Procrastination

Yes, procrastination. For some people it's television. For others it's video games. And still for others it's perusing catalogs. But for me it's Spider Solitaire. That's right...Spider Solitaire. I could sit for hours playing that silly game. I rarely win. Yet I continue to play and play and play. When I finally stop it's because my arm hurts. I look at the clock and berate myself for spending, oh, no, wasting so much time playing Spider Solitaire.

Yesterday was my last day at the firm. I had one remaining vacation day, so I took today off. Monday I start my new job. But today is my day. Because I snowflake on the weekend, I thought I could use this day as a declutter day. Earlier this week, I committed to decluttering my closet. So that's my goal. This evening I'm celebrating my departure from my old job with a few friends and then going to C2's football game. It's the junior varsity conference championship game. My son's team is undefeated.

I'll bet you're wondering what all of this has to do with Spider Solitaire? Up until now, a day like today would be procrastination day. I would make my task list in my head and then tell myself I was going to play one game of Spider Solitaire. Three hours later I would kick myself for spending so much of my valuable time procrastinating.

Today my list is on paper. Writing things down means commitment. Today I commit to conquering Spider Solitaire.