Important Reasons Why I Haven't Started My Report/Article/Essay/Thingie

[peanutter]

I need to write an article.

It's an important article, and I picked the subject and got it approved by the editor about a month ago.

I have sort of started it. Kind of.

I have done all the printing, and checked no one else has written an article about it yet. And I have sort of written an introduction and a conclusion, but there are some bits to fill in.

The article is due tomorrow. No flexibility, due to publication dates.

I have stayed at home to write the article, instead of attending church and lunch (which is sad, I like my usual Sunday of church and family and extended family lunch shenanigans) but as I spent almost all of yesterday asleep, needs must.

But now there are so many things preventing me - genuinely preventing me - from being able to write this article. It's like the universe is set against me, saying,"No Peanutter! You cannot write that article! You. Shall. Not. Pass."

Genuine, important, valid, and oh so understandable things which have prevented me over the past 89 minutes include (but are not limited to):

1. putting on a load of washing
2. hanging up a load of washing
3. unstacking the dishwasher
4. restacking the dishwasher
5. washing some pots and pans
6. washing the highchair tray
7. putting some books on the bookshelf
8. cleaning a space on the table
9. going to the toilet
10. going to the toilet again
11. making coffee
12. making tea, because my coffee was too hot
13. hanging up some nappies
14. tidying the change table
15. putting some junk mail in the recycle bin
16. deciding what I will wear
17. changing my mind and deciding pyjamas are just fine today
18. changing my mind again because my sleeve is a bit wet from doing the dishes
19. changing my mind yet again, because stuff it, I'm staying home today and pyjamas wet or otherwise are just dandy
20. picking up some toys
21. putting away some dry clothes from the airer
22. gazing out the window and wondering if I remember how to mow the lawn
23. putting on a load of dishes
24. putting away some dry tubs
25. locating DS1's giraffe
26. deciding whether to leave the giraffe where it is, or put it back in DS1's room
27. contemplating going back to bed, to be refreshed and ready to write
28. boiling the jug again, because the tea is now cold
29. trying unsuccessfully three times to decide what to eat for breakfast
30. locating and eating left over dDoriots and M'n'Ms because let's face it, this morning is already ruined
31. drinking the tea cold, and making hotter coffee
32. putting away random ingredients which have mysteriously accumulated on the kitchen bench
33. wiping down the kitchen bench about 5 times
34. wondering if the truck on the other side of the road is full of robbers casing my joint
35. wondering whether my procrastination will be eked out sufficiently long for the load of washing to be ready for hanging up
36. going to the toilet again
37. clearing away the breakfast dishes from the DSs
38. locating and putting on a jumper
39. surfing through facebook
40. surfing through BB threads
41. refreshing BB approximately 16 times in the hope that something new and interesting has popped up
42. debating whether to start my own thread
43. starting my own thread
44. realising my coffee s perfect temperature and should be enjoyed immediately
45. becoming too hot from the coffee, and removing jumper, only to realise that without it I am too cold

[myturn]

I can see why it is so hard to get started! FAR too many vitally important things to do!!

[LimeSlice]

Have you de-cobwebbed the eaves yet?

[peanutter]

Inside and out, when I was procrastinating from my last article ...

[LimeSlice]

Procrastination level: Peanutter.

[peanutter]

I've just hung up more washing, put another load on, got the dishes out, packed up some old bags, and spent 15 minutes looking for a house because a friend mebbe needs to move.

What's wrong with me?!?

And my tea and coffee are *both* all gone.

And now it's sunny outside, and I want to be out there. Or have a nap. Or have a nap out there.

I need some hand cream, Where is my hand cream?

I still haven't had breakfast.

[nothing2lose]

The answer is simple...Don't do it. You obviously don't want to do it otherwise you would do it.

Or, the alternative answer is just as simple...

If it means something to you - either from a career or personal perspective - and you want to do it, just do it.

You've given up time with your family to do it and you are wasting time on here or with cleaning, pondering, etc instead. Time you could be spending with your boys and DH. That time will be wasted if you are still working on this when they get home and you need to ignore them in order to write the article.

So, long story short...if you are going to do it, do it. If it's not important to you, don't do it. Go and have lunch with your family instead.

Problem solved

[Trillian]

You forgot to add in there
'Check pinterest for an idea for something to cook that must take at least 2 hours of searching through ALL the pins' that's what I do.

[peanutter]

Went and had a picnic in the sunshine with the fam, and had nutella for the first time that I can recall.

It's lovely, as was the company and the sunshine.

The DSs are going down for naps now, and I'm going to close down things and JFDI. I'm about 300 words in, but I suspect the end product will be around 1500.

It's taking a while to get my head around the concepts. It's interesting, but I thought it was A, but then I realised it was A following from B, but as it turns out B was actually an interim thing to get then from C to A.

Awesome.

So flitting between different things isn't helping, and I need to knuckle down. If I do, I should be done by 4 and maybe we can go out for dinner to celebrate.

Of I go!

[Sopdet]

Peanutter it shows you're online here - you better have finished that article!!!!!!

[peanutter]

Yeah, it was just open in another tab.

Article finished, now, and I'm enjoying catching up.

With champagne.