The Heart of a Procrastinator

Hi, my name is Michele and I'm a procrastinator. No, really, I am the worst procrastinator, I am pretty sure if you look up the definition of "procrastinator," my picture would be there. Myy friend said something to me yesterday that made me reflect on my problem.  I was telling her that despite my best efforts, I chose to clean the house Thursday night rather than write my paper. She said, "you'll get it done, you work best under pressure." Now let me preface my response by saying, she truly understands me because we are kindred spirits where this is concerned, so she totally gets where I am. I thought about her statement and realized that she was right, I do my best work under pressure, and despite my determination this semester to become a reformed procrastinator, I can't seem to do it. What does this have to do with my journey, you ask?

Well, I wonder how this will affect me as a teacher. Real question. Will this help or hurt me? I know I have the ability to get a rather large amount of work done in a short amount of time, but will I be able to? I have my concerns. Will I be building all my units for the year the week before school starts or will I be so excited that I will start at the beginning of the summer? Will I even be able to start at the beginning of the summer? See, although I am a procrastinator, I think ahead way too much. For example, this paper I have been putting off...I think about it constantly. I ponder ideas, thoughts, and quotes I may use. Perhaps this is why procrastination works well for me, because although I am not physically completing the task, I put a lot of thought into it.

This blog post is a form of procrastination. I should be reading right now, maybe even writing my paper, but as I thought about all I had to do, I decided to blog about my problem. Blogging helps me get my thoughts in order. It has truly been the best form of writing for me and maybe will even help me with this paper I need to write.

And so,  I will end here and try to get back to my endless amounts of reading. The paper will be done by tomorrow night, I assure you. I look forward to feedback on this. I am honestly curious as to what others think, especially teachers.