There’s nothing like a deadline to make EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD seem more important &/or more appealing than the paper that’s due in T-35 hours.
My latest time waster? An absolutely uncompromising NEED for macaroni and cheese. So what do I do?
Make mac and cheese, of course!
Of course, it would be ever so helpful if I could open a box of velveta and whip up a quick batch, but celiacs disease makes that wishful thinking impossible. No, I have to do it the hard way. But fast, ya know?? ‘Cause I’m on a time crunch, people!
Fortunately, I had some gluten-free pasta in the cabinet. I boiled up a good handful. (While meanwhile thinking about how to formulate my next paragraph, of course!)
When the pasta was done, I drained off the water, dumped some shredded cheddar cheese on top, tore a slice of american cheese in to smaller pieces on top of that, and poured a bit of milk.
Stirred it all up so everything was melted, seasoned with black pepper (no salt needed!), and now I’m not quite finished eating my bowl-full of yumminess as I type this.
Time waster–SUCCESSFUL!
Full tummy–DONE.
Paper–Well….. I’m still workin’ on it.
But as my kids at school would say, “I’m almost done!” with even a single word on their page. It’s all a matter of perspective. I’m closer to done than I was a few minutes ago!
Back to work!
