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The price of procrastination...

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Is there anyone else out there who can share their experiences with procrastination? And no, I don't mean the run-of-the-mill variety, but the kind where you put priorities on the back burner and focus on the little meaningless stuff.

The reason I'm asking is because I've spent the last couple of days paying the price (literally in this case) for putting off things that should have been done years ago. It's also put a huge amount of strain on my marriage and family.

At least I can say that I am finally confronting these issues, but it is a lot like "eating that frog" (a term I read in a book about dealing with procrastinating)
yeouxleigh
yeouxleigh
Yes, i have procrastinated in leaving a violent relationship. But I am on the move now. I also put aside being financially responsible for temporary happiness during the holidays, now i have to work harder to get me thru the next month. I just had to rethink and start from the beginning, doing one thing at a time. Good Luck.
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Neglectfully, I did not take care of myself, as I knew that I should have. I put off .. and allowed debts to build and build .. to the point that I know own a small mountain of debt.

Along the way .. I also learned .. that with faith .. all things are possible. I don't, as of this moment, know how I'm going to get out of the mess I've created .. but I am confident that I will, as that is my heart felt desire.

Congratulations for confronting your issues .. sometimes eating the frog is not too tasty .. but necessary work.

My hat is off .. to you ..
deleted_user
deleted_user
Is this my husband? It sure sounds exactly like my husband.

How proud you must be that you have taken the first step which is to recognize that there is a problem and the stress that it has put on your family.

My husband has spent money and moved money around to the tune of $50,000 without ever consulting me. Now we risk loosing our house, cars and everything that I have worked so hard for.

The main problem that you are going to face is trust in your marriage or family.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Sounds so much like my husband too....He has been in and out of District Magistrates offices, and even once to jail for his procrastination. I get so frustrated trying to keep on top of things, but there are so many little things that slip through. And I too get overwhelmed and forget somethings.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I can see putting of the little things. But major things, no way. Unfortunetly my fiance, procastonated so long to file for disability, that we may loose our home and our family may be split up. I did everything I possibly could to avoid this, but he had to be the one to file, I could not do that for him. Talk about frustation!!! Please keep working on confronting issues, work with your family not against them. Trust me when I say this,Your family is all that is out there for you. Don't risk them.
deleted_user
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In response to birdy1: My husband too, put off his disability, and we are still waiting.....We are moving and finally doing well with our business, but same thing here,,,,,our family has been split up for over 2 mths and the house we just bought a year ago we are leaving to move partly because of his disability.....I know your frustration.
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