Angel Time™

You might think this is going to be some heart felt post about angels. It is actually about procrastination. I record CBS News Sunday Morning every week. I get the newspaper in front of me, I make breakfast and I watch it while I flip through the papers. It is a Sunday ritual. I imagine my future man will watch with me. He will sit on the love seat, I will sit on the chair as he rubs my feet as we watch TV. This will be after we've had fabulous morning sex...okay, back to procrastination.

I used to go to a fabulous massage therapist. I'll call her Patti. She was honestly the best I massage therapist I have ever gone to and was late for every appointment. I would get a text telling me she was on her way, or could we move it 30 minutes, 60 minutes or sometimes to another day! I went with it because she was so great. One day Miss Penelope was in The Punisher™ mode. Patti called me and I went off. I told her I was tired of her always being late. I told her it was inconsiderate and a crummy way to run a business. Her reply was that she operates on "Angel Time." WTF is Angel Time. I think it made need a ™. Well, Angel Time™ is some BULLSHIT! I told her I would have to go someone else and said goodbye. I cooled off and she sent me a text later that week asking me to come in for a complimentary massage. I took her up on it. She was on time for that appointment. This was while I was dating John. I told her all about him. Miss Angel Time™ is very into astology. She knew I was a Pisces. As she worked out the knots, I told her how fabulous John was. She asked his birthday. I told her June 1. Her hands froze. She said, "Penelope, you have to break up with him now." I laughed and asked, "why?" He's a Gemini and Pisces can NEVER be in a relationship with a Gemini. She went on for the rest of the appointment. It wasn't very relaxing. I said he was a great guy. She told me to find out his birth time and that she could do his chart. She said he might have a moon or sun (or whatever I forgot the lingo) that may make him an exception to the Pisces/Gemini rule. I told John and he laughed. His Mother was deceased and he had no idea what time he was born (and I honestly wasn't interested in having Patti do his chart). I think we all know how this Pisces/Gemini pairing ended up. I am supposed to be with Scorpios according to Patti. I have never dated a Scorpio. Well, I continued to see Patti until I moved to Louisiana. She was better about time, but still late (the annoying texts asking to move the appointments ceased). After I moved back I called Patti for an appointment. I told her my story and she said, "I told you he's a FUCKING GEMINI and you should not be with him!" I started back with her for massage. Angel Time™ was in full swing. I talked to her about it. She assured me it wouldn't happen again. It did. I never went back. She will text me from time to time and I will let her know how I'm doing. I think she just knows why I haven't gone back.


I have several friends that operate on Angel Time™. Watching this segment made me understand them better. They interviewed a Mom that said she feels like when she has a open block of 10 minutes that she needs to fill it with starting a load of laundry or tidying up a room. I totally get that. I see myself doing that same thing. This morning I started a load of laundry, I organized my closet, I vacuumed all within a 30 minute period. I feel like I am always running. The show showed a book on how to stop procrastinating. I don't know if it can help my "Punctually Challenged" friends. I think they are just busy. 


As for Patti, aka Angel Time™, I think she was just a mess...