Terrorist Plot

I am addicted to Pinterest.

One of the guys that I work with refers to it as "Pin-terrorist".

I have to agree that it really is a terrorist plot to make me aware of everything that I could do as a crafty person and everything that I'm failing at. It also lets me know what I could be cooking, if I were so inclined. Where I could go if I wanted to. How to have the best form for abdominal workouts. And many other ways to just suck the day away.

I will not, however, stop visiting it on a daily basis during my lunch hour. Like I said, I'm addicted.

Oh, and on a side note if this post fired off some National Security alert, I apologize.

There's a Computer on Your Desk; Use It!

The final Procrastination Post for 2009...

1. Go to Blogger.com and start a blog on procrastination. (Oh wait, I've already done that!)
   
2. Go to eHow.com and find out how to make a great margarita. 
   
3. Go to Download.com and get some fun, free software. (Even better to do this on your work computer and take down the whole company's network!)
   
4. Go to Wikipedia.org and find out about your favorite artist's childhood. 
   
5. Go to FreeTranslation.com and learn how to say "procrastination" in seven different languages. 
   
6. Go to Maps.Google.com, put in your home address and see a satellite photo of where you live. 
   
7. Read your favorite magazine or newspaper online. 
   
8. Google your own name and an old classmate from high school. 
   
9. Go to Flickr.com and share your photographs. 
   
10. Go to SecondLife.com and enter a virtual world where you can procrastinate all day long. 
    

And your final procrastination list challenge..... List 10 things that cheer you up when you're feeling blue. 

Quick Time Fillers

November Procrastination Post.

1. Guess how many items are in your refrigerator, then count them. 
   
2. Count the hairs on your right eyebrow. 
   
3. Play a game of tic-tac-toe against yourself and see who wins. 
   
4. Turn your shirt inside out and see how long it takes for someone to notice. 
   
5. Write down the words to your two favorite Beatles songs. 
   
6. Recite the alphabet backwards. 
   
7. Spin a quarter on your desk ten times and guess which side it will land on more often. 
   
8. List your five favorite rock bands from high school. Then go to Amazon.com and see which has the best sales ranking. 
   

One more personal procrastination list: List the 10 best times you've had while blowing off something you couldn't stand doing. 

Great Bumper Stickers for Procrastinators

Here you go...October Procrastination Post

1. Just don't do it!
   
2. If I stop procrastinating, my dog won't like me. 
   
3. Someone's gotta do nothing. 
   
4. Playing 9 to 5. 
   
5. I'd rather be a day tripper than a day planner. 
   
6. My Mondays are Fun Days!
   
7. God laughs at your best made plans. So don't make any!
   
8. On my way to work and searching for detours. 
   
9. I'm not procrastinating... I'm pacing myself. 
   

Come on, you know you love the personal procrastination list challenge: If they made a movie about your life, what are some title options? (Also, think about your costar choices and who would play you.)

It's Not When You Start, It's How You Finish

Surprise, here is your September Procrastination Post...

1. Leonardo da Vinci, one of the Italian Renaissance's greatest geniuses, labored over the Mona Lisa for over a decade. 
   
2. J.R.R. Tolkien, the English writer, took 14 years to complete Lord of the Rings. 
   
3. Al Jarreau, the popular singer, didn't have a hit record until he was 41. 
   
4. Saint Augustine, one of the foremost philosopher-theologians of early Christianity, didn't pursue his faith seriously until he was almost 40. 
   
5. Rodney Dangerfield, the actor and comedian, didn't get rolling until he was 42 years old.
   
6. Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), began his franchise in his sixties. 
   
7. Raymond Chandler, the author of crime stories, published his first short story at 45, and his first novel at 50. 
   

Here's your challenge: Make a list of household goods you don't need. Then estimate what your net gain would be if you sold them on eBay. 

How to Procrastinate 100% Guilt-Free

August Procrastination Post....Enjoy!!

1. Plan your procrastination. If you let a task sneak up on you and then blow it off, you'll feel guilty. 
   
2. Indulge all of your guilty pleasures until all of your guilt is gone. 
   
3. Carry a list of your accomplishments dating back to childhood to ward off thoughts that you're lazy. 
   
4. Think of all the people who don't even have a task list or goals. 
   
5. Remember a great time you had while avoiding something you loathed. 
   
6. List all the nonprocrastinators you know who lead balanced lives. Short list, huh? 
   
7. Make a list of the productive plans you'll make in the near future. 
   
8. Procrastinate with a friend. That way you can always say, "Well, they did it too."
   
9. Learn a neat skill like juggling that you'll have for the rest f your life. 
   
10. Master Task Value Assessment (TVA) - the art of evaluating the task versus the alternatives. 
    

And your personal procrastination list challenge: List 10 valuable things you do while procrastinating. (Keep this list handy when you feel guilty about procrastination.)

Play the People-Watching Game

July Procrastination Post

(You can do this in any public place for an hour or two or three.)

