Tag: Overwhelmed

Overloaded with Laundry Daily

Ever feel as though the daily laundry is never ending? Who else feels overloaded with laundry daily? How many times have you come up with a system but no one in the house seems to either understand the system or follow the system?

Laundry Overload
Laundry Overload

Is Daily Laundry the Never Ending Story of having to get done?

Sometimes I feel like I need to have a washer and dryer for each member of the family. I contemplate if I should have a section for each person living in the house. Since my original daily laundry system is not working, I need to come up with another solution to the overloaded laundry system. Currently I am in the middle of starting my spring cleaning early. Similar to getting rid of clothes that are worn out and do not fit. I have bins of clothes that no one is wearing and they just sit in the bins.

Donating Laundry to Goodwill is something we always do

How about giving them to goodwill? Yes I do give a bag or two each month to Big Brothers Big Sisters. In addition to donations to goodwill, my husband will swing thru his hometown housing projects and give some of his clothes to family members who might need them. Simultaneously, my children will donate a few of their clothes to their younger siblings and nieces and nephews. Currently putting together the following for Next Month’s pick up.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Items Needed:
  • Clothing: Men, Women, Kids, Infants
  • Shoes, Handbags and Accessories
  • Sheets, Blankets, Towels, Cutains
  • Media: Books, DVD’s, CD’s, Software
  • Kitchen, Home Decor Items
Big Brothers Big Sisters donation
Big Brothers Big Sisters Donation Card

Does getting rid of laundry mean we now have more space to purchase new clothing?

Well, it does feel good to clean up the house and it feels even better giving our clothes away to others who you know need them and will wear them. However, it also feels good going shopping for new clothes. Also, if you do not fit in your clothes anymore, it might be a good idea to purchase some clothes that fit you. I call this shopping therapy. The worst is when you are in between sizes. Which means you tend to keep the clothes that fit but are too big. How about the clothes you want to wear but they are a little bit snug? However you tend to hold onto them because you decided that you will one day fit back into them. Typical situation.

Your closet is overloaded with Laundry Daily too

Do you see how just doing laundry daily is now turning into a full house cleaning and reorganizing project. First, you wanted to figure out a system for an easier way to get the laundry done, now you are in the process of getting rid of clothes and buying new clothes. Next, you start reorganizing your closet space. Specifically, you start trying on the clothes to see what fits and doesn’t fit. Now, you have clothes all over your bed. How does this fix the solution of overloaded laundry? The simplest answer is, it doesn’t.

Keep Calm when it gets overhelming
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What is on that girl’s mind for stabilization?

Well lets see, what is on that girl’s mind for stabilization at the moment? That is your question, right? Currently, this girl’s mind is feeling overwhelmed. Ya know, like when too much is on your plate. In other words, bogged down by responsibilities. At the same time trying to balance where she is and where she wants to go.

Overwhelmed mind for stabilzation

What are this girl’s responsibilities?

  • Keeping her basic needs in tact (Shelter, Food, Clothing)
  • Career responsibilities (Going to work and handling the duties she is paid to do)
  • Paying Bills (keeping up with monthly and yearly bills, paying off debt, building up my nest egg, retirement, investments)
  • Taking care of her Family and Home
  • Taking care of her own well-being (mind, body and soul)

What does this girl want in order to lessen her load?

Well, she wants to have stabilization within her life. Furthermore, she cannot feel balanced if she is lacking on her responsibilities. In addition, she cannot move up a step on the Maslow Hierarchy of needs if all of her basic needs are not met. Please understand that she has to focus on her survival at the moment. Will it get better? Yes of course it will. She is doing everything she possibly can to get herself to stabilization.

I have always said that you can be on top and in the blink of an eye you can hit rock bottom. This is why, I do not judge another person because the tables will always turn. Can she climb the ladder again, absolutely. When you are on the ground, the only way forward is to go up. Some decide to stay on the ground, but not this chick. She is motivated to do what she can to get done what is necessary.

Accomplishments for mind stabilization
Try, Try and Try Again-Accomplish what they said you couldn’t do

What does this girl need for stabilization?

  • Patience
  • Time
  • Understanding
  • Support
  • Encouragement
  • Faith

Who can help this girl get to stabilization?

Unfortunately, the only person who can get her to stabilization is herself. She does have people that reach out to see if she is OK because they are worried about her. She appreciates that, really she does and it does not go unnoticed.

