I think that I should write a little on procrastination. I am a huge procrastinator and have been for 24 yrs.. It is what I do. I remember watching 'He's just not that into you' and there is a part when the guy, Justin Long, is telling Ginnifer Goodwin about how women like pressure. How they wait until the last minute to pay their bills, etc. And I can absolutely relate to that. I got a parking ticket that I did not deserve, let's just say hypothetically on October 25. So I tossed it into the back seat of my car, "jerks' was my remark as I threw it. And then a few months later I was running late to work and did not have time to move my car, so I left it where it was. When I came home that evening I had a ticket, "didn't they know I had to go to work?" And I put that one on top of my fridge, 'Ill pay it later.' Then not too long ago I was just running into my apartment to grab something I had forgotten, so I parked outside with my hazards on. When I came back out there was a ticket under my windshield wiper, "yeah I deserved this one, they are like ninjas. How did they know I was there?"
So I decided to once again forget about it and then my dad got something in the mail. My dad cosigned for my car when I bought it so anytime that something happens like a late payment, or unpaid parking ticket, he gets a notice in the mail. And I get a stern phonecall. So I went onto the parking website yesterday to look at the damage and $225 later I am all clear. I am super careful about where I park these days. But you know what I totally deserve to be fined that much, BECAUSE I AM LAZY!! I kind of wanted to tell on myself too because if someone were to come to me for advice for themselves on a situation similar I would have to have my side of the street clear in order to look them in the eye and tell them how they should handle things. When I was in college I would always wait until the night before or even the morning of, depending on what time the class was, to write my papers and do my homework. I would spend an hour or so, never more than two, to write a 5 page paper and if I got lower than a B I would be upset, believing that I deserved better, but did I? I mean come on.. There are people that spend an entire week on one paper and they do different drafts, drafts like what>? The only reason I did more than one draft was when I had to bring in the rough for a grade. I have yet to do my taxes and I did them in October last year.. But do you want to know what worries me about all of this lazy procrastination? One day I would like to have a family and a house to live in. I know that I have bad credit, if any right now so that will effect the whole getting a house thing, but I want to be able to pay my bills, maybe even a week before they are due. I feel like I deserve a parade or some form of celebration when I actually pay a bill, which is something that I SHOULD be doing automatically. It would be easier to count the things in my life that I am on time for than to count the things that I procrastinate with. Like Rent and taking the trash out, always on time for that...Because Rent is shelter and trash is smelly. I need to learn to do two things within the next few years, well two of many. I need to learn to budget, which includes paying bills on time and saving whatever I can. And I need to learn to cook. Cooking for yourself is a big saver, but I AM TOO LAZY to do it! First I need to get more than the one pot that I own, I would also like to get actual dishes. I think that it is time. I have been on my own for about a year and a half and I still have the plastic red and blue plates I got from either the dollar store or CVS. They are worn too, scratches all over them, one has a melted mark on it, I guess from the microwave. Oh and then there is the fact that I have been in this apartment for almost 5 months!!!! And I have yet to buy curtains for my windows!!! What?! I was about to post this and then I remember my medical stuff. Talk about procrastination. I complained for two years about not having medical coverage and now I do, do you think I've gone to the Doc's yet? I need to get new contacts, go to the dentist, and just generally get checked out. But do you think talking about it will get it done? Actually I am going to look up and eye Dr right now, blogger, because you motivated me to do so. That and I am seeing a constant cloud, due to my completely expired worn, gross pair of contacts.
Yea so I clearly have a lot of work to be done, but you know what...tomorrow is a good day..
