EndorphinGirl™ is not known to be a procrastinator but truth be known like everyone else she has her moments.  She was thinking about what to blog about today in between trying to do a number of other things she needed to do and she kept shifting back and forth and forth and back on this and that and that and this.  Well you get the idea where this blog is going. The net net of this is that while she knew she would get done what needed to get done today; she also knew she would need to go through her procrastination process. 



Yes she decided procrastination is today’s blog topic.  Of
course there is some connection to endorphins, you’ll see. First, credit where credit is due.  What really sparked the topic about procrastination came from this morning’s workout.  At the workout, Gymmy the Trainer had the16th Street Workout Gals in stiches when he shared a funny procrastination story that involved corn bags. . . of course you want to know the story. . .but in deference to Gymmy the Trainer, EndorphinGirl™ is not going to share.  However, you must trust her that it was funny, so funny that she suggests you procrastinate for a minute from what you are doing, really take a pause, yes right now, and laugh out loud!  Go ahead it’s okay, you can laugh!  It really was funny.

Okay, back on topic. For her material, EndorphinGirl™ did a
brief internet search on the topic of procrastination.  Her  assessment from that search is that procrastination is not only an art but a science.  For instance there is a book called “The Art of Procrastination” A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing.  While EndorphinGirl™ has not read the book, she can only derive from it that this is about the ‘beauty’ and ‘creativity’ of procrastination.  Then there is an internet article about ‘structured procrastination’, which suggests how to make procrastination work for you.  No doubt there is a scientific method to it.  Right?  Well that makes a lot of sense to EndorphinGirl™  and here is why.

As she alluded to in paragraph one J, she thinks she has a sixth sense of when the procrastination germ is arriving, well generally anyway.  Perhaps today's underlying sixth sense stemmed from the 'knowing' that she has to prepare her tax returns.  So, in order to ensure the germ doesn’t develop into the procrastination flu (i.e., severe procrastination syndrome or SPS), she needs to mentally prepare to go into procrastination process mode (PPM).  Which in her mind involves both a little bit of the art and a little bit of the science mentioned above?  More specifically, PPM involves the following steps.

Step 1. identify and write out all the ‘things to do’ on a pretty

     piece of notepad.

Step 2. stare are the list for 5 minutes.

Step 3. snap out of the stare.

Step 4. prioritize the list.

Step 5. tackle the first topic (and make sure it is a fun one).

Step 6. start the process again.

Step 7. add a yoga stretch.

Step 8. tackle the next topic (make sure it is a tough one).

Step 9. re-assess the procrastination situation.

Step 10. declare victory, no matter what the re-assessment  

     determines.

Of course bloggees see that it has to end at Step 10 because if she makes it that far she is really not procrastinating anymore. J  

(PMM also works for really deadline-focused days.  Although on those days she will start her day totally, completely, completely and totally endorphed-up.  Like get really  endorphed-up at a morning workout - before she tackles the deadlines.  Oh geez, she just did it again, she went off topic for a minute, was she just procrastinating?  Nah!)

In many ways EndorphinGirl™’s Friday procrastination episode really was okay.  She stumbled upon a blog topic!  She had some laughs going through the PPM, particularly when snapping out of the stare.  She got to do some yoga.  And she is now motivated to complete her tax returns which were really the underlying issue afterall!

The endorphin connection?  Yes, you guessed it, blogging makes EndorphinGirl™ happy, and sometimes laugh.  And, happy and laughter produce ENDORPHINS!

EndorphinGirl™ hopes you can find your own PPM.  And she
leaves you with two final thoughts.  In the words of Thomas Edison “There is time for everything.”  Yet remember also in the words of ‘author unknown’ “Why postpone until tomorrow what you can do today?”  She is just sayin in her endorphin way!

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Today’s image is drawn by EndorphinGirl™’s son.  It’s happy yoga stretch EndorphinGirl™

EndorphinGirl™ is off now to prepare her taxes.  But first a thanks to bloggees who shared their Fish stories after reading Tuesday's blog! :) 

Until next time, keep on endorphin'!

EndorphinGirl™
  

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