How to Cut Corners and Save Time: The Art of Being A Slacker

It's Monday morning, and as I sit here waiting for my name to be called at my doctor's office, I can't help but wonder: is there some way I could use this time less efficiently? I mean, so far I have checked emails, looked up statistics on SC's domestic violence rates, and posted on Facebook twice. All this has served to do is stress me out, though, so now I'm thinking, why did I do all that??

In an effort to simplify my life, and to help you simplify yours, I've come up (in the last five minutes) with 5 ways to cut corners and save time--so you can do a lot more of what you actually WANT to do. Which is nothing.

1. Be late. That's right, don't be absent, that makes you look lazy, but if you're late, you seem busy and who is going to think badly of someone who has so much on her plate that she can't be on time? Lateness can give you more time to do nothing because you have all that "nothing" time when you should have been "there" doing "something". For instance, my co-worker is kindly filling Infor me this morning while I sit here in my doctor's office writing this post...which is pretty much the same as doing nothing.

2. Leave it for someone else. My children learned this one early. Don't want to wash those dishes? Let them pile up in the sink. Sooner or later, someone will need a fork, glass and plate all at the same time. Then they will take care of the dishes and you just saved yourself 15 minutes of time that you would have otherwise spent loading the dishwasher. Same goes for laundry, garbage and toys on the floor. Eventually someone's going to step on a Lego and end the stale mate.

3. Half-ass it. Use duct tape whenever possible. Just make a pathway to the kitchen and bathroom. Pull the comforter over the bed, but don't bother smoothing out the sheets. Learn to be content with, "good enough."

4. Wait until the last minute to plan parties and events. Most everything can be planned and thrown together in an hour or less. Why waste all that time doing stuff like making phone calls, sending invitations, and ordering supplies weeks or months ahead of time? Besides, the longer you wait to invite people, the fewer guests you'll have, and that's less work for YOU!

5. Go off-radar. Don't answer your phone or emails. Don't respond to texts. Don't check Facebook. How can anyone ask you to do something if they can't reach you because you're so busy doing nothing?

I hope you find these tips helpful. I know I will consider using them more in the near future. For now though, my nothing time is up. Time to go visit with my Doc.

Happy Monday, y'all!