I have a strategy that might also work for others. There are nine chores I need to accomplish every week. I assign each one to a particular day and focus on only that one activity, putting the others out of my mind. To get all nine done, I double-up on two of the days. Here’s my weekly plan: SUNDAY — cook for the upcoming week and take out the garbage. MONDAY — clean house. TUESDAY — plan menu for the next week (so I’ll have on hand what I’ll need when I cook on Sunday). WEDNESDAY — pay bills and grocery shopping. THURSDAY — laundry. FRIDAY — ironing and mending. SATURDAY — yard and garden. I accomplish what I can on each day, but confine my “chores” to morning hours. By noon, I’m done and lie down to watch the news and weather report. My afternoons are free to do whatever I want and according to my energy level. Getting my daily chore done helps me get to sleep at night too !