I’ve always been absolutely rubbish with prioritising tasks and getting things done. I admit I’m pretty lazy, and also have a tendency to put off difficult tasks until the very last minute. I hate living like this and I really want to change, I just don’t know how.
However, this current procrastination is more than just laziness, I’m depressed and completely overwhelmed with the amount I have to do and what’s riding on it. I just don’t know where to start and feel like running away. I was in the middle of a house renovation when I found out my ex is taking me to court to try and get custody of our DS. So now I have an extremely messy/dirty house, an enormous stack of tasks to do for the court case/evidence to collect, plus a huge amount of life admin. I’m single, work p/t and have pre-school DS 50/50 currently so I do have a good 3 days out of 7 to get this stuff done. But I just become overwhelmed and depressed and end up shutting down and doing nothing all day…which in turn makes me feel more depressed and worthless. I know doing what I need to do would make me feel better but I’m so low and my motivation is non-existent. Any tips on how to get motivated and get on with my life?