proh-kras-tuh-neyt
verb (used without object)
1.
to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
verb (used with object)
2.
to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.
I am such a classic procrastinator. I do my best work when there is a fast approaching deadline. I do no work when there is no deadline at all.
Which is why I think I enjoy making New Years goals every year.
I know I am goal oriented and need to self-impose deadlines if I'm going to get anything done. Unfortunately, I know they are self-imposed so it often doesn't actually help. However, occasionally, something happens which does in fact force a deadline upon me.
Like a due-date. Impending labor. A newborn plus a toddler.
And BAM! I have gotten SO MUCH done that I've been wanting to do for ages...years in some cases, in just a few weeks.
And all I can think is, I want to live like this all the time. I want to JUST DO IT. Not put it in a pile or add it to a list. A lot of these things I've finally accomplished were easy and quick. But because I let them sit and pile up, they become insurmountable.
SO, with that in mind. My goal is to simply get as much as I can done before Baby arrives and then do something, anything, everyday. Or at least every week.
And say 'no' more often. I don't want to add to my piles until they are smaller and my life is even more simple.
Last BIG thing I want/need to do before Baby is a trip to Ikea...hoping for Friday with my mom! And then I should have all sorts of goodies to help me finish up a bunch of things on my list:)
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