We've all been in the spot where someone asks you to do something or go somewhere, but you just don't want to so you say you're busy. Well congratulations humans, all of those times have completely spoiled the legitimate excuse of actually being busy! With six clubs and two jobs on top of being a full time student, trust me I'm busy. I would LOVE to hang out, watch a movie, play with puppies, literally do anything besides my responsibilities with you, but I'm too busy cutting actual years off of my life from stress and exhaustion.
You see, the problem with being a busy person is no one actually believes you're busy until you show them your planner. And yes, 9 out of 10 busy people live and breathe by their planners. But why do people have to see that scribble fest of week by week schedules to actually believe us? Hold up, that's a rhetorical question because your guess is as good as mine.
Oh my friends, that was but just one of the, shall we call them... "busy problems?" Right, so busy problem number two is that people get angry that you can't go places with them or Skype them in the middle of the day. I mean who even has time to Skype in the middle of the day? Oh right, not me, that's who. It's at this point is when you start recommending other activities or times that fit better into your seemingly non-existent open time slots; which could include but certainly are not limited to: calling you while walking to my other responsibility, hanging out between 11pm and 8am, or grabbing a quick lunch (to which the other party would be really helpful if they didn't throw shade about you taking a working lunch). Busy people, you know what I'm talking about. *Wink* *Wink* But alas, the free time you do have is when normal people staring going to bed, so you spend it showering, unwinding, or sleeping.
Busy problem number three is basically the aftermath of too much busy problem number two. It's when people start doing "The Thing." The unspeakable "Thing." The "You're ALWAYS busy, *insert eye roll here*, Thing." Yeah, that thing. That thing is enough to make you go Hulk. Like, I'm sorry my schedule is such a burden to you, I had no idea, I couldn't even imagine, oh I don't know.... living it? Yeah, honey, you aren't telling me anything I don't already know. Yes, I know I'm busy. And yes, on top of all the other crap I have to deal with, I do also deal with the burden of knowing what a terrible friend and family member I am because I haven't spent time with you in two weeks. We busy folk actually worry about that a lot, but thanks for pointing that out in every conversation I do get to have with you.
Which leads me right to busy problem number four, the "uninvited list." It the worst of the worst for busy people. Your friends stop inviting you places because "you can never come anyways." Yes, I know this, but it would still be nice to know I'm still wanted. Even on the rare occasion I have the day or night off and I would love to come, but that requires the invite I didn't get. I understand it's exhausting to invite someone who has to say no 90% of the time, but if you could just help out your friendly neighborhood busy person, please invite us. Even if we say no, understand we still appreciate the thought.
While the list of busy problems can go on for miles with things like constant stress, severe lack of sleep, and a truck load of anxiety, at least us busy folk can say we've become masters of time management and taking a nap literally anywhere.Despite all the negatives, I think I can speak for a good portion of us when I say, I wouldn't change my busy status for the world.
Busy people, unite!
