Procrastination

Two evenly spaced slots of time, separated by one trip to preschool to cath a small child.

Two tasks, one pleasant (drink enough coffee to stay awake for housegrouplifegroup tonight and do some reading/blogging/eating of chocolate biscuits), one tedious (clear sitting room to make space for a Team Around the Child meeting, do the washing up and generally make the house appear to be an acceptable place in which to bring up children).

If I do the tasks in the order above, my pleasure in the drinking coffee/eating of chocolate/etc. will be marred by the knowledge that the house is messy and the work still needs to be done. If I do them in reverse order, create order from chaos first and then cover it in biscuit crumbs, I will be able to relax properly and enjoy the peace of mind that comes with a tidy home.

So why is it that in these situations, I always drink the coffee first?

And what are the chances that if I had actually done it the other way around, I might have remembered to go into town and pick up Mog's pads too?

Tia. Hoping not to forget again tomorrow morning.