"Kay, calm down, what's wrong?"
"I can't concentrate right now, and I only have two hours left, so there's no way I can do it all!"
"What have you been doing all day?"
"I don't know!"
"What do you mean you don't know?"
"I don't know! Time just flew! I mean, yeah, maybe I was online reading and commenting on blogs, maybe talking to a few friends, maybe on the network for a teensy while, depending on the day, but not the whole time! Oh, and I'm still trying to figure out what to make for dinner too!"
"What?!"
Just in case you were thinking it, this is not a conversation with Jay. In fact, he doesn't know about these conversations (phew!). Which I confess have happened way more often than they should (No, NOT every night, shut up, HFM!). But yes, I've had pretty similar conversations with those friends of mine unfortunate enough to have to put up with me. Luckily, hee hee! I'm usually able to get my head on straight, and get my daily tasks done in what I call my "nightly mad dash." Sometimes I don't, and yeah, then I have to answer to Jay. Eek. But that's actually not the norm (to be in trouble for that, anyway!). Anyway, I have been warned by my well-meaning friends, that I better be careful, and that my procrastinating tendencies may indeed come back to bite me in the butt. Kind of literally.
So yeah, all of them might find a wee bit of irony in this post. So those who know I'm talking to you need to go away, or keep your laughing and "I told you so's" to a minimum. K, now that I got that out of the way...
These last few weeks have been pretty difficult. My husband's work schedule changed rather suddenly. He still works swing shift, but now he comes home two hours earlier. This is actually pretty cool, I love having him home earlier. But what's not cool is about an hour before he gets home. When I realize that I misjudged time, and unlike before this, he'll be walking in the door as I start my mad dash. Can you say "ouch"? It's no longer like playing DD roulette, where I might get away with it, it's certain fate assured! Ugh! I asked him to give me maybe a week to adjust, but Mr. Meanie's response was that if I hadn't been so used to procrastinating, this wouldn't be an issue. So yeah, it's apparent he's pretty much figuring out the truth! And not happy about it! And according to him, I've been getting away with it too long. But he's remedying the situation. And as a result, I've been sleeping on my stomach a lot lately.
So while I'm adjusting to this new schedule, I apologize I haven't been able to be around much. 'Cause nowadays if I do go on the LearningDD network or peruse Blogland, most times I might as well be handing him a paddle. For the most part, I'm determining it's just not a good idea, until I figure all this out. Learn to balance my schedule and all that. Oh, and before you give me grief about
writing this post, he was working massive overtime tonight; I'm golden, at least for a few minutes ;)
But I do miss all of you, just to let you know. And hopefully I'll be able to figure this out soon, so I can get more efficient, be able to be online, and yet still not be in trouble for wasting time. Til then...
Wish me luck! Kinda need it. :)
awww Kay I love reading your posts, glad yo had time for that. And you can be thankful you know what to expect. But sorry you can't be around more. miss you
ReplyDeleteGood Luck Kay! Will miss your comments around blogland and on the network but do understand. Hope you get your schedule balanced and procrastinating under control so you can come back to us soon.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Cat
Wishing you all the luck you need. I love visiting here so get those chores done so you can spend some time with us.
ReplyDeleteSorry you won't be able to be around as much.
ReplyDeleteHope you figure out the schedule and are able to come back to blogland soon :)
Happy LOL day!
ReplyDeleteHi, Happy LOL day! Love your blog!
ReplyDeleteHappy LOL day. Love visiting!
ReplyDeleteI tend to procrastinate too, but I am VERY good at working under pressure. But yeah, sometimes I overestimate my skillz...lol, and don't get done in time.
ReplyDeleteI think its probably wise of you to realize this adjustment will take some time. Good luck!
Aww Kay, I hope you're not gone long. I can't criticize since I'm a procrastinator too. Maybe you can ask someone to help you come up with a schedule.
ReplyDeleteHappy LOL from a fellow procrastinator- Belle L
ReplyDeleteWishing you luck in balancing your new schedule and hope that you are able to spend some more time with us soon.
ReplyDeletehope things have settled some for you
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