Personal Statement: Unhealthy Love Hate Relationship With Procrastination

Title
A bad habit that I share with most the human population is the unhealthy love hate relationship with procrastination. I procrastinate almost everything I do; then when it comes to the last possible second I end up self-loathingly doing hundreds of tasks at once. Whether it’s doing school work, cleaning my apartment, or simply going to the grocery store, I almost always put it off. However, I have learned from my mistakes over the years and have honed my time management skills. For instance, when it comes to assignments for school, I make a list of all the things I have to do for the night. That way when I accomplish something off of the list I have the satisfaction of physically marking it off. I also time myself on how long that particular assignment took and reward myself with a YouTube video of half the length. If neither of those seem to work in motivating myself, I contemplate the consequences of not completing the assignment. In most scenarios I end up homeless in trillions of dollars in debt. I don’t want to be homeless and trillions of dollars in debt so I do the assignment.

I seem to always have a reason to clean it though. My boyfriend comes over a lot and he teases me if I forget to unload the dishwasher. My mom is also my biggest critic. She dreams of the day my messy teenager ways will finally end. But if I am not expecting company I tend to slack off. Then I end up with unexpected people over looking at me like I belong on an episode of hoarders. So to motivate myself to keep the place moderately clean I pretend the planets will align and Ryan Reynolds will be at my door. If he shows up to profess his love for me then I want it to look semi-decent. Can’t tell the grandchildren I met their father in a pig pin. Well I could, but I would rather