Muddled Mind

My head is in a bit of a spin - not through any emotional trauma, or extreme drunkeness, or knocking myself out, but simply because I just seem to have so much to do!

Now it may just be me being a slight obsessive compulsive, but I can't seem to be able to relax when I know I have outstanding things which need to be done. In this situation it's easy to feel as if everything needs to be completed urgently, even if it doesn't, and I find myself bound by an overwhelming desire to write everything down in a big, long list. So far I have resisted, although the whiteboard in my room (yes, I do have one!) is crammed with jumbled scrawls reminding me to 'design church Christmas card', 'finish ICT work' and - er - 'write new blog', to name but a few. To make matters worse, this 'list' is getting bigger by the day.

However, I am determined not to let myself become overwhelmed by everything that needs to be done. Last year at college I let myself get behind too often, becoming lulled into a false sense of security by the self-assurance that 'I would get it done in the end'. This usually resulted in leaving work until the last possible minute before hurriedly completing it to a sub-standard quality. Ultimately I paid the price for this as I hugely underachieved in a number of subject units, although the experience did serve as a good lesson in that using time constructively, working hard and aiming high really does reap rewards. Apart from anything else it is far more fulfulling completing a job knowing that you have tried your absolute hardest (whatever the outcome), as opposed to doing just enough to get by and no more - the latter of which I foolishly succumbed to on numerous occasions last year.

Based on these words of wisdom I guess it would be best to just take one thing at a time, although I think it might be helpful to at least write down when each task needs to be completed so I can prioritise and plan my time. Part of the problem is that I am away on a geology field trip next week so anything that is important I will have to do over the weekend...

...sorry, I'm just rambling now. Even more so than I was before.

What I would say, however, is that writing this blog has gone some way to putting my mind at rest - it's no longer spinning like a tornado...more a gentle merry-go-round, maybe?

Wow, I've found a use for my blog. Amazing!

Well I suppose I should apologise for another shockingly boring post which mainly resembled a university lecture. And also for not doing what I said I would, which was reveal more about why this blog is called what it is.

The next blog will be better, I promise. It's just it's currently in it's fledgling stage, which is one of extreme tedium, mainly caused by the fact I haven't posted anything for over half a year and have therefore forgotten how to be both informative and entertaining at the same time (though you can't blame me for I am a bloke and we are not expected to multi-task!)

Please bear with me and expect a new (ie GOOD) post within the next day or two.

Laters!