Today I finally finished work and can enjoy the summer. The problem with this is that I no longer have an excuse to accomplish nothing  this summer.

Starting tomorrow, I enter a phase of paid holidays that are my choice and a second series of “planned” paid holidays that are my company’s choice. (Long story that.)

After a short trip to the in-laws I will find myself with lots of time and nothing to do but what I want to do (with the caveat that I will be babysitting at least three days a week).  In other words, I’ve suddenly got a “round tuit” and nothing messes up your denial than suddenly getting a round tuit.

The problem is that my plans tend to fade when faced with the actual time to do them. For example, several times in the past I’ve planned outings to Tokyo to visit Place A or Place B (not real places) and do Action A and Action B (not real actions) and in the end ended up staying home and doing nothing.

The same happens when I make plans. The planning takes a lot of energy and leaves a sense of accomplishment but then I need a break and will “just quickly” check my email or play one round of game A or game B (not real games). A few hours later I think “Hmmm, I should eat something”. A few hours after that I think “I have to do something that won’t easily fit in a bottle; I should get up and go to the toilet.” A few hours after that it’s time for bed.

But first I have to write an entry for this blog.

This summer I’ve been playing around with different schedules and have had moderate success. The main thing throwing me off schedule is the bad habit of putting of these posts until right before bed. This means I don’t get as much sleep as I’d like which throws off my energy the next day.

But at least that gives me something to write about. If I actually started writing during the day, I might have nothing to write about.

I’ll think about that later, though. It’s time for bed.