Don't you just love a productive day?

Ever notice how some days you spend 12/14/18 hours working your butt off and have absolutely NOTHING to show for it?  Nothing.  Nada.  Zilch.  Now, I have learned over time that when that happens I must force myself to find something to justify my existence that day and sometimes, SOMETIMES, it's as simple as:  Got Up.  Took a shower.  Got Dressed.  Played on the computer.  And somehow I can dig really hard to find something CONSTRUCTIVE I did on the computer, like update a Birthday List or something.  And invariably, then I get mad -- and try to blame others -- when in fact I have no one to blame but myself.  And I try to justify my computer time as "Relaxing" time.  Which it is.  But that doesn't help the laundry get in the washer and out, the ironing (yes, I still do that sometimes -- actually that will be my American Idol activity tonight when all of America with its 38 million (38,000,000) votes will decide the fate of some talented young person.  Jennifer, if Adam Lambert goes on tour, I'm taking you!!), or the miriad of papers get into file folders in the basement.  I REALLY  have to be in the right frame of mind to go down there and spend some time -- even with the lights on, it's a bit depressing.

And yet, if I just put my head down, bite the bullet, eat the frog and DO the job at hand, it usually takes a fraction of the time I anticipate to complete.  I spend more time talking myself OUT of doing the task than actually DOING the task.  Can we all say "PROCRASTINATION?"

But some days just flow -- and today was one of them!  Got to work with a big old Starbucks Iced Decaf Venti Non-Fat No-Whip Mocha in hand and I began.  I opted to simply take the first thing off the pile and address it.  And my mind clearly processed everything, I was barely distracted by others and I made huge progress.  And what an energizing feeling.  I feel like I can take on the basement piles with fortitude and enthusiasm.

But only after I finish this blog and hit a few rounds of Puzzle Express.  Because, it is always good to Relax BEFORE you work!