at it. I was stunned when it took me only two mornings to get that room in shape! Order was restored, junk was tossed and I even discovered a set of African tribal masks my ex-husband and I purchased decades earlier hidden away in some garbage bags. I wonder what a Feng Shui Procrastination is a dream stealer. It's insidious and has the potential to snuff out our vitality and diminish how we feel about ourselves. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, to procrastinate means "to put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness". Ouch, that sounds harsh, doesn't it! But when we procrastinate, we start to lose our focus, drain our energy and ultimately cause our self-esteem to plummet. Just imagine what happens when you fill a sink with water but your plug has a loose seal. You come back 5 minutes later to find an empty sink. That's exactly what happens to us when we procrastinate -- our energy and focus simply drain away from us.

I am a reforming procrastinator. For example, I had a basement storage room that desperately needed de-cluttering. It got to the point after literally months of procrastination that I started avoided going to the basement altogether. Finally I noticed how much of my time and energy was going into avoiding cleaning up the clutter. So I simply decided that I'd spend two hours each morning chipping away at it. I was stunned when it took me only two mornings to get that room in shape! Order was restored, junk was tossed and I even discovered a set of African tribal masks my ex-husband and I purchased decades earlier hidden away in some garbage bags. I wonder what a Feng Shui e

ss or laziness". Ouch, that sounds harsh, doesn't it! But when we procrastinate, we start to lose our focus, drain our energy and ultimately cause our self-esteem to plummet. Just imagine what happens when you fill a sink with water but your plug has a loose seal. You come back 5 minutes later to find an empty sink. That's exactly what happens to us when we procrastinate -- our energy and focus simply drain away from us.

I am a reforming procrastinator. For example, I had a basement storage room that desperately needed de-cluttering. It got to the point after literally months of procrastination that I started avoided going to the basement altogether. Finally I noticed how much of my time and energy was going into avoiding cleaning up the clutter. So I simply decided that I'd spend two hours each morning chipping away at it. I was stunned when it took me only two mornings to get that room in shape! Order was restored, junk was tossed and I even discovered a set of African tribal masks my ex-husband and I purchased decades earlier hidden away in some garbage bags. I wonder what a Feng Shui

5 minutes later to find an empty sink. That's exactly what happens to us when we procrastinate -- our energy and focus simply drain away from us.

I am a reforming procrastinator. For example, I had a basement storage room that desperately needed de-cluttering. It got to the point after literally months of procrastination that I started avoided going to the basement altogether. Finally I noticed how much of my time and energy was going into avoiding cleaning up the clutter. So I simply decided that I'd spend two hours each morning chipping away at it. I was stunned when it took me only two mornings to get that room in shape! Order was restored, junk was tossed and I even discovered a set of African tribal masks my ex-husband and I purchased decades earlier hidden away in some garbage bags. I wonder what a Feng Shui

the point after literally months of procrastination that I started avoided going to the basement altogether. Finally I noticed how much of my time and energy was going into avoiding cleaning up the clutter. So I simply decided that I'd spend two hours each morning chipping away at it. I was stunned when it took me only two mornings to get that room in shape! Order was restored, junk was tossed and I even discovered a set of African tribal masks my ex-husband and I purchased decades earlier hidden away in some garbage bags. I wonder what a Feng Shui at it. I was stunned when it took me only two mornings to get that room in shape! Order was restored, junk was tossed and I even discovered a set of African tribal masks my ex-husband and I purchased decades earlier hidden away in some garbage bags. I wonder what a Feng Shui expert would say about that! I likely spent 100 times more energy postponing and thinking about cleaning up that room than it actually took to clean it up! What could I have done with all that time and focus if I'd tamed my procrastination beast! Have you had a similar experience? We procrastinate about obvious things - preparing our tax returns, cleaning up cluttered areas, scheduling car maintenance, going to the gym or making amends to people. However, we also procrastinate in more subtle forms. How about going to bed when our bodies need sleep? Or taking quiet time to refuel yourself or assess your priorities? Taken the time to plan healthy meals lately? How often do we put off acknowledging ourselves or others or spending quality time with our children and loved ones?

The journey of a thousand miles truly does begin with a single step. Being aware of where you procrastinate is the first one. To get a handle on procrastination, read on to create your game plan. Why not start by declaring this next week a "procrastination-free" week. If you fall off the horse and do procrastinate, jus