When I was studying everytime I was stressed out totally I'd be dreaming about the time when I'd have free time. When I then got it, I plopped into a black hole and was just too lethargic to do anything at all. Which resulted in lots of should's piling up which resulted in feeling bad. And lots of other students I talked to experienced just the same.
Fact is, during the time you are stressed out you get drained of lots of energy, the stuff that fuels your life, and you need time and rest to replenish that. Don't expect to be hopping with joy, filled with energy once you leave a draining, stressful period behind. Expect to be exhausted. You wouldn't expect to be filled with joy and energy after doing a couple of weeks marching through the desert, would you?
Recuperate, and get rid of should's. Stress drains your energy, should's drain your energy by just thinking about them.
Cleaning up is an interesting thing in itself. Admittedly I find that clutter drains your energy as well, it's like manifested should's, piling up like proverbial small mountains. After a few days of staring at it, a heap of unwashed clothing sure begins to look a lot like Mount Doom.
I actually like cleaning up my place...to a certain point...
When my life goes hayway, when I got a task at hand, when I feel out of control somehow, I clean up what's within my reach, and then at least I can look around and have visible proof that I got my things cleaned up and in order. I find that reassuring and it makes me feel better.
Still you need to have a bit of energy left to do that. So rest first and go easy on you, until you've replenished your resources a bit. Your life and your laundry is going nowhere without you, no need to worry about it right now.
