A while back, an old friend sent me a message through facebook that they wanted to meet up when they were in town (Perth). I said sure. Let me know the date and time and I will find that time to meet up. I love meeting up with old friends and talk about old times over a cup of coffee or two. Plans were made but nothing set in stone. I understand. Circumstances change. A rough estimate of the time would be fine too. Sadly (and annoyingly) we didn't meet up. There were loads of "is this time for you or is that time okay for you?" At the end we just settled for a day and see how we go from there.
Naturally, I didn't make any plans that day. No play dates, no solid plans with other friends or the Lil' Tiger's friends. That whole day was kept free on the off chance that this friend would set a time to meet up. I sent a text in the morning asking if we are still meeting up, I had radio silence. Alas, we didn't meet up because the friend was distracted. *sigh* I was annoyed, no I was PISSED! My time wasted just like that.
So here are 5 reasons on why you should never waste my or anybody's time:-
- I work full time. So every bit of spare time that I am not at work or commuting to and from work, I spend with my family.
- I was taught to be on time. If I can be on time (with a toddler) you can too. I understand that there are some circumstances that we can not avoid, i.e. traffic, emergency and etc., a call to say that you will be running late would be appreciated. That way I am not left asking why you are not freaking there yet.
- Setting a time and date with me but failing to confirm annoys the hell out of me. This means I can not confirm or cancel or worst, I have already moved what I have planned for the day to another date.
- It's just plain selfish. It means that my time is less important to you.
- I don't like wasting my time doing nothing when I could be catching up on sleeping or going for a run or spending time with my daugther.
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