tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post4865794498919334956..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: Gardening as Procrastination - Annie WestAlly Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-17032612201871520852018-10-20T07:16:42.176+11:002018-10-20T07:16:42.176+11:00Grandma Cootie, it makes me tired. So I'm stil...Grandma Cootie, it makes me tired. So I'm still working and procrastinating... :) Strange how we put things off, but then, maybe it's that we need a rest sometimes.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-33631370002418858512018-10-20T07:15:34.262+11:002018-10-20T07:15:34.262+11:00Ah, that might work too. It's just that when I...Ah, that might work too. It's just that when I work I look out on the garden and it draws me at this time of year. Love your faith in my gardening abilities! It will be interesting to see if the weeds thrive more than what I've planted.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-60849431092325470822018-10-20T07:14:30.690+11:002018-10-20T07:14:30.690+11:00Dora - I agree! Writing does seem so much easier a...Dora - I agree! Writing does seem so much easier after being in the garden. I wonder why? Far better for us than TV probably, though I enjoy watching something good too.<br />Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-22204427916995748712018-10-19T08:35:51.254+11:002018-10-19T08:35:51.254+11:00With the exception of gardening, not my thing, I c...With the exception of gardening, not my thing, I can use almost any activity as an excuse to avoid doing something tedious or tough. Usually reading, or spending way too much time on websites. I don't know how authors ever finish. Your to-do list made me tired ;-).Grandma Cootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709540756822695170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-11419244677136180342018-10-18T14:12:18.304+11:002018-10-18T14:12:18.304+11:00Your garden is going to look gorgeous, Annie! As I...Your garden is going to look gorgeous, Annie! As I'm not a gardener, it holds no procrastination value for me at all. Mind you, give me a box set of an intriguing TV show, and I can be tempted away from the work in a flash. ;-)Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-1065548704430309362018-10-18T09:30:27.606+11:002018-10-18T09:30:27.606+11:00I like to garden sometimes when I'm procrasti...I like to garden sometimes when I'm procrastinating but The TV is the main problem.Gardening is the better option because it relaxes me and is doing something creative. Writing seems easier after a spell in the garden.Dora Bramdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13336623954499209043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-27066472506942928662018-10-18T06:22:42.967+11:002018-10-18T06:22:42.967+11:00Oh, wow, Laurie, that really is taking procrastina...Oh, wow, Laurie, that really is taking procrastination to a new level. I'm glad you managed to get a good grade for your final paper. I'd have been too nervous to leave it so late to write. Love the fact your hair matched your dress at your son's wedding. A lucky coincidence!Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-62281115816190186572018-10-18T06:19:12.264+11:002018-10-18T06:19:12.264+11:00That's a great way of looking at it, Laney! :)...That's a great way of looking at it, Laney! :) Amazing how busy we can be when we're avoiding something else!Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-30141409089403124482018-10-18T01:48:22.973+11:002018-10-18T01:48:22.973+11:00When I don't want to do something that has a d...When I don't want to do something that has a deadline, it is amazing how many other things around the house I get done in the meantime. I tell myself that if I did the one thing that NEEDED to be done right away, I would never have gotten all the other things on my to-do list done! (Don't knock it until you've tried it, LOL!)Laney4https://www.blogger.com/profile/06990122242183752771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-16833435828441490202018-10-17T20:23:39.141+11:002018-10-17T20:23:39.141+11:00I am the queen of procrastination. My senior year ...I am the queen of procrastination. My senior year of college we had to write a detailed case study for my nursing program. It was assigned in September, and due May 1st. The last week of April be as spring break, and I was a delegate to the National Student Nurse convention in Miami! My first flight and with our group of 45 soon to be nurses, we were ready for a lot of fun and fun between meetings! We got home late on the 29th, and I spent all day writing that paper....directly on to my typewriter (1978) from start to finish. I got a good grade, but I am sure it would have been better if I actually took those while six months to write it! I also spent the morning of my son's 2pm wedding running around, finishing taking up the straps on my dress, when I remembered I forgot to dye my hair. I had to be at the hotel at 11:45 to have my makeup and hair done....I made it just in time, although the color I had at home wasn't my usual dark brown, it had a burgundy tint because I grabbed the wrong box at the store. At least my dress was a dark aubergine, so it matched!lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702597564760699067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-5356356405215270772018-10-17T19:17:34.905+11:002018-10-17T19:17:34.905+11:00Amy, I know what you mean. Sometimes nothing will ...Amy, I know what you mean. Sometimes nothing will do but getting the work done. At other times...! :) Annie Westhttp://www.annie-west.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-74698745917474156342018-10-17T12:50:20.355+11:002018-10-17T12:50:20.355+11:00I'm a huge procratinator, Annie. IN fact I'...I'm a huge procratinator, Annie. IN fact I'm doing it right now :-) But sometimes I think you have to embrace it, but know when its time to sit you ass down :-)Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-21316095897684968092018-10-17T07:29:06.357+11:002018-10-17T07:29:06.357+11:00Helen, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only o...Helen, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one to delay. I don't usually wait till the last moment, but the lure of the 'other' can be so hard to resist at other times.<br /><br />Good luck with the packing. I hope you have the most wonderful time on your cruise.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-56811286117269272692018-10-17T06:20:45.891+11:002018-10-17T06:20:45.891+11:00Hi Annie
Oh I am terrible at putting things off u...Hi Annie<br /><br />Oh I am terrible at putting things off until the very last minute and I normally read when there are things that need to be done, although I really need to finish packing today as we are off on our cruise tomorrow and it has to be done. I am sure all will work out and that garden looks lovely<br /><br />Have Fun<br /><br />HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984438742736003285noreply@blogger.com