The problem with being your own boss whose only client can't speak or complain (that would be Cambria, the boat) is that it's really easy to get distracted, procrastinate or generally do nothing. Such was my our week (I don't normally like to tell tales on David but he was a bit lazy too). There are 101 reason I turned into a slacker, none of which were my fault. No. I blame squirrels . . . and a host of other things.
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You
know the scenes in the Disney movie “Up” when Dug the Dog tries to focus on
something but is easily distracted by squirrels. Yep. That was me this week. I
had squirrels running all around my head, both figuratively and literally. Starting
with this awesome squirrel feeder. If we ever move back to land, I have to get
one of these – can you imagine the fun?
It’s
for sale on a site called Archie McPhee – We Make Weird, an online novelty shop
(there’s a real store in Seattle).
They sell all sorts of cool things from cat bonnets to this Dress-Up Bigfoot.
It’s like Colorforms, those vinyl cling toys we played with back in the 70s. Do
you remember those? Man, I love Colorforms . . . and Bigfoot.
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With
Black Friday happening last week and Cyber Monday this week, I spent a lot of
time online shopping for deals and putting together my Christmas list (which is
how I found Archie McPhee). But the biggest squirrel in my life was Facebook. News articles are normally the number one culprit, but this
week saw a slew of cute dog videos like this one:
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And
super-cute dog pictures that remind me of our Sally. She never got herself
caught between a chain link fence and a shed, but she was just the type of dog
to do it if the opportunity arose.
I
tried to break the habit, I really did. I wrote to-do lists. I organized my
days. I went outside in search of inspiration. But the cold weather and short
days conspired against me and kept pulling me back to the warmth of the boat and to the internet. There were sporting events to live-stream. Blogs to read.
Recipes for comfort food to download . . . and squirrels.
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All of which was a lot
more fun and interesting than doing boat jobs.
What about you? What word sums up your week? Join the
conversation below in the comments section or on our Facebook page. We’d love
to hear from you!
11 comments
What a great word of the week. I agree- it's very easy to do nothing! I've felt very busy this week but don't have much to show for it!
ReplyDeleteAnd here I sit again starting at the computer screen when I should be cleaning out the "shed" (our enter-at-your-own-risk berth on the boat). Why is it so easy to fall into bad habits and so hard to start good ones?
DeleteLove this! I know just what you mean, I have weeks like that, too. Love that squirrel feeder! Thanks for sharing with #WotW
ReplyDeleteI know, me too. I would love to see one in action!
Deletehehehe! This did make me chuckle....Squirrels! What a great word x
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kim! As unproductive as it was, it was a great week as well.
DeleteI know exactly what you mean. It is so easy to get distracted. I blame the internet, for sure. Or, wanting to do too many things that I get overwhelmed and feel like I am doing stuff all day with the result of not achieving anything! Mark said to me today "You are the only person I know who can be so stressed without even having a job, or children!" :-) I always feel like I am not getting anything done. And, it's not because of squirrels, though.
ReplyDeleteThat's only because Mark hasn't met me! Lol. I can be the same way, that's for sure. The sad thing is, it's really counter-productive.
Delete:-) I guess that makes two of us! I'd like to convince myself that stress can be a good thing, because it puts pressure on me and therefore, I actually try and accomplish things. The lies we tell ourselves to feel better about our quirks!
DeleteFun post!! I love the dress-up Bigfoot. I was just cleaning out a locker and found a Bigfoot bumper sticker in there that I completely forgot about. Not quite sure what to do with it - maybe I should send it to you :-)
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what it is about Big Foot -- it wasn't something I was interested in as a kid. The whole idea of it just cracks me up and, of course, we're in major Big Foot country.
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