Well two days until our company from New York arrives again for another pinochle lesson. Yesterday big plans for house cleaning went astray when I rememberedStarz was having a free preview weekend. I sat watching movies from early afternoon till around midnight. That brought back memories of early satellite days when Showtime was one of our bonus channels. No commercials except between movies and those were advertising what what was showing on the previews this week end.
But alas I awoke this morning to the green slipper back on the bottom shelf of the computer desk even though I had put it back in the knitting/crochet bag yesterday and the feathers on a stick lay in the hallway at the bedroom door. The living/dining room still needs vacuuming , the kitchen and bathroom floors need mopping, and if I dusted you might be able to discern the color of the woodwork throughout the house. But no I pulled and laundered the sheets from the spare bed yesterday and that was it. I didn’t even remake the bed. Now that is real devotion to duty. If I were in the Army I’d end up looking like ‘Beetle Bailey’ this morning!
As I sit here visiting with you this morning one thought keep scrolling through my brain—-I always work well under pressure—-. Sadly I find myself creating this situation as a motivational means to accomplish tasks I don’t like to do but must be done. Then I stop to wonder—Is there anyone else out there like me?
If we are expecting company-the last few hours..sometimes minutes…before the arrival time… I am in a frenzy, trying to get things done!
I bet you do too!
June
No cleaning frenzy goes on here very often. Maybe because we don’t cultivate the type of friends who would notice…or if they do, they don’t say a word!
Company usually stays overnights at the motel up the street within walking distance. Sometimes on our card and sometimes on theirs.
I am one who procrastinates until the real pressure is on. For anything, but especially for writing research papers or cleaning the bathroom.
I really have a problem with making a list of things i want to get done in a day…mostly the list is long and i don’t feel right if i don’t accomplish everything on my list. Which means if i am up late because of it, so be it. I usually need a day off, from my days off.
I used to do the same thing…..procrastinate…..but it was so discouraging to have everything to do at one time……Now I do at least one cleaning chore a day………that way nothing is REALLY dirty but mostly presentable……….
Oh yes. Sounds like my day, every day. I bet it was enjoyable to watch the movies though, and for free! What is better than that?