I have a disease. I am chronically late to everything. I think it has something to do with the fact that we just moved and I can't find anything and I'm also an unorganized person to begin with.
So, does anyone have any helpful hints to help me get over this. What do you do to get to places on time?
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If Church starts at 9, I tell myself I need to leave by 8:30. If my appointment is at 1, I tell myself that it is 20 minutes early.
It makes a big difference.
Good luck with all the unpacking and settling stuff.
Make the time you have to be places 30 minutes earlier than you really have to be there. It helps.
Try setting your clock(s) back 10 or 15 minutes and going by what it says (not by what you know it should say). This has worked for my husband. Also, try getting in the mindset that "early is on time" and "on time is late." It just takes a mindset switch. Hopefully this will become easier as you settle in to your new place and get organized there. I know that always takes me a while after we move...
The only things that help me are to plan and prepare ahead and too say that my appointment is 15 minutes before it really is scheduled so that when I am late, I am really on time. Pres. Packer once said that if you aren't there 10 minutes early, you are late.Good luck!
Yep. Here are a few options: Set all your clocks back 5 or 10 or 15 minutes behind depending on how bad your lateness is. After awhile you forget they're all behind and really book it to be on time and even though you're late, you're really on time. :-) The other thing is to set impossible deadlines for yourself. If you have to leave by 10 then tell yourself that you're going to leave at 9:30 and work really, really hard to leave at 9:30. If you end up leaving at 10, well then you're still on time. The key to this is that you have to convince yourself that you really do have to leave by 9:30. Hope these suggestions help! I, for one, hate being late, so I've learned a few good tricks!
Say... how are you liking Layton? Do you miss Logan? Did you end up buying that house? We sure miss hanging out with you guys!
I give myself an extra 15 minutes added on to the normal time it takes us to get ready. Then if we are ready early BONUS, if not we have a little extra time to work with. This method works great for me. I am never late :D
Ditto to what Katie and everyone said.
I was wondering the same thing, but as it turns out, being Mormon is why according to this blog:
http://whatmormonslike.blogspot.com/2009/06/articles-of-faith-for-mo-culture-12-13.html
It's funny!
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