I was complaining to Matt last night about my insatiable need to be "working".
The conversation (or tirade) went like this:
Me: I just don't understand. It's like I can't be okay with doing nothing.
Me: Do you know that every night when I'm laying in bed I make a list in my head of all the things I want to accomplish the next day?
That sounds normal, right?
Wrong!
Me again: Because I make a list of like three things that I know I can accomplish in one day (which sounds normal) but then I decide that I should add three more things to the list because then if I happen to accomplish the first three things and have time left over I won't be left without something to do.
Does that sound normal?
Still Me: Because I can not stand the feeling of twiddling my thumbs...of being idle...of not accomplishing something no matter how small it may be.
I need to be doing! Or at least on the way to doing.
Um, Me: In fact, (raising my finger in the air) as much as I love reading books, I really only read when it's on the "list" in my head.
How disturbing is that?
Me (I'm almost finished): I mean, don't get me wrong, I can relax as well as the next guy, but only if I feel like I've accomplished enough that day and everything is mentally ticked off of my "list".
I like to do things!
I like to be working!
Me (last one, I promise): Is this called "driven"? Because I don't feel like a particularly driven person. I'm not even really accomplishing that much.
Seriously. Why do I need to be "getting stuff done" to feel great? I feel like an addict.
What's wrong with me?!
Matt: *breathing in deeply
*breathing out deeply
Matt again: We really have nothing in common.
Us: *Laughing hysterically
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You can see the rest of this session here under "Watson Senior".
4 comments:
could come from having been over-booked for so long...you have to justify to yourself it is okay not to have a full agenda....
Bahhahahhaa... That's totally Mark and I too. I can't seem to sit still, and he can't seem to get moving! If we could only trade brains for a day... then I'm sure we'd be ready for our own back!
Manda
Once again thanks, needed a good laugh this morning. And naturally thanks to google, yes you might have a problem, but don't worry there are many people out there just waiting to help:)
Love these pictures, especially the black and white group of him making faces!
Love the pics so much that I forgot to check out the blog. This one made me laugh out loud while sitting alone in my office :) I hope you take some time for yourself today!! Too bad you can't rip that mental list in half & give it to your husband ;)
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