So, I wake up this morning to Nick's alarm at 6:30. He's getting up and I know that I should, but it's my day off, so I really want to sleep. I'm thinking about canceling my morning appointments that are set to start at 8am because I want to sleep in!
But as I'm lying there, trying to think of what to say as to why I'm not coming in, I realize that I do this all the time. And we have people do this at the agency where I work, and it drives me crazy. People who call and cancel and you know it's just because "they don't feel like it."
The problem is, I seem to do this with a lot of life and commitments. Appointments I've made, parties to go to, church service, small group during the week, etc. And I bail because I just don't feel like it. And I come up with some sort of "I really need to clean the house, work from home, yada yada yada." But then I sit at home and watch TV and don't do anything.
So, 2 weeks into the new year, I've resolved to stop it. I'm going to go to things I've scheduled when I have lame excuse not to go. I'm going to stop flaking on people because I hate it when I get flaked on. And if I'm going to promote consistency, making and keeping your appointments, etc. to the people I see at work (and potentially further down the road with social work), it's time to start with ME!
So if you see me on a daily basis, if I flake on you, or if you know I was supposed to do something and I didn't, please call me on it. With love, of course, but call me on it nonetheless.
Because you know what? Today I went to my 2 morning appointments and was motivated to get more done, play with my dog, and be productive in my 1 hour before I'm off to the next thing. It was worth it!
I was worried you were flaking out on your blog. But you were not! Way to keep the resolution! :)
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