accomplishment pleasures

...i get proud over silly things

06.10.05

On a daily basis, I have a set schedule of things that I need to accomplish. Generally, I forget to do most of them, and then have to remind myself to do them later.

Which generally happens a couple of days to weeks later.

And when I finally do whatever I was supposed to have done a couple of days to weeks earlier, I get all inordinately pleased with myself.

Like when I was supposed to cancel my membership in one of those credit protection programs that is free for the first 30 days and gets you a free credit report? At least a 45 days later, I not only remembered to do it, but also follow through and get it accomplished. And I felt a certain sense of perverse pleasure at telling the guy that the reason I was cancelling it was because I only did it in the first place for the free credit report. (Which really turned out to cost $11.95, but is still cheaper than paying for a regular 3-bureau report.)

Or when I finally renewed my license plate sticker and city parking sticker, at least a month after I had meant to, I felt a warm glow. Granted, I still had a couple of weeks left in the renewal window, but still.

You can only imagine how pleased I am with myself when I do the laundry or clean out the littler box, let me tell you. Or maybe I won't.