What People Are Really Doing When They Say That They're Working

I have a very clean house here in Sarasota. There's not a drop of coffee left on the counter where I spilled it this morning. And though I have two dogs, you'd never know it by the sparkling look of things. People might say I'm house-proud but in reality, I just don’t want to get back to work.

To this end, I’ve learned who the sexiest celebrities of 2012 are according to Fandango. I’ve also been able to identify all bird life within a hundred foot radius of my house from the bird book I found under my sofa while Swiffing this morning. And if my Facebook search is accurate, my college boyfriend, who used to have frizzy hair down to his waist many years ago, has now gone completely bald.

Apropos of nothing, if you want to make how'd-she-do-it crepes, the TV talk show I watched while cleaning said all you need is hours of practice; sage advice I plan to comply with later on today.

Do I have any coffee left?  Crepes go well with coffee. Where would I be without my Keurig coffee maker? But there must be a cheaper place to buy those individual pods.  Usually I drink hazelnut but I didn't realize there were flavors like Donut House and Toffee Vanilla as Google revealed. How could these artificial ingredients possibly be good for you? Note to self: scour internet to check safety of coffee ingredients before coffee break this afternoon.

So how much time have I killed with all this already? Just terrible. I must clear my brain and get back to work. Yoga is supposed to help concentration and focus at these moments. Where’d I leave my mat?  Forget it.  I don’t feel like moving anymore.

Maybe I should try to put myself in a meditative state from which I’ll awaken refreshed and ready to go. Having never meditated, I wouldn't know.  But this is what people who do meditate hang over nonmeditators’ heads, like we’re all slackers in the feel-good department.

I’ll get back to work in a minute, but first, the effects of meditation really must be thoroughly examined. For all I know, it could be an elaborate hoax. Maybe it’s made up by people like me who just need a good excuse for napping on company time. 

People always talk about how helpful it is to meditate.  They point to reduced stress and increased clarity.  But for me, there would be another benefit.  I figure that if I could learn how to be "in the moment" any more than I already am, maybe I'd get so sick of myself I'd be dying to get back to work.

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