Procrastination

GabriellaG write down each put-off job on a separate bit of paper m, fold it and put in a small box

I love your optimism - 'a small box' Ha ha ha!!! I'd need a shipping container.

Sadly I think I belong in the Beyond Help group

I can't keep blaming being on GN . . . or can I?

Painting the garden bench
Weeding front garden
Ironing
Paperwork
Mopping floor
Taking cuttings in garden
Changing bedding
Pretty much everything.
Agree with Day6 - there's always tomorrow. Must admit I'm getting lazy. A friend of mine (in her 80s) told me she felt she had just let the last 20 years drift and I'm afraid of doing the same. It's the lack of energy really.

Putting off inviting anyone round. The thought of visitors is the only thing that galvanises me to clean the house.
Now let me see, the last time anyone came round was 3.. 4,..5.. weeks ago... or was it more....?

Clearing out my wardrobe. There are things in there that haven’t seen the light of day since Noah was a boy! I just keep saying to myself I’ll do it tomorrow.
Then there’s the freezer which is choc a bloc with goodness knows what! But here I am on Gransnet again!

Have really struggled since Christmas with getting jobs done. But have been really poorly the last ten days, and done nothing but the absolute minimum.

But today? Up, out, dogs had first decent 'normal' walk since I was taken ill, shopping done, charity shop visited with bag of books, long bath, hair washed and am sat in front of TV watching cricket. Tennis will be monitored on tablet later. Happy days.

Have a good Thursday, girls.

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CarlyD7
A suggestion: write down each put-off job on a separate bit of paper m, fold it and put in a small box
Take out 1 piece and complete that job in the next 48 hours then throw the paper away. Carry on the same way with all the other bits of paper. You then only have to concentrate on one and not be faced with a whole list.
Good luck

Literally everything because there's a long list of "things to do" that make me sigh loudly at the thought and want to sleep instead. Have realised that I haven't been giving myself enough fun lately - life is feeling very stale.

Sorting out a box (or 2) of old photos....and cleaning the oven

I've been putting off clearing the understairs cupboard for years. Don't think I've ever been to the back of it as I don't like spiders & couldn't escape quickly.

...... almost everything.

The one thing I refuse to do is ironing. dh always helped but I iron everything. Got a great lady who does a brilliant job and is so reasonable.2 pairs of 90x90 heavy curtains cost me £10. My stress levels are most certainly worth lowering for £10.

I've been successfully putting off cutting a thick slice of Tiger bread I bought this afternoon and spreading it fairly thickly with French butter and yummy damson jam.
I didn't give in to temptation as I knew that 1 slice would become 3. I had 2 glasses of water instead.

Literally writing a piece about procrastination as part of my NaNoWriMo Camp submission! ;)

I’ve been thinking of posting on this thread for a while now...?

Why early Minn

Me too. Wife went to bed early with a migraine. I'm putting it off in case I disturb her

I'm putting off going to bed. I am so comfortable here. I should be in bed as I'm up and out ridiculously early but I am still sat here.

Well, I've been putting off posting on this thread since I noticed it, so can I have a point for getting round to it now please? I also really need to get on with replying to a couple of emails, which are becoming increasingly urgent. Not to mention the garden...

I blame retirement. I put off things every single day, because I have tomorrow in which to do them. (I hope!)

I could win gold at the Olympics for procrastination. I assuage my guilt by remembering I have worked like a crazy stressed-out, blue-arsed fly for most of my working years (and it affected my health) so it is a real pleasure and treat now to not have to plan my hours or feel obliged to do things when I don't have the inclination. (I have to do some things in an 11th hour rush sometimes, so I am daft to put them off really. )

My POAs - started in January and not even half way through.

Meant to make a chicken curry for tomorrow night’s supper as it’s always tastier 2nd day but I’ve printed boarding passes, booked airport parking and done general admin instead.

I was a secretary before retirement and still prefer pootling around with office work to being in the kitchen.

I'm putting off the ironing here too. It's warm and clammy and I don't want to do it. The longer I leave it the drier it'll get and it'll be more difficult to get the creases out - so why delay? A general lack of enthusiasm, I guess.
There's the vacuuming as well.

Starting my diet!

Everything! In favour of the tennis. Unfortunately I have to go to a meeting and can't put that off.