9.20am Homefree! Literally! All three kids at school and preschool for the first time since mid-December. I’m going to get SO much work done.
9.21am I better check email. And Twitter, in case there’s important news in the world. And Facebook, in case anyone I know posted a photo of anything vaguely cute or funny. And Instagram, because – happy place. Calm. Prettiness.
9.42am Oh dear.
9.43am I need to finish the to-do list I started last night. Otherwise how will I know what I’m doing.
9.44am I wrote the list in blue pen and I only have a black pen here… maybe I can just get over it… No. Need a blue pen.
9.54am No blue pen yet but the beds are made and there’s a wash on. Right, get on with work – there’s enough on the list already.
10.00am Stop! I haven’t had tea yet!
10.01am May as well check Facebook while boiling the kettle #multitasking
10.10am Boil kettle for fourth time and really make tea this time.
10.11am Right, where was I. Facebook? No, the list. No, not the list – start actual work.
10.40am Ooh, the post is here! Better check – it might be something good.
10.41am Visa bill. Oh well. While I’m here, I may as well go upstairs to get the next load of laundry.
10.52am There! Haven’t seen the girls’ room this tidy in ages. Now, what did I come up here for?
10.53am Seriously. Need to get back to it. New year. New resolutions and all that. Now where was I?
11.34am Whew. Coffee break. Don’t open Facebook. Well, just a little look while the kettle’s boiling.
11.49am Oops.
11.50am Time for preschool pick-up. Note to self – buy a blue pen. That will solve everything.
And while I should have been reading documents to prepare for a lunchtime meeting I was fannying around and laughing at this.
The cycle continues!!!!
Helen O’Keeffe recently posted…The Busy Mama’s 15 from ’15 – a re-cap on the year that was
You know, I firmly believe our brains just need a break every now and then. Sometimes it’s staring into space or reading a paper, these days it’s usually the internet. But we can’t keep going all day – we need the downtime. Procrastinating for the win!
It’s 9.54am in America, the kids are at school, and here I am on Facebook and reading blogs…
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For inspiration and wisdom – of course!
Look on the bright side, at least you’re getting laundry done:) Facebook is such a time thief:(
Sinead @bumbles of rice recently posted…15 from ’15 (again)
Facebook is the devil. But kind of a life-saver too sometimes – when I’m at my wits end, I put the TV on for the kids and go make tea and read Facebook and then it’s all OK. I’m sure there are better ways to rejuvenate, but sometimes the simplest, least taxing solution is the one I need!
Fellow procrastinator at your service!
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There’s a bunch of us in it alright 🙂
Oh yes, this sounds all too familiar. There is no known cure. Even without internet, you’d find something else to distract you. I speak from experience.
Fionnuala recently posted…New Year’s Resolution – Never Go Shopping
I totally agree. If it wasn’t the internet, it would be something else. We can’t keep going all day – we’re not machines!
You are so fancy with your different colour pens!!!!!!!!!! But, I can assure you that this happens in a house full of black pens too where I’m usually saying, “If only I could find a pen”!
What is it with the pens – no matter how many we have, I never have any either! I’m guarding my recently acquired trio of colours VERY carefully. Hope you find that box of pens 🙂