We all have them. 

While we have daily routines and goals of accomplishments, for instance, I need to pay bills today, cook this on Sunday, clean this on Tuesday, do laundry on this day… let’s just face it… there are many times we are not on our projected schedule.

I find, not just since Steve has passed away, but also since I’m in semi retirement, while I have my “projected” agenda, I’m very easily distracted. I don’t know if it’s because if I don’t get to it , my mentality is that I can do it tomorrow. 

I seem focused and still goal oriented.  But, I can easily get distracted, and that steers me onto a tangent. It’s not something that I was looking to do… wasn’t even on a list of any kind, but, I’m just doing it as opposed to what I really should be doing or what needs to be done. 

Reality vs. diversion 

Here’s my example:

I could go to my desk to pay my bills, then, I see my address book.. knowing some friends have moved, I decide to update on a whim… remind you , I was to pay some bills! Didn’t pay any bills this time. 

I decide to put all my summer fans in the attic… next thing you know, the fans are still in the spare bedroom and I’m reorganizing the attic! 

Sometimes I’m very goal oriented and I have productive days… but other days… not so much! 

I get upset when I have to decide, do I clean the bathroom or try that new recipe which sounds delicious vs a clean shower! 

Am I using these little diversions as not wanting to face what really needs to be done … I get it done, eventually, in time… 

Are they my time wasters … 

Yes… while I still get something accomplished, it wasn’t on my list, I avoided what I disliked to to more than this, but I got something done… I didn’t waste time… 

But I used my time wasters until I was ready!