2001-07-30

feeling kinda

this month's collab for Journeys: unfinished business.

A Little Behind

despite what it says on my birth certificate, Procrastination is indeed my middle name. this is a problem. it's especially a problem, because i have a competitive streak and high standards for myself. there are a lot of things i think i should get done, either on a daily basis or projects that i've set for myself. just to give you an idea, here's a little list. it's a subset of the running list that's always going thru my head, like the NYSE ticker.

• empty litter box
• get the cats groomed
• mop floor
• organize books, again
• go grocery shopping and buy something other than instant food
• cook real dinners more regularly
• do laundry
• redecorate living room
• repair my drop front desk
• work on family geneaology, including going to Ireland to find original documents
• buy a car
• buy an MG, take it apart, and rebuild it
• write my resum�
• get a new job
• go back to my school for my MFA
• get the job i really want - working in museums
• start another catering business
• start a consulting business
• successfully manage my stock portfolio
• win the lottery, to the tune of several million
• contribute more often to charities, both money and time
• learn to be more compassionate
• meditate more often
• travel to Nepal
• climb Mt. Fuji
• go snorkelling
• quit smoking
• go to the gym regularly
• go to the gym at all, actually
• win a gold medal in the Olympics
• get a tattoo or three
• learn how to ski
• go skydiving
• right after i conquer my fear of heights
• write and direct a Tony award winning play
• finish my Pulitzer winning novel
• draft the blueprints for my house
• learn carpentry, wiring, plumbing, and build said house
• learn to sail
• built a yacht so i can win the Whitbread
• run for office and become the first female President of the US
• establish a charitable organization
• find the cure for multiple sclerosis
• dye my hair green
• record my Grammy award winning blues album
• earn a law degree
• found a law firm that specializes in non-profit cases
• learn to speak Spanish, Italian and Gaelic
• travel more, at least once a year
• become a proficient photographer
• publish a travel book, illustrated with my own photos

as you can see, i've got my work cut out for me. whoops - gotta run - that's my agent on the phone. ;)

yesterday :: tomorrow