I’m usually pretty on top of getting things done on time. There are a few things that I know I don’t do when I need to or as often as I should (there are some cleaning tasks I put off for a few days). But when there is something that has to be done by a certain day, I usually finish it up much earlier than I need to. It’s rare for me to feel a time crunch to get it done.
When I was in school, I wasn’t always like this. I didn’t necessarily cram for tests or things, but I did put off doing some essays and papers instead of getting them done as soon as I got the assignment. I don’t think my procrastination really affected me much in school because I did get decent grades. I think a lot of the reason why I didn’t get better grades was due to a lack of interest in a subject and not poor work.
But for some reason, I’ve been procrastinating on a few things lately. And of course, all the things I’ve been procrastinating on need to be done around the same time. I have no good reason for slacking right now, but knowing that doesn’t motivate me enough to get it done. But now I have no other option because I need to get things done and I can’t skip doing them.
Fortunately, several things I’ve been putting off are mainly fun things. There are a few things that aren’t as fun, like dealing with some stuff with my taxes or other bills. Those things aren’t as fun for me to do so I understand why I’m not doing them. And they also have a slightly longer timeline before they are due, so I’m not as worried about them. But I’m not going to focus on those things for this post because that’s not as interesting. I’m more interested in why I am putting off doing things that I should enjoy doing.
The first thing I’ve been putting off was making signs to cheer on the marathon runners. This one makes a bit more sense to me because I honestly forgot the marathon was this weekend. I thought it was still a few more weeks away. But I’ve known it was this weekend for about a week now. I got the supplies I need to make signs, but I haven’t done anything with them. I need to get these done today or tomorrow because the race is on Sunday and I don’t have any free time on Saturday.
And the reason I don’t have free time on Saturday is that that is the day of my sister-in-law’s baby shower! I’m super excited about it for a lot of reasons. But it’s also another part of my procrastination. I’ve had the present I got for the shower for almost a month at my house. But for whatever reason, I just haven’t taken the time to wrap it. There’s no deep reason why I haven’t done this. I’m not upset or anything else like that. I think it might be because I love wrapping presents and I take a lot of pride in making gifts look beautiful. But I haven’t felt like I had the creativity and artistic skill to do it. And I don’t want to make the gift look sloppy. I know that it will only look sloppy to me, but I don’t want that to happen. So I was waiting for the right moment when I knew I could make it look good. But I can’t wait forever so I just have to get it done and feel ok with the results.
I know that some people say that procrastination is an act of rebelling against something, but I have no idea what I could be rebelling against. Maybe it’s just laziness after having some crazy busy time and high stress. Whatever the reason, I know that I’m cramming to get things done now. But I will get them done on time and everything will be ok. I hope.
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