Ain't it Purty

Obviously.....all efforts continue in the work avoidance project that I'm on today.........

Buried Alive....With Ants In My Pants!

So, did you ever have one of those times in your life when you have a ****load of work to do and you know there isn't enough time to get it all done? AND at the same time, you have ants in your pants?....That's me. I know that it is one of my work avoidance behaviors but it knowing it doesn't help. See, the conversation in my head goes like this....

Me:
"You really need to get those assessment items done....you only have about 6 weeks to write, oh, I don't know....maybe 700 test questions!"

Me Back:
"Yeah but I've been working every weekend since October and most nights after I get home from work, I don't wanna do anything else."

Me:
"You know that if you just start doing it you'll get into it and it will be okay. You'll feel better if you just do it."

Me Back:
"You don't know what you are talking about. I can't do this...it's too hard.....I'm not smart enough to do this."

Me:
"Yes you are. You are just making excuses. You can do this and you are running out of time. Just pick up the pencil and start. You can't use the excuse of not being organized anymore, you spent last week taking care of that."

Me Back:
"Wait, I can't start yet. I don't have all the learning objectives in the right order. I've also changed the outline so I need to create new learning objectives for the stuff I added in. See, I'm not ready yet."

Me:
"Liar"

Me Back:
Uh uh. I am not a liar. Seriously, I have to do that before I can start. Look how nice it is outside. It's finally really warm out. I need to go to the beach."

Me:
"The beach! Are you kidding me? You aren't going to go to the beach. The water's too cold, you are NOT going to just hang out and do work at the beach. I know better than that."

Me Back:
"Well, I'll just go to the beach and sit outside at a Starbucks, drink coffee and work." Yeah, that's what I'll do.

Me:
"Liar! You won't do that. You'll take the crossword puzzle and work on it instead. Just who do you think you are kidding"

Me Back:
"Seriously, I just need to go outside and play for a little while, then I'll get back to work. Really I will."

Me:
"What are you going to do?"

Me Back:
"I think I'll go return stuff to Costco and Coldwater Creek. I'll be right back."

Me:
Right back? That's all you'll do?

Me Back:
"Yep, that's it......

2 1/2 hour later the conversation looks like this...

Me:
So......Now you'll get to work on those assessment items, right? You promised.

Me Back:
"Sure, I'll get right on that. I just have to send an email, catch up on blog reading and oh, yeah....I should write on my blog too....I haven't done that in a while....then I swear to God, I'll get right on it.....

Me:
"Liar."