Dancing With Only One Shoe On
February 20, 2009
Sometimes, I talk myself into the fact that I’m going to get organized… Tomorrow.
I say ‘tomorrow’ because most of my resolutions happen late at night. When I’m thinking about what all I need to get done, or haven’t gotten done, or don’t remember that I haven’t and still need to get done right before I figure out if I should go to bed or if that will just mean more thinking myself in circles and I might as well stay up and play on the internet while I think about it.
I keep telling myself that if I could just sit down and get organized, I would sleep better – because I wouldn’t lie there thinking about what it is that isn’t organized and therefore must not be getting done.
But the truth is that no amount of organization will keep me from wondering what it is that I’m forgetting.
There’s no end of things to worry about if you’re that way inclined. I worry that I’ll let someone down, or that someone will let me down. I worry about the big things – like Global politics, poverty, and the next Flu pandemic. I worry about little things – like whether or not I’ve posted to my blog, or whether I’ve mailed something I said I would (the answer is always no on that one – I suck at mailing things.) I worry about slightly larger things – like whether or not that cavity that is resulting from where I lost a piece of my back upper right molar is going to need a root canal sooner rather than later and what I will have to give up to pay for the procedure.
I can’t imagine why anyone ever wants to take over the world. I mean, how the heck would they EVER sleep at night? Worrying about an entire world? I can’t imagine the leaders of most countries sleep well, let alone empires.
And besides – if you were bent on conquering the world – how would you ever find an executive assistant to keep you organized for that one? How does one place an ad on Craigslist for that?
“Wanted: one executive assistant. Must be exceedingly well organized, be able to make travel arrangements, remind boss not to get engaged in a land war in Asia, and willing to take a cyanide capsule if World Conquest fails. 401k plan, dental and health included.”
Are you still with me? I worry that you’re not. I mean, you might’ve decided that this post is so chaotic that you just can’t stand it any more. I’ll put that on my list.
- Worry about whether or not people finish reading blog posts.
- Write more organized blog posts.
Oh… and if you’re wondering about the cryptic title? Well, it just refers to the fact that if you dance with only one shoe on? You usually find yourself just dancing around in a lopsided circle.
Where did I put that other shoe? Hm. Adding that to my list.
