After being away for the past five days, I have a ton of writing to catch up on.
That’s why I’m now doing the laundry.
And running the dishwasher.
And hand washing my bras.
I predict more chores will get done today than any time in the recent past.
I will renew our lapsed earthquake insurance.
And pay the cable bill.
And replace the lightbulbs that are out in the kitchen.
I may even get my tennis racket restrung.
I’ve already changed the ink cartridge in the printer.
And sewn the button that came off my go-to shirt.
And unpacked the cans of soda from the carton.
And placed them in the fridge.
And it’s only 6:00 in the morning.
Feeling productive and proud and smug — who says procrastination is bad? — I will accomplish a lot today.
Then, somewhere in the mid-afternoon, I will lie down.
And fall asleep.
And my thoughts will stew and evolve and marinate until my words become sentences.
And then I’ll wake up.
And sit down at the computer.
And write.
I swear you just described me on my off days when I’m overwhelmed. I always do the opposite of what needs done to get ready for what needs done lol Love This!
That’s me on any given day, too. Such is life I guess, right?
Ha! When I saw your post, I thought “oh, that’s marinating.” This week we’ve been hanging out with my daughter and her beau, who are both architecture students. Steve and I are designers, and we’ve been talking about how we approach projects. Steve and Kate can compartmentalize and jump from project to project. Brendan and I are in the “all stars must be aligned” camp. We all get our work done, we just approach it in different ways.
You just reminded me I have some hand washing I need to get caught up on. I like to let it pile for a little while and then do it all at once.
I always have a long list of stuff that needs to get done. It just seems to get longer and longer, though.
I LOVE this post. These are all VERY good reasons for procrastination. My laundry is piling up right now, so perhaps I should put off some blogging today!
I’m a big believer in’why do today what you can do some day in the future?”
Lol this post made me smile. I am totally the same. I put off the things I have to do until the very last moment and then rush to get them done. Maybe it’s the journalist in me but I seem to thrive on the last-minute things. – Katy
I think one day last week (when you were away) I shot you an email saying I got nothing done cause I was procrastinating all day. But….I didn’t get nearly as much done as you did. Of course we don’t need earthquake insurance. Not yet…
I am really good about doing most things on my to do list but there are certain things I skip over and over and over. Like laundry or cleaning bathrooms!
Sounds like my to-do list and this is typically how my day goes minus some of the things mentioned. 😉
lol! i’m a procrastinator too i suppose, but without a long attention span. so i bounce around from thing to thing and don’t always finish…
That’s so funny because I did the exact same thing on Saturday. I had been needing to write but it wasn’t coming. We had been gone for 5 days and I just couldn’t get caught up. I was intending on writing all day Saturday since the hubby had to work. Then I woke up Saturday morning and started cleaning and I mean cleaning. I actually wrote a post about that will come out on Friday. What I didn’t write about where Sunday and today where I have been writing my well ass off every since.
ROFLMAO!
Sounds like my life the last few days.
Procrastination on what needs to be done {home work notes} and doing everything and anything else.
But, the bathroom is clean and the kids have clothing so it will all work out.
Right?
We all have so much to do always, when does it end?? Great list, I have a lot of those pending too!
I always work better under stress.
Enjoy your smug moment. hope it lasts long
Now I will sit here and try to figure out the difference between marinating and stewing — I bet it has something to do with a nap!
I just love how your writing and your perspective just makes me smile! Thank you for filling my life with so much color and so many smiles!
Writers are such good procrastinators! The muse allows it and encourages it. Muse Marinade. I like it. I tell you one thing though, this working 8 to 5 really puts a crimp in my procrastination! Really good procrastination takes time and multiple tasks to really allow all the simmering, cogitating, and so on to have full effect.
I need to learn your method of procrastination. When I procrastinate, all I have to show for it is a bunch of work I still have to do.
my husband always says I run around like a hurricane and start one project and move on to the other without finishing the first:)
i am the biggest procrastinator, most of the time it’s because I have way too much on my plate and I do not want to deal with certain things, if I can pass them off to my husband I will! LOL
I have the queen of procrastination – in fact I am probably doing it in some way as I sit and write this comment. x
Your junk drawer looks a lot like mine LOL. I do procrastinate often, even though I know I shouldn’t. Just so much to do every day!
I love it – procrastination is the way to get things done!
Love this post! That happens at our house sometimes, too!
I’ve spent too many years beating myself up over procrastinating…I don’t think I could procrastinate if I tried LOL But it’s a nice way to look at things 🙂
I loved this! But I find that doing mindless tasks, unleashes my creativity.
I’m definitely a procrastinator at times. I think I work really well under pressure so that’s why I do it.
I keep myself organized in order to get going throughout the day.
I am the world’s worst procrastinator, or best, depending on how you look at it. I have always been this way and probably always will be, but everything always gets done in the long run.
I’m a huge procrastinator too!
Sounds like a solid plan to me! I hope this kind of inspiration strikes when I get back from my biz trip.
I love that when you do finally get to it, it flows like that. You are a beautiful writer, it’s true.
Wow what an accomplishment! I need time to get that much done in my life!
This is an interesting look at procrastination. I hope you got some of the stuff on your list done.
The older I get – the more I procrastinate – LOL Hey – I think your junk drawer looks pretty good! Looks like the drawer will close! 🙂 I don’t even think about cleaning the junk drawer until I have messed with it for about a week trying to get the darn thing to close.
I am a huge procrastinator. I totally like leaving things for the last minute to do. 🙂
We all have a long to-do list but I’m afraid not everyone sees it with such positive outlook. Have a happy nap and enjoy your writing!
LMBOOO! It is hard and yet it’s one thing at a time! To-Do lists are always morphing and running away from us! 😉
I should procrastinate more often. Maybe I’d get half as much done as you did!
I am a huge procrastinator. However, I like to think I productively procrastinate since I may avoid what I should be doing but I am doing other things that have to be done too.
Haha! I believe you speak for so many of us… I think it’s a good thing to not be so rigid about life…
I am not a procrastinator, except the billing for my business. I do need to clean my junk drawer though
I am the Queen of procrasinating haha I’m a Mom of 3 so yeah that’s what I have to do some days.
The life of a writer. 😉 My husband is a writer…and a procrastinator, but that’s okay, the end product of his writing is always worth the wait. I just wish he could do it for a living, he’d love it!
You definitely have a choice no how you see things – and seeing things in the positive can help you out 🙂 Even if it is procrastinating!
Have you been reading my mail??? This. Is. My. Life. totally! lol.
Oh this is me on a weekly basis LOL. I will do everything that needs to be done in a week, in about 6 hours. It works for me lol.
I am a big time procrastinator. My hubs would pick on me when I was working on my BA and MBA cause I was notorious for waiting until the last minute to work on papers. I think it worked though because I always made President and Deans lists.
LOL! My procrastination tends to go the opposite direction! LOL! I need to do housework but I would rather catch up on blog stuff! 😉