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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Damned if I do, and, damned if I don’t Always leaving me in a dire quandary Choices, decisions, this thing or that – Shall I watch TV? Or do my laundry? Oh, how I hate to make up my mind If I could only let it drift, to and fro – Never deciding or being called to find A specific thing, which path to follow. Procrastination seems my only way Putting off without thinking about it, Tomorrow will surely be a better day Perhaps everything will gloriously fit Maybe I’ll know whether to go or stay I may have courage to yell, “No way!” Written August 6, 2022

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Rico Leffanta

Date: 8/7/2022 11:46:00 AM

Habits free the mind of decision-making, e.g., by habit, I do my laundry at 03:00 every Monday morning without thinking about it. No alarm clock needed, I wake up by habit! Aloha!

Rico Leffanta
Date: 8/9/2022 10:43:00 AM

So is everyone else, which is why I do it at 03:00!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/7/2022 12:08:00 PM

At 3:00 in the morning I am sawing logs. Happy washing, Rico!

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 8/6/2022 7:46:00 PM

"Tomorrow will surely be a better day" - it usually is, so put it off Hank! Laundry is no fun!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/6/2022 9:37:00 PM

Oh, I'm really not that bad. I did it this morning! I also put a Yankee pot roast in the crock pot.

John Lawless

Date: 8/6/2022 5:41:00 PM

"never put off til tomorrow what you can forget about altogether".....The ever present question "DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE MAKING DECISIONS?" The answer: "WELL, YES AND NO!"

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/6/2022 6:51:00 PM

That is so true. I hate it when anyone insists on letting me pick the restaurant or the movie!

Ilene Bauer

Date: 8/6/2022 1:52:00 PM

i am the worst decision maker in the world, milton, so i can totally relate!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/6/2022 1:55:00 PM

If I have not established a pattern, and I have to make choices, it drives me crazy. I even wear the same clothes year after year because I hate to make the choices involved in shopping. I have been in a long, long time! I totally understand. It's almost like a phobia with me.