Cleaning house

Few people realize how hard it is for people who live with chronic pain to get up and do chores around the house. A LOT of people think that we are just lazy and don't care about our homes. It isn't true!!! We care just as much as people without the kind of pain we live with, it's just that we have to adjust to trying to work around the pain. I have been fighting with myself trying to get off my fanny and get things done. I have a ton of weeds to deal with in the yard, and I pulled a few today, but that is a drop in the bucket in comparison to what I need to do. I have good days and bad days for getting things done. The best thing for motivation for me is to have someone pi$$ me off...I work like a maniac! Today was just one of those days where it was hard to get up and move. I was put on a different pain medication which is like taking sugar pills. Combined with a medication that my GP prescribed for my abdominal pain (he prescribed a medication that is for coating the stomach and take care of ulcers. He forgot that when I drank soda and took tums I nearly ended up in the ER! Taking the second dose of this stuff had me projectile vomiting and then I passed out on the bed and slept for another 8 hours! BAD REACTION!) I wish I were closer where I could help you out! I do well helping others, my house could fall down around my ears, but I'm there for others. My productive day today? I got dishes washed, started working on the drapes for the family room (Yep I also can sew drapes. It saves hundreds of dollars!) and I have been working on my school work too. Oh, and Bill and I cut up some fire wood for me. There wasn't a lot, but there is enough for a couple of days. Of course that is in between stopping and resting.

Hi Elic. You sure sounded busy! I have fibromyalgia, too, and also had a productive day, for me, anyway. I started off by doing laundry while my lazy "roommate" slept. Once he woke up, we had to head out 30 miles from here so he could pick up a loaner car since his truck is in the shop AGAIN because they can't seem to fix the problem he has with his transmission, even after installing a brand new transmission. I wanted my SUV back, so I went with him to pick up the loaner so I could drive my SUV back home. But, we didn't go straight home. I had made appointments for both of us to have our eyes examined. I knew I needed new glasses and thought he might, too, because he just officially became ancient. He turned 50 last week. LOL Anyway, after the eye exams, we had to pick out frames for our new glasses (yep, I needed stronger prescriptions, both far and near vision), then do a bit of shopping for food, then come home and organize my DVD collection, after which I was hurting bad and so exhausted all I could do was take a nap. I wish we had a pantry! The house I grew up in had a really nice, large pantry. I loved that room, because I was the 'official' food organizer whenever my mother went grocery shopping. (She conned me into doing that by telling me that I did it better than anyone else she knew... didn't dawn on me that she was pulling my leg to get me to do it so she wouldn't have to until years later. lol) Our kitchen isn't very small but it's not large, either. I could definitely use a bit more room for canned and dry goods! I'll be canning and drying a lot of fruits and vegetables this year and it looks like I'll have to store them in the basement... the garage most likely. I sure would love to have a room just off the kitchen instead. I think you did an excellent job getting all that accomplished! I'm sure it was hard on both of you but it sure does feel good to accomplish so much, doesn't it?

Well, thanks to the ants that have been visiting my house everyday, my mother and I have been cleaning overtime and using a lot Windex to kill those suckers and they still won't die. We even got Corky's Exterminators to my house to kill those abominations of the earth, and they still come back. Why won't they die?!

My hubby and I are both fairly disorganized people. Because of a couple of physical challenges, I am unable to do a lot of physical labour, so he does it. Recently the wonderful man cleaned the entire kitchen, and the entire bathroom. The apt. is still cluttered, but atleast it's sanityary. LOL

Hi Elic: I didn't know or "remember" you also suffer with Fibromylgia...IT SUCKS!! I too have suffered with it now for the last 4-5 years or longer can't remember when I was diagnosed but its HORRIBLE!! Do you take Lyrica for yours? I do! I also didn't realize your roommate had the gastric bypass, AWESOME! how is she doing? I am preparing to do the lap band, that is if I ever get my stupid BMI down a bit more...CRAP! its so hard! I lose weight I gain weight I lose weight I gain weight...Since my last doctor's visit from Dec 2009 I gained a stinkin pound..."gimme a break" scale will ya?? I've no idea when I will be scheduled for lap band... Please let your room mate know I wish her much success on her journey ok?? good luck on your all's cleaning endeavor one I hate doing myself...(G)!

Yes i do lots sometimes.. washing vessels clothes and then cooking all other stuffs like cleaning the entire house.. tiresome one but fun..

