Procrastination

The title says it. Apparently, I'm quite good at it. Did I have a costume ready for Halloween this year? I actually did. I did; last year, as well. Probably the year before. Did I go out in it? No. Did I mean to? Yes. It's comfy at home. It's familiar, me and the cat. And a big bowl of popcorn.

Do I like people? On the whole, yes. Yes, I do. I like being with people, I like having good conversations. I love the exchange of ideas. Working on projects together.

But I do procrastinate. When it comes to going to an event, sometimes I lie awake the night before until the wee smalls of the next morning. Anxious. Fretting. What if this? What if they don't do this, act that way, etc. What if I say something awful without meaning to? Sometimes it makes me too exhaustedto even go. Or I come down with a cold or my intestines have twisted themselves into pretzels. Or I will have a major thing to do that I REALLY want to get done that day but I will do a million tiny other things that fill the day up with, essentially garbagy little things ( well, at least I got the spice rack cleaned and the spice jars wiped clean…and true confessions, no, I got HALF the spices done, then went to putter at some other thing….)

There is ONE system that I found will work for this. There's a fellow who wrote a book called “Essentialism “. His name is Greg McKeown. He has a podcast, and his guests are people from every walk of life. He's in search of what is essential in life. You settle on a primary goal and you do one thing towards that goal each day. It's your focus. Two other secondary goals and a step towards those. Then 3 things that are like “maintenance “ things. They maintain your health, or just your lifestyle in general. So, it's as easy as 1,2,3. Using this, checking, essentially 6 things off each day, is satisfying. When I focus on this, I progress. You might wanna check out his podcast. And that's all she wrote.