The Queen of Procrastination relinquishes her throne.

Ahhh..to be efficient with my time. A life-long dream for someone like me who has spent her life on the procrastination highway. But something happened as I traversed from my third decade to my fourth. Was it some sort of internal alarm, genetically set by my parents’ genes? If that is true, I am sure they have been wondering if my clock was in desperate need of a new battery. Frankly, I think as I have aged I have become less tolerant of adding unnecessary stress to my life.

If I had a rewind button I would love to go back and recapture the months of time wasted while I procrastinated about one thing or another. Think about what I could have accomplished if I had applied myself more diligently every moment of my life! I could have been the one to invent velcro! Okay maybe not velcro, but something great. Since I can’t go back, I must push forward and there is no time like the present to apply oneself to making the world a much better place.

Although I do work very well under pressure, when my genius is pushed out at warp speed, it can be a very draining process requiring a nap. The more things I get done in advance, the more peaceful my life. The more peaceful my life, the healthier I am. The healthier I am, the more things I can get done. So everything people have been telling me for years (and when I say people, I am referring to my wonderful mom) makes some sense after all. It just took me forty plus years to figure it out. I am smart, really. It just sometimes takes a while for all that brilliance to get processed with everything else going on in my head.

Today, I am the world’s greatest list maker. I don’t always check things off in order, but eventually I get it all done (and when I say eventually, I mean sometime before I die). I am working to be all about simplifying, streamlining and systematizing my life so I can experience greater balance and tranquility. My “home” work the past year has been to organize everything from closets and drawers to the bulletin board in my home office, so that home feels more like a sanctuary where my creativity can flow. Has the procrastination fairy been your best friend? If so, you might be ready to drop kick her to the curb to make room for bigger and better things. Take it from me, you won’t miss her too much and you will welcome the space to breathe a little easier each day.

Thanks for reading and be well.