Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Maybe this will work

Contrary to popular belief, I am not sitting around the house with nothing to do. I am a procrastinator. I admit it. I envy people whose lives are in order. All emails answered, phone calls returned, they've refinanced their mortgage, they know they have the lowest insurance rates, all checks are deposited, all medical claims submitted, they have gardens, their cabinets are neat and organized, their house is clean, and on and on and on.

Combine my procrastination with not feeling well and you get a very long list of things to do. It feels awful. If I write it down, I feel better. I don't have to think about all the things I have to do anymore because they're on a piece of paper. I can check things off when I complete them. The only problem is, the list is never, ever finished. Every day, new things get added. One step forward, two steps back. Or vice versa. Sometimes there is progress.

Today, I had a brainstorm. Ouch. Each day, I'm going to make a 'list for today'. Just a few things I know I can accomplish. When I'm done, I'm done. If I feel like it, I can do 'extras' from the master list. Right now, it feels pretty good.

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