Procrastination Wins (or at least so far)
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79768)
United States
December 1, 2017 9:42am CST
My Christmas tree is up and looks really pretty even though we had to do some creative rearranging for it to fit in the space where I wanted to put it.
I have storage containers taking up lots of room in my dining room that have all the decorations in them. For the past week I've been saying I am going to put the decorations on the tree and put out the other things that go around the house.
I also said that this morning and I would start as soon as I finished my coffee.
Guess what!! I've been sitting here chatting with you all and nothing has gotten done yet.
I hate to think another day will fly by and the tree will remain undecorated.
This weekend we plan to do the outside and I'm really hoping that my procrastination gene doesn't win.
Dare I pull myself away from the computer??
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18 responses
@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
1 Dec 17
lol I can relate to that one. Every evening I was going to decorate and every evening I came home and mylotted instead. Now I have to do it this weekend.
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@Marilynda1225 (79768)
• United States
6 Dec 17
I always say I'm only going to sit here for a few minutes and then do whatever it is that needs doing and and hour or so later and I'm still sitting here. 
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
1 Dec 17
Hope you've gotten it decorated by now
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@Marilynda1225 (79768)
• United States
6 Dec 17
Heck yes!!! I find more fun being here than decorating a Christmas tree or any other chore
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
1 Dec 17
I pulled out the tree...decorated it and put those boxes away. Now I need to get out the garland and spread that around the house. Why can't I get myself started. I love how the garland and lights look in the window...but for some reason I'm not able to notivate myself to gather my supplies from the garden shed.
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@Marilynda1225 (79768)
• United States
6 Dec 17
Maybe you should write a post about excuses 
and we can borrow them when needed
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Dec 17
@Marilynda1225 That's a great idea. I'm sure a book on the subject would be a best-seller. I can see the title now - One Thousand Excuses for Procrastination or maybe Excuses for Every Occasion. Do you want to be co-author?
@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
1 Dec 17
I hate procrastinating. Maybe you should drink your coffee, mylot in one hand and set up your xmas tree at the same time, multi-tasking !
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@Marilynda1225 (79768)
• United States
6 Dec 17
Now you have really solved my problem !!
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
2 Dec 17
Ha that happens to me with this and other things
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@Marilynda1225 (79768)
• United States
6 Dec 17
It was a breeze when I was younger. Well all except putting the lights on the tree cause that was always a pain but now I have a prelit tree so it should be easier. Getting old isn't any fun
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
1 Dec 17
You don't have to as far as I'm concerned, lol. I might be a bad influence, heh heh. I put our tiny tree up the day after Thanksgiving. It's a little phony tree with fiberoptic lights, and it takes about a minute to decorate. Then we have a few little Christmas knick-knacks and a creche. That's all I decorate with anymore. What all do you put outside?
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@Marilynda1225 (79768)
• United States
6 Dec 17
We got a new tree this year and it's a 6' prelit one. Was easy to put together but I'm a little OCD when it comes to putting the ornaments on the tree. As for outside we just string lights around the porch with some garland and red bows (nothing exotic)
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
2 Dec 17
i have our tree up and on Sunday the kids and grandkids will come over and decorate it
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@Marilynda1225 (79768)
• United States
6 Dec 17
So much fun when everyone gets together to decorate the tree. Do you sing Christmas carols too?
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
4 Dec 17
It'll get done...eventually ...lol
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@Marilynda1225 (79768)
• United States
6 Dec 17
Yup it will and as you said eventually
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
2 Dec 17
I have not even got mine out of the closet1 person likes this
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
2 Dec 17
I think procrastinator should be my middle name. It's that little voice that always says," you can do that later." I hope you get everything on soon.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
2 Dec 17
I know how that is -- procrastinating and not getting anything done. The day sure does fly by when you're at the computer!
I hope you got the tree decorated. Just think, once it's decorated, you won't have to worry about it again...at least not until it's time to take it down.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Dec 17
Definitely get that tree decorated and post a picture for us all to see.
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