Procrastination...

Here I am on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon, not reading under a tree or playing frisbee at Winthrop lake, but staring at a computer screen. I have run errands today, and I did take a lovely walk this morning, but I find myself going over and over a checklist of assignments I have to complete this weekend. I put off doing these assignments because I wanted to do those things that I am not doing now. I went out with friends, I had adventures, I enjoyed the weather outdoors. So do I have a right to complain about not being able to do those things now? No, not really. Yet, here I am, still avoiding the work I have to do, even though the trade-off is even worse than before. I'm not even outside or doing anything fun. I'm sitting here, in the same place as where I should be writing papers, not writing papers. It's quite sad really. I justified writing this post by convincing myself that I need something new, something other than my old mission trip posts, on this blog. But we all know that it's waited this long, one or two more days couldn't possibly have hurt.

I can't help but think that I am not the only procrastinator in the world, and I know that doesn't make it okay, but my point is that we all procrastinate. Fortunately for me, I procrastinate from doing schoolwork. I say fortunately because others avoid more pressing things- like their own health, or improving their lifestyles or habits, or salvation. Eh, it can wait another day or two. Or maybe a few months. I'll do it after I'm done with all the fun stuff. I don't feel like it right now, so I'll get to it later. Guess what, people? It's later. So I'm going to go write my papers, and then I'm going to take care of the other things on my to-do list. And maybe then, once those pressing things are accomplished, I'll get back to this whole blogging thing.