Productive Procrastination

When I was a child,

Mama hated it when we said the “B” word—

“I’m BORED.”

Find something to do when you

Have nothing to do.

So we would climb trees,

Walk our “forest” paths,

Make mud pies and ride bikes.

Sometimes we were told what to do….

Pick strawberries, unload the dishwasher,

Take out the trash!

This led to the fun stuff—

Get it done guys, so we can play!

Play catch in the yard, don’t drop the ball

Or Hershey will get it and run.

On cold or rainy days, settle down

In the comfort of the office

And play a competitive game of 007 or Battle Tanks

On the Nintendo 64

Filling the room with yells, “Hey!” and laughter.

As the calendar pages danced across time

My nothing to do changed.

Now I wake in the morning and lay in bed

Or stand in my kitchen with no purpose

And seem to find a project.

My “bored” is normally procrastinating

The odd jobs I don’t want to do…

So I read one of the many books waiting on my shelves,

Or I stand in front of my fridge, staring and daydreaming

Of the amazing concoctions I could make after

Catching a show on Food Network.

I might text a friend, say “What’s up?”

With my porch done, I love checking the weather

And opening windows….anything to solve my fidgeting.

Sometimes I go down the rabbit hole—

And come up hours later

From the worlds of Pinterest and YouTube.

Disney, TCM, and, lets be honest, ANY movie

Are also a good ole' fall back.

My nothing to dos
Always send me searching
For more.