Just one more thing...

As I let out a yawn during lunch hour today, I beat myself up regarding a bad habit I have of doing "one more thing". Several times in the last week I have had good intentions of relaxing, crawling in bed with a book early, or just lounging around watching TV, rather than multi-tasking. However, these plans have quickly gone awry. I tell myself I can rub one more thing off the dry-erase board list of tasks on the fridge if I just keep going! The end result is that planned relaxation time disappears in to the task that I likely underestimated the needed time to complete.

Last night, it was paying bills and a little distracting online shopping for furniture. Another night it might be folding one more load of laundry. It could be just about anything, but the point is I need to be more disciplined about giving myself permission to NOT DO ANYTHING!!

A few years ago, in my early stages of motherhood, I read an article recommending not starting any new tasks after 9 p.m. HA! I wouldn't get anything done if I didn't start things after that time. However, maybe I can give myself a specific night of the week to do that. I used to be good about veggie out to watch ER. Maybe I need to do the same with my new Thursday night TV favorites.