Am I still always late?

So a few weeks ago I wrote this post about how I am late just about everywhere I go and I figured it had been several weeks so I will share how it is going. I am getting better about being on time for things, one way that has been effective for me to make this happen is to decide that being early isn't bad. So I am trying to arrive places 15 minutes before it starts, this gives a buffer for traffic or a needed pit stop and I don't panic on the way.

If I had to give myself a grade for how this is going, I would get a B. I am significantly better but there are still days that I am super late to things. I have made it to group meeting on time over the last several weeks so that is amazing. But I have been late to work, I decided that I should get to work before 10 everyday, I hope to get this closer to 930 but I have to start somewhere. I don't know what happens on those days but like a diet one small mistake really throws me for a loop and I have a hard time getting it back on track. I am still working on not letting one day late throwing me off.

One of the most memorable times I was late was for a family dinner at 6 about 25 minutes from my house. I knew that traffic would be terrible since I need to cross town at rush hour. I left my house at 505 so there should have been plenty of time. It turns out that it took me 75 minutes to get there. I cross two stalled cars and one place where people apparently don't know how to merge, gotta love the big city. I was pretty irritated about this when it happened but then I realized that I gave myself twice as long as it usually takes to get there and that was enough. Sometimes traffic happens and there isn't much you can do about it when it happens.

I am learning to give myself grace when I screw up being on time and not letting it ruin my day. I have also been keeping work with me so that when I have a few minutes to do something else the time isn't lost. I am proud that I am still making an effort to be on time, I will keep you updated on this journey.