I don’t feel low but....

[Janel85]

I don’t feel “depressed” so to speak as I don’t feel low at all, but I can’t settle, I’m a stay at home mum and I find domestic stuff so boring. When my children are at nursery/school I should be cracking on with housework but I’m always finding something else to do, I just don’t have the motivation, then I’ll have a mad hour or so right before DH gets home so we don’t row about the state of the house. I’ll start doing things and I’ll just get this strong urge to either order something online or just idly browse on my phone, I’m thinking this isn’t right. I used to have a very interesting job before I have it up for my kids, I’m wondering if it’s that I don’t find being at home stimulating enough now, or maybe I’m just plain lazy. I find it hard to describe but I feel like I can’t settle to anything.

Sounds pretty normal to me. Perhaps setting yourself a routine whereby you do certain jobs on certain days, allow yourself free time. If you set a routine and get the jobs done then you can fully enjoy your free time and whatever you do in it.

I don't believe that staying at homes means you have to be busy at all times so allow yourself some slack.

I printed out the organised mum method and stuck it on the fridge but that was as far as it went, it exercising too, I need to exercise but can’t be bothered. I do wind myself up