On Self-Imposed Deadlines

I tend to be very deadline oriented. I always have been. And so, when I have something I need to do, I set a deadline and then work backwards to figure out how much progress I need to make in advance to get things done in time.

At least, that's the theory.

In practice, I am not as good at figuring out how far in advance I need to start things as I used to be. I just don't figure in enough time for the things that come up with 4 kids. It isn't that anything particularly surprising happens, but things always take more time than I anticipate.

Also, I am much better with hard deadlines, like filing my taxes, than I am with self-imposed deadlines, like posting my monthly blog entries. So, I got my taxes filed in April, but I didn't actually get this entry posted in April, the post date notwithstanding.

It has been a busy month, but that's no excuse. I just gave myself permission to let this one slip in order to take care of myself and my kids. I expect to be back on track in May.