i have a question

So hypothetically... if you did not receive a Christmas gift, or even a card from your mother for Christmas, but knew that she purchased gifts for her friend and her friend's dog... do you think there is something wrong?

be wise, be ready.

when you least expect it, someone important (i.e. the boss) will come and check up on you just to see how everything is going. When times tend to be slow around the office, let's say work will get pushed aside because you figure you can get it done so quickly that there is no need to hurry. why not just play around on the computer, or make a couple personal phone calls, or play an on-line game, or heck update your blog page. No big deal right? The work will get done eventually...
Well... the boss could potentially come to check in on your work progress anytime he/or she wants, so why are you putting it off? So you may be a little bored, or maybe burnt out, or maybe you are just addicted to on-line gaming. Regardless you are getting rewarding monetarily for your time spent at work. So why not work really hard to get it done first thing. Better yet, get it done but strive to make it better than your boss expected. Don't you think impressing your boss is a far better use of our time than wasting it on addictinggames.com? Plus, impressing your boss makes better for you. It eventually can lead to a raise, bonuses and great recommendations within your industry.
i'm not sure why I am going off on this, but I know we all experience this at some point or another. the moment of being caught off guard. Not being fully prepared. What if you blew the opportunity of a lifetime because you weren't ready? Because you wasted 6.5 hours of the day and now when you finally read what you have to do you find out you already missed the deadline to send the portfolios in to be printed and bound. What if everything the boss needed for a major presentation the next day rested on your shoulders and because you waited until the last second, you just blew his shot on gaining a new client? It could happen. It does happen. I don't want it to happen to be. I don't like the feeling of being irresponsible or being looked down upon. I want people to look at me and have confidence in me, knowing that they can rely on me to get the job done. Don't you want to be that person too?

the lack thereof

what do you do when you have so much you want to accomplish but no motivation to do it? do you ever have that feeling? i have so much i want to do and more that i actually need to do, but i can't bring myself to do any of it because i've lost my motivation to trudge forward. where oh where can i find it? any suggestions? this lack of motivation to accomplish all the things that are musts and even the things that are wants, is becoming depressing.