I considered letting the title tell the whole story and leaving the rest of this post blank. All day I've been mulling over P words and putting off actually writing anything.
I do a lot of writing in my head; it's getting it down in digital form that's the challenge. At night I lull myself to sleep putting sentences together with just the right words. These perfect sentences rarely get written anywhere but inside my brain. During the day I frequently find myself thinking "Oh, I should write about that," but, again, I don't write it down.
Writing is not the only thing I procrastinate. Maybe I enjoy the rush of trying to meet a deadline at the last minute? Maybe I miss the days when I never had enough time to get everything done? Now I have the time, but little urgency. I've done quite a bit of travel this past year, always packing at the last minute, at 2:00 AM when I need to leave for the airport at 5:00 AM. I know I procrastinate with the tasks that I don't enjoy. Although I considered myself early with my taxes this year as I dropped them at the post office at 4:00 PM, a full hour before the 5:00 closing. Most of the things I put off are not difficult, I just don't want to do them. On the rare day that I make a "to do" list, it's almost a given that there will be distasteful task left undone. They make it back on the list for several days before I break down and get it done.
I am currently procrastinating the following:
- Drain and clean hot tub
- Make dentist appointment
- Clean out spare bedroom ( It's a hoarder paradise, storing everything that might come in handy or have a sentimental value, but it's the room where the granddaughters will sleep this summer.)
- Write Q-Z posts for the A-Z Challenge
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I procrastinated today on minutes for a recent meeting, but got my packing list for Africa started. Maybe that's a wash?
ReplyDeleteI've procrastinated my taxes into an extension.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I have it, too. If it's not of major importance, it gets put off and put off.
ReplyDeleteThat's the reason I don't make a list: if I do, I will definitely find something distasteful that needs to be done. I see my dentist every six months and they bug me if I don't come on the designated day. Otherwise, it would be my least favorite thing. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm the same way, all day at work I compose an awesome blog post in my head but by the time I get home, I'm just not in the mood to put it down. By the time I am, I've forgotten the majority of it, or it just doesn't sound as good as I thought it did. I tell myself to takes notes all the time, and then I never do.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to know I'm not the only one who writes amazing blog posts in my head but never actually types and posts them. I had a great one composed last night but chose to watch Mad Men instead of writing.
ReplyDeleteProcrastination is something I fight daily, which is why I'm strict about making myself lists and setting deadlines. If I didn't, I'd put most things off until the last minute. People think I'm organized. Ha! If they only knew my organization is me very willfully overcoming my penchant for procrastination.