Excuses, excuses, excuses....

Doesn't it seem the busier we get, the more the excuses roll out of our mouths?  Or is it just me?  I know I stand alone in most things.  Yesterday I found myself apologizing for things I wanted to do but ultimately did not do.  My friends helped make excuses for me-- you are so busy, you have too many irons in the fire, etc etc.  I appreciate their support but let's face it, if we want to do something, we will make time to do that something!  Like eating healthier or exercising or getting the stupid laundry out of the dryer and putting it away!  I love to procrastinate.  I think we can undo these types of negative habits.  It takes time.  It takes commitment.  It takes courage to stand up to ourselves and say "You are a lazy SOB; now stop it!!"  Okay, maybe we shouldn't call ourselves names- after all, you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.  

My picture today has my wildflowers turning away from the sunshine.  I am in constant conflict with myself.  I want a clean house.  I want to lose weight.  I want to play (well, I have that one down pat!).  I want to create.  I want to sit on my butt and watch TV.

A clean house means getting up off my duff and moving.  I want to lose weight and if I combine house cleaning with exercising to lose weight, I've taken care of two things with one activity.  I will resume creating in the evenings when I sit to watch my shows.  My grandmother NEVER watch TV during the day.  She completed (or started) her work in the daytime.  It wasn't until her twilight years that she began watching daytime reality TV.  She'd sit in her front room and watch the neighborhood comings and goings.  I do believe the creators of reality TV had grandmothers just like mine!