Adult Management System

i did it AGAIN.

i washed all of my clothes and hung them up. not a small feat, let me tell you. how many young professionals do you know that can do that? even with a washer and dryer in their house?

well, i did it. and i did it again. britney spears.

however, there is one glitch that i still haven't figured out from the last time. see, when i perform this massive act of super hero proportions, i seem to lose all ability to perform any other adult/responsible actions for a period of time. for example, the first time i washed all my clothes it was at least 30 pounds of laundry. it took about two hours at the laundromat. after that, i wasn't able to produce feats of adulthood for several days.

dishes went unwashed.

alarm clocks weren't set.

i made a paper airplane out of my cell phone bill.

i figured out the amount of AMWs it took to perform that huge laundry feat. what are AMWs, you ask? Well, AMW stands for Adult Management Watts. it's the amount of energy necessary to complete the tasks that are important to adulthood. everyone has a certain amount; some more, some less. however, if this amount is drained totally then you have to wait until it loads back up to perform adult activities again.

i can expend about 40 AMWs before i'm all out. if i drain them all during one day, it takes three days to recharge them. so, i looked at the breakdown of all the effort it took to do the laundry that first time to see why i was so tired.

1. realizing that i needed to do laundry (1 AMW)
2.) realizing that the best thing to is to go to the laundromat and not use the machine downstairs (1 AMW)
3.) actually doing what i realized to be the correct thing to do and go to the laundromat (20 AMWs)
4.) packing clothes and loading car (5 AMWs)
5.) realizing that it's best to study for my mid term while waiting for clothes to wash (1 AMWs)
6.) actually doing what i realized to be the correct thing to do and take my study materials to the laundromat (15 AMWs)
7.) not spending money on mcdonald's while i'm waiting for clothes to be washed (12 AMWs)
8.) returning home and folding all the clothes on the spot (10 AMWs)

you see? i went over my limit. 65 AMWs. i taxed my AMS (adult management system). it's very dangerous to do that. the only way to coax it back up was with candy, cartoons, and a perceived lack of responsibility.

but seriously, i've realized that i need to downsize some things because i just can't keep up with it all. it's too much for me. i started creating systems so that i can manage myself and the things around me so that it doesn't fall into disrepair. it's better to do a little work somewhat often than do a whole lot of work at one time. it's so time consuming that way.

what is you AMW range? what do you do to stay on top of things in your life?