I had an idea to write a long, lyrical piece exploring memory and landscape, etc., but I am putting that off for now, or, perhaps, forever, to focus on procrastination.
My answer to procrastination has been to do my chores in small increments. Need to paint a room? I do it for twenty minutes, then wrap the brush in a plastic bag and refrigerate it. The next day, twenty more minutes. . . . Need to mow my lawn? Fifteen minutes today, fifteen minutes tomorrow, unless it rains.
And the older I get, the more "chores" feel like "activities." And I kind of like activities.
Nevertheless, I have Things to Do lists that hang on my refrigerator for months without ever getting checked off. I've always meant to write a short story that would consist entirely of Things to Do lists . . .
Oh, and BTW, I, too, have a ceiling fan on the fritz. Been like that for months. Wish we lived closer so we could share the electrician! (that is when one of us gets around to it!)
I’m away in Cornwall UK on a writers retreat with Women Reading Aloud. I think procrastination would be a great writing prompt—we all can relate—I’ll pass it on!
My answer to procrastination has been to do my chores in small increments. Need to paint a room? I do it for twenty minutes, then wrap the brush in a plastic bag and refrigerate it. The next day, twenty more minutes. . . . Need to mow my lawn? Fifteen minutes today, fifteen minutes tomorrow, unless it rains.
And the older I get, the more "chores" feel like "activities." And I kind of like activities.
Nevertheless, I have Things to Do lists that hang on my refrigerator for months without ever getting checked off. I've always meant to write a short story that would consist entirely of Things to Do lists . . .
Yes. Short bursts
Oh, and BTW, I, too, have a ceiling fan on the fritz. Been like that for months. Wish we lived closer so we could share the electrician! (that is when one of us gets around to it!)
Ha ha. So true
I’m away in Cornwall UK on a writers retreat with Women Reading Aloud. I think procrastination would be a great writing prompt—we all can relate—I’ll pass it on!
Excellent explanation of what we all do now