Reply To: afraid to start afraid of being interrupted

[mmccull]

I too struggle with this on a daily basis. I am a stay at home mom of a 4yr old and 3 mo old. It was a huge adjustment to go from working and knowing what was expected of me, to staying at home and having to be self sufficient. It took me nearly 3 years to figure out how to maintain a basic household routine. Now, with the new baby I feel like I am starting all over again due to her continuously changing schedule. It is hard not to get defeated when your “big new plans” seem to always fail.  I have a horrible habit of way overthinking things to the point I don’t accomplish anything because I’m too busy making detailed plans to do it all.  Like yourself, I seem to completely reset with every interruption and find it very difficult to get started back up again. It feels like I have to stop and get all my thoughts in a row again every single time.  One thing that has helped however is writing down everything that needs accomplished and prioritizing it. That way when I get interrupted I have something I can look at to get me back on track quicker. I also get bored easy with the every day chores and things so I usually pick the 2 highest priorities on my list and switch back and forth between the 2 every 15 min until one or both are accomplished. Then continue down the list. It keeps me from over focusing on one thing and actually makes me move a little quicker trying to get as much done as I can in the 15 min period.  Keep trying until you find what works for you and don’t beat yourself up if you don’t figure it out the first 100 tries because you are definitely not alone 😉

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