By posting this thread, I’m putting off studying for my behavioral genetics class.
I have also be postponing calling Scary Retro 70’s Doc and making an appointment. As a rational adult, I know I need to have my thyroid hormone levels checked and a OB/GYN referal. As a wimp, a blood draw and a pap smear can wait . . . forever.
What tasks to you have loitering on the to-do list?
I need a small repair on my road bike: an adjusting barrel for my rear derailleur cable is broken. It still shifts, but it isn’t accurate, and it’s starting to bug the hell out of me.
Going to the bank. I’m currently unemployed and have no income, but I did get a couple of small refund cheques for services used before we moved, but there is no bank within convenient walking distance from us, so I haven’t deposited them. I do need that money, though.
Apparently part of my brain also believes it can put off sleep for indefinite amounts of time. I managed about 3.5 hours, then was wide awake and couldn’t get back to sleep. Sucks.
The stack of work that’s sitting next to me and the emails that came in over night.
I’ve recently become a Professional Procastrinator.
I’m currently working in one of those IT Help Desk kind of things. I don’t answer the phone when someone calls in a panic because mycomputerjustcrashedohmygodohmygod and they haven’t done a backup in years: that’s the guys over in the next group of tables. What I do is create new stuff that people are asking for in our huge “company management program” (for those who know it: SAP).
But I happen to be a lot faster at that creation thing than most of my coworkers, which in turn is faster than the boss wants to release things to the users. The boss has this notion that the users should use what tools they have before we give them newer and fancier ones which they then proceed to not use.
So right now I have three new reports that are already finished (but the users don’t know it); a list of which already-created-and-delivered reports the users have to use for an audit they must do next month (the users don’t know i have the list and the boss specifically told me not to start working on it until the users do a series of things she’s asked them to do); and I’m working on some data stuff which I’m not supposed to start until January.
On one hand it’s “job security”, I guess, but on the other it feels weird… it’s like watching a rope-pulling contest and I just hope I never find myself being the rope.
I need to set up my jewelry making stuff in the spare room. I’m just not motivated.
Cleaning the fireplace has slipped to 1,652 on my list of Household Tasks I’ll Avoid For Another Day.
Going to the doctor about my migraines. I’m afraid that either a) he’ll tell me something really bad or b) he’ll tell me that nothing is wrong and I’m going crazy. That and I need to actually find a doctor.
Clean the kitchen. I’m waiting until they turn the water off (which they’re supposed to do soon) so I have a valid excuse.
getting ready for school.
Some days are just not worth the effort. I’ve brushed my teeth and washed my face and put my hair in a ponytail, but haven’t gotten dressed or anything yet. I know where my uniform is, so it’s not like I’ll be late for school… it just won’t be a glamor day.
Buying a house. I need to start looking, start learning, find a realtor, figure out how much I can afford - everything. I’m not getting any younger and every month I pay rent towards something that will never be mine.
I would procrastinate but I just can’t be bothered
Getting started here at work. Found out yesterday that something I’ve been working on for almost a year has a very simple solution. Kinda want to hide out of embarassment.
Everything! Cleaning the house, mostly. It’s just so easy to say “but I’m BUSY!” with my baby boy on my lap.
Writing my boss’ post-opening report.
Cleaning the cat boxes, and vacuuming. I hate both. I’ve always said I can’t live without a cat, but when these two are gone, no more.
Going to work.
Making Doctor/Dentist appointments (I’ve scheduled 5 for this month already, I don’t want to schedule 3 more)
Going to the bank (I need to dig out all of the checks, and I don’t want to look that hard.)
Paying the rest of the bills (I’ve spent all of the money I can this month, until I go to the bank.)
<Sigh>
Now I feel guilty…
Eli
I owe e-mail replies to a handful of people, including a couple of Dopers. The “newest” un-replied-to message is less than a week old, but the rest are all at least a month old – the oldest one is from May 7th. :eek: I used to be an e-mail maniac, but lately I’m completely horrible about getting back to people. I have no idea what’s up with that.
I’ve also been putting off making an appointment to bring my car to the garage. I know some of the work it needs, and I’m prepared to spend a few hundred dollars on it, but I’m afraid that it will somehow wind up costing more than I can afford. It’s also kind of a PITA to bring it in and leave it with them: if they don’t have a driver for their shuttle I have to ask my co-worker to come get me/bring me back there. Luckily, the office is about 3 blocks from the shop – but across a very busy main road, so it’s not really practical to walk.
And, last but not least, I’ve been putting off the last few things that I need to do in the townhouse I moved into a month ago: some stuff isn’t where it belongs yet, I need to re-organize my files, I haven’t hung any pictures, etc.
Studying for my test this evening. Its Political Science, so Im not worried (Especially with the avg curve at 30 points!). Im also avoiding organizing my beading stuff, and the mountain of grocery bags stuffed beside the fridge.
And I am never taking another online class again. Finding time to listen to lectures about plate techtonics and minerals is near impossible, due to their extremely dry nature!