Oh, I can relate. Too much on my plate. The Fly Lady program helped me a lot. You use a timer set for 15 minutes. You'd be amazed what you can do in 15 minutes! www.flylady.net

I understand this all to well these days. After 10 yrs of working at the same job the company closed down and moved to NE, I found that I could not finish one room before starting on another and really getting nothing done, If anything making a bigger mess. I now make it a goal to get one room completely done before I leave it for another room. I have moved my sewing machine to a sunnier place in the house and make that my reward for getting all my chores done.

I so totally know how you feel. Some times it seems there is so much to do that you don't know where to start so you just sit down. There are some days that I feel I've done so much work because I've been at it all day and I'm exhausted. Then I look around and it looks like nothing got done because of the flittering thing. It takes me a lot to focus on the task at hand and stay with it to the end

A lot of you are saying that as you have gotten old this problem has arisen. Please define older. I think think this problem started for me after I injured my back in a bad wreck when I was 68. Now if I can stay focused I am too fatiqued to continue; if I have energy I can't focus and I start a half dozen chores.

"To everything there is a season, a time to every purpose under heaven." i live by this Bible verse. It is important to cherish each moment. If it's time to rest, relish the quiet, don't think you have to do anything else. If you know you will feel better by completing some task, chunk off a reasonable amount, set a goal, get it done, celebrate. Don't get bogged down by thinking about things that don't have to be done, or doing things that don't add value to your life. My German heritage is all about being productive, and it took me a long time to realize that reading a book, doing handwork, watching a favorite tv show, looking out the window have real value. Good luck to you.

This is me, too, with the exception I don't go lie down, I just some other web page to get lost at!!

Do you have a smart phone? I just got an iphone, and the app that I am happiest with is called Home Routines.

It's something like Flylady, without her annoying emails.
You have the ability to totally customize it to the things you need/want to do and when, and you earn a gold star for every task you complete!

Simple, really, there is a list of individual items to to, that you KNOW need doing, that you KNOW will usually take no time at all. They just need to get DONE.

So, do them, give yourself a star, and look to see what you might want to do next. There is even a 15 minute timer so you can make yourself plug away till the alarm goes off.

Biggest issue? Remembering to open the app!!

Oh, I do the same thing. If I HAVE to get something done, like clean I make a list by room. So, I say I am going to spend X amount of time doing the kitchen, and I do not quit until the time is up. I make it for an amount of time I know I will need to clean it. I make myself stick to the one thing. When the time is up, I can then go and do what I want.

Sadly the dust does not bother me, or hubby (thank goodness) but when we are expecting company I want my house to sparkle. So...this weekend we are having company, and I will be making my list, so everything is done before they arrive.

I just hate to clean, I think is the issue, and I to be honest, dust makes me sick, I have asthma and dusting just makes me so sick. So, my hubby does alot of the dusting, and my daughter will come over and do it for me too.

And I live in Phoenix, which has to be the dustiest place I have ever lived !!!!

Since retiring I have become a Flitter Bug-I always worked 12 hr days my house was clean-I had time to work on quilts.And I can't blame it on the computer I only started playing with one a few days before joining the QB..I can't blame it old old age I'm only 55 ---Drats now I have to find some thing else to blame this on -- :idea:

If you live alone, what does it matter how you choose to spend your time?

I'm so glad you mentioned this. I'm appreciating all the suggestions. Of course, I'll actually have to put some in practice, but they are great thoughts!