I'll put that off 'til later....

[citizenED]

In my house, currently:

A tap that's been dripping for 2 weeks.

A dodgy kitchen lightbulb fitting means we are making dinner in the semi-darkness

The bathroom door handle is half off

There's still a piece of cardboard filling in where a glass panel was smashed.....

[PeckhamRose]

It's the third free ebay weekend this year and it's 9.07 on a Sunday night and I've still not got round to putting stuff on.

I need to treat my new waterproof boots before I go out on the bike in them and it rains... (always best to add stuff on)

I need to sand down and then paint the pipe running along the top of the hall, all else of which was decorated over a year ago...

[Frankito]

Sounds like tou guys both need Fred the builder... >:D

[aquarius moon]

The garden that looks like a jungle,

The worktops in the kitchen that need cleaning,

Defrosting the fridge/freezer,

Buying a new TV before analogue expires,

Cleaning the Bathroom,

Dusting,

Tidying my daughters bedroom that looks like a rubbish dump,

Painting & decorating,

Writing a new CV,

Answering letters,

Hoovering behind objects, rather than round them,

Tackling the ironing pile,

Throwing away all the junk, that 'may' come in handy one day,

Doing all the things above, because I've got so many better things to do.

(like spending time on EDF/facebook/reading/watching tv/walking my dogs etc)

Everything else can wait.

I'll put it off til later!!

[Salsaboy]

I notice that Fred has removed all his posts. He even sent me a PM moaning that we're all being horrible to him.

Frankito Wrote:

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> Sounds like tou guys both need Fred the builder...

> >:D<

[Frankito]

Gosh, you sound really motivated.

[karter]

Oh boy, best get things done if you can, you'l feel much better for it and if you can't do it just ask for help. CitEd gimme a shout if you need a hand in those chores..

[maxxi]

I did have something quite illuminating to post... but it can wait.

[Stanza]

Frankito Wrote:

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> Gosh, you sound really motivated.

No, Frankito to me you sound very upset perhaps of something you've been avoiding to do it

for so long and probably you have thought you would have somebody to help you

but some people were there and you were not !

Time to face it Frankito and don't get mad with the builders.

Is there anything I can do to help !

[PeckhamRose]

Getting around to joining Southwark Circle as a Member (I'm a Helper and go round other people's houses to help do what THEY have been putting off!). (Over fifties only!) So I can get someone else round and do my things for a lot cheaper.

Like cleaning my motorcycle....

[RosieH]

Lunch.

I'm a bit delayed and can't think of anything insanely tasty.

[womanofdulwich]

sorting out a pension-..................

[Annette Curtain]

Dying

Way putting that off...

(tu)

[maxxi]

I was going to do a pun based on dyeing and curtains..... but it's getting late

[northlondoner]

maxxi Wrote:

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> I was going to do a pun based on dyeing and

> curtains..... but it's getting late

Best put it off

[bonniebird]

Any sort of paperwork or form filling (td)

[siousxiesue]

Bathroom-bath has only 1 tap in working order so can only shower, not bathe. Been like it for years...

Kitchen-area behind sink area is rotting away, waste disposal has never worked, 2 spaces where ceramic floor tiles were laid never been filled with anything, ever.

Hole above dining table where I removed the hanging light I didn't like, relatively recent but very visible!

Still need to fill out forms to get my mortgage protection payout..

Still gotta update CV...

[citizenED]

Update on situ in CitEd mansions:

Dripping tap fixed. Hooray!

Stitching coming undone on seam in sofa! Boo!

[Jah Lush]

The ironing. I just can't be arsed with it.

[maxxi]

citizenED Wrote:

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> Update on situ in CitEd mansions:

> Dripping tap fixed. Hooray!

> Stitching coming undone on seam in sofa! Boo!

I think citizen has hit on the raison d'etre for putting anything off. Don't know whether it's some mutation of Sod's law or a realisation of the myth of the Hydra but it does seem that as soon as you fix one thing, or attend to one thing you have been neglecting, another bigger task takes its place.

We acknowledge this - allbeit on a subconscious level - and seek to break this cycle of misery by refusing to be drawn into the trap of doing the thing at all and yet - lest fate punish us for a downright refusal - keep alive the promise that we WILL do 'the thing' at a later date and so are able to bathe in the glow of the righteous and go to the pub with a clear conscience.