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Posted by Megan Drummond Jun 24, 2008 |
During former football champion Ray Crockett's 30 days in a wheelchair, he was 'mentored' - so to speak - by a 35 year old quad who'd been injured at the age of 17. While talking with his girlfriend and Ray, he said something that I had to laugh at - something along the lines of everything taking longer for a person with a disability to do. I wasn't laughing at what was said because I know it's the truth, but at the recognition that slowly dawned on my fiance.
I had told Ian this many, many times before and he had a tendency to think I was just making excuses for not getting everything done in a day that I had planned to. But since it was said on TV, it must be true.
It can take me 10 or more minutes to make a sandwich, where it takes him about three. Cooking dinner is a 2-hour undertaking for me (and that's with something simple like pan fried chicken and scalloped potatos from a box). Putting one load of clothes in the washer can take me 30 minutes. And that's just the big stuff. Even small things like writing a check take me longer than most to do.
My suggestion, if you have this problem, is to prioritize and then make a to-do list. Put the things that you absolutely need to get done that day at the top of the list and the things that could possibly wait until another day at the bottom. For example, if you need to clean the living room but also want to finish that book, put cleaning at the top of your list. The book can wait until later in the day or tomorrow even.
How do you help keep yourself organized and on track?