I'm always busier when I try to leave somewhere. Why?

Well, mostly because I'm broken.

And beyond that, I'm not very useful.

For example…everything I've procrastinated on for weeks suddenly seems critically important to get done before I leave.

Thank you notes I was supposed to mail. Setting my next chiro appointment. Dropping off boots for repair. Returning library books. Going to the bank.

Are any of these errands getting me any closer to ready? No. Yet I am racing around town today trying to get all these things done.

In the meantime, my luggage sits idly by waiting for me to even come near it. My itinerary needs to be put together and printed. The dog needs to be dropped off. Music needs to be loaded onto the nano. Laundry, dishes and garbage need to be taken care of (nobody likes coming home to stink).

So I'll probably be up until 1am trying to finish the important things, then be up again at 7am to finish-up and to make my flight.

To bad stress and lack of sleep aren't enough for me to finally change this useless behavior pattern. Next stop, electro-shock!