Procrastinator Extraordinaire

Another confession for you... I am a procrastinator, sigh. I, far too often, put off today what I can do tomorrow. Here are my top three..... ;o)

I don't care for the fruit and veggie look. ;o)

I have a kitchen tile back splash that has been waiting for sanding and painting all summer long and I keep putting it off.

Please don't look at my dust! ;o)

I have a German shronk (that's a wall unit) with many cabinets and cupboards on it in need of organizing.



 I even straightened these shelves a bit
 before the shutter clicked cause
I was too embarrassed to take the pic!

Yet still, I have laundry room shelves in need of a good "going through" to get rid of things I'm never going to use and I haven't yet succeeded.

Now, at the risk of sounding totally insecure, let me just assure everyone I have no need of an organization specialist like the ones you see on the hoarding shows (very disturbing pieces of journalistic television by the way) but I do often stand and look at these areas and think, "Okay, I need to get going on this.... Nah, I'll start tomorrow, not enough time today."

What is it about me that causes me to procrastinate? Hmmm, think I already know the answer to that one! It's cause I'm a perfectionist! I'm extremely particular about how I clean and I often feel I don't have enough time to do a job properly and so with these kind of jobs that are 'hidden', if you will, I just put them off until that perfect time. The problem with that logic? The perfect time never comes, does it?! Usually, I finally make myself bite the bullet and just get busy!

I'm an emotional procrastinator too, oish. ;o(- As a matter of fact, I can remember a time a few years ago a struggle of being honest with someone close to me about a sensitive matter. I put it off and put it off and put it off! I finally had to tell myself to get an emotional grip on reality and just do it! I said what needed to be said and did what needed to be done, but because of the length of time I had waited, it made things very unpleasant and I lost a friend in the process. Anyone relate? ;o)

Now, I would love to tell you I have this one licked, but unfortunately, that'd be a fib. I'm still working on this area and striving toward excellence in a place that is very uncomfortable for me. You know what I love about my Heavenly Father, though? He is pleased with me and my efforts. He knows what's in my heart. He is still thrilled that I'm His child, even though I'm not a finished work - I'm so thankful my procrastination cannot ever change that. Isn't He good?

"...he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."

- Philippians 1:6