Procrastination
[ Posted by Maggie Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:25:09 GMT ]
So I’ve found myself narrating in my head as I go along my day since I’ve started this blog. Is this normal, or am I crazy??
As I’m sitting here it appears my house is a disaster. The living room and kitchen are in disarray, the bathrooms need cleaning as do the floors. The only reason why I’m sitting here is because I’ve just been out with Hannah for about 3 hours. We went to gymnastics class, which is a parent involved class, so it provides me a work out as well and we’ve been to 3 different stores, so I’m worn out. Normally I would be tempted to take a nap, and I am, but I’m not going to due to the state of my home. I’ll just sit here and type while I sip on some iced mint tea and regain some energy.
I’m having the Rules and Regulations Committee for our HOA over tomorrow morning for our first meeting. I plan on making scones and fruit for munchies. So I’m pressed to get our home in order. The thing is last week I did a little bit each day and the only thing I had to do on Saturday before heading up to LA was tidy up, clean up breakfast and do a quick clean of our bathroom and we came home late Sunday night to a clean home, it was so peaceful. Well this week was a different story. Our suitcase is still not unpacked. There is clean laundry on the couch, dirty laundry on the floors, at least there is some in both the washer and dryer, last nights dinner didn’t get cleaned up after, etc. etc. So what changed?
Well for starters last week is a wonderful exception to the way things normally are, however I am working towards making it the norm. This week also had some things working against me: potty training, an especially draining time of the month, oh and I’ve been waking up earlier to go to the gym. But there is always something. If I’m not waking up early to go the gym then I don’t have the energy because I’m not in good shape, if it’s not that particularly draining time, then Hannah has not been going to sleep and so we’ve stayed up late, etc. etc.
My question is why do I procrastinate? I could have done a little bit each day, just like last week, but instead I wasted time, turned to my love of slumber and was just plain lazy. The Bible talks about this Proverbs 6 addresses the sluggard and there are many many verses that talk about be productive, making use of our time and pressing on. Oh, but a little sleep (which frequently turns into a lot of sleep). This is a big area of sin in my life. Please pray for me. Now I must go as my legs have rested a bit and I am ready to get to work.
