Sneak Peek into the Mind of a Procrastinator
According to Dictionary.com, the word Procrastinate means:
To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.
Yes, that sounds about right. Habitual laziness. Although, in my defense, sometimes my methods of procrastination do not equal laziness. Here, I’m going to give some insight into my mind, the one of a procrastinator, during nights when I just can’t seem to get any writing done.
6:12 pm: Hi cats. Boy, it’s nice to be home from work. I’m tired. I could start writing now, but I’m hungry so I’ll have some dinner first.
6:21 pm: Okay, dinner is ready. Since I’m in the middle of rewatching all Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes on DVD, I might as well watch one episode while I munch on dinner.
7:04 pm: Oh man, that was a good episode. I kinda want to watch another. Just one more, and then I’ll do some writing.
7:50 pm: Oh man, that was a good episode. I kinda want to watch another. No. I’m turning the TV off now. Opening up the laptop and the Word document for my novel.
7:52 pm: This isn’t the most recent copy. I need to get my flash drive out of my bag. That has the most recent copy.
7:53pm: Wow, my bag has a lot of change in the bottom. Let me clean this out before sitting down to write.
8:01 pm: Okay, flash drive is in…wait, before I start, I haven’t checked my email since I’ve been home. Better do that. Oh, my mom wrote me. Oh, I also got some Facebook messages. Better write back!
8:32 pm: Better check my blog stats while I’m at it. See if I have any comments.
8:46 pm: Okay, opening the file now. Let’s see. I think I need to read over what I wrote yesterday before adding anything.
9:05 pm: I wonder if my internet buds have updated their blogs. Lemme check.
10:15 pm: Whoops. I just wasted an entire hour reading blogs. Back to business. Okay, I’m writing now.
10:30 pm: Well hello to you too, cat. I bet you’d like some catnip.
10:36 pm: Oh, look how adorable my cat is. Catnip makes her do somersaults!
10:40 pm: Checking blog stats and email again.
10:55 pm: Okay, writing again. I got about 50 words done before. Sheesh. What an unproductive night. I’ve got to do better than that if I’m ever going to get this thing done.
11:00 pm: I wonder if my grade has been posted online for the last assignment I did. Let’s see. Nope, not posted yet. Back to writing.
11:14 pm: There is cat hair all over this couch. I can’t concentrate with cat hair all over the couch. Must. clean. couch. now.
11:22 pm: While I’m cleaning, might as well clean out the kitty litter box too.
11:28 pm: And vacuum.
11:34 pm: Why in the world am I vacuuming at 11:30 at night???? My neighbors must hate me.*
11:40 pm: Seriously, I need to get some more writing in before I go to sleep. I’ve only gotten 100 words written tonight. 75,000 words / 100 words = 750 days. Aghhhh!
12:22 am: Must. keep. eyes. open.
12:24 am: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Words written: 256
*yes, I really do vacuum this late
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