So much to do, so little time!!! Is anyone else overwhelmed?

im stuck in that mode right now.. i just dont have the energy or focus to get things done like im used to and its driving me CRAZY!! my whole house is a wreck.. i have a list a mile long on things i need to do that arent even cleaning.. ive had forms i have needed to have filled out for 2 weeks now.. i used to NEVER be like this!! but in the last year things and time just have been screwed up to me and i cant get anything organized or done lol

so far, i have nothing to do today.this weekend i do not have any activities for myself or with my friends. as a bachelor living with family, i feel bored and just surf internet to feel this boring day. besides, i do not have money to spend because i do not get my salary yet. it sad and so sad to say.

Becoming overwhelmed is a problem for me. I find that the more I feel there is too much to do the less energy I seem to have. For me the answer [well, a big part of the answer anyhow] is using a timer!! I will set the timer for a specific amount of time and work at a task for that length of time then set it aside and go on to the next. Work sessions of 15 minutes do best for me. I will set the timer and work in my kitchen, knowing I will only be in there for 15 minutes does a couple of things for me. First I know I am not going to be in there for hours frees me from the overwhelmed feeling, and it also causes me to do the most important jobs first. If I alternate work sessions and 'pleasure' sessions it works really well for me. Pleasure sessions are reading, or hobby time, again getting lots done in short spurts. A benefit of working in this way is realizing that most household chores really only take a few minutes. I may not clean/straighten all of the kitchen cupboards in one session but I can do some. So the next time I do a few others. This has worked so well for me that I have timers in almost every room of the house!

Don't sweat the small stuff my dear friend. If you don't get to answer all your replys, we'll still all love you. When myLot becomes stressful it's no longer fun and we can't have any of that. hehehe.

I just don't care. Sure, a clean house is nice, if someone else does most the work!

After accumulating 400+ email notifications of my friends' discussions from myLot, I finally went to the last page, randomly chose 2 with my eyes closed, and replied. Then I deleted the rest. Went to the previous page, did the same thing. If I didn't do that, I couldn't possibly ever have a mailbox with less than 400 emails in it!!! I know what you mean about housecleaning, too. I cleaned my house last weekend, not as well as I would've liked, but it was nice. By Wednesday, it looked like a tornado hit it and today I came home to find my dogs had been rooting in the trash can in my bedroom for some reason! Nothing shredded or anything, just pawed through and investigated. How could I be angry with them?! Yes, it's neverending. I remember feeling that way when I was married with children, did the same things day after day and never caught up. I miss my kids horribly (they're coming at Christmas season!) but they're all grown up and I enjoy what I have now. I just wish I had a self-cleaning house!!

yes it is really bad here too, I live in the big city and there is noise pollution and pollution from the buses and cars that come down my street and the dust never seem to eat. It is amazing.

Oh i know that feeling as i have three kids so the work never ends. You clean one room and the kids mess up another. Youre work is never done lol.

Well, if you weren't so prolific in your discussions maybe you wouldn't have so many to answer. As for my response to your question: My home is my paradise (for procrastination). At that I am a champion.

Hi there Mental Ward my friend. I think it's OK to want to have a good clean house and yes there are times when i feel that my work is never done but there are also times when i feel very good for finishing that nasty work.

Right now, I'm a bum, so rather than feeling overwhelmed, I am actually always bored with my day. I do find things to do like go to the gym and make some money online, but I want something better and more productive. I guess people are never content; like if I'm overworked, I'll complain. But when I have nothing to do, I also complain.