A habit that I wish I didn't have

30 Days of Blogging - Day # 4





One habit that I wish I didn't have is procrastination. I am a big time procrastinator. I will often wait until the last minute to get something done. I think I do it because I know that for the most part I can get away with it. I may leave something until just before it needs to be done, even though I've had weeks to do it, because I know that I work well under pressure and can accomplish almost anything. That bad part about that is for weeks I'm worried about getting it done. Instead of doing it right away and allowing myself all that extra time to relax, I put it off until the last minute. I'm even like that with the dishes and laundry. I'll wait until we're out or almost out of dishes and utensils before I'll unload the dishwasher and load it back up again. I'll let the laundry sit until we absolutely need stuff to wear sometimes.


It's easy to procrastinate when it's thing you don't like to do but I even procrastinate about things I do like to do. I just seem to work better under pressure of a deadline than I do to plan ahead and leave myself time to relax. I'd like to be more of a "let's just get it done now and be done with it" kind of gal but I don't seem to operate in that realm.


I have to give myself self-imposed deadlines just so I can get things done. I'll work by day back and say okay if I'm going to go to a noon WW meeting I have to take a shower by 11am. I have to start laundry at 9am. And to have a clean plate for breakfast I have to get the dishes done by 7am. That's just an example. I have lots of dishes and usually don't get down to the last one but sometimes I get close though LOL


I like thinking ahead and planning but mostly I fly by the seat of my pants and make decisions last minute. It can be irritating to my family and friends but I've been doing things like this for 51 1/2 years and don't see a big change coming soon. Oh, I'll change all right but I'll wait until the last minute to do it. LOL


Do you have a habit you wish you didn't have? What is it?