I Did It My Way

@YrNemo (20255)
January 10, 2023 8:01pm CST
Realized that I was slow in completing all the tasks which I must do, one was giving the exterior door of our laundry area some protection coating, I was in a slight panic. (Our handyman was supposed to do the task for me, but he never turned up.) It took me two weeks to figure out that I must use the same approach which I had often used in the past: mentally prepare myself first by telling myself the same thing over and over, 'I will do that task. I must do it and I must complete it (by such and such a date)!'. A few days before that, I began to prepare all the tools & materials. The night before that D-Day, I went to bed reciting to myself again and again: 'tomorrow when I wake up, I will devote myself to do that task!' Of course on that day, I procrastinated for as long as I could . The thought of cleaning/washing/preparing etc that raw timber door which should have been coated 2 years ago was so off-putting, so unpleasant. (It had been exposed to the weather since then, after the previous door was smashed and unsaveable by the burglar, who happens to be the son of our good neighbor.) Anyway, the task is done now. That door is now properly coated with 4 layers of oil which I had bought from Aldi a while ago to oil the deck of our garden shed. (That door won't lodge a complaint against me for using some decking oil for it I hope!). The door is now quite presentable. (It was smudgy/patchy before with dirt & rain marks, not too different from a chimney sweep boy's face!) Any task on your list which you have been procrastinated for a while now ? --- one of our cats when he was one year old.
11 people like this
10 responses
@FourWalls (68115)
• United States
11 Jan 23
Yeah, I need to get around to looking up what the word procrastinate means. I’m doing better right now than I have been. I didn’t make a new year’s resolution or anything, but so far, so good this year.
5 people like this
@YrNemo (20255)
11 Jan 23
I climbed onto the roof just some minutes ago, to fix a downpipe - so far not so good, but until the handyman comes, at least there is duct tape taping the arm of the downpie down (it keeps singing & (presumably) dancinging in the wind, drives us bananas here).
3 people like this
@allknowing (136560)
• India
12 Jan 23
Paper clutter. I have to read through and get rid of papers that need to be destroyed and I am not doing it yet.
3 people like this
@allknowing (136560)
• India
14 Jan 23
@YrNemo May be you could keep a few - they are great memories
2 people like this
@YrNemo (20255)
14 Jan 23
your reply made me think of the pile of old student notebooks from my kids. They are grown up now, and it is funny reading their old writings from primary schools. So hilarious! (But I can't keep them all can I!)
3 people like this
@YrNemo (20255)
14 Jan 23
@allknowing We should keep them to blackmail the kids later...
2 people like this
@LadyDuck (471459)
• Switzerland
11 Jan 23
I have to repair a bed sheet, I have to sew back a piece of lace that has detached.... I am going to do this tomorrow. The door will not complain about the oil and not even the oil because you used it on the door.
2 people like this
@LadyDuck (471459)
• Switzerland
11 Jan 23
@YrNemo I re painted our laundry room and it looks great.
2 people like this
@YrNemo (20255)
11 Jan 23
@LadyDuck When I climbed up the roof before, I was so frightened... ten minutes later, down on stable ground, my legs were still shaking. (The thought that if I didn't do something to that loose downpipe on the 2nd storey, sooner or later, I might have to pay much more... That handyman says he will come, but don't know when!) By the way, how long did it take you to paint that room?
3 people like this
@YrNemo (20255)
11 Jan 23
I so sincerely hope so (I keep looking at that door and try to see if it looks OK to normal eyes...)
2 people like this
@Tampa_girl7 (50270)
• United States
14 Jan 23
I know that you are glad to have the door done.
2 people like this
@YrNemo (20255)
14 Jan 23
one less task from my list.
1 person likes this
@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
11 Jan 23
Wait- you were burglarized?!! And lol, that is soooo me - Mentally preparing myself first by telling myself the same thing over and over, 'I will do that task.'
2 people like this
@YrNemo (20255)
11 Jan 23
Must do so, or I will never do anything... As it is, I have two more tasks to do in the next 2 weeks, one is a bit too time and energy consuming - I doubt if all my mantra reciting would help in that case!!!
1 person likes this
@Kandae11 (55035)
11 Jan 23
That is a really cute cat picture. I beliebe l am the queen of procrastination, but l vow to do better this year.
2 people like this
@YrNemo (20255)
14 Jan 23
I used to slightly dislike that male cat with respect to his older sister. Reason: he thinks he is a dog, and have a tendency of dirty the house to mark it. He also had a very weak tummy wrt his sister (I was told male cats tend to be like that!). These days, he follows me around at times like a dog since I feed him (both cats are my daughter's). He was holding on to my daughter's leg there in the photo. He used to follow her around when he was a kitten. (As an adult, my daughter's love for him seems to scare him.)
2 people like this
@quantum2020 (12041)
• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
15 Jan 23
I´ve been using ableton-DAW, music studio. I have many unfinished arrangements. At this time, I´m concentrating on just one song and I´m figuring out how to start and finished this one song from start to finish so that don´t end up with an unfinished work
1 person likes this
@YrNemo (20255)
15 Jan 23
Sincerely hope that you will complete the task and end up with a beautiful arrangement.
1 person likes this
@jstory07 (139756)
• Roseburg, Oregon
11 Jan 23
I try to put off doing things all the time. But things do get done after awhile.
2 people like this
@YrNemo (20255)
11 Jan 23
It is awful isn't it, thinking of some important task which we must do, but .... we can't do it because of this or that or this or that...
1 person likes this
@sallypup (61167)
• Centralia, Washington
15 Jan 23
Your handsome kitty looks like my Fred. Your list of things that you have gotten done make my head spin. Way to go!
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
15 Jan 23
You still make me laugh!!! I'm happy you finally got that project done. You haven't seen me for ages, because all I have been doing are projects one after the other and quite often all at the same time. Relax and enjoy your efforts! Adorable kitty cat
1 person likes this
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
16 Jan 23
@YrNemo Lol! I somehow had a wonderful day today and this evening, so it proves I can do both when not exhausted
1 person likes this
@YrNemo (20255)
16 Jan 23
One of the first things I did was searching for you. When I realized that you were happy enjoying yourself in real life, I was happy to continue mylotting.
1 person likes this
@YrNemo (20255)
16 Jan 23
@DianneN Whereas my arms and legs are aching after I worked like mad with tidying up the house, in/out. I haven't finished the task yet, but at least I have begun the task .
1 person likes this