Nataly 38 #1 April 18, 2015 This morning I woke up and thought: "I really need to sweep the floors in this room..." But that didn't sound like fun so I started watching a movie. The movie was dull so I decided to do a load of laundry. Whilst I was sorting my darks from my whites I realised I really should clean the cats' litterbox... Once I cleaned the litterboxes I saw the floors needed sweeping... Went downstairs to make myself a tea first and realised I really should do the dishes... Did the dishes and remembered the laundry I hadn't finished. Once I got upstairs, couldn't remember *why* I went upstairs so decided to make myself a tea. Found my cold tea from earlier... Re-heated the tea. Remembered unfinished laundry... Finished laundry but forgot about my tea because I decided to sweep the floors... Went back downstairs and found the iPad with the movie on "pause." Thought to myself: "I think I'll make myself a cup of tea..." Now sat in front of my iPad, with my tea (re-heated for the third time), telling myself: "gosh those windows look dirty!!!" Hmmmm..."There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #2 April 18, 2015 "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,380 #3 April 18, 2015 So you are telling us you bleached your hair blonde? "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #4 April 18, 2015 BillyVance Hahahaha!!! Yep - pretty much sums it up!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #5 April 18, 2015 Nataly *** Hahahaha!!! Yep - pretty much sums it up!!! Gee whats wrong with tha ..... SQUIRREL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,339 #6 April 18, 2015 Amazon ****** Hahahaha!!! Yep - pretty much sums it up!!! Gee whats wrong with tha ..... SQUIRREL Damn. I was going to post that. But I got distracted."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,114 #7 April 18, 2015 Quote Gee whats wrong with tha ..... SQUIRREL This is a skydiving website. Gee whats wrong with tha ..... JUMP RUN Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #8 April 18, 2015 NatalyThis morning I woke up and thought: "I really need to sweep the floors in this room..." But that didn't sound like fun so I started watching a movie. The movie was dull so I decided to do a load of laundry. Whilst I was sorting my darks from my whites I realised I really should clean the cats' litterbox... Once I cleaned the litterboxes I saw the floors needed sweeping... Went downstairs to make myself a tea first and realised I really should do the dishes... Did the dishes and remembered the laundry I hadn't finished. Once I got upstairs, couldn't remember *why* I went upstairs so decided to make myself a tea. Found my cold tea from earlier... Re-heated the tea. Remembered unfinished laundry... Finished laundry but forgot about my tea because I decided to sweep the floors... Went back downstairs and found the iPad with the movie on "pause." Thought to myself: "I think I'll make myself a cup of tea..." Now sat in front of my iPad, with my tea (re-heated for the third time), telling myself: "gosh those windows look dirty!!!" Stoned A state of mind which occurs after smoking enough marijuana to the point where the user stares blankly into whatever catches his/her attention "I'm was so stoned I didn't notice the movie was in French." Hmmmm...I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #9 April 19, 2015 And here I am on DZ.com reading your post when there's a dozen things I should be doing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #10 April 20, 2015 You re-heated tea? Bleugh. You re-heated it again? Double bleugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #11 April 20, 2015 MikeJD You re-heated tea? Bleugh. You re-heated it again? Double bleugh. I *TOTALLY* agree with you... But sometimes laziness taketh over..."There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #12 April 20, 2015 Better than re-heated coffee. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick 67 #13 April 20, 2015 I agree John my wife will tell me to re-heat the coffee leftover from the day before blech You can't be drunk all day if you don't start early! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #14 April 20, 2015 So you're saying she's a cheapskate? "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #15 April 20, 2015 This is exactly why I've been away from posting for so long. I would say I really need to check in on DZ.com but, I would remember I had to go to work. Then, I would start to get ready fro work and remember. "I really would rather smash my face against the wall until I black out." Then, I wake up and realize in need to get to work and The smash my face /blackout loop continued for ...6.5 yrs. Anyone, remember the website address for DZ.com? I have to check in on it...My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick 67 #16 April 21, 2015 BillyVance So you're saying she's a cheapskate? yes except when it comes to buying jewelry You can't be drunk all day if you don't start early! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GogglesnTeeth 6 #17 April 21, 2015 Rick I agree John my wife will tell me to re-heat the coffee leftover from the day before blech I used to make a pot of coffee, drink a cup or two a day out of it and keep reheating each day until the pot was empty. Again, I was a cheap bachelor!Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlanS 1 #18 April 22, 2015 NatalyThis morning I woke up and thought: "I really need to sweep the floors in this room..." But that didn't sound like fun so I started watching a movie. The movie was dull so I decided to... "gosh those windows look dirty!!!" Hmmmm... I think we all do this to some extent. A simple trick to get around this, is to say to yourself "I'm going to do X for the next 5 minutes" and then put on a timer and focus on that until the timer goes off. Then take a little break, and do that again. Sometimes if you have a task that isn't completed on the first pass, do it again after a short break and then if you finish early can add that to your break. Some research that I've seen for mental tasks says the best time is between 5 to 20 minutes. Any task that takes more than 20 minutes needs to be divided into several chunks. (My caveat for that time limit, is it talks about mental activities like programming. I'd think a physical activity like cleaning your back yard something longer might work.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #19 April 22, 2015 GogglesnTeeth ***I agree John my wife will tell me to re-heat the coffee leftover from the day before blech I used to make a pot of coffee, drink a cup or two a day out of it and keep reheating each day until the pot was empty. Again, I was a cheap bachelor! ...................................................... Naw! You learned your coffee-making skills in the Navy. Speaking of the Navy, my old ship HMCS Iroquois is paying off the first weekend of May. Who thinks weather is going to be severely drunk in Halifax that weekend? Maybe I will sneak off to visit my old jumping buddies at Atlantic School of Skydiving .... I wonder how much it costs to rent a car in Halifax? What was the question? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick 67 #20 April 22, 2015 riggerrob Naw! You learned your coffee-making skills in the Navy. Speaking of the Navy, my old ship HMCS Iroquois is paying off the first weekend of May. Who thinks weather is going to be severely drunk in Halifax that weekend? Maybe I will sneak off to visit my old jumping buddies at Atlantic School of Skydiving .... I wonder how much it costs to rent a car in Halifax? What was the question? Navy coffee making 1: dump as many coffee grounds as possible into machine 2: hit the on button 3: cut coffee from pot with a knife and chew it upYou can't be drunk all day if you don't start early! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #21 April 23, 2015 AlanS ***This morning I woke up and thought: "I really need to sweep the floors in this room..." But that didn't sound like fun so I started watching a movie. The movie was dull so I decided to... "gosh those windows look dirty!!!" Hmmmm... I think we all do this to some extent. A simple trick to get around this, is to say to yourself "I'm going to do X for the next 5 minutes" and then put on a timer and focus on that until the timer goes off. Then take a little break, and do that again. Sometimes if you have a task that isn't completed on the first pass, do it again after a short break and then if you finish early can add that to your break. Some research that I've seen for mental tasks says the best time is between 5 to 20 minutes. Any task that takes more than 20 minutes needs to be divided into several chunks. (My caveat for that time limit, is it talks about mental activities like programming. I'd think a physical activity like cleaning your back yard something longer might work Get around what??! I did everything in the end!! (Sort of!) Anyway the fact that I even had the thought that "I should clean" is a vast improvement on the past several years... It's not so long ago that I used to trip on my mess and not even notice it was there!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TriGirl 268 #22 April 25, 2015 Nataly Get around what??! I did everything in the end!! (Sort of!) Anyway the fact that I even had the thought that "I should clean" is a vast improvement on the past several years... It's not so long ago that I used to trip on my mess and not even notice it was there!!! We must be related! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #23 April 25, 2015 TriGirl *** We must be related! And yet guys get the rep as being bad housekeepers. I like a (somewhat) squared away place. But don't look in my garage right now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #24 April 26, 2015 Quote And yet guys get the rep as being bad housekeepers. I like a (somewhat) squared away place. But don't look in my garage right now. Don't remind me of mine! Garages these days are being used to store junk, not vehicles... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,046 #25 April 26, 2015 Hi BV, QuoteGarages these days are being used to store junk, not vehicles... My mantra has always been to get at least one car in a 2-car garage. So far, so good, Jerry Baumchen PS) The sawhorses & Skilsaw were for a project today. Tomorrow they go back into the shop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
