That's awesome Yorkie. You sound like you're taking charge and doing really well. There is a kind of freedom and pride in doing things for yourself. Keeping occupied helps too. I have re-arranged every cupboard in my house.
Before H moved out one of our toilets got blocked. All the waste would come back up to the rim and then slowly come back down and sit at the bottom of the bowl. H came home, saw it, smirked and said "you'll have to sort out the toilet yourself. I won't be here to do these things for you". He knows how much I hate anything to do with the toilet and that the thought of putting my hand down the bowl, even with gloves, would make me vomit. I just walked out, googled "how to unblock toilets" (bicarbonate soda, washing liquid and warm water for anyone who is interested) and sorted it out. It took two days and stunk like hell but eventually it became unblocked. He never said a word.