Yes that’s right

@jfsherley, what helps me is having a mini-sized dry erase board on my kitchen table. At the top I write the day, month, date, and year. My "to do" list will have usually three things written in bright, but soothing colors. This lets me know that I have plenty of spoons left over if I will just focus on those three things. Time for a nap, time for a movie, time to go somewhere fun with my daughter! If someone invites me out for coffee or lunch, I can usually manage it. As long as I don't overdo it and try to pack too many tasks into the day. I hope this helps! You might try it and see how it goes. And if for whatever reason you still don't feel like going to that event, it is your right to bow out. You just be you. Your first priority is to take good care of you. Then you can save the world. But only if you feel like it. Oops. I made a joke! Who says Auties don't have a sense of humor?!! Love and hugs, Mamacitalucita

I wanted to add that there are ever so many tasks to complete that I don't even bother to write on the dry erase board, because they are a given. I can get quite a bit of work done in a day, actually. But if I were to post it as a MUST DO then I would get stressed. Besides, maybe I can convince someone else in my house to do it! Ha! Another bit of feeble humor. That's two in a row. Yay me. Love and light, Mamacitalucita.

Mamasitlalucita Yes you’re right, I’m still in the learning process I’ve learned not try to schedule to many things in the day I try to just do just get the main priorities done and everything thing else will have to wait can’t do the multitasking anymore. I’ve also learned that if I going to go out with a friend I can’t do to much the day before, but I have to admit this is not my personality I have always been a multitasker and it is very hard for me just to be still , some days I can if I’m hurting but it’s usally because I did to much the day before lol . But now I just try to take care of what’s the most important. Thanks for letting me know how you do it

Hi there, @jfsherley! You know, if I do too much one day, I pay for it the next day. I try to have a wide open space in the middle of my day where anything is possible! Kind of exciting, at least to me. If I am going out of town on the weekend, my housework is going to get done by Thursday so I don't have to do anything on Friday. If I have a friend who texts me at the last minute and says "Let's go eat Chinese!" Well too late...I've already had lunch! And here's the thing, I like to plan ahead and know what to expect. I am not the girl who loves surprises. Most of my friends get this now, because I just get real frank with them. They understand. The ones that don't understand, well, I haven't seen them in quite a while. Five months sound familiar? I like your attitude! Until next time, Mamacitalucita