procrastination | pad patter 6.9.20

Right now... sleeping!
(2.36 am)

 

1. laundry
2. vacuuming upstairs (I did do the first floor, so that's something lol!)
3. going through DS's room and getting rid of unused toys
4. going through the play room and getting rid of unused toys
5. hanging frames/canvases on the morning room and office walls. Everything is in frames, but I just can't commit to their location. Usually I'm very decisive, so this is unusual for me.
6. putting vacay photos in an album. In my defense, I did sit down to do this and got called away by the kids...since I do it on the dining table, it's hard to find time--with everyone home--where someone doesn't need the table/it isn't being used for eating. I write the date/location/people on EVERY photo, so it is slow going.

But while procrastinating from those things I have been finishing the laptop backup I started a couple days ago (@Angela Toucan don't judge lol!), so at least I've been productive while also procrastinating. It's been hard to use my laptop because DS needs it for schoolwork. But when he's working on schoolwork is when I'm free to back it up. It's a catch-22. And speaking of...my break is over. DH is putting DS to bed and DD is off in her room. Back to backing up I go!

 

Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning and cooking dinner!

 

cleaning, applying for jobs, applying for college. Admittedly my day isn’t normal at all today so not surprised that I’ve procrastinated all day, now if the list is the same tomorrow then there’s a big problem.

 

I procrastinated getting out of bed today.

 

I'm always procrastinating some project or another. Lol. We've been procrastinating this awful side yard project for a couple of years, but we actually started the hard manual labor part last weekend, so at least we've started.

I've found that it helps me drastically if I just make a to-do list. Once I write things down, I quit putting them off so much. Probably because I love crossing things off a list so much.

 

@Karen -- But when your To Do List from 4 years ago still has the same undone items.... Although in all fairness, last summer, I did tackle and make over 2 rooms into art/craft rooms. DD wants to clean out the garage - go for it sweetie.

In general, cleaning especially bathrooms and windows. Right now I am also procrastinating mopping the kitchen floor, which is "good" because DD baked and threw flour around last night and the dog threw up on it this morning. Should be good and dirty now.

 

Making client file folders ... my least favorite office job ... type a file label, apply label to manila folder, type a Pendeflex tab label, put label in plastic tab, insert tab into Pendeflex folder, enter file label info (name, type of file, size of file and date) into Access, make an index card, then file the folder in our overstuffed file cabinets ... YUCK!!!

 

I'm not procrastinating anything that needs to be done today.
However, I've been wanting to clean out my desk drawers for at least a year. I also need to weed out my paper files. I used to love organizational projects. When I was a kid I reorganized my room nearly every weekend. Since I've had kids I've lost a lot of that joy of organizing. I'm fine with it. Someday I'll get around to these tasks.

 

I've been procrastinating cleaning out my pantry and planning our homeschool group for next year (all of our homeschool stuff for our group was literally thrown into my pantry at the end of our disrupted school year). I'm the director and I haven't been motivated to start planning for next year (although I usually have at least half of the planning done already by this time).

 

I am putting off paperwork as well. It's not going anywhere! lol