one of those days!

I've felt lacking in motivation for ages Madeleine. The heat doesn't help and exacerbate my existing health issues. Today is the first day in ages where I've had the energy to do anything. Buttered potatoes sound very tasty

Thanks for your posts, good to read them all. I have had to accept that I wasnt up to doing much today, but somewhat annoyed about it . On the day with no wind it didnt matter but would have liked to make more of this cooler ,windy day, so just have to hope tomorrow is similar. I used to look at the day, make decisions according to weather and what I needed or wanted to do, and carry on. Have had to be sensible today, (not at all my strong point! and have sat inside and read quite a bit, but at least I am not feeling guilty about the jobs not done.

My son rang, and had been driving somewhere. I reminded him about putting a towel over the steering wheel etc., and he already had the cold freezer block and the cold flannel in side pocket etc . He was saying how the sun was in at one side of his house. So I suggested that besides closing windows etc that he should put up a gazebo they have, against the house to help block the sun from it, and he planned to do that when he got home, hopefully that might help tomorrow.

Well I have allowed myself some crisps today to add a little more salt to my diet, and have some lincoln potatoes , which I am going to cook and enjoy eating just with some butter. It is what I fancy, and have some strawberries in the fridge, to follow. May not be a very balanced diet for once but I shall enjoy it, and will cook enough potatoes to have some cold with salad tomorrow. Enjoy your evenings.

Today was the day I was definitely cleaning right through the house.
then I thought - actually I'd feel I'd accomplished more if I started on that overdue decorating, so no point cleaning first. Started on the decorating then got side-tracked (removing the painted in wires for an old alarm system) so if anything I'm further back than I was when I started & the cleaning needs doing tomorrow!

I feel like that nearly every day, so on the days I am motivated to do things I make sure I fit in as much as I can! I hate housework with a vengeance, so much so that when the mood strikes I act on it.

It's usually something like expecting visitors that gets me going, and I think OMG, I can't let anyone see the house like this they'll think I'm a a lazy slut, so it's out with the polish and dusters, and all the tools for the Shark. And that'll be it for a week or so....

Same as MawsR - booked an engineer to look at my alarm system, then negotiated a new broadband contract with Sky. Two loads of laundry done, one bagged up to take to DD2. Coffee with friend and picked up milk at Aldi. Just having a cuppa before I set off to drop off that laundry and collect DD2’s Little Dog for a short stay with me. I’ll walk him in the woods on our way home, then I’ll be dead heading and watering my roses before dark.
It’s so much cooler here today and I have had a very lazy weekend!

I feel the same.
Have just put some laundry away but am now looking at an M&S ready meal in the freezer for a rainy day. Is not rainy but I just can’t be bothered cooking today 🙄

No- today’s drop in temperature (max 25C) plus a very pleasant breeze inspired me to hoover through, book an engineer to come and look at my gas boiler which keeps trying to come on, do 2 load of washing, dry both and bring them in , finish my book then walk the dog! ,

I don’t have any motivation either. I’ve just vacuumed one bedroom and can’t face doing the other two. I can’t be bothered cooking either though we’ll have to eat something!

It’s a familiar feeling madeleine , usually I just give in to it for a day figuring sometimes my body knows best then I try to get on the next day. Often these days come when I know I’ve done too much the day, or several days, before.

Thankfully that feeling wasn’t around this morning as we’ve had an enjoyable and energising morning being blown to pieces at the coast followed by an unplanned simple lunch on the way back. Now? Feet up, I’ll do nothing else needing energy today and will have no expectations of tomorrow.

I treat the no motivation or energy days (chronic pain impacts me) as just how it is, don’t try to change them telling myself tomorrow will be different. It usually is.

Dont fret. Tomorrow is as they say another day.