• "The dog ate my path."
• “It’s not like the old program”
• “A fellow Toastmaster told me it was too difficult”
• “I haven’t chosen a path”
• “I’m really tired”
• “I’m not feeling so well"

• “I forgot my computer password and can't log in."

• “I don’t like Pathways

• “I have to go to the post office to see if I am still wanted.”
• “I have to work"

• “My hamster needs a good washing! He was playing with the pigs in the mud

      today. Stupid hamster!”
• “I have work early tomorrow”
• “My wallet/phone/identity or ___________ was stolen!”
• “Oh, was that tonight?"

• “My brother-in-law's friend's father's grandmother's sister's aunt's turtle died,

      and yes, it was a tragic death. I simply can not go into the details!”
• “Ugh, my car is in the shop”
• “My Zoom account is down”
• “I totally forgot- my mom/brother/nutritionist or ________is in town tonight!”
• “There’s a family/roommate/pet emergency”
• “Honestly, I’d rather just read.”
• "I Haven’t Got the Time"
• "I Need to Focus on My Career"
• I Haven’t Got [The Thing] I Need

• "Sorry, but I can't do anything for the next few hours. I am allowing my food to

     digest. You can never play it too safe!"
• "I’m Too Busy with _______________."
• "Unfortunately there is a disturbance in the force, and it is not with me right

     now. I never do anything without the force, Skywalker strongly advises against

      it."
• "My Life is Complicated at the Moment"
• "I’ve got Too Many Urgent Things to Do"
• "It’s Not Perfect Enough"
• "I Started but I Hit a Wall"

• "I Don’t Know how to start”

• "My WiFi is too slow"