tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post8769697562864369343..comments2024-03-17T02:20:03.772-05:00Comments on Riding With The Top Down: I'm late, I'm late. . . wait. . . not yet!Kathleen Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-45238544247687497232009-06-10T13:49:02.842-05:002009-06-10T13:49:02.842-05:00I missed national Donald Duck day???
Oh .... poo!I missed national Donald Duck day???<br />Oh .... poo!Cindy Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311224531297908704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-43070515015325755372009-06-10T07:45:24.673-05:002009-06-10T07:45:24.673-05:00Venus, you have my sympathy. I understand the cong...Venus, you have my sympathy. I understand the congenital "lateness" gene. Sort of like the congenital "sweet-tooth" gene. It's not good for you but that's just the way you are.<br /><br />The solution is to find a kind of work where time isn't as critical and then get to be wonderful at what you do best. . . so they can't do without you! Congrats on making yourself a niche!Betina Krahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379124690406269848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-404586028906259832009-06-09T22:38:47.544-05:002009-06-09T22:38:47.544-05:00I've always been a late kind of girl. Sometim...I've always been a late kind of girl. Sometimes I even have guilt for it, but not usually.<br /> <br />When I say I've always been late, I mean from primary school, where my mother would get in trouble, through highschool where I'd be in detention every week with the troublemakers--even though I actually never caused trouble.<br /> <br />I've regularly been late to every job I've ever held. And my bosses have hated it, but never faulted my work, so I survived. <br /> <br />I do TRY to be on time. I really do. It just doesn't work. So I've given up the guilt and accepted my flaw.Venus Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01948376896570994277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-13413638646555867432009-06-09T19:28:03.348-05:002009-06-09T19:28:03.348-05:00Dottie! a kindred spirit-- we five-minute ahead p...Dottie! a kindred spirit-- we five-minute ahead people! I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one!<br /><br />Lois, I've long suspected we're related in some way. You and me, babe. We're headed to the top-- five minutes behind everybody else!<br /><br />Cyndi, I think working for myself has made me complaisant. . . I had to make some appointments outside the house for myself in order to make myself shape up. I feel NAKED without a watch. . . it's the first thing I put on in the morning. . . even before a bra!<br /><br />Keri, kids will do that to you! It takes a while to get used to those little last minute emergencies and necessities. . . you have to learn to plant those in. I used to do it for my kiddos. . . why can't I do it for myself?<br /><br />Michele, I would probably make you nutz. Thank heaven there's someone for everyone! But in my defense, it took years of self-indulgent schedule to undo my timeliness habit. I'm hoping it won't take that long to remake.<br /><br />Deb, I LOVE your explanation about late-comers. It's actually true of us writers, in general. WE do focus intensely and tune out distractions and give our all to what we're invested in. In short, we rock. Thanks for the vote of confidence.<br /><br />Kathy, congratulations on the big 4-0! You and Clyde are uch a perfect match. And look at the memories you've made over those years. I remember hearing somewhere about "Indian time." But I think American Indians are just one of many cultures that are far more at peace with "time" than we obsessed 21st Century Western types. We've made it a tyrant! <br /><br />Oh, Kathy, I think it does take me more time to get ready these days. Damage control. sigh.<br /><br />Helen, you're like a hug from the universe! And I'm glad you liked the explanation of why so many writers are so distracted and LATE a lot. It just makes sense, no?<br /><br />And you know, Catslady, I never thought about it seeming like late people are being selfish-- valuing their own time more than others'. the only time I have felt that way was in a doctor's office, waiting for an appointment. Then it seems just vile. Hmmm. Another reason to change my time-slacking ways.<br /><br />Estelle. . . what kind of watch do you favor. Fashion piece or something plain and utilitarian? I think we could do a blog on what a watch says about the wearer.<br /><br />Lol, Christie-- making the most of your time while waiting for the tardies to get with the program. Reading! We should all be so tolerant and productive!Betina Krahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379124690406269848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-35827313302686436962009-06-09T17:33:52.309-05:002009-06-09T17:33:52.309-05:00I really dislike being late to anything. I'm ...I really dislike being late to anything. I'm early most of the time. One of my sons we call the World's Slowest Person and it makes me crazy. We'll all be in the car and ready to go and he'll be inside the house still looking for his shoes.<br /><br />I wear a watch when I'm going to be out and about because my cell phone stays in my purse.<br /><br />That said, I'm tolerant of tardy people (except my kid) because I usually have a book with me.Christie Ridgwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036552271272402052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-78787366415462690042009-06-09T16:50:53.110-05:002009-06-09T16:50:53.110-05:00I wear a watch all of the time.
