procrastination — Hot Chocolates & Chit Chat

Welcome to my Hot Chocolates & Chit Chat segment; where we chat about all things non-Discovery / Cyber. Because there is a life to live outside of Cyber; and having hobbies that aren’t “Cyber” related does not make you “not Cyber”.

“You know, sometimes I amaze even myself.” - Han Solo

I am a self titled Queen of Procrastination.
Need to study for an exam? My room needs tidying.
Need to prepare for a presentation? My carpet needs vacuuming.
Need to launch a personal blog after the technical issues were ironed out? Well… read on and you will find out…

It was quite the escalation when I bought the Lego Collector’s Millennium Falcon set, their biggest at 7,500+ pieces. Why an escalation? My previous Lego set was a 1000 piece BB-8. My Lego loving enablers who also happen to be my team and honorary team mates strongly encouraged the purchase; saying:

- It’s on sale!
- I have one! I paid more money for this!
- It is a collector’s item that will only go up in value! This is more an investment.
I don’t normally succumb to peer pressure; but in this instance, becoming a proud Millennium Falcon Lego set owner was my first and top priority.

Once I got my hands on the giant 14.6kg of box that came up to my knees, I busied myself with building my own Millennium Falcon. I took progress shots, proudly displayed my work in progress and scolded Peter (the husband) when he played with the partially assembled Falcon.

“You should really launch your blog,” my inner voice would say as my hands attached weapons and sections. I’m never great at thumbing my inner voice away, but that week, I was brilliant at it.

All good procrastination must come to an end; eventually I became a proud owner of a complete Lego Falcon, loaded up on Lego street cred and with a new conversation icebreaker for my fellow geeks!

I use procrastination as a way to manage stress. When I work on tasks that have a known outcome like following the instructions and building a Lego Millennium Falcon, it gives my brain a nice break from overthinking the various possible outcomes of the unknown; like publishing a blog. But maybe that’s just me.

What do you do to combat stress?