Gretchen has the ability to focus for brief periods and be fairly "with it". We are now with her 24x7 and are seeing how she really is. If it weren't my wife and the mother of my son this would be quite entertaining.
Things get put away wherever she sees fit at the time. A box of cereal goes with the pots and pans. A pair of her pants and one of her shirts go together in Peter's underwear drawer. We are working on the concept of one thing at a time (no more multi-tasking for a while) and then compare what you have to what is where you are trying to put it. She really has a strong desire (almost a need) to fully return to her place in the household.
I am trying to work with her to help her get the hang of things. I let her help warm up dinner tonight. While we were working I would give her a specific thing to do and ask her to do it. I watch but leave it up to her. If it involves a sharp knife I take care of it but other than that I let her focus on one thing at a time. It actually worked well but it does take longer to do everything.
Pray that things will continue to go well and that I will be able to get back to work full-time.
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