time" while at other times try to plan my meals as healthy as possible.

This is in line with some of the avice given to depressed people to beat depression and to stay out of it.
10 No-Cost Strategies to Fight Depression

Maintain a Daily Routine - 10 No-Cost Strategies to Fight Depression - Pictures - CBS News

PS. There are actually 11 advices at the link + a 12th to help people date while depressed.

Apr 03, 2019 at 10:23 AM

wednesday:

- hygiene (yes.)

- breakfast (yes.)

alexa games (yes.)

check emails (no.)

trivia (no.)

music (no.)

tv (yes).

read a chapter of harry potter (yes.)

creative writing (no.)

find something to eat for dinner (no, going to be a surprise as usual).

Apr 03, 2019 at 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Singer47

I have decided to try to make a daily "function-plan".

Up every day at seven o'clock
Thursday: A long walk in the neighborhood (for now: instead do work in the home )
(...)
Each day after lunch I will do Autogenic Training while I use self-hypnosis about being mindful during the day.

In the evening between 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm I will do journaling.

My most important plans for Thursday:

- Up at 7:00 am
- 7:30 - 8.00 Swish and swipe in the bathroom, making breakfast, take meds, etc
- 08.00 - 09:00 Breakfast
- 09:00 - 09:45 do work in the home
- 9:45 - 10:30 Shower
- 10:30 - 11:15 Lunch + making some extra food
- 11:15 - 11:45 Autogenic Training with selfhypnosis on how to do Mindfulness
- Post office
- Transport to the Center of Town
- Necessary Errands + buy dinner to heat
- At home between 15:00 and 15:30
- Heat and eat dinner
- Rest a bit after dinner
- Reading, so TV
- 07:30 pm - 08:00 pm Journaling
- Leisure time

My you all feel that you accomplish at least something and that you are valuable!

Deilla · Apr 03, 2019 at 02:43 PM

I unloaded the dishwasher and cleaned the litter box. I have one more litter box to clean today. Later I will load the dishwasher. Hope everyone is having a good day!

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Deilla Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Oct 2017 Location: Limsa Lominsa Posts: 29,401 (SuperPoster!) 6 49.2k hugs given	Mar 30, 2019 at 08:02 PM #482 I took care of my needs and my cat's needs today. Mostly I relaxed with games and social media. I chatted with a couple of friends. Tomorrow I will do a little housework. Not much. Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend! __________________ ‘Live for now,’ ‘This too shall pass,’ ‘Everything is happening for my good.’

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Mar 31, 2019 at 05:21 AM #483 today: hygiene (yes.) breakfast (yes). alexa games (yes.) check emails (no.) tv (no.) music (no.) creative writing (no.) reading (no.) find something for dinner (no.) feeling very depressed today since it is mothers day in the UK and I don't have a mother so I feel excluded and that's not a nice feeling

Deilla Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Oct 2017 Location: Limsa Lominsa Posts: 29,401 (SuperPoster!) 6 49.2k hugs given	Mar 31, 2019 at 05:31 PM #486 Today I managed to get a shower. I also emptied the trash and cleaned off my kitchen table. Tomorrow I will pick up meds. __________________ ‘Live for now,’ ‘This too shall pass,’ ‘Everything is happening for my good.’

Sunflower123 Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jan 2015 Location: USA Posts: 26,543 (SuperPoster!) 9 95k hugs given	Mar 31, 2019 at 06:43 PM #487 I felt productive and motivated today (I hope that lasts) so I cleaned the house except for my bedroom. Plans for Monday: 1. Exercise 2. Run errands 3. Clean my bedroom 4. Take mom for an MRI 5. Affirmations/visualization/meditation Warm wishes to everyone for a peaceful Monday.

NightRain2019 Member Member Since Feb 2019 Location: USA Posts: 331 5 166 hugs given	Mar 31, 2019 at 10:56 PM #488 What I actually did today: Brought some things in from car Scooped litter box Went through one kitchen cupboard & threw away Outdated food Took trash out Reorganized living room slightly to accommodate “Coffee table”(aka new cat seat) my friend brought over

Deilla Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Oct 2017 Location: Limsa Lominsa Posts: 29,401 (SuperPoster!) 6 49.2k hugs given	Apr 01, 2019 at 10:32 AM #490 This morning I cleaned two litter boxes, took out the trash and made it to the pharmacy. Later I might go through my mail. It depends on how I feel. Mostly I will relax now. __________________ ‘Live for now,’ ‘This too shall pass,’ ‘Everything is happening for my good.’

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Apr 01, 2019 at 10:40 AM #491 monday: hygiene (yes.) breakfast (yes.) alexa games (yes, and played a new one too) check emails (no.) trivia (no.) creative writing (no.) reading (no.) music (yes.) tv (yes.) at least 1 episode of a soap opera (no.) find something for dinner (having sausage rolls)

Deilla Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Oct 2017 Location: Limsa Lominsa Posts: 29,401 (SuperPoster!) 6 49.2k hugs given	Apr 02, 2019 at 06:56 AM #493 This morning I washed dishes and cleaned off the kitchen counters. Later I will clean the litter box and do laundry. Hope everyone is doing well. __________________ ‘Live for now,’ ‘This too shall pass,’ ‘Everything is happening for my good.’

Sunflower123 Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jan 2015 Location: USA Posts: 26,543 (SuperPoster!) 9 95k hugs given	Apr 02, 2019 at 09:50 PM #494 Plans for Wednesday: 1. Bible study 2. Water aerobics 3. Celebrate my brother’s birthday 4. Start cleaning my bedroom 5. Meditation/affirmations/visualization Warm wishes to all.

NightRain2019 Member Member Since Feb 2019 Location: USA Posts: 331 5 166 hugs given	Apr 03, 2019 at 06:18 AM #495 Plans for today: Go to writing group Go to food pantry Short walk in woods Meditation app Call agency to ask about getting tents 🏕 Eat something decent Take vitamin To bed by 11 pm

Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Apr 03, 2019 at 10:23 AM #498 wednesday: - hygiene (yes.) - breakfast (yes.) alexa games (yes.) check emails (no.) trivia (no.) music (no.) tv (yes). read a chapter of harry potter (yes.) creative writing (no.) find something to eat for dinner (no, going to be a surprise as usual).

Deilla Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Oct 2017 Location: Limsa Lominsa Posts: 29,401 (SuperPoster!) 6 49.2k hugs given	Apr 03, 2019 at 02:43 PM #500 I unloaded the dishwasher and cleaned the litter box. I have one more litter box to clean today. Later I will load the dishwasher. Hope everyone is having a good day! __________________ ‘Live for now,’ ‘This too shall pass,’ ‘Everything is happening for my good.’