Making an appointment to see the dentist, starting an exercise routine, getting the dry-cleaning collected – these are just some of the things I have been putting off doing. And I’ve been putting them off for quite some time, but never for more than a year or maybe two, er actually with the exercise routine that may have been stretched a little bit .
But, I have nothing on the person who just last week returned a book to the Camden Library that was 122 years overdue. Yup, you read that right. 122 years. Must have been an old book and it was. The first edition copy of Charles Darwin’s Insectivorous Plants had been borrowed from the Camden School of Arts lending library – Camden library’s predecessor – on January 30, 1889.
Camden Council library estimated the overdue fee for the book would be $35,000 in today’s money, accounting for inflation, but they will not be enforcing the fine.
What things are you putting off at the moment? Are there things that you constantly put off?
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Have to put this on a separate post - please all you ladies putting off pap smears, get on the phone and make an appointment - stat!
Like MissNeriss I was all up to date with my smears but still had to have surgery to remove cancerous cells. My sister was only 6 months overdue and they told her that had she waited another 6 months she would have been in quite a bit of trouble.
If you don't like your doctor doing them, try a community health nurse. I have a wonderful doctor but go to the women's health clinic where the nurse does pap smears all day, every day (lucky her LOL). She is so gentle and lovely and it is over so quickly.
Please don't put it off, your life is worth so much more than a little discomfort and embarrassment :-)
checking my child care benefit salary amount to make sure it's accurate
updating my blog
updating the photos on our PC slideshow (the only way we ever see our photos)
contacting the electricians who repaired our faulty cruise control - it broke again
contacting my car insurer to ask them a question
preparing for a contracting job on Tuesday
organising a concert for my band at the coast
the filing
reading the two books I need to read to review
work I need to do for the child care committee I'm on
I could go on and on. I'm the queen of procrastination! Sigh. Think I'll go to bed.