Commitments can be terrible things sometimes. Especially when you over commit yourself to too many projects. After yesterday's post about overwhelm I had to step back and look at everything I've committed myself to do. These are not commitments to other people, at least not entirely, but commitments I've made to myself.
I've committed myself to post here every day, and I've been pretty much kept to that commitment. Pat myself on the back. I had initially committed myself to complete the Liberate Your Life program in the six weeks it was designed for. Well, that didn't work out but I am still committed to completing the program as quickly as possible. I just need to be sure I don't put it on the back burner and forget about it as I have so often with so many self help programs. Programs, books, DVD's and audio disks, purchased with good intentions and left to gather dust and be forgotten about.
I've committed myself to declutter my home. After years of hoarding, this can be so difficult at times. It seems hardest when my DD wants help organizing her things while her things spill all over the house. It gets us nowhere when she says I should not complain about how much she has in the halls and living spaces, because of how much I have in those areas. She even has boxes of her things stored in MY bedroom. It was only supposed to be for a few days and has been over a month so far with no sign of them moving out.
I have Aspergers and she is HFA so when we butt heads it can fairly quickly become a mutual meltdown which accomplishes nothing.
I'm trying to maintain communication with the few email friends I have, but some of those are decaying anyway. I've promised myself to connect with the community center to see if I can join their card club. I've been making that promise for almost a year now and I am no closer to doing anything about it than I was when I first thought of it.
It won't do any good to try to fix blame for any of this, I just need to work on solutions and try to maintain the commitments I feel are important.
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