1. Guess where people are going, what they're thinking, and what they do for a living. 
   
2. Guess how many people you'll see with red hair. 
   
3. Guess how long a couple has been married, then strike up a conversation and find out. 
   
4. Guess if more people than not will be listening to iPods. 
   
5. Count how many people have more than one shopping bag. 
   
6. Count how many people try to inconspicuously pick their nose. 
   
7. Count how many out-of-state license plates you see. 
   
8. Count how many people look truly happy.
   
9. Count how many women you see with small dogs in big purses. 
   
10. Count how many kids you see begging their parents for something. 
    

And your personal procrastination list challenge: List 5 things you would change about your boss and 5 ways to ask for a pay raise. 

The Real Reasons People Procrastinate

June's Procrastination Update: 

1. Too many times they've been asked to do something, only to find out later it didn't need to be done. 
   
2. They're silently protesting a fast-paced, overstimulated culture. 
   
3. They're addicted to the adrenaline rush of impending deadlines. 
   
4. It's better to have procrastinated and had fun than never to have procrastinated at all. 
   
5. They desire to live life on their own terms. 
   
6. They understand the importance of completing secondary tasks. 
   
7. They realize retirement isn't coming any time soon. 
   
8. They have a history of inspired work created in a flurry of energetic activity. 
   
9. The alternative is endlessly tedious work. 
   

And your personal procrastination challenge: List 10 places you would rather live during the winter. 

A House Is Not a Home Unless It's Clean

May Procrastination List: 

1. Compare and contrast three different floor cleaners. Call a neighbor over to be a second judge. 
   
2. Organize your cleaning supplies in alphabetical order. 
   
3. Compare a load of laundry using a liquid softener versus a softener sheet you put in the dryer. 
   
4. Clean underneath everything - you never know when a guest will drop something and assess your cleanliness. 
   
5. List the five cleaning items you use most often, then check three stores to see which one has the best overall prices. 
   
6. Be sure each bathroom has a clean, well-placed plunger. 
   
7. Go to the websites of the manufacturers of all your favorite cleaning supplies and search for coupons. 
   
8. Clean the cobwebs from the corners of your garage. 
   
9. Thoroughly clean between the number keys on all of your telephones.
   

And your personal Procrastination List Question: Guess how many screws you have in each room of your house. Then check and see. (Remember to count wall plates, lamps, closet doors, appliances, etc.)

Procrastinate Like a Pro

April Procrastination List: 

1. If something spills on your desk, clean the whole desk and the shelves too. 
   
2. Never let a critical task get in the way of going to the store to replenish something you're almost out of. 
   
3. Make sure everything is in proper working order before you begin working. 
   
4. Always take your lunch break on time and allow plenty of time for digestion before returning to work. 
   
5. Analyze a task multiple times before leaping into action. 
   
6. Never take on more than you think you can possibly handle. 
   
7. Never go long periods without checking your e-mail. 
   
8. If you're shopping for one thing, look for other things you might need or your parents might need or your neighbors might need. 
   
9. Keep up with technology by changing the ring tone on your cell phone every day. 
   
10. Never fear leaving work - it'll be there when you get back. 
    

And your personal list to create: List 10 great ideas that came to you while procrastinating. (If you can't name 10, procrastinate until you can.)

Practicing Mindful Procrastination

Here is the March Procrastination List....

1. Sit with your task list and breathe deeply. 
   
2. Take a few of your most difficult tasks and simply let them go. 
   
3. Visualize yourself completing an important task. Now visualize that task disappearing. 
   
4. Remain gleefully idle for an entire day. 
   
5. Channel your guilt from procrastinating into pure joy. 
   
6. Journal your procrastination activities. 
   
7. Be conscious that work comes to those who wait. 
   
8. Think of procrastination as speed bumps designed to slow you down. 
   
9. The tallest task begins with one long nap. 
   
10. Meditate on the fine line between your obligations and your options. 

Your Procrastination List for the Month... List 10 perfect jobs for a procrastinator. (Make sure at least half of them pay something.)

How to Survive a Deadly Boring Workday

For those who don't recall, I got a Procrastinator Calendar and am sharing some of the tips with all of you. 

Here is February:

1. Go from office to office borrowing rubber bands until you have a killer rubber-band ball. 
   
2. Plan your lunch partners for the next month. 
   
3. Go online and learn how to swear in several different languages. 
   
4. Tell your office manager you've developed an allergy and need to go to the pharmacy for medication. 
   
5. Research ways to get to work in a more eco-friendly manner: bike, train, carpool, hang glider, and hot-air balloon. 
   
6. Rack your brain for an online store you can operate at home in your pajamas. 
   
7. Write the first line of ten different book ideas. 
   
8. Think of five irreverent national holidays you could introduce into law. 
   
9. Draft a proposal for employee chair massage and e-mail it to your office manager. 
   
10. Put a suction cup against the wall and see if you can hear your coworker's conversation. 

And your procrastination homework is... If you were a performer with one name (like Madonna, Sting, Bono), what would it be? (List 10 possibilities)....