Showing posts with label productivity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label productivity. Show all posts

Friday, March 29, 2013

Today I Love Productivity NOT Procrastination! Slice of Life 29 of 31

     It is a well known and firmly established fact that I am the QUEEN of Procrastination.  If I could put off breathing to do something I found more interesting at the time, I probably would.  I am easily distracted.  I am impulsive.  And yes, I can be at times a little hyperactive.  My sixth grade teacher told me that I came into her class scatter-brained and she'd be (bleeped) if I left that way.  Surprise, Mrs. H!  I'm still that way!  (This was, in her defense, in response to my request to sit next to the new cute boy who had just joined our class.  I think she was afraid I would rub off on him.)  
     But today...ooh, today...no more procrastination for me!  Today I achieved.  I was productive.  I stayed the course.  I kept my head down and focused.  I got stuff done!  And...GASP!  I had fun doing it!  Today I accomplished!  In no particular order, today I...

~paid bills
~caught up on two days worth of Bible reading (okay I listened, but still!)
~ate breakfast with friends
~ate lunch with friends
~talked, talked, talked with friends
~hemmed a pair of darling daughter's jeans
~ran to fabric store for glue
~fixed darling daughter's drop over gorgeous prom dress
~laughed with friends
~ate dinner with The Man
~talked with The Man
~laughed with The Man
~baked 6 cookies (freeze your dough ahead of time, people!)
~ate two cookies...saving one for later!
~drove an hour and a half south to Creations Sew Clever
~got loads and loads of help from the fantastic crew at Creations Sew Clever
~finished the top of this BE-A-U-TI-FUL quilt...that I've had the pieces of for the past THIRTEEN years!
~put together the backing for this beautiful quilt top
~started pondering how I can talk my friend Deb into helping me quilt this top together with the backing
~drove an hour and a half north from Creations Sew Clever
~read several Slice of Life blog entries and started pondering WHY I never do anything for National Poetry Month
~started pondering WHAT I am going to do for National Poetry Month

~Wrote this post!

~Sighed in satisfaction...

Today I lovelovelovelovelovelove PRODUCTIVITY!