Just Do Your Work!

Recently, okay, actually not so recently, I have been having problems with procrastination. It's been a thing since high school. I have no real excuse, I'm just EXTREMELY lazy. Who isn't these days, but that's a rant for another day. Anyway, I have been trying on and off to get out of that bad habit. I mean, come on, it's 2014 and I'm a junior in college. Eventually, I'm gonna get thrown out into the cruel world, without even a loin cloth to hide my shame and no professional business is gonna tolerate that foolishness. It's just so hard to break the habit. Here's a scenario for some of my most common bouts of procrastination:

the weekend and I have no plans at all. Seriously, none. My life is as dry as the Sahara. I wake up, take care of my morning routine (or afternoon, depending on how the week went), and then I remember several assignments that are due Monday and a few chores that need to be done.

Now, this is about 10 am (or 1. Guys my weeks are seriously ridiculous sometimes.) on a Saturday. I have PLENTY of time to get off of my lazy butt and do something, right? Well, there is my problem. I have waaayyy too much free time. This is what I do with that time:

I go through each assignment and check the amount of work needed for each item. Assignments with less work get done immediately with a time limit of 1-2 hours. Longer assignments get complaints and shoved into my bag, to maybe, possibly, get done an hour before bedtime on Sunday night. Maybe. I might wait and do it on the commute. Or not... Don't judge me.

Next, I go through all of the chores that I need to do and confirm that I do not have enough time and that there is no possibility of ever getting them completed, ever, in this lifetime. Then, I go sweep the floor and call it a day.

After I have completed all of this laborious work, I sit in my bed and complain about how I have nothing to do, how bored I am, and how dry my phone is, because nobody has sent me texts all day (disregarding the fact that I talk to, like, three people who aren't family).

Okay, you can see my problem. I'm a lazy bum and there is no excuse for my actions. None at all. It's even difficult to defend myself to my mother sometimes. I just have no words. But wait, there's more!

I don't really watch TV anymore, so I can't just go flip on the tube and waste the day away, like I used to in high school. This is what it's come to: Passóne has gone so far as to actually find out what the hype is all about, with certain TV shows. Online, I search for shows that are popular at the moment (pop culture is not even remotely appealing to me) and I WATCH them! *GASP* Yea. It's that deep. I have watched as follows, but this is not the extent of the list:

Game of Thrones

Spartacus

American Horror Story

Bad Girl's Club

Just so I didn't have to do work. Sometimes I mindlessly walk around the house, going insane out of shear boredom. Guys, this is ridiculously sad...

So, all of this goes on until about 9 pm on Sunday evening, if I'm good. I finally do half of a chore and one assignment or two right before bed. I'm trying to get everything done, all the while, complaining about how sleepy I am. I did this to my own lazy, self. I usually get most things done, but what I am trying to get at, here, is that I could have had it all done by the afternoon on Saturday and had been peacefully sleeping on Sunday. What's wrong with me? I honestly do not know. I have, like, no clue, whatsoever, how I can know the problem and still do nothing to combat it.

Recently, I have been getting better and it's not as much of a struggle to do my damn work, but it's still a work in progress. I only procrastinate for most of Saturday, now. I try to remind myself to be aware of my position in life and the repercussions and rewards for doing my work on time. Reward: I get to bum around and stop playing lawyer when my mom asks why I haven't cleaned anything in a two weeks. Guys, the struggle is real.Wish me luck!

P.S.

Don't be like me. Just do your work!