Who's the boss of me?

Boss Me: You said you were going to have your taxes finished today.

Slacker Employee Me: Well, I got to the good part of this book I'm reading and I couldn't stop.

Boss Me: You're fired!

Some days, it's all I can do not to resent reality. I mean, it's a good idea and all, but it can sure be a pain in the butt!

I guess I don't realize how spoiled I am. I have no kids, no hubby, no one to be accountable to. I can do what I want, whenever I want, except at work.

One thing that a lot of the self-help books talk about is managing yourself. I'm still working on that.

As a personal manager, I suck. I'm too easy on myself, I don't plan ahead, I never give constructive feedback or coach. I have no personal development plan.

While I actually cringe at the thought of a personal development plan at my day job, it's not a bad idea for my whole job, the toughest and most dangerous job out there -- being me.

But the thing is, I need to do it my way, in ways that cover all the things I think are important --exercise, finances, diet, all that stuff, but fun, too, and time for thinking, reading, and just enjoying the day.

I'm not the type of person who can march through the day like a soldier. I have to be able to skip and dance, too. My PDP and my manager-me have to accommodate that.

Otherwise, why bother?