I have quite a few things on my plate as follows. Just to be clear: I am not asking anyone to help 'solve' these - they are what they are. But I want to carve out some time and purpose and not feel so much at the mercy of everything?
What I do:
I have an adult DS with severe learning difficulties and physical disabilities. He is cared for during the week but at the weekend we care for him at home. This includes all 'personal care' - a euphemism for things which I am not going to describe here (the one time I did that MN put a trigger warning on my thread title).
I have a full time professional job which I need for financial reasons. I do find it rewarding though of course it is sometimes stressful.
I have very limited free time. So what I have I spend too much of chilling with a glass of wine & my laptop (as I am doing now).
What I want to do:
I want to feel that I am making a contribution which is important, and that I have a voice. I have really limited personal time which is normally spent online.....I want to do some writing & am a fairly experienced writer. I just hate the feeling I have at the moment, of just being at the mercy of responsibilities & events. I feel crushed, want to find and express my voice (to benefit others not just me) and to feel connected. But how to do that? How to even start & how to stay motivated?
Please could anyone tell me their own strategies for finding motivation & following through on something they really want to do, how you stayed focused.
Maybe an inspiring soundtrack is what I need......a soundtrack to my life. Or to the life I want to have. Here are a couple - can you suggest any others?