Acknowledging that I am choosing to be late is one of the hardest things I struggle with, and that struggle is almost daily. Have I gotten better over the years? Sure! Do I *stay* better? Well, no. That meme that says "Sorry I'm late. I didn't want to come." sums it all up for me.
It’s especially hard with friends I know value timeliness… I try so hard, or think I do, but I don’t allow for things going wrong and then they do. And then sometimes I’m like, it’s 3 minutes, no one cares… but if it’s always me that’s 3 minutes late I worry they do! I think I’ve also become over sensitive…
"All of that to say that one of the type of books I like to read is books on time management/being a better human." IS a grammatically correct sentence, and it drives this English teacher crazy that it is!
My husband and I disagree about time - a lot. He is of the opinion that if you are not 10 minutes early then you are late. Me? If I get there right at the designated time then I feel accomplished ( to me this means pulling into a parking spot - not including the walk to get to said meeting place ). I have friends who are notoriously late. I mean like 20-30 minutes late on a regular basis. How does that make me feel? Like their time is more valuable than mine! I purposely tell them an incorrect time so that maybe they will miraculously be “on-time” but nope - STILL late. Because of this feeling, I am doing my very best to not be late so others don’t feel this way. It’s a constant work in progress but like all things in life the payoff is worth the effort.
Acknowledging that I am choosing to be late is one of the hardest things I struggle with, and that struggle is almost daily. Have I gotten better over the years? Sure! Do I *stay* better? Well, no. That meme that says "Sorry I'm late. I didn't want to come." sums it all up for me.
It’s especially hard with friends I know value timeliness… I try so hard, or think I do, but I don’t allow for things going wrong and then they do. And then sometimes I’m like, it’s 3 minutes, no one cares… but if it’s always me that’s 3 minutes late I worry they do! I think I’ve also become over sensitive…
"All of that to say that one of the type of books I like to read is books on time management/being a better human." IS a grammatically correct sentence, and it drives this English teacher crazy that it is!
Fellow sucker for this kind of book here - we are optimists!
I should have included “how not to worry….” Now THAT is optimistic.
My husband and I disagree about time - a lot. He is of the opinion that if you are not 10 minutes early then you are late. Me? If I get there right at the designated time then I feel accomplished ( to me this means pulling into a parking spot - not including the walk to get to said meeting place ). I have friends who are notoriously late. I mean like 20-30 minutes late on a regular basis. How does that make me feel? Like their time is more valuable than mine! I purposely tell them an incorrect time so that maybe they will miraculously be “on-time” but nope - STILL late. Because of this feeling, I am doing my very best to not be late so others don’t feel this way. It’s a constant work in progress but like all things in life the payoff is worth the effort.
Oh I have heard that “10 minutes early is on time, on time is late”…. But if I’m 10 minutes early, I’m going to… go in a bookstore….
LOL. Great idea!