“there are actually only 5 things in any room: (1) trash; (2) dishes; (3) laundry; (4) things that have a place and are not in their place; and (5) things that do not have a place.”
― How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate Help
― How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate Help
“thank you for your concern, but I am not taking any feedback on this issue right now.” Or my personal favorite: “The key for me being able to begin to run a functioning home was when I stopped talking to myself the way you are talking to me right now.”
― How to Keep House While Drowning
― How to Keep House While Drowning
“Ich habe meine freie Zeit behandelt, wie eine lästige Ressource, die mich mit der Tatsache überforderte, dass ich theoretisch tun und lassen kann, was ich möchte.”
― Pick Me Girls
― Pick Me Girls
“You do not have to earn the right to rest, connect, or recreate. Unlearn the idea that care tasks must be totally complete before you can sit down. Care tasks are a never-ending list, and if you wait until everything is done to rest, you will never rest.”
― How to Keep House While Drowning
― How to Keep House While Drowning
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