Why is it, i can spend all day feeling like crap and then at about 6-7pm suddenly perk up and feel like doing the work i've been putting off all weekend!!
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It's because you're not pushing yourself. Trust me, I'm an expert at not pushing myself.Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostWhy is it, i can spend all day feeling like crap and then at about 6-7pm suddenly perk up and feel like doing the work i've been putting off all weekend!!
You know you can do it all in a couple of hours so you don't bother starting till the clock is ticking.
I expect it will all go tits up at some stage though. -
You are not alone. I have until tomorrow to get my VAT return finished.Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostWhy is it, i can spend all day feeling like crap and then at about 6-7pm suddenly perk up and feel like doing the work i've been putting off all weekend!!
I have been faffing about with it for 2 weeks and only really started on it this evening.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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The hangover wore off?Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostWhy is it, i can spend all day feeling like crap and then at about 6-7pm suddenly perk up and feel like doing the work i've been putting off all weekend!!Comment
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Maybe you are an owl? I am a lark so get my energy surge roiund about now.Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostWhy is it, i can spend all day feeling like crap and then at about 6-7pm suddenly perk up and feel like doing the work i've been putting off all weekend!!Comment
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I usually wake up stiff.Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostMaybe you are an owl? I am a lark so get my energy surge roiund about now.
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lucky text girl who has shaken up your world!Originally posted by Churchill View PostI usually wake up stiff.
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I think I'm the lucky one...Originally posted by BrilloPad View Postlucky text girl who has shaken up your world!
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostYou are not alone. I have until tomorrow to get my VAT return finished.
I have been faffing about with it for 2 weeks and only really started on it this evening.
Sounds familiar, and I'd lost the paper return form thingie. Fortunately, the on-line return turned out to be easier than expected.
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I think the problem could be as simple as not eating enough
Wife is away at her parents for 2 weeks and I stopped cooking when I got marriedCoffee's for closersComment
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