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[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago
[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] raynethackery@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I have to go to my sister's today to fix her printer.

Shower. Get dressed. Pack up backpack with stuff I might need. Put stuff in car. Drive to her house. Fix printer. Drive home.

It doesn't help that I don't know how many spoons I am starting with.

[-] Betch@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

That's way too many things. Some of these things cost more than one spoon too.

[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's too many things? Sounds like a pretty light day for a functioning adult. Or is that the point?

[-] Betch@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

It's the point. People who suffer from chronic illness, mental or physical often have days where they can't handle all those tasks. Look up Spoon Theory

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago
[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

You're very welcome! It's been very helpful for me and other people I know and I hope the same for you! 🫶

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Now how to explain I only have one old bent out of shape spoon...

[-] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Twenty minutes ago, I described to my wife why I need things to be in their place in the house. I only have so much energy in the day to get things done. Often the amount of things to get done is around my daily spoon limit. If I have to go looking for things, I spend a spoon. And in the case that I need to push myself, like taking care of the sick boy in addition to finish grooming the dog, I have to borrow spoons from tomorrow. Except the cost is not one to one. And so I have to be careful about where I spend my spoons and when I push myself.

Sometimes the hit is worth it though. And it pays in some currency that's not spoons.

[-] Kornblumenratte@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago
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