Procrastination and our love affair with it
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 by Philly0381 | Discussion: Community
Okay folks it the first part of May, we are fast coming up on the midway point of Spring, just how many of those things on the 'Honey Do List' your spouse gave you are done? What, none of them. 
We all do it, 'lets wait for the first rain, and it will clean out the rain gutters', right? Hmmm didn't quite work out like you thought, Have you fix the water marks yet?
And don't you always feel good when you have the list in hand and are ready to start when the spouse comes over and whispers in your ear, 'that's last years list'.
Okay, so lets hear from all you handymen out there. What was the one thing that you kept putting off that you shouldn't have?
Me, I never have the problem, hire a guy to do all mine. I wonder who he hires to do his list? 
Oops, just remembered, it ain't Spring for the folks in the Southern Hemisphere. Now just what are all you folks up too? 
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Reply #2 Wednesday, May 6, 2009 1:34 PM
Maybe...but she'll never marry better. Just my opinion, old friend. 
Reply #3 Wednesday, May 6, 2009 1:34 PM
I just put off reading the list...problem solved.
Reply #4 Wednesday, May 6, 2009 1:57 PM
Being unmarried I never got such a list so there is no problem with me. And I am tension-free for at least next 3 years more. Good luck to everyone. 
BTW Its no rain but hot hot hot here..... Just waiting for that first rain. Want to share some heat, Watch IPL. 
Reply #5 Wednesday, May 6, 2009 2:19 PM
I generally procrastinate about procrastinating: I put off thinking about avoiding doing things until I have to admit I'm thinking about that, but then I put off doing anything about it.
Look at it this way: The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.
Layering your defenses is what it's all about. Also, a necessary critical skill: Selective hearing.
Vocabulary and timing are also important: Pretend to be doing something. Anything. She says something. DO NOT RESPOND. Keep not doing whatever you were pretending to do. If all goes well, she'll turn and make a small, frustrated sound as she leaves. Wait 2-3 seconds and say, "Huh?". Look totally lost. She'll throw her hands up and stalk off.
Upside: Nothing you have to do.
Downside: Forget about "it" for a week.
Reply #7 Wednesday, May 6, 2009 3:32 PM
Hey, if you don't intend to ever do the projects it's not procrastinationg. Just tell the little lady to take off the saddle she's using to ride your back because it's giving you sores.
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Reply #9 Wednesday, May 6, 2009 3:42 PM
Yep....while they only control 70% of the money, they control 100% of the....well...."it". 
Reply #10 Wednesday, May 6, 2009 6:46 PM
Not necessarily. It depends on how good at "it" the guy is. In my household, I control 100% of the money (or 100% of the money controls me...it's semantics, really). "It" is really controlled all by the moon.
There are no "honey do lists" -- there's crap that needs to be done without having to spend any money and crap that needs to be done that's waiting for the money, and then there's days when I can't tolerate living in my own skin, and between enough of my heavy sighs and grumbling when life gets overwhelming for me, somebody performs the stuff that can be done without spending any money. So much for "smelling the roses."
Reply #11 Wednesday, May 6, 2009 7:01 PM
We're talking about the "it" belonging to the XX variety of humanity.
Reply #12 Wednesday, May 6, 2009 7:05 PM
Bought the house in February, '87 .....around about now-ish....the extension is finished....
Reply #13 Wednesday, May 6, 2009 7:17 PM
Put off everything. That way you never have to do anything
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Reply #16 Wednesday, May 6, 2009 8:21 PM
That "it" isn't all that much fun without the "it" that belongs to the XY variety of humanity, and I'm telling you it's very difficult to sleep next to an XY variety of human who isn't into sharing his "it" with my "it" because I was too naggy about the "honey do list" (i.e., "honey, do get a job because I'm tired of being the only one paying the bills"). I know you guys think it's easy being a woman and we just sit around, finding new ways of making you jump...but that just isn't true. There are some of us XX variety of humanity that have to live in an XX body, hear about how great previous XX humans before us had it, and "bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan" and all the rest of that happy horse crap -- be the one that got to the XY human AFTER he was ruined by that other XX person...a person we do not resemble in any way, shape or form, but some how get lumped in the pile of "all" the XX variety of humanity as having life by the balls.
I think I need to hit the gin bottle again...I'm really bitter today. Sorry guys.
Reply #17 Wednesday, May 6, 2009 8:38 PM
I procrastinate all the time. It's my middle name
as for the XX part...no no no...have enough trouble just makin' it from day to day without having to worry about that. Boogers
Reply #18 Wednesday, May 6, 2009 8:44 PM
i was going to write a longer answer, but i'll do it tomorrow
Reply #19 Wednesday, May 6, 2009 8:50 PM
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Reply #1 Wednesday, May 6, 2009 1:28 PM
Too sick to do the projects and too poor to hire it done, so.................................it doesn't get done. Told my wife that when I go she needs to marry rich or marry handy.