Get It Done

I am not a last minute type person. I am a planner and a get-it-done now kind of person. I never pulled an all nighter to write a paper. I turned in plenty of mediocre papers I wrote well in advance. At least I had a good night’s sleep.

I schedule my New Mah Jongg Card classes months before the card comes out. The card is supposed to come by April 1 if you order your card on January 1. Typically I give myself between 7-8 days to get the card, analyze it, play it and write my class curriculum.

This year I have 15 new card classes scheduled and multitudes of people already signed up. I do this on the belief I will get my new mah Jongg cards around April 1. I have been ordering scores of cards for years. Last year my bulk order did not arrive until April 9, well after my first New Card Class. Thankfully my friends shared their cards with me so I was prepared. It was very hard on a do-not-wait-until-the-last-moment-person.

This year when I placed my bulk order, I also ordered a single card under my husband’s name. His card came on time. My bulk order has still not arrived!

Thank goodness I tried this experiment. I have needed all these days to get my thoughts together on this card. I finally finished my 85 page power point tonight. I have to proof read it a few hundred times. As we all know I am a terrible speller.

I could have made this power point 100 pages, but I thought people might poke their eyes out with needles if I did. I spent more time teaching people how to think about things, rather than just showing them all the answers. Don’t worry newbies, I show you plenty of answers.

So thankfully I am not a last minute person. I have two days before my first class. It is going to be a rip roaring week. One class in Durham, Tuesday, three in Raleigh Wednesday, two more in Raleigh Thursday and then one in Atlantic beach Friday! Seven classes in four days. Can’t wait to see everyone. It’s my April Maddness!