Avoiding Work

I've always kind of been a procrastinator (at least "always" since high school...my mom says I was a little more organized/particular when I was younger!) so I can't exactly say that I brought it to "a whole new level" this week, but definitely did try!

I have been the chairperson of my unit committee for the past year, and am doing it again this year. Two of the required tasks of that position are planning/emailing the agenda and reviewing/emailing the minutes. For some reason this week I REALLY did not want to review the minutes, even though it doesn't really take that long. Someone takes the minutes at the meeting, they are given to the office assistant, and she emails it to me already typed. I just have to clarify things she didn't understand or re-word things if necessary. It isn't THAT hard, especially since I do like to edit/proofread (even more so when it isn't MY writing to begin with!) This week I found LOTS of excuses to avoid it...

Sunday and Monday I worked at the hospital. OBVIOUSLY I couldn't didn't want to do work after I got home (and DEFINITELY didn't want to do it WHILE I was at work sitting on my rear end doing nothing...) Plus, Sunday was EASTER for goodness sakes...I needed a break! Ha ha.

Tuesday, I had to go to work for a meeting. That in itself was a pretty good excuse in my opinion not to do this work after I got home. I also went on a walk with my friend and, well, friends are DEFINITELY more important than work :o) (Kind of thinking I may have also slipped in a nap...)

Yesterday, well, I ALSO went on a walk with my friend. I can't exactly remember what all happened in the middle of the day, but it is very likely it contained some facebook chatting, blog reading, and tv watching...and probably a nap. AND, last night I went out to dinner with the family...family ALSO much more important than work :o) Wait, NOW I remember what I did yesterday afternoon...I didn't want to do my work SO MUCH that I did some dusting, some vacuuming, put away the laundry and the dishes, threw away some papers, cleaned the sink and the stove...yeah, definitely avoiding work at all cost!

Today...well, I went to Curves, then to the mall to spend some "gym bucks" (my first time using them and I pretty much made an idiot of myself, but I understand now!), then for a walk, then ate some pizza (again for the second time this week...pepperoni pizza with cream cheese is now my friend's favorite pizza...full of all things healthy for sure!), and yet another nap. My friend and the baby came to town so he can have some minor surgery next week. Of COURSE we made dinner plans and, again, friends more important than work :o) I took her to the grocery store after we ate so she could pick up some things. I didn't eat any candy during Lent and have been CRAVING it...so, I bought myself some Runts...yum, except I probably had a few too many...oops :o)

And, so I could avoid the minutes no longer...if I didn't get them to the office assistant before tomorrow morning, they would not be sent to the staff until at LEAST Monday afternoon. Not sure anyone would REALLY mind, but it is my responsibility. Now, I am supposed to write an annual report...I thought maybe, possibly, I could let it slide and do a two-year report at the end of my second term... No such luck, so that will need to be in "the plans" for one of the next four days so it is to my boss by Monday. Oh how thankful I am to not have a job that has "deadlines" like this all the time! I'm not thinking that would work very well for me!

I am getting really excited to do the March for Babies a week from Sunday. Ginger is going to walk with the Bolte's (and my friend and I will walk "with" them here!) and is selling a really cool print on her photography website to benefit the March of Dimes. It is very special and I'm looking forward to having one of my own :o)

So...I really like my blog layout with the three columns, but for some reason buttons that people make do not seem to work very well. So, I have improvised a little bit and don't think it looks that bad. As cluttered as my house is, I have been hesitant to add too many buttons and such to my blog since I liked having at least one aspect of my life organized :o) However, today I did add links to Nikki's Beading Shop and to Ginger's Photography Website (those are my friends with businesses that I could think of...let me know if I forgot you!)...sorry, no promises they will ALWAYS be there if I decide I can't handle this whole "button thing"...

Alrighty, it is after 11:00 and I have to get up early for the first time since Monday, so I'd better head to bed.