Many of us are under the weather. Many of us are overwhelmed. All of us struggle to stay on task.
Timers can be wonderful tools (along with routines) to help us through these times.
Dust off yours.
For those who are ill - when I'm really, really, sick, I simply don't care about the house or myself. I'm sick. Once I start to improve, that's when I turn to the timer. I set it for 10 - 15 minutes and then do a task (get up, open the windows to air room, sponge bath, change pjs) and then go back for 45 minutes. I stick to 15 on/45 off until I'm ready for 15on/30 off, and then 15 on/15 off, then 30 on/15 off. That may take a few days but in the meantime, even with just those 15 minutes of on/45 off, I will get 2 hours of items done during the day (15 minutes x 8 hour day.) That's enough time to feed myself, clean myself, maybe toss on laundry, maybe load and run the dishwasher and wipe down counters.
So do as little as you can, but intersperse that with as much rest as you can, and you'll find your mind relaxes while your body recovers.