+ // Buy the big bag of chips, although I know I can’t stop. (side eye at the empty cheese puffs bag)
+ // Listen to R when he says he will be home in an hour. I’m the first person he’s ever had to keep updated on his whereabouts, and for some reason he’s under the illusion that giving an arbitrary time frame is better than no time frame at all, even if I don’t ask for one. I’ve come to understand that a night out with the lads when I get a text saying “I’ll be home before 1” means “only start to worry if it’s daylight out”
+ // Stay in bed “to wake up slowly” after R has gone to work. No, I will fall back asleep, wake up some time around 10 not feeling any more rested, and have wasted the morning.
+ // On that note-- telling myself that “just one more” Gilmore Girls episode won’t hurt. That’s completely incorrect. One turns into 4 and before I know it I’m on season 6 and have done nothing productive, including showered and it’s 5pm. Oops.
+ // Furthermore-- look at Pinterest when I’m not looking for something specific. I may as well just mark “productivity” off the list of things to do today, although browsing other people’s productivity and creativity does make me feel mildly accomplished.
+ // Get very embarrassed when people point out my accent. I have a tendency to pick up the accent of whoever is around me, although I’m terrible at actually putting on accents. When I first moved to the Island people got very excited about my American accent and ask me to just talk, but now that I’ve moved down south I’ve been complimented tons on my “beautiful Belfast accent.” It was the worst when I was a flight attendant and flew with different crews every trip, I could come home sounding like anything from a Southern Bell to a Valley Girl.
+ // Click on all those “She put fresh cream in a blender, you’ll never guess what happens next!” posts on Facebook. I know what happens, she gets whipped cream. I’m always disappointed, but for some reason I do it anyway. Thank God Macs aren’t plagued with spammy popups as easily as PCs are.
+ // Have the extra cup of tea after 7. The caffeine in coffee doesn’t really have an effect on me, but for some reason tea of all kinds (sweet tea at home, hot tea with milk here) keeps me going for hours.
+ // Making sure I always have the last word in a disagreement. Doesn’t matter how insignificant it is, or if it will make everything worse. I MUST FINISH IT.
Writing
this list has made me realize that my procrastination skills in my personal
life are STRONG. Maybe I could include them on my resume?
What way do
you combat your inner sloth?
