There I go again…

I did it AGAIN! I said I wouldn’t, but I just don’t have it in me to just say NO. I have a commitment at 4pm today. And then because someone else can’t do what they committed themselves to do between 3 and 5, I suffer trying to juggle both. Why can’t I just say NO? Someone please find me one of those self-help CDs for my problem…

Update: I wrote this blog as I was ready to pack my stuff and head down to midtown Mobile. I was somewhat annoyed because I made it quite clear since Monday morning that I would be unable to help with this task because of my work commitment. Well, I was still suckered into it. I left work at 2:30pm, only to run into yucky school traffic at every turn, and then arrived at 3:15...TO FIND that they had already solved the problem without me. But no one bothered to call or anything of the like. Ahhhh! I wanted to scream. But I didn't. I just told them all goodbye and left. Only to drive all the way back to Theodore for work.

So in between my original post and update, Rachel asked me why I felt the need to always say "yes." I don't think that's my problem (although I might be still be showing the first signs - "denial"). I think my problem is that I over schedule. I have great intentions of always being dependable, on-time, and apparently, lightning fast. I need to realize that even though it may look like I have the time on paper, I probably don't. "Things" always take longer than I expect (to my fault or someone else's). And I can't get from here to there in 0 minutes. So I have been trying to simplify my life recently so I can enjoy it more. And this is just another one of those lessons that I have to learn the hard way.