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feeling useless at home (self.Blind)
submitted by BlindWizard
So my eyesight has been progressively worse through the years, especially in the last two to three years. And eventually I will have no vision at all.
One of my biggest worries is navigating my home and helping my family maintain that home as time progresses.
I do find it work. I'm able to keep things clean and organized and together, but at home pathways get smaller services. Get cluttered things need cleaned but I'm not really able to help much
I can sweep and vacuum and handle the dishwasher but things need kind of prepared before I can do that and so when I'm trying to help I'm actually having to ask for help and so I feel like I'm really not doing anything useful. Meanwhile My functional space in the home is getting smaller and smaller and that worries me
Due to health reasons, my spouse has a hard time maintaining the home on their own and like I said I want to help more but don't know how I always end up cluttering things up more or breaking something.
Do any of you have any practical advice for handling the situation?
One of my biggest worries is navigating my home and helping my family maintain that home as time progresses.
I do find it work. I'm able to keep things clean and organized and together, but at home pathways get smaller services. Get cluttered things need cleaned but I'm not really able to help much
I can sweep and vacuum and handle the dishwasher but things need kind of prepared before I can do that and so when I'm trying to help I'm actually having to ask for help and so I feel like I'm really not doing anything useful. Meanwhile My functional space in the home is getting smaller and smaller and that worries me
Due to health reasons, my spouse has a hard time maintaining the home on their own and like I said I want to help more but don't know how I always end up cluttering things up more or breaking something.
Do any of you have any practical advice for handling the situation?
TechnicalPragmatist 6 points 1y ago
Have you ever looked in to independent skill training?or ILS training. This teaches you to operate and do things around the home like a blind person. You’d do much better.
Especially especially since you will be losing a lot of your vision this is important.
I suggest you sacrifice that pride and go for it.
You sound like you’re struggling?
Maybe go live at an nfb type center for a year?
Especially especially since you will be losing a lot of your vision this is important.
I suggest you sacrifice that pride and go for it.
You sound like you’re struggling?
Maybe go live at an nfb type center for a year?
niamhweking 4 points 1y ago
Like the other poster said, could this be a good excuse for a large scale clean up involving a skip or donating lots to a charity shop? I could drop a carload once a month to a charity shop and still there is just bitty bits of crap everywhere. I'm not a naturally tidy person where as my husband is very much "everything has a home", I'm a magpie and get distracted so walk away leaving something half done.
Also 2 kids aren't helping with my goal of being neat.
But I would think if passages are an issue and the floor not being clear enough to vacuum then that's a household rule/change that needs to come into affect.
No toys on the floor if you're done playing, shoes get left in this corner only, bags get hung on backs of chairs etc
Also 2 kids aren't helping with my goal of being neat.
But I would think if passages are an issue and the floor not being clear enough to vacuum then that's a household rule/change that needs to come into affect.
No toys on the floor if you're done playing, shoes get left in this corner only, bags get hung on backs of chairs etc
thebrightworker 3 points 1y ago
im not in your situation (yet), but i know one thing and that is.. i have a lot of stuff. maybe you do too?
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