Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Wednesday Wisdom

June 28, 2017

Today’s wisdom came from a gal in a call center when I needed some help for a problem we had. I told her I was embarrassed about it. And here’s what this wise woman said:

There’s no shame in having this problem, but there is if you do nothing about it.

This bit of advice comes back to me often because, yeah, stuff happens around here often enough. I’m a procrastinator and tend to put stuff off that really should be attended to because I’m scared. Scared of what other people think, scared it’s going to be a massive problem that we can’t afford to fix, scared, scared, scared. The thing is, usually, it turns out to be a much smaller problem if I get to it right away. It’s when I put it off that it gets much larger and then it’s much harder to fix. And sometimes I put things off and it’s just a small issue to begin with that I didn’t have to worry about in the first place.

Take for example, I needed to make arrangements on 3 medical bills. Because of all the issues we had between 2009 and 2011 to pay off debt, I was terrified so I put it off. When I finally did get the guts to call, two of the calls took of all of 2 minutes. Uh, what? You mean, I worried myself for days just to have it worked out easily? Um, yeah, self, which means you didn’t have to worry about it at all – just should have gotten it done in the first place. Oh.

So, remember there’s no shame in having to make payment arrangements, call the plumber, call the bug guy, whatever it is. You know all of us have these problems at one time or another anyway. So deal with it, get it taken care of, and move on with your life in peace. And thank you call lady – you’ve helped me many times over since that day.

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On July 6, 2017 at 11:54 AM, Matt said:

I identify with this all too well...

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June 28, 2017

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