Produstination

Rachel gets credit for coining this term - productive procrastination = produstination. I am a world class produstinator. I don't usually procrastinate by watching TV or napping. No, that would be too easy. I like to clean which is rare, bake delicious things to get praise for produstinating, go through my clothes to decide what to keep and what I should get rid of because I don't wear anyway, get in touch with old friends and do any of the many other things on my constant to do list that almost never get done. Except when I have a paper to write.

That is where I find myself now. I should add "blogging" to the list of typical produstination activities.

However, in knowing this about myself, I have camped out in an empty office at work, not even surrounded by my own desk trinkets to distract me. I have eaten my Chobani and my Luna bar - specifically chosen for their easy to eat, lack of distracting qualities ...but which I managed to slowly consume, reading all of their nutrition facts and labels, naturally. I wonder how many of these ingredients are corn-based.

To reward myself for finishing a section of the paper, I listened to this really interesting article on NPR, which Ben gets credit for discovering. Wal-Mart wants to enter the world of healthcare, folks. So with your yellow smiley face sticker and your friendly greeter, you can also see the doc. It seems like another ploy to attract people to the glowing sign of Wally World and very unlikely to actually cut any health care costs. If they wanted to make any meaningful contribution to health care, they could start by treating their employees better, or requiring their store managers to do so. Anyway, I'm sure it'll attract people in flocks. Don't get me wrong - I am all about frugality, but I also appreciate the efficiency that comes with continuity of care by the same physician or group of medical professionals.

I guess that's all for now, but it's definitely worth a listen. Smart people saying smart things.

Now I'm off to write my paper. Right after I eat my apple, one slow bite at a time ;)