Sometimes I Write

It’s one of my favorite things about blogging. It’s the reason I’m posting right now. A few feet away from me, on a small table next to the couch, lies my checkbook and a bank print out. It is calling my name and I’m internally screaming “Do I have to?” I really hate balancing my checkbook! It’s a good thing to know how much money we have or don’t have. It’s a good thing to write down each and every transaction as we make them. It’s a good thing that we even have enough money to have a checking account. It’s a bad thing when I ignore all of the above. Ugh!

I’d rather be taking a nap, but I couldn’t go to sleep lastnight because I napped too long yesterday afternoon. I’d like to enjoy bedtime tonight, so here I sit.

I’d rather read a book. I have three started that are just waiting for me to pick them up and tune out the rest of the world.

I’d rather go fly a kite. It’s windy enough today, but we have no kites.

I’d rather chat on the phone. Who would I call? Maybe they’re all napping. Maybe they’re busy having family time. Maybe they’re out enjoying a beautiful Spring Sunday afternoon.

I know, I know – I’m full of excuses today.

I know I’ll feel better once I get the dreaded task done, and I’m making it into a bigger deal than it really is. Funny how that applies to most hard tasks in life. We spend so much time dreading what we HAVE to do that the task seems to grow so big that the weight of it threatens to crush us. When we finally give up our excuses and just do it, we realize that it wasn’t that big of a deal in the first place and we feel a little foolish for making it one.

The moral of the story is…
I’d rather philosophize than balance my check book! 🙂