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My Writing My Photo Gallery My Artwork My Library Expressing what’s going on in my head has brought clarity to my life. These are some of the articles I've written.

Articles (Aug., 96) Intensity Seeker (poem) (Sept., 97) Choices: A Story Of A Tomboy (March, 98) An Amazing Coincidence (Jan., 99) Radical Honesty, What A Concept (May, 99) Dialogue With God On Money (Sept., 99) Meditation Experience (June, 00) Procrastinating (Sept., 00) The Difficult Boss

Procrastinating

Yesterday I took my cat to the vet. That sounds so simple a task ... and quick. The words are so short on my To Do List. "Cat to Vet." How short and sweet. One would think it would only take a moment to accomplish. Imagine my amazement when upon reflection I realized it had, in reality, taken three hours.

I hadn't taken into consideration the time to locate the cat carrier.
I hadn't considered that the cat would not want to go in the carrier.
I thought the drive should only take 10 minutes or so.
I didn't realize I would have to fill out a "new patient" form.
I assumed the vet would see me at the appointment time.
I had hoped she's examine the cat and make her recommendation.
I had no idea she was going to take blood from her jugular.
I couldn't have predicted the cat would get so stressed out.
I couldn't have predicted they'd hold her in the back until they were sure she wasn't having a heart attack.
I didn't calculate the additional time for making multiple trips to the car with it's new food.
I hadn't anticipated spending time with the cat once we got home to make sure it was okay.
I didn't know the sister cat would freak out at the smell of the vet when we returned home.

"Cat to Vet." A moment of time. Three hours.

I still do want to do everything. There are so many things I enjoy doing, like reading, writing, re-designing a site, discussing a good book.

I could look at my pile and say I'm procrastinating on all the things I haven't finished or am not doing. I could and have at times done just that. But with this new realization that doing stuff takes time, I have a new perspective.

So if you don't hear from me, know that I'm doing a whole bunch of things that only take a moment to do. And the rest of the time, I'm procrastinating.

Articles
(Aug., 96) Intensity Seeker (poem)
(Sept., 97) Choices: A Story Of A Tomboy
(March, 98) An Amazing Coincidence
(Jan., 99) Radical Honesty, What A Concept!
(May, 99) Dialogue With God On Money
(Sept., 99) Meditation Experience
(June, 00) Procrastinating
(Sept., 00) The Difficult Boss