Having completely demotivated day

Oh I had one of those last week. Just relax and listen to your body telling you to slow down for a while ..... ?

Snap.

Katek I have days like that without a blush. Doing b*** all days I call them. I am just so happy that I am retired and can indulge myself in this way. Not a wasted day, a doing b*** all day. It is allowed.

Bed made?? you are not getting into it yet are you.

I like to make sure the bed is well aired and just pull the duvet back until it is time to get into it again. #straightfaceemoticon.

Yes and me! I have slob days, but always feel it was a wasted day somehow, and yet cba all day. Wish I could simply learn to go with the flow.

You have all made me feel much better. I was on a guilt trip today as I had done a lot of faffing about and little else. If you can't faff about at our age, when can you?

Katek.....am so glad its not just me...I've had two days on the trot where I could have cracked on and done so much....no OH underfoot as it were....but apart from doing the dog's walk and a couple of household tasks have not achieved much.
Its difficult to explain but I sum it up as 'My get up and go, has got up and gone'.
I know some of it is a sort of anxiety/stress induced inertia in my case - but even when you can explain it to yourself its strange how the feelings of 'can't be bothered' are so strong.

Hey ho will try again tomorrow!

That sounds like every day of my life! Being divorced and retired means that I do what I want when I want or nothing at all, and am answerable to nobody. I don't feel I would ever want to share my home again.
Enjoy your freedom, Katek and don't feel guilty for a moment.

I was almost inert today but I did sort and put away DH's socks and grundies, folded sheets and towels,order a window vac and toaster from Bainbridge,write a birthday card, book a lunch for Friday,email friend to say when and where,Hoover the contents of the shredder that someone had knocked over and not mentioned,brought in the recycling bin,prepared veg for tonight,did the sudoku in the Times and made two pots of tea. Otherwise inertia rules.

I feel much better now; have done quite a few things today (a bit of washing, a bit of cleaning, a bit of gardening, but not a lot) but have also dipped in and out of FB and GN and sat outside in the reading for an hour and a half this afternoon.

Oh, and had a couple of nice long chats on the phone with friends

That sounds frantic not inert, Stansgran.

Yes I feel tired looking at it now but no sewing and very little cooking tonight . Nothing really taxing.

I had the luxury of an afternoon like that on Saturday when DH and DS went off to footie. Had planned to do all sorts and then sat in a chair and read a book all afternoon. Did I feel I'd frittered away my time? Not a bit of it!

Shysal I thought I d written your post

I think my day 'off' yesterday day has done me good-feel much more energised today!!
I find it very hard not to feel guilty if I'm not achieving, conditioning I suppose. I shall have to retrain myself!

Think women must have a guilt gene , why do we feel we must be working all the time.
I must get off GN and do the pile of ironing.
Enjoy your day Katek .

I'm having a 'Me Day' too?, because DH is getting on my nerves (he's self-employed, supposedly booked the month off so 'we can do lots of things'and is mooching around moaning) ?
I've done a bit of pottering in the garden, just made a cup of coffee and vaguely considering sitting outside in the sun with the paper.
I might do a bit of gardening..... Or not ?

Those are what I call pottering days - and I find it hugely therapeutic wandering from one job to another... not exactly getting them done... but at least checking their progress !

what a lovely day!! mind you i seem to have those quite a lot lately especially with my grandaughters on school holiday [they live with me].
just listen to your body and take things easy - there's nothing which absolutely NEEDS to be done. tomorrow is another day and you can do it then!!

Katek, you are allowed, so just enjoy it

Absolutely- just enjoy it- all the work will still be there when you feel like doing it.
It is an agreed rule in this house that if the sun is shining I will be in the back garden on a sunbed reading a good book (on Kindle these days)!
I cannot bear to be out of the sun & I don't want to work in the garden when it is so hot. I have been like this ever since I was 16 & studying for O levels.I read every one of the James Bond novels that summer- I did pass a few exams too but I knew every villian that 007 came up against. My tastes have improved with time I hasten to add but I still need to be in the sun- I think I am solar powered!

Haha, you make me feel so much better. I have days like that all the time when I'm not working (I only work about 8 months of the year, part time). Today I'm feeling smug because I actually found some motivation and am getting quite a lot done, probably because circumstances have given me a kick up the backside. Anyway, how does the poem go, "What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare". I think I'll make that my mantra.

I have lots of full days on my own, and can waste time like a Trojan. But you can bet if I see DH's van driving up he will find me just in the middle of something very busy and housework, lol.