Procrastination

I don't think it is a ailment. I think it is curable..
Procrastination is my character's downfall.

I was reading about "procrastination" in my organizing book which is by Stephanie Winston. And it says it is a mind set and that you tell yourself things to talk your way out of doing things.

So my excuses that I use: I am tired, I don't have time, I will do it tomorrow (which we all know tomorrow will never come), I work better under stress and will leave it to the last minute, and the best one and personally my favourite: "I am too much of a perfectionist and I will never be able to pull that off and maintain it so I will just do a half ass job to begin with and just deal with that." Isn't that one a good one. I mean come on..more thought when into that line then I put into most things I do...hence the problem.

So what the book says.. Take baby steps. Just do a couple things. And the overall feeling of accomplishment might make you continue or if you actually start it then you might continue and focus on the task at hand.

I am results oriented (hey at least I know all these things about myself). If I see progress it will make me continue..if it just make it worse..then I am more than likely going to fail.

Tonite I should be starting on the bathroom but..(and yes there is a but..but I am happy to say that it is not that of procrastination it is that someone is suppose to be coming over tonite and taking me to dinner..) if I am not home this evening I will not be doing the cabinets in the bathroom tonite. So it will be tomorrow.

Funny thing though..this morning I looked in the cabinet above the toilette..I looked at the things and said to myself I don't need that anymore..so the purging should be easy. I only have a mild case of pack ratism.