I am really bad at follow through. I am great at
starting things – not so great at keeping them going. I was the girl in school who
would have a big exam or project due the next day, but instead of getting it
done, I would catch myself at like 3:00 a.m. cleaning my oven or detailing my
car. Or I am the girl who started a blog and was all committed to writing on it
weekly….and the realized I hadn’t updated this thing in like three months.
I was complaining to Anders yesterday that we never seem to make a decision or move forward with anything when he pointed out a pretty big insight for me.
“When was the last time we actually finished a conversation? You always get distracted and then you head off in like four different directions and we don’t decide on anything other than the fact that you and Rusty have roughly the same attention span. You do it all – the – time (extra- long pauses and over enunciation was used here – which for the record, I did not appreciate). I am lucky to have your full attention for more than 30 seconds.”
What the hell? At first I was all pissy and indignant, but then I started to notice it. I really am a totally spun-out ADD freak. I don’t think I have finished a conversation with anyone in the last 20 years. I have half-started projects everywhere in my house. I have one foot which has been filed, buffed, creamed and polished to perfection - the other one looks like an alligator claw (hoof? paddle? fin?) on the end of my leg. I started to learn Swedish – but once I mastered a few funny pick-up lines I figured I have what I need to survive if Anders ditches my ass in a back-alley on our next trip to Sweden.
I also have like five blog posts started – but not finished.
So I am finishing them all (in abbreviated form) and will post them momentarily.
In the meantime, for my Swedish friends…Vill du ha något att dricka på mitt hus? Wink wink…grrroooowwwl.
“When was the last time we actually finished a conversation? You always get distracted and then you head off in like four different directions and we don’t decide on anything other than the fact that you and Rusty have roughly the same attention span. You do it all – the – time (extra- long pauses and over enunciation was used here – which for the record, I did not appreciate). I am lucky to have your full attention for more than 30 seconds.”
What the hell? At first I was all pissy and indignant, but then I started to notice it. I really am a totally spun-out ADD freak. I don’t think I have finished a conversation with anyone in the last 20 years. I have half-started projects everywhere in my house. I have one foot which has been filed, buffed, creamed and polished to perfection - the other one looks like an alligator claw (hoof? paddle? fin?) on the end of my leg. I started to learn Swedish – but once I mastered a few funny pick-up lines I figured I have what I need to survive if Anders ditches my ass in a back-alley on our next trip to Sweden.
I also have like five blog posts started – but not finished.
So I am finishing them all (in abbreviated form) and will post them momentarily.
In the meantime, for my Swedish friends…Vill du ha något att dricka på mitt hus? Wink wink…grrroooowwwl.
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