Hi. My name is Amy. And I am a serial procrastinator.
I can't help myself. It's not that I want to procrastinate. It's just that...well, I don't know what. It's just that I can't seem to get myself moving. I get distracted by other, more interesting things, like Facebook and Food Network.
Right now, I should be packing my suitcase and packing up the car for our Spring Break trip. The kids and I are leaving in the morning for a 4-state, 1160-mile trip to visit family in southern Indiana; Atlanta, Georgia; Maryville, Tennessee and Dayton, Ohio. I'm already exhausted and the trip hasn't even started.
I should also be doing dishes and putting away laundry. Yet, here I am. Blogging, flipping channels, fighting sleep.
My procrastinatic (I think I just made up a new word!) tendencies are well documented. I got one of my only two detentions in high school because I slipped a fake notice into the overhead announcement lineup. The detention was worth it to hear the principal read over the loudspeaker:
"The meeting of the Procrastinators Club has been postponed."
It's still funny, all these years later.
Are you a procrastinator? Or do jump right in and get things done? If you are the latter -- what time can you be over?
5 comments:
I truly believe we are sisters. I am nearly late for work every day because I'm here, reading the blogs that posted while I was sleeping. And here it is, nearly 1am and I'm catching up on what I missed over the weekend while I was at John's. (although I don't have to be a towrk unti 11am, so 1am isn't really late for me.
As someone who also got into trouble over the morning announcements, lady you da bomb! lol
I'm a horrible at this! I will put something off to the last minute knowing that I will be rushing around like crazy. But still I do it every time!
I tried to respond to this the other day from my cell phone, but the darn thing wouldn't work... My 16 yr old has a shirt that says "Procrastinators unite tomorrow!" I thought you'd like that!
@Joanie -- No internet at John's? That man is livin' in the dark ages!
@varangianguard -- Would love to hear your morning announcement story. And thanks -- I don't think anyone has ever referred to me as "da bomb" before!
@Jessica -- we must like the thrill of the last minute.
@Sharon -- LOL! I need a button that says the same thing.
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