It's a decent day out there waiting for me to do something with it. I awoke early and reasonably rested. I have a list of things i'd like to accomplish. I thought i'd even made a draft plan before going to sleep to avoid this dilemma this morning. Why, then, is it so difficult to decide which direction to go first?
I suspect it's because every choice i want to make competes for time, money, and transportation. That makes a "quick run to the store" more of an adventure for me than for most. I have to walk or catch a bus. Then i get to wait in line, and depending on which place(s) i go, i also get to wait for the return trip. That time drain inevitably means that one or more options become mutually exclusive because one place will close before i can return. Sometimes i plan these elaborate loops to squeeze in as many of these in one trek as possible. It's great if i do them in the most efficient order and yet there's still the time drain in between each.
My favorite dilemma I plan to one day eliminate is (lack of) funding. Sure it would be great to go grab that special deal on notebook paper, then swing down to the grocery store and buy a bunch of cheap soda to resell for a fundraiser in a couple weeks. Watch a movie in a theater? Challenge to that is the reminder notice that came in the mail indicating a withdrawal is scheduled for Wednesday for more than is currently in the account (and pay day is NEXT Friday). oops. Maybe we go buy the cat supplies with alternate account, pull funds and run to the bank to deposit before it closes at noon. YAY. We have a potential plan, and a wasted half a Saturday.
At least the upcoming work week is set--Two off-site training days, committee and staff meetings, thank you lunch for our summer student assistant, and the return to the long Friday schedule. Thank goodness my psychological "paralysis" is only temporary, even if recurring.
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