I am usually early...I wear a watch all of the time.<br />I am usually early to appts and such.Estellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199693275287344161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-52614661277456425772009-06-09T15:18:54.364-05:002009-06-09T15:18:54.364-05:00My dad was a "be 15 minutes early kind of guy...My dad was a "be 15 minutes early kind of guy" and I'd rather be really early than 1 minute late. My husband is pretty good but not beyond stalling because he knows it gets to me! I have a nephew and my best friend who are always late. We tried telling them earlier but they know the trick. It really makes me feel that they think they're time is more valuable then others - I'm sure they just lose track of time but obviously they don't feel compelled to change.catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-76560320772275735032009-06-09T13:18:06.413-05:002009-06-09T13:18:06.413-05:00Kathleen! Congratulations on having arrived at th...Kathleen! Congratulations on having arrived at the big 4-0! Yay, you and yay Clyde!Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-5180761733745242912009-06-09T11:13:41.574-05:002009-06-09T11:13:41.574-05:00You and me, Betina. I can't seem to get it th...You and me, Betina. I can't seem to get it through my head that it takes more time to get ready and get where I'm going than I think it will, no matter how many times I've made the same journey.<br /><br />Hubby Clyde is much more punctual than I am. In Indian Country they call him a "boarding school kid." He was born on Indian Time, but the boarding schools drummed clock time into his head. Even though he doesn't wear a watch, he's got that cell phone habit. <br /><br />Hey, we celebrated our 40th anniversary yesterday. We met on June 8, 1969.Kathleen Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-86872215950026055062009-06-09T11:04:24.779-05:002009-06-09T11:04:24.779-05:00Deb, thanks so much for the bit about late-comers ...Deb, thanks so much for the bit about late-comers focus on the people and task at hand. I've never heard that, but Aha! I think that's me. Once I get there, I'm into it. I'm really with the people and the event, and I'll hang with them until they're looking at their watches.<br /><br />I do wear a watch. I've worn one since I got my first Mickey Mouse for Christmas from my uncle. (Wonder what happened to that...Kathleen Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-76096874859030641692009-06-09T10:32:05.104-05:002009-06-09T10:32:05.104-05:00I tend to be late for most things unless my brain ...I tend to be late for most things unless my brain tags them as inviolate. Arriving on time to give a workshop is inviolate. Never been late for one of those. Never late for the airport, etc.<br /><br />However, the rest of the world has to wait on me. I've never tried to improve my time management. ::gasp:: So rude of me, I know! But I stopped feeling guilty about it when I read an article that discussed what time management says about a person.<br /><br />One of the tidbits about late-arrivers is that they are usually focused on you when they arrive. They don't have one foot out the door thinking about the next appointment.<br /><br />Late-arrivers have an ability to zone out everything but their current activities. YOU are their highest priority until they have finished the task/conversation/meal at hand. If their full-attention to YOU means they are late for another appointment, so be it.<br /><br />I liked that concept. So, now I'm no longer feeling guilty. I'm never late because I'm playing a computer game or over-sleeping. I'm only late because I might be finishing a business email, or writing my blog post or giving my mother an extra few minutes of phone time. Or maybe I couldn't shake a determined fan at a conference while I was on my way to the cab stand.<br /><br />If I'm late because I'm doing real things, then that's okay.Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-12082181058788670722009-06-09T09:29:48.044-05:002009-06-09T09:29:48.044-05:00I could've written this post. It would not ha...I could've written this post. It would not have been nearly as funny -- Betina, you such a great sense of humor -- but I can pretty much ditto everything you said.<br /><br />And I LOVE your explanation of how writers seem so self-absorbed. It really hits home.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I've gotten worse as I've gotten older and will likely be dealing with this until I die. Let me know if you ever hit on something that "fixes" it once and for all!!Helen Brennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680081195181747377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-11077388735066875132009-06-09T09:00:57.225-05:002009-06-09T09:00:57.225-05:00{shudder} You remind me of my hubby, Betina. We ...{shudder} You remind me of my hubby, Betina. We clash a lot when it comes to time. ;-) I'm one of those you probably love to hate: I'm always early. If I'm not five minutes early, I'm late. I hate arriving exactly on time, or heaven forbid, a minute or two late. It would kill me. I'm not sure where that need for promptness came from, but so far, it's worked for me.<br /><br />:-)Michele Haufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255612473985897103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-88669497914602885002009-06-09T08:29:14.076-05:002009-06-09T08:29:14.076-05:00Worse than I used to be. I blame it on the kid, on...Worse than I used to be. I blame it on the kid, only that's starting to get old. I mean, he's over 2. Surely by now I have mentally adjusted that I have him to get ready along with myself. I'm in the 5-10minutes running late. Except for doc's appointments. on time or early for those. I don't want to miss and hang out in the waiting room forever!<br /><br />I don't wear a watch. I used to handwash a lot of dishes and the wet band around your wrist gets irritating quick. Now I don't have a watch with a battery. :O) Husband ALWAYS wears one, even tho he's always got his phone.Keri Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342480359177235075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-24771923996027792452009-06-09T07:58:17.117-05:002009-06-09T07:58:17.117-05:00When I had a "day job", I was much more ...When I had a "day job", I was much more controlled by the watch on my wrist. But now, not so much. My watch used to be the first thing I put on. Now, sometimes I forget my watch. <br /><br />I don't mind being early to doctor appointments, etc. Gives me time to read, which is short supply these days. <br /><br />I had a friend in high school who was ALWAYS late, so we began telling her we would pick her up at so and so time...which was always 30 minutes before we would actually show up. She'll still be late but usually only 5-10 minutes instead of 35-40 minutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-88509644131963686302009-06-09T06:56:00.029-05:002009-06-09T06:56:00.029-05:00I'm pretty sure you and I are blood kin, Betin...I'm pretty sure you and I are blood kin, Betina. I have a Swiss cheese brain when it comes to time. I can't seem to get it. I often think I have to leave when I actually have to BE there. What's that about? Part of my problem is also that I can't stand being early and sitting around because then I feel like I'm wasting time...a cardinal sin where I come from.lois greimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05758677401591191607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-3092270929761953572009-06-09T06:29:29.591-05:002009-06-09T06:29:29.591-05:00I used to wear a watch every where, but then my ce...I used to wear a watch every where, but then my cell phone as the time and did I really need to ways to tell the time? Yes, I did. You see, I too have a late gene, family and friends tell me to come 30 minutes before everyone else so I arrive when everyone else does... yes, I'm usually that late. But I've set the clocks in the house around, only 5 minutes, but it makes me think about the time and the need to be somewhere on time. I've started to wear my watch again, with the time set ahead by 5 minutes....I seem to be doing better.<br /><br />Dottie :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688849410604429533noreply@blogger.com