What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life?
1. Spending time with the Lord in the mornings by reading His Word and praying.
2. Having routines, especially when it comes to cleaning. There are days when life becomes chaotic unexpectedly and disruptions happen. With me having Inattentive ADHD my routines are a godsend, it helps me to get back on track and keeps the clutter away.
Making an enormous mess, I get overwhelmed easily.
What bothers you and why?
Making an enormous mess, I get overwhelmed easily.
Today, I decided to clean behind my nightstand. It needs it. My small room becomes cluttered quickly. In the middle of making progress, I discover that my floor lamp’s base broke.
I want to cry and scream. Just walk away from my mess. There’s not enough light. I’m frustrated and dealing with my emotions.
It’s okay that I am upset and feeling overwhelmed. This is part of the process of cleaning and organizing with a ADHD mind.
I will get this done tonight because I have a plan.
The one piece of advice that I would give my 20-year-old self is to learn to love your space despite your circumstances. As I mentioned in my recent podcast on May 7 of 2023 that I didn’t love my space.
It didn’t help ADHD/ADD was affecting my organizational skills. People made judgments saying I was lazy, and I didn’t care. Dealing with RA (rheumatoid arthritis) flared up that almost crippled me. So, I had a lot of resentment towards my space because I thought there was a major flaw with me.
The never-ending cycle of purging items, which I thought was cleaning. Then in a few weeks, the cluttered would return, adding to my resentment.
I didn’t understand was how the RA was impacting my life during a flare-up. Just doing the necessary chores, that was it. What I needed in those times was help and compassion.
Instead, I blamed myself for circumstances that were out of my control. Resentment continued to build towards my space as hopelessness settled in.
I wasn’t flawed.
I had the wrong ideas about clutter and organization.
Then one day, I realized that people who had organized homes and kept them maintained; actually, loved the space that they lived in and wanted the best for them and their families.
By loving my space that I admitted I deserved a clean, welcoming environment, and a peaceful sanctuary from the rest of the world. And that I needed to create a system that functioned for my lifestyle.
I will be discussing my recovery from my surgery, and how iron deficiency anemia, is affecting my life. In the second segment, I will be discussing organizational skills. And how ADHD affects those skills, and the impacts on my life.
https://anchor.fm/alexandra-mars1/episodes/Sunday-Talk-with-Alexandra-Mars-May-7–2023-e23jhsh
Check out my recent podcast shorts!
There is no regular podcast for this week, and I’m in the process of working on a new episode. In the meantime, here are some recent short podcasts and two short stories podcasts that are available.
My podcast for April 4, 2023, where I discuss my writing and editing. Here’s the link below:
https://anchor.fm/alexandra-mars1/episodes/April-4–2023-e22agkb
My podcast for April 12, 20#3, where I discuss my exercise routine and why it is important. Here’s the link below:
https://anchor.fm/alexandra-mars1/episodes/April-12–2023-e22agkc
My podcast for April 18, 2023, where I discuss dealing with paper clutter. Here’s the link below:
https://anchor.fm/alexandra-mars1/episodes/April-18–2023-e238s4a
THE STORIES PODCASTS
A 100 words short story called THE DECISION
https://anchor.fm/alexandra-mars1/episodes/A-short-story-The-Decision-podcast-shorts-e1tast1
Here is a short story called SPOOKY LANE.
In this Podcast Shorts, I will discuss my New Year’s Resolutions. My podcast is under two minutes, I’m calling it Podcast Shorts. Here’s the link below:
https://anchor.fm/alexandra-mars1/episodes/Jan-2–2023-New-Years-Resolutions-e1t333c
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year. It is that time of year for resolutions. I have been asking myself what I want to accomplish in 2023.
Here’s my link if you prefer to listen.
https://anchor.fm/alexandra-mars1/episodes/Jan-2–2023-New-Years-Resolutions-e1t333c
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year. It is that time of year for resolutions. I have been asking myself what I want to accomplish in 2023. What is important to me? Creating routines, writing, exercising, and creating more content for my social media are on top of my list.
MY SEVEN 2023’s GOALS:
Creating Routines – to help me stay focused on what is a priority and allow me to achieve my other goals by getting my household chores done. Organizing my home to create an inviting and relaxing environment for me and my family.
To schedule time for my writing during the day – 2022 has taught me, that I need to set time aside, during the day for my writing projects and articles. This was an eye-opening revelation for me. If I want to write, I need to make time for my writing.
Exercising – 2022 has also taught me, if I want to keep my mobility and maintain a healthy weight, I must exercise. Whether I like it or not, I must exercise. To be honest, I’m unsure how this will be incorporated into my routines. I’m determined to discover the way.
Keeping my relationship with the Lord healthy – I need to nourish my spiritual life. I must put the Lord first and spend time with Him by reading His Word and praying.
Creating music – composing music is my happy place where my mind can unwind and relax. I need to spend more time working on my compositions.
Reading – I fell short of my goal for 2022. To be honest, I know I can do better.
To create more content for my social media platforms – not sure how I’m going to accomplish this goal. Working on a plan, I’m determined to come up with an idea.
What are your goals for 2023? Please let me know, in the comment section.
My goal is to enjoy Christmas and not get stressed out from the chaos of clutter. That is my plan.
Christmas Chaos…
My goal is to enjoy Christmas and not get stressed out from the chaos of clutter. That is my plan.
Christmas chaos is all the stress from extra activities that can produce chaos. Falling behind in routines and having clutter to build very quickly in hot zones, this time of year that can be overwhelming.
This time of year there are a lot more activities, like people getting together, holiday parties, and other events I find that create Christmas chaos. For me, it’s procrastinating on chores I need to get done to keep my home clean and organized.
This year I’m trying something new, I am prioritizing the kitchen by keeping it clean and free of clutter to the best of my ability. So I’m making sure the hot zones like the kitchen table don’t have massive clutter buildup of junk mail and bills. And the other items that need to be put back in their designated place.
My task on my list is keeping up with the dishes. I don’t want a huge pile of dirty dishes on Christmas Eve to wash. So it is my main priority this week is to keep my dirty dishes from piling up.
What are you doing to avoid the Christmas Chaos this year?
I would love to hear your thoughts, so leave a comment below,
Merry Christmas!
In today’s episode, I will give an health update, and discuss how ADD affects my organizing skills.
Here’s the link the below
https://anchor.fm/alexandra-mars1/episodes/Sunday-Talk-with-Alexandra-Mars-Dec-18–2022-e1seoi4
I will be discussing why it is hard to get rid of items and I will talking The movie Eternals from Marvel.
https://anchor.fm/alexandra-mars1/episodes/Sunday-Talk-with-Alexandra-Mars-May-15–2022-e1iip02
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