I’m one of those people that thinks, well if I got myself into this mess, than I am the one to get me out of this mess. My mother always told me that you can jump into a situation but it will take longer to get out of the situation. As long as I know that I am doing what I can and what is right than I will be OK with myself. It does not make it easy and yes at times I am feeling frustrated, angry, sad, overwhelmed and completely exhausted. Don’t fret, I have strength and will power to help me get thru it all. This too shall pass.

carrying the weight of the world for stabilization
Carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders=Strength and Will Power

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My Comfort Space Is Cluttered

My comfort space is cluttered
It’s Just A Cluttered Mess

What does my comfort space is cluttered mean? For instance, my happy place is filled with so many unfinished projects and some pieces are left in one room and other pieces are left in another room. If you have one piece of a project in your resting place, do you look at it before laying down? If so, chances are you are going to think about that piece, the project you started, where the other pieces are and so on.

Now, you have just stressed yourself out and your blood pressure is rising. As a result, you reminded yourself about the project you never completed and it’s on your mind as you are trying to close your eyes and sleep. In addition, you start thinking about the pieces you still need to purchase to complete the project. The ripple effect has started and you are now stressing out about the money you need to purchase the additional pieces.

When your comfort space is full of clutter

My comfort space is cluttered
Crap is All Around Me, I must be full of clutter

It is hard to get the rest you need when your comfort space is full of clutter. Such as, when you don’t get the rest you need you feel exhausted as if you haven’t even slept. Is their a link to not sleeping well and a cluttered sleeping area? Clearly, I always feel so stress free whenever I travel for vacation.

Simultaneously, I get much needed rest and have so much more energy when I travel for vacation. Obviously, I have more energy because my body got the rest that it needed. Again, why am I able to get the rest that I need on vacation but not at home? I have really thought about this situation. I am trying to figure out if their is something at my house or resting place that is making me not get the rest I need. Since my hotel room or resting place is clutter free when I go on vacation, I have nothing to worry and stress about. In conclusion, I believe my comfort space at home is cluttered.

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Simply get rid of the clutter

  • Is it broken?
  • Do you need it?
  • Is it of any use?
  • Do I want it?
  • Will it still fit? (clothes, shoes, styles, etc.)

I thought it would be simple to get rid of things. The joke was on me. Sometimes we can struggle with making the decision to get rid of things we don’t need.

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Reasons for staying cluttered

What is the real reason for staying cluttered and keeping something that is broken? Specifically, have you ever put something aside and said “I’ll fix it” and then that turned into, I’ll fix it later to pushing it off to the side and a few years later it’s still not fixed. Exactly and it happens to the best of us. Don’t let that get you down. You are not alone. When doing my research,by asking others what they do in this situation, I learned that when we keep broken things in our home or comfort space it gives off negative energy. Do I completely believe that theory? I am not sure, but I’ll test it out. It is a reason to motivate me to get rid of things that are broken and it will help to work on the clutter in my comfort space.

Breaking into the Clutter

My comfort space is cluttered
What it looks like to be overwhelmed on the inside with clutter

Breaking into the clutter is like going down the rabbit hole. As in illustration, I’m taking a few minutes here and there, sometimes daily or every other day, I’m feeling good, going through the clutter in my comfort space and getting rid of things. Now, my mind starts racing and my heart starts pounding. Since I am feeling good and I have a rhythm going, I tell myself that I got this, I can do more. Again, this is only the beginning of the beginning. Now, I start opening closets, cupboards, the pantry and drawers. Can you say overwhelming? I told myself that I need to close them. Specifically, I’m not ready to take on these next projects of cleaning the clutter in my comfort space.

My comfort space is cluttered
Momma’s Helper to break through the clutter

Clutter is so complicated

The goal is to make space not take up the space. Why is this so complicated? Now, I’m trying to figure out what goes where and organize every space in the house. At this point, I really feel this is going to take me a long time and now their is crap all over the place and it looks like a tornado came thru. As a result, I feel like it doesn’t even look like I did anything. In conclusion, I am back to feeling stressed and overwhelmed.

It’s time to take a break from the clutter

They say things don’t happen over night and “Rome wasn’t built in a day” so it may be time to take a break from the clutter project. Clearly, I need to give myself a pat on the back for getting the process started. Furthermore, if I do a little cleaning here and there, I will start to see the results of my efforts. Now, that I’ve spent the first few hours of my day getting rid of shoes (my shoes, kids shoes and hubby’s shoes), I feel better about accomplishing the task of the day. As a result of my efforts, I was able to put a bag together for good will and I organized the space in our closets. One small task completed and a little more space to work with. One day at a time.

It might be good to cleanse your resting place for some stress relief

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