Who is is struggling to get any motivation?

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How's everyone doing? I'm really struggling with the motivation to get anything done at home whilst we are on lockdown. I had all good intentions of having a good tidy up and clear our around the house but it's still yet to be started and trying to keep an 18 months old entertained on my own untill DH is home from work in feeling totally drained. I'm stuck in the mindset of 'no1 is coming round so what's the point'. Never been someone to struggle with depression or anxiety and I'm usually pretty up to date with housework & washing etc but I'm definitely struggling with this and we are only a week in

Me too! When I get up I have a mountain of ironing to do so I’m staying in bed.

Me too

I’m meant to be getting ready for baby to arrive and finishing a blanket. I’ve got a stack of books to read.

I can’t seem to do any of it

Week 3 of complete isolation around here.

I currently can't even be arsed to brush my hair, even though I'm WFH and have a videoconference looming ...

It's bad!

Me too. I don’t think I did anything yesterday.

Me - I’m meant to be WFH and am struggling to focus. I also have a ton of stuff to do to the house before new baby arrives next month. I feel mentally and physically exhausted

Definitely feel unmotivated this morning - not helped by it being dull and grey out. I'm also tired from the clocks going forward (and may have had a glass too many last night).

Perhaps we feel we should be able to everything as we ‘have more time’ but I think personally I’m not able to focus as there are worries floating about. Maybe if instead of trying to do ‘everything’ we just looked at getting one thing done. Each day.

Yes. I have two school aged children to try and home school to some extent, a 1 year old who thwarts this at every turn, DH still working 10 hour days, just from the dining room instead of going to the office...
Currently sat on the sofa drinking coffee.

Yes me too. I've got a thesis to finish and this could be ideal writing time but I can't be arsed - it all seems utterly pointless. I'm normally so self disciplined but it's 920 am on Monday morning and I'm still in bed.

My iPad just reliably informed me my usage was up by 46% last week.

All I thought was "just 46%?"

Just about sums it up.

I think atm we are all taking in the new life we'll have for the next 3-6 months. We are refreshing from busy lives we led and having a period of adjustment.

I think in a few weeks we'll start to do more because it'll become more normal iyswim?

I usually work 5 days a week in education and take my ds swim training 6 times a week.
I'm now in school once a week and wfh the other 4. No swimming.
I have spent time making plans if things I'd like to do around the house. Googling pictures, colour schemes, furniture etc.
I will do it. I'm also acutely aware the skip isn't open so that'll cause some issues. So I'm thinking I'll have to sort my shed out to store the stuff etc.

My suggestion is make plans. I've started a bulletin type journal using a notebook and pens I got for Christmas.
I also wanted to scrapbook this year and bought some stuff but not all. Obviously can't go out for rest at, so I'm planning it.

I've been cooking from scratch which I've not done properly for ages though.

I actually don't think it's that we're doing less. It's that we are doing the same amount but without all the other stuff on top.

I'm also lucky my job is secure.
I'm making sure I put anything I would have spent (coffee/lunch/eating out) in a separate account.
Money to do the things I've not had time or funds to do.

Seriously, just planning for now is great. Ive certainly got ideas for better quality, better value and nicer items than I would have got if I'd just got what I wanted in the normal day to day rush if life.
The economy will also need a kickstart so I'd call it doing your bit

Joining in - grateful for any tips. Go to bed feeling guilty and promise myself I will do more the following day - nothing. I like the idea of setting one task a day and focussing on achieving that. All my colleagues appear to be achieving loads and have sparkly clean houses - makes me feel even more rubbish.

Yep feeling like a sloth. I've just written down a job for each day this week (talking a 45 minute job nothing to demanding) and what's for dinner every night and stuck to fridge. If I can do those two things every day I'll of accomplished something!

Glad it's not just me. Hopefully as time goes on we will all start to adjust. Definitely going to try writing a list with plans for thing so want to get done and try do just 1 or 2 small jobs a day. I'm still working 2 days a week in pharmacy and although I'm anxious about being there not knowing what I may catch, at the same time I'm glad to be out of the house for the day

Yep, me! I have a garden that needs finishing and a lino floor I need to try and lay in the kitchen. So far I've done nothing productive.
The house is very clean and tidy though!

Me too. I'm still working a mix between from home and office.
I'm usually at the gym 4-5 times a week.
Loads I could get done at home but motivation 0.
Had a really low day yesterday got out for a walk which helped.
Maybe we could support each other??

Yes I've found my people! I have a baby and a toddler and dh working from home. I am struggling to keep the house the way I normally do, haven't cleaned insides of windows and washing needs done today and I feel so lethargic!

To be fair I did have no sleep last night with both dc having a fussy night so maybe that is my excuse today!

Dragging life into shaper focus all this staying at home malarkey. I'm starting to dwell on the things that I'm usually quite good at brushing aside.
I hate where I live.....
I hate the fact that I no longer own a home.......
I hate the fact that my relationship with the dcs father failed.....
Want to cry....... a lot.
Need a serious swift kick!! I have my health and others have it worse than me.

Yep here too. I’m so lethargic and exhausted.
I’ve got 2 small children and I’m supposed to be working from home and I’ve got absolutely no motivation or energy. My skin is shit and I feel crap

I’ve got a video conference at 10.30 - haahaahhaaa

Ughhh am definitely low in motivation this weekend. Am having to mute lots of people on Facebook due to sparkly houses. I am WFH alongside my whole company and it's harder than being in the office. Have had the most stressful couple of weeks trying to get it all sorted and now feel exhausted tbh. Could do with a duvet day but feel like would be letting the team down. Sorting out my house seems so far down the list of stuff I have energy for right now. Will go for walk soon to try and shake cobwebs and have a word with myself.

I’m also just going to be realistic and aim to do one small thing a day eg clean the microwave and if I do more, that’s a bonus. Today it’s clean the fridge.

My jobs I'm setting for today do laundry and make a nice homemade dinner along with looking after dc and general cleaning up that is it. Tomorrow I will attempt windows...

I have to get up! Popmaster is on at 10.30 and that’s my motivation to do the ironing.

So jealous of your lie in Triglesoffy, been up since 6am with the dc 😴

I am not lacking in motivation to read, watch TV, keep my house clean, exercise, walk my dogs. Would happily do those things all day long.

Work however...omg. I am a sales person for a software company - huge targets, lots of pressure, difficult when people are actually interested in buying something. Now? Forget it.....am sat in my home office where I usually work from anyway, on MN really struggling to find the energy or inclination to attend any of the seemingly pointless skype meetings that seem to be endlessly clogging up my diary...