Five Things I'll do Today RE-do

A few years ago, I came up with a thing I called "Five things I'll do today". I was struggling with depression and being overwhelmed and basically struggling to accomplish anything. The idea of the list was that I chose five things I would do that day and once I got those done, if I didn't feel like doing more, I could stop. What usually happened was that I would get those five things done and the momentum would keep me going and I could get a lot more accomplished. You can read that original post here: https://www.healthyplayfulliving.com/home/five-things-ill-do-today

As you already know, this year I created a Happiness Project based on Gretchen Rubin's book "The Happiness Project" and have been adding stuff to my resolution chart each month. With Tom's illness progressing and things changing daily, I have struggled to meet my goals every day. I decided it was time for a "Five things I'll do today" re-do. Basically, as long as I do my devotional/bible study, exercise, grading in my online classes, and two other things I choose, I will let myself off the hook if I don't feel like doing more. It has reached a point where I am getting up during the night to give Tom pain medicine which means neither of us is getting a full night's sleep. I think resting and taking care of myself when I can is essential. The good news is that usually once I do a few things, I feel like doing more. But when I don't-I'm going to allow myself to rest.