Time is (Not) on My Side
My Time management skillz both suck and blow! Always have. I've been trying to work on a speech that I have to give at Church this Sunday. It's just a 5 minute speech (bet it'll go a little bit over though) but I want to make sure I cram in all the important points. As of now, I think I know enough about what I want to say that I could probably wing it, but for one, I need to make sure I have names and dates correct and also, this is a pretty emotional topic and- well I'm probably going to start blubbering anyway. It would be good to have what I want to say all laid out before me so if the blubbering starts I can at least find my place once I get a grip. I may say more on this later- may even post the speech here if I get it written (rather than just winging it on Sunday). But as of now, it ain't done. I've had two weeks to do this, and it ain't done!
Also, I knew I had some friends coming up this weekend (or at least we'd been talking about it) but yesterday another friend who I hadn't heard from in a LONG time called and turns out she's free this weekend too. The more the merrier in some repects, but it then hit me that having another person coming means more rearranging in the house. The house is currently a MESS! No food in the house. I get paid tomorrow, but having another guest means adding more groceries to the list. Plus, I was supposed to make reservations at the Japanese place! I better write that down on a sticky note somewhere. I keep forgetting, and now I need to make sure they've got room for one more. They don't open til 12:00 I don't think. Watch me forget again even with a sticky note in my face.
So gotta get house cleaned and reservations arranged by Sat. Speech also written before then ('cause no way can I write it once guests arrive) groceries shopped for and I have this sinking feeling there's something else I'm forgetting!
ARRGH! And none of this would have been an issue if I'd planned my time better. I have also been wanting to start doing write ups of my fave horror films, and I spent too much time last week watching and studying them. Not that that's so bad, but as I was also gathering material for the speech and yammering on the phone with friends about the coming weekend and so my energies were scattered. Got bits of everything done, but nothing done on the whole. Shoulda done speech, made weekend arrangements and clean up and THEN focused on movies... but now, two days to cram it all in. I'd say live and learn, but I never seem to learn.
Also, I knew I had some friends coming up this weekend (or at least we'd been talking about it) but yesterday another friend who I hadn't heard from in a LONG time called and turns out she's free this weekend too. The more the merrier in some repects, but it then hit me that having another person coming means more rearranging in the house. The house is currently a MESS! No food in the house. I get paid tomorrow, but having another guest means adding more groceries to the list. Plus, I was supposed to make reservations at the Japanese place! I better write that down on a sticky note somewhere. I keep forgetting, and now I need to make sure they've got room for one more. They don't open til 12:00 I don't think. Watch me forget again even with a sticky note in my face.
So gotta get house cleaned and reservations arranged by Sat. Speech also written before then ('cause no way can I write it once guests arrive) groceries shopped for and I have this sinking feeling there's something else I'm forgetting!
ARRGH! And none of this would have been an issue if I'd planned my time better. I have also been wanting to start doing write ups of my fave horror films, and I spent too much time last week watching and studying them. Not that that's so bad, but as I was also gathering material for the speech and yammering on the phone with friends about the coming weekend and so my energies were scattered. Got bits of everything done, but nothing done on the whole. Shoulda done speech, made weekend arrangements and clean up and THEN focused on movies... but now, two days to cram it all in. I'd say live and learn, but I never seem to learn.