Instead of anything...

I rearranged my sock drawer. Seriously.

Instead of researching a new client...

I finished up my shibori scarf. Sweet, huh? I think it looks like seaweed (in a good way).

Instead of prepping for my talk at the St. Joe Library tonight...

I went to the new Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo. That was not so productive.

Instead of fretting...

I enjoyed Christmas, gifts and pot roast and the Four Winds Casino and all.

Instead of prepping for my talk at the St. Joe Library on 12/27...

I took a nap.

What with my mom's detailed schedule and shopping list and my book signing...

There was no procrastination today.

Instead of being efficient in my work...

I spent countless hours waiting for my mom's dial-up service to kick in. I love Michigan.

Instead of attacking my to-do list while traveling...

I slept during the first leg and turned $20 into $150 while playing video poker during my layover in Vegas!

Instead of working on a new proposal...

I set up my new bed and packed for Michigan.

Instead of reviewing SEO content...

I sent out a list of questions to my extended family to start a dialogue over the holidays.

Sorry, no procrastination today.

Instead of wrapping up the book proposals...

I cleaned and rearranged my apartment slightly to accommodate my new 29-inch TV (my friends got the flat screen and I got lucky).

Instead of knocking out several short book proposals...

I cleaned up a few things on my website.

What day is it?

I've lost my mind.

Instead of, uh, never mind.

There was definitely no procrastinating today.

Instead of hitting the ground running this morning...

I unsubscribed from various e-mail lists.

Instead of sleeping...

I washed my linens.

Instead of writing pitch letters...

I mopped the floors.

Instead of finishing an essay...

I eyeballed the new decor in the cosmetics department at Nordstorm, targeting counters particularly ripe for free samples.

There was no procrastination today...

Instead of finishing an essay...

I moved the furniture in my apartment so new windows could be installed.

Instead of much else...

I bought country CDs as Christmas gifts while at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. I love me some Nashville!

Instead of powering through the craft bomb in my apartment...

I took a break and updated my frequent flyer information with Delta (which I haven't done in about 12 years).

There was no procrastination today...

as I prepared for the Urban Craft Uprising.

Instead of writing...

I reconfigured my apartment to provide greater storage and carve out a more distinct work space.

Instead of finishing a script for a web video...

I got a box together for my brother in Kuwait.

Instead of writing a script for a web video...

I made Cowboy Cookies to send to my brother in Kuwait.

Instead of fretting...

I'm enjoying Thanksgiving by making sweet potato cheesecake and harvest crisp for dinner, and making body soufflé and crystal rings for the Urban Craft Uprising next weekend.

Instead of finishing an essay...

I procraftinated by making lavender linen waters, sterilizing jars for body soufflé, and making crystal rings.

Instead of finishing my budget forecasting...

I cleaned the refrigerator, dumping things down the drain that were, uh, past their prime. I also dumped recyclable packing peanuts in the sink, and watched as they melted like the Wicked Witch of the West.

Oh, and I started another crystal ring.

Instead of doing some budget forecasting...

I sterilized bottles for the linen waters I'm going to sell at the Urban Craft Uprising. All UCU all the time...

Instead of doing some budget forecasting...

I did laundry and made crystal rings for the Urban Craft Uprising.

Instead of reviewing video...

I reviewed Backcountry Betty, in preparation for a book signing tonight.

Instead of finishing an essay for radio...

I sent out an e-mail to my Northwest contacts about my book signing event at Nau tomorrow night.

Instead of updating a spreadsheet...

I researched H pylori and Barrett's esophagus online.

Instead of reviewing Beauty Confessional videos...

I walked over to Fusion Beads and stocked up on more Swarovski crystals, necessary for the sparkly rings I'm selling at the Urban Craft Uprising.

Instead of doing anything work-related...

I had an endoscopy this afternoon. I love medical procedures that feel like spa experiences, don't you?

Instead of reviewing Beauty Confessional videos...

I cleaned my apartment and made a batch of lip balm and photographed rings for the Urban Craft Uprising. Check it out at the Seattle Center on December 1 and 2.

Instead of finishing an essay...

I learned all about the sugar and soy conspiracy from my good friend Stacya Silverman.

Instead of writing nominations for Allure's March Directory...

...I learned all about the top timeless fall trends on Oprah. I love me some Stacey London.

Instead of writing a script for a video...

I went to the gastroenterologist to find out more about acid reflux (burp).

Instead of posting videos...

I made two rings for the Urban Craft Uprising on December 1st and 2nd.

Instead of revising an essay about my childhood...

I followed up on all the contacts I made this weekend at the Crave Show.

Instead of following up on Crave Show action items...

I'm trying to restore any semblance of sanity by updating my "to do" list.

There was no procrastinating on Saturday either.

There was no procrastinating on Friday.

Instead of getting my talking points down for the Crave Show...

I have been obsessively checking my website (www.jenniferworick.com) traffic through google analytics.

Instead of revising an essay about my childhood...

I'm committed to binding off a scarf so I can work my magic and felt it tomorrow.

Instead of preparing a talk for this weekend's Crave Show...

I am spreading the word about my interview today on KUOW about The Prairie Girl's Guide to Life and my family.

Instead of revising an essay about my childhood...

I have been obsessed with checking my website traffic through google analytics. That, and starting a new scarf to felt using Shibori techniques...

Shibori scarf update

Here's the finished felted project. Cute, huh?

Instead of reviewing video footage...

I shot a video of myself making lavender linen waters. Look for it soon on youtube!

Instead of recording my receipts...

I felted a scarf in the washer that I finished knitting at 1:30 this morning. It currently looks like a skinny belt. Let's hope I can reshape it. I'll post a photo when it dries.

Instead of revising an essay for radio...

I sent out e-mails, pitching The Prairie Girl's Guide to Life and magazine articles.

Instead of uploading youtube videos...

I read up on the city's foodie scene in Seattle Magazine while taking a bubble bath. I really want to get on the gypsy dinner gravy train.

Instead of doing my life coaching homework...

I made pumpkin bread. Yum.

Instead of doing my own strengthening exercises...

I watched Mac Daddy chase and bat around a toy mouse. At least one of us is getting some exercise.

Instead of reviewing video footage...

I painted my toes the fetching shade of "Chimney Sweep" from Butter London.

Instead of all rational thought and action...

I am obsessed with making felted rings after a class with Leigh Radford.

Instead of anything on my "to do" list...

I'm taking two knitting classes today.

Instead of reviewing video on youtube...

I added books to my Shelfari shelf on Facebook.

Instead of writing an e-mail to beauty bloggers...

I swatched two squares for a knitting class on Saturday at Hilltop Yarn.

Instead of revising my new book proposal...

I brainstormed other book ideas in the bathtub (bath product: Shikai Yuzu shower gel).

Instead of scheduling my work...

I joined yahoo groups dedicated to Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie, and Melissa Gilbert.

Instead of sleeping...

I started a blog about my productive procrastinating.