What are some of the silliest excuses you’ve ever given someone else or even yourself?

What do you think?

I think excuses is my middle name. I make excuses even to not wash the dishes in the evening. I am Too tired, I hurt too much, I have other things I need to do, or want to do. It goes on and on. My excuses and procratination are a major road block for me. I know this, and yet continue to make them?????

I have piles of personal paperwork to deal with, financial things to organize and on and on. My yard needs help! Why can't I get up and do things that I know need to be taken care of at the time they need to be taken care of?? I do this at home and at work and it really makes things nuts. Eventually, I get so overwhelmed by all the "things" I have made ecuses for not doing, that then I feel so buried that I make the excuse that there is too much to do, so I am too overwhelmed to do any of it!!!

How does any of this make sense. :)

Excuses: Just a little won't hurt.  A little procrastination, a little bite, a little clutter, a little laying around, a little more, a little her a little there. It all adds up to wasted time, calories, days and years.  Silly but serious business.

I have the bad habit of screening all phone calls  or simply turning off the cell phone for days. I can't even remember how many times I've said I left my cellphone in the car, at the office, at the restaurant, etc. My friends and family must think I have Alzheimer's

"It's the medicine I'm on."

Although it is true that I have difficulty sometimes communicating b/c of meds for pain management, I find myself saying, "Please forgive me, it's the medicine I'm on."

Today in the Dr.'s office, my GP DR> Dodd asked, "So what medicines are you taking to help with your sinus problem?"

Instead of saying Mucinex, I quickly said Metamucil!

His eyebrows lifted upward, stopped writing what I was reporting, and asked slowly, "Are you sure?"  

"Yes, I'm su....Oh, wait a minute.  I ment Mucinex."  

 

"Yeh, if you've been taking the other stuff a whole lot, you'd be having a whole different problem," with a grin and chuckle."

 

"I know, I was decribing the wrong end there Doc!"  

 

We had a good laugh. It took us a couple of minutes to settle down and get back to why I came there to see him,  It was so fun to laugh at myself instead of getting embarrassed.

That's such a funny story. Thanks for sharing it.

Thanks for the giggles alex nikki. This is helping to recognize my excuses!

It's odd - my biggest excuse is not having enough energy - and that I don't get help from others ~ yet this makes me think of how much energy I use in procrastination... seems I always get the most done when I just say - oh the heck with it - I'll do it myself!

This is really dumb but I have told people that I had bad cramps to get out of being social. Ugh! And then there are times when I really did have bad cramps and I don't think they believed me. Ha, ha...

Take responsibility for what you choose to do and not to do.  Don't beat yourself up over not getting something done, but do understand the implications.  I'm so sick and tired of having a cloud of "should have / could have" hanging over my head, that I choose not to reflect on things that way.  It's not worth the negative point of view.  Rather, I know that getting things done carves more space in my time and  mind for other things, so I'm choosing to be proactive and much happier for it.  And when I do slip up, I forgive myself and make a point of tackling matters rather than letting things slide.

Just do it!

I may screw up but as long as I am honest w/myself and others , take ownership, learn from it, and forgive, I gain respect for being human. It is never too late to get back on track. An important lesson I am working on with  my children. I know it starts with me leading by example. 

My worst excuse for coming in late to work was I told my supervisisor my dog slept under the bed and pulled out the cord from my alarm clock....and i used it more than once.