"Does My Face Look Boverred?" - Lauren Cooper

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I put the 'pro' in procrastination.

I have always been aware of this somewhere at the back of my mind, but only recently admitted it out loud to myself after some coaxing by another party. In saying this I am not lazy and I don't consciously put things off because I want to avoid them. It could have something to do with the fact that if I don't write something down, I generally don't remember to do it (excluding birthday and other important dates).

But I think it's mainly because we always have (or think we have) something better to do or spend my time on. Yes I could ring the bank to get my credit limit sorted out finally, instead of complaining about it, but in order to do it I need to sit on the phone for 20 odd minutes of my life listening to bad hold music while waiting for 'the next available operator'....I can live with my current credit limit really. I could make a 'voluntary re-payment' towards my HECS, sorry, 'HELP' debt, but seeing as its a statement I received and not an invoice, it can wait a little longer and I can use the cash to pay for real live bills that are actually due.

Okay, so this basically shows that I am avoiding certain things by putting them off, but for non-lazy reasons! They all get done in the end and the only person I hurt, if anyone, is myself if I don't do them.

Call me a travel geek but something I usually find very fun, apart from the actually traveling, is planning a trip. Researching hotels, finding the cheapest flight on the best airline (very satisfying when you do find one), researching new cities, figuring out how to get from A to X and how many pounds/euros all this will cost. This was my life for several months before last years' big OS trip, and forward planning paid off nicely. This time around (leaving in 3 months) I find myself putting off the task. Not because I don't want to, more because I have done it before so surely I can wing it somewhat this time? Plus I have that HELP statement that needs finalising...

The real reason I think is, not only am I indecisive in general, I'm worried that all this careful planning will lead to a great trip, but nothing compared to the last adventure...I know, how silly and sentimental.

Whatever the reason, this is all procrastination and I am damn good at it. If you want to learn I can teach you my bad habits, but right now I have things to put off...