procrastination

Well I've done it again. One of my kids has handed me a challenge and
I have accepted it. The challenge is to make a cheetah costume. I've
known about this challenge for several weeks at least. Today I am
considering actually getting to it. Of course several things have
diverted my attention from completing this challenge, this blog being
one of them.

Why have I procrastinated again until the last minute? I could blame a
myriad of things but I think really I was just waiting for an easier
way out of the situation. Isn't that really why most of us
procrastinate anyway? It's not that I mind making her costume. I like
to sew. In fact it is going to be very similar style to the one I made
for her last year. Last year she was a ninja. But not just any ninja,
she had to be a blue ninja. It needed pink trim, what ninja would be
without that, and it needed a unicorn symbol on the shirt.

This year it is actually easier because there is no extras. Just a
simple pair of pants and top in a cheetah print. (We have a tail and
headband with ears already.) However, simplicity does not necessarily
seem to be a motivator in this case. The fact that Halloween is this
weekend should be a motivator but it's not. Also, you would think my
daughter would be yammering about getting to see her costume, but
she's not. So I have no real "pressing" need to get this done.

When my children procrastinate I try to talk to them about the reasons
behind it and try to find ways to make it easier to complete the task.
Why can't I seem to be able to do this for myself? I think I need to
reset my challenge and make it completing the costume by the end of my
toddler's naptime today. Ahhh...that just actually got me excited.
Hmm, maybe what I needed was not a challenge but rather a closer
deadline to have it done in. Thus bringing the since of urgency I
apparently needed to complete this task.

Good luck this week with all of your Halloween going ons! May you not
procrastinate all those mom things you need to get done! But if you do
good luck in finding your trigger to complete all those tasks. And
wish me luck in my costume completion! Project Runway eat your heart
out!