Whenever I’m someplace I don’t want to be or doing something I don’t want to do, I daydream about the chores I’d be doing if only I were home. Pitiful, huh? I hate being bored, so even doing chores seems preferable, that is when I’m not actually able to do them.
I think to myself, if I were home, or if I weren’t doing this boring project, I’d be scrubbing that bathroom, cleaning that stove, stripping the old paint off that…
Then I get home and there are so many other things I’d rather be doing or not doing, so I put off the chore list. The trouble with continuing to postpone stuff is that eventually a bit of guilt can creep in and guilt takes some of the fun out of goofing off.
One solution is to stop making such detailed “to do” lists. I just saw a product that solves this problem. I would re-name this item “Sticky notes for procrastinators.” They only have room for one thing a day. Here’s where to order them. “I will do one thing today”
I’m going to order some soon. In a little while. Maybe after I read this new magazine that just came. I’ll be right back.
© Anita Garner 2010