Joannas Diary: a TGirl Blog : Warning, May Contain Nuts

So this is my first post from my PDA to test out how to post to a blog remotely. So apologies for any errors, I'll proofread when I get back to my PC.

I am waiting in the car park before a training session and as usual I am early.

As Kim and Laura will testify I am early for everything. Stupidly early in some cases. I can't help it. It's partly down to a hatred of being late and partly an inability to judge the time it takes to get anywhere.

Let me illustrate... Let's say I need to be somewhere for 8.30. I know that it will take me about an hour and 15 mins to get there. So I'm thinking, leave about 7.00 to be safe. It is the M25 after all. So then I think, I'll aim to get up at 6.00.

I wake up 15mins before my alarm, think "sod it" and get up early. I end up getting up, dressed and am ready by 6.30. So I think, "well, I'm ready now...might as well go in case the roads are bad."

The roads are fine, and I misjudged the time it should take me to get there by about 10mins.

So I regularly end up in the car park at the time I really should have left home! Good job I always take a good book with me...

Thing is, I'd rather be there and be early than waiting to leave, worrying about being late.

When trains are involved, I am even worse! But you'll have to ask Laura about that one!

2 Comments:

At June 13, 2005 11:46 PM, Jane said…

Being early. I think it's in the genes my brother is pathologically early when young he would turn up at the train station one to two trains before his scheduled departure time. Me I'm slightly better but if I have to be somewhere on time I will be early.

Do you get sick at the thought of people how just leave it to the last minute? If so I think there is no help except put the watch back by 15 minutes.
At June 15, 2005 12:13 AM, Rachel said…

Jo, my punctuality is inversely proportional to yours - thank god most of my meetings occur in my office! And one daughter gives the family time chacks at 2 min intervals of a morning and the other still can't get off to school on time or anywhere else for that matter. Do you think it's in the genes? Although perhaps a pointer is that I try to cram as much into time before leaving for an appointment, thinking I can still get there on time, rarely does it work though! :(