Monday ToDo List
my days off from work are usually days of sloth and bad tv watching with some knitting mixed in. i'm not proud. and if asked what is my worse trait, or rather the one that causes me the most frustration i'd have to say that it's procrastination. i procrastinate with gusto and with energy and it's endemic as i come from a long line of procrastinators.
so when i decided to take today off, i vowed that i wouldn't waste my day screwing around in the house, hating myself for not getting anything done. I WAS GOING TO BE PRO-ACTIVE!!!!!
so i prepared a to do list.
1. fill out tax forms - federal and state.
2. pay bills
3. shred papers that need shredding
4. file away 2007 bills and documents
5. update my resume
i allowed myself a leisurely breakfast and flickr viewing. i was taking a vacation day after all, but at 11am on the dot, i turned off the TV and set up shop on the kitchen table.
please note: no computer or other distractions. i had npr playing in the other room.
by 2pm, after a lunch/the young and the restless break, i had completed our federal forms (our taxes are relatively simple and although i'm a chronic procrastinator i'm also relatively organized so i didn't have to go searching for paperwork) and was just about to start the state forms.
a couple hours later, the taxes were done. the bills paid. papers shredded or filed. and the resume was updated (to be fair, i had updated the resume 6 months ago and it just needed a little tweaking).
by 5pm i was done.
yay me!
wish I could say the same... here it is April 10th (almost) and I haven't even started ours... and I had promised myself to finish them early this year.... sigh
Posted by: craftycarole | April 09, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Is that an official Finish Cat in the middle of the table? Love it.
Posted by: Laurie | March 29, 2008 at 07:47 AM
Nice job! I did my state and local taxes early but keep procrastinating on my local taxes. I think i just have an issue with local taxes?
Posted by: Jenny | March 26, 2008 at 11:24 AM
I thought when we got a shredder that I would be free of junk mail. Now it just piles up round the shredder until I get to it (about once a month).
Love the yarn on your table...mmm...
Posted by: Denise | March 26, 2008 at 09:18 AM
I wish I had that kind of determination! Just making my 'to do' list takes it all out of me.
Posted by: Cheryl | March 26, 2008 at 08:26 AM
Go you! I usually have grand plans for my days off that rarely materialize.
Posted by: Macoco | March 25, 2008 at 08:53 PM
That is almost scary.
Posted by: claudia | March 25, 2008 at 06:11 PM
Anything tempting in that new Spin Off?
Posted by: lucette | March 25, 2008 at 05:01 PM
Good for you! Taxes suck, don't they?
Posted by: Tracey | March 25, 2008 at 03:03 PM
You're awesome! :)
Posted by: Felicia | March 25, 2008 at 02:44 PM
I do a lot of procrastinating, usually cleaning. When I have a weekday off (for some reason I can't mentally make myself do it on the weekend), I try to spend an hour or two focused on cleaning and tidying. Makes me feel less guilty about being home and relaxing.
Posted by: Seanna Lea | March 25, 2008 at 02:28 PM
I totally procrastinate. You are so right that tearing oneself away from the computer is the essential first step.
Posted by: Lucia | March 25, 2008 at 02:00 PM
Good job, Maryse! Those types of days are so, so satisfying. :)
Posted by: elisa | March 25, 2008 at 12:38 PM
Go you!
Posted by: JessaLu | March 25, 2008 at 12:33 PM
You are awesome. And you have good taste in yarn treats, too. :-)
Posted by: Beth S. | March 25, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Yay indeed! I would've caved to the lure of judge shows and knitting.
Posted by: flwrhead | March 25, 2008 at 11:20 AM
Way to go! I am very much a procrastinator too. I think I'm a pressure junkie!
Posted by: Bridget | March 25, 2008 at 08:46 AM
good for you for getting everything done on your "to do list"
Posted by: kat | March 25, 2008 at 08:24 AM
Oh, so me too! On the procrastination bit. Actually that is what I am doing right now. I have work to do, I'm turning off the computer and heading to it. Great job on the taxes, doesn't it feel gooooood?
Posted by: Teresa C | March 25, 2008 at 08:03 AM
Congrats on getting it done. :)
Posted by: Emily | March 25, 2008 at 04:34 AM
Yay you!
My new shrink says that instead of saying "I should," I would do better to practice saying, "I would feel better if I..." So far it works.
Posted by: Anne | March 25, 2008 at 01:34 AM
Yay is right! Great job on accomplishing all those tasks!
Posted by: tiennie | March 24, 2008 at 11:03 PM
sometimes these are the best days. i always feel so great when i do stuff like this.
way to go!
Posted by: meg | March 24, 2008 at 10:48 PM
good job you! love the progression of shots. i like the easter basket o'candy as fortitude!!
Posted by: sheepishone | March 24, 2008 at 10:43 PM
you know the bit before you mentioned the list? the bad tv an sporadic knitting? you described my day today perfectly.
Posted by: Schrodinger | March 24, 2008 at 09:04 PM
ugh, i still have to do my taxes. i always wait til the last minute. not good.
Posted by: Mintyfresh | March 24, 2008 at 08:43 PM
Yay, you. That's a darn productive day! Back to knitting and sloth.
Posted by: Kathode Ray Tube | March 24, 2008 at 08:23 PM
Way to get it done! The cat looks happy to have his spot back, your being at home likely gets in the way of his usual napping routine:)
Posted by: Stacey | March 24, 2008 at 08:13 PM
Yay!!! I need to do my taxes, too. I should make a list...
Posted by: Chris | March 24, 2008 at 07:53 PM
You're my new hero. I'm going to call you next time I need a stern "get your ass in gear and stop procrastinating" talk.
Posted by: Danielle | March 24, 2008 at 07:37 PM
Good for you. But I just pay someone to do my taxes instead.
Posted by: Carole | March 24, 2008 at 07:27 PM
I spy the new issue of Spin Off on that table! I hope you are rewarding yourself and reading it now, or perhaps knitting something with that pretty yarn. Nothing feels better than a productive day.
Posted by: Kirsten | March 24, 2008 at 07:16 PM
the cat looks happy, too! :-)
Posted by: Jen in CT | March 24, 2008 at 07:08 PM