We try to do cupboard every 6 month for they get so out of sorts with every one looking for sometihng or just placing what we bought into them yup funny how much room ya find after the throwing out oput dated things.

It is my BF who is cleaning all the time. Since i am not good at cleaning the house or cooking, so he does the housework most of the time, therefore is like a houseman to me. I do more the washing work, because i like to do it more. Therefore most of the time we are sharing the family chores, which seems working quite well to us two.

I often stress, in cleaning the house, because all I do own. house cleaning job was never completed, after cleaning there is always a dirty again. although I have made a schedule to clean the house, still always accumulate.

I'm glad you guys had a productive day.I didn't ! My printer went on a rampage of its own and wouldn't quit copying some articles I'd written over a week ago. It took me hours to figure it out--------not that I actually did mind you, but turns out apparently its memory was stuck LOL Like mine-----but finally it paid attention when I rebooted twice and turned the printer off and on several times. But talk a waste of a good day. You guys just be glad you accomplished all that you did !

For me these last few days have been especially productive in the means of getting my house cleaned up. I decided that I wanted to get my living room and my office cleaned up once and for all. If I am able to get everything picked up then I know that the upkeep of it isn't going to be as bad as getting started on the project in the first place. I feel like now that I have all the junk picked up and organized it is only going to take me maybe 30 minutes a day to be able to maintain and improve on what I've gotten done.

Hi Elic, One of the my favorite house chores during the weekend is a general cleaning. we do this every saturday morning. it's fun to clean the house. everyone has a role to play and place to clean and maintain. after this is a food trip that i myself prepare. we do the laundry every other day to avoid bulks of it.

A productive day for me would be completing my homework before the due date or working out how to use the washing machine. these days rarely occur.

the cleanliness of your surroundings, even your abode, is your own responsibility. while disabilities make the job a lot more difficult, it can be done with a lot of determination. unless, of course, when the disability is total. then cleaning house or even tidying small things, becomes impossible. like what you did, you may be slower and will take extra effort to do things around your abode, but you can do it. it's not a matter of speed or level of cleanness, it's the effort and the determination that counts...

I done it before, that was when my mother went to her province to process some land papers. No one will able to clean the house but me, all alone. So I woke up early that morning and I planned it all in my mind what should I do first. I finished cleaning every part of the house about a couple of hours and I was really happy of the result. I did that for a week until my mother went back home. I even do the dishes, feeding the pets, washed the clothes and prepare meals. I did not cook since that is not my line, my father is. And it’s a good feeling when your house is clean. And when you do it the first time you want to get better as the days goes by. After being able to do that, my body aches since I am not used to doing it but charge to experience I was really proud of myself.

They say I have fibromyalia too. I have good days and bad days. I have to be careful and not over do it on my good days, or I will not be able to much the next day. I do let things go at times. It is not always easy to do things, I get my children to help when I can.

I really need to get busy and clean my house. The other day I tried to put away a soup ladle and I could not fit it in the drawer--I need to get that drawer organized! One of my sons is coming for a brief visit this coming weekend, part of a job he is doing, and I don't want him to see how disorganized I've become! Good for you for having a very productive day!

Hi, My disability keeps me from having what I use to be use to as a productive day. My legs don't work all that well, so when I have housework to do I do it in stages. What at one time took me maybe a couple of hours in the morning now takes me all week. It use to frustrate me that I couldn't get it all done, but it's better than spending time in the hospital not getting anything done.

good for you and her. you know i have a problem with getting things done, even when im breathing ok. because i always feel tired and have pains in alternate places. its been suggested to me, i could have it and should talk with my new doctor about it. but i just really hate going to doctor, im wondering if fibro might be similar to RA? arthritis. if i do more (force myself) i feel a little better then. today i had to cook, wash dishes, some clothes, and vacuum a little at a time. also, its disgusting the way i put off takeing a shower. its something that takes my breath and seems like a chore, but i did that to.

Wow, that was a super productive day for house organization! You should be very proud of yourself! I live with Chronic Back pain that is very severe some days. So I can well relate to breaking down projects into smaller steps. But I have also found that there is something very powerful about taking control and sometimes our minds can give us the strength, will and drive to accomplish a given task with little or less than usual pain. And like you, I have found that once my mind is in more control that I have the ability to get alot done, ie the laundry! I make lists of projects that I want to get done and often will group them so that I can try and get more done. The sense of accomplishment may seem trivial to some, but those of us who have the pain, know it's not!