I won’t lie: I am a complete flake.
I do not get things done. Just ask one of my ex-husbands — any one, take your pick. That’s right, I don’t finish things either.
And that’s not the half of it. I am a procrastinator of epic proportions. I still have unpacked boxes from when I moved to California in 1996. I’ve moved three times since then; I figure, what’s the point?
I’m afraid to count the number of jobs I’ve had. Or websites. And don’t ask me about diets.
My house is a mess only an order or two below the ones you see on my new favorite reality series, Hoarders. I watch it feeling superior, but I always end up looking around the room and wondering, Are they talking about me? Not yet, but soon.
Oh, you’d have to go a ways to out-flake me.
Not that I haven’t tried to straighten up.
- I have to-do lists up the wazoo.
- I’ve had Day-Timers and Day Runners, paper calendars, Yahoo Calendar, and Google Calendar.
- I’ve signed up for more ‘reminder’ sites than I can remember.
- I’ve tried Tweet What You Eat and Tweet What You Spend.
- I was one of the early adopters of Fly Lady’s approach to decluttering.
- And I’ve read more than a few of the MANY books about organizing your life, simplifying your finances, and getting things done.
So you can imagine how quickly I clicked a link that said The Complete Flake’s Guide to Getting Things Done. My Third Tribe guru, Sonia Simone, boils it down to three things:
Understand exactly what you want. Understand exactly where you are. Notice the difference.
And then, Sonia says, figure out the next step.
Okay, four things — but wowza, that’s something I can work with. Compact, simple, no bullshit.
And I thought, I can blog about this. Not as an expert in getting things done, mind you, but as an expert in complete flakery. I can use this blog to explore all the techniques, tools, and tricks that help — and those that don’t — and share what I learn with you.
That’s me: The Complete Flake.
It feels so good to finally be out of that jam-packed closet.
Are you a complete flake?
Come out of your messy closet and count the ways in the comments below. Make me feel better!
