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Thursday June 4, 2009

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.”

 

CI DO IT NOW

Tomorrow

start grades

finish one more exm.  Do the other on Mon. or sun.

 

Today:  dropped off LL form

learned .5 hrs.  

 

Agnus too late!

hmmm.  That could be my actual name...Agnus Toolate! 

Anyway I have been working pretty steadily today but not checking in, so can't really account for where much of my time went. There was the endless Inbox, a haircut, and three conference calls, plus some other deadline-slamming duties and phone calls on my project.  I did some 4th Step work this morning on my compulsive procastination and had some good breakthrough on blind spots. I'm posting elsewhere a little about that.

I'm tired and spaced out now and can't really think of what else I need to do, besides chill and go to bed.  Tomorrow is J's birthday and we were going to Disney but he is too tired this week. His stamina varies with his health these days. Instead he wants a steak and lobster dinner and some target practice at the shooting range instead. So I will work in the early part of the day and then play for tGiF!

Ag repents

I'm being crazy, been up way too late paying bills, researching for a new food plan my doctor wants me to consider and which my sponsor ex[ects me to report on tomorrow morning, then "rewarding myself" with hours of compulsive gaming. 'Fessing up now and heading to bed. God help me!

Thursday check in mj

Stayed up late due to lack of assertiveness yesterday, so getting a late start this am.

mow lawn

pack 3 boxes

fill out 2 aps(1 done)

check 2 houses

do prep work for evening class

take dog to vet

check into mufflers

go to class


bed early

ByGodsGrace todays CI

No internet last night or until now – so couldn’t update or post – but did pretty well. Decided to go 3 days for VBS instead of all 5 since I have to be there the whole time – I feel good about the compromise and balancing what I want to do for dd with work.

One of my main goals this summer is a feeding program to help dd chew better and add a few more basic foods since she is with me all day again and we have the time…so yesterday we worked on breakfast… 1.5 hrs for half a waffle and 2 pieces of peaches, doesn’t sound like it, but that is progress (thankful that God’s grace and patience are with me) She is 4 now and about this time last year chewed for the first time because of texture sensitivity and delays related to autism. Today we did better – only 45 min with a few creative God-given ideas – progress not perfection! 

Word and prayer for the day: Jeremiah 18:4

 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter, so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. 

My to do list: 

Read bible/pray, Breakfast therapy with dd, Sample for job CW/email, call job LB

12.30 S appt, s fees, dd st/pt 2:30-5p, call R after 7, scan pics jobH, edit 4 jobCC/email

June-July tasks/jobs: email updates/to do lists to: jobM,  jobCC,  job AT

cheers for dd and bGG!

I have just enough knowledge about ASD to know that really is a big deal!  So large gratz to you and dd, by God's Grace. I admire your loving patience and endurance.

Thanks Agnus

I really appreciate your support and understanding! I don't post about it usually - if I ever have outside of chat -not because I want to hide it just didn't want to take away from the topic too much - but since I started mentioning therapy in my ci i wanted to explain a little what i meant! ASD affects most every area of our lives, but there are blessings to go along with the challenges!  Today was another good day :) 

Being here has made me more balanced in work and life so I have more peace and joy and more time to give to her and I am so grateful for that gift. I am always open to share about ASD if anyone has a question. I think for those of us here who struggle to overcome things we become patient and understanding of others struggles- which is why all of us here can be so generous and supporting of eachother in our overcoming.

GeorgeSmiley 9:10 AM

Later start this AM. Yesterday I got some work done on Project P-8 but then the rest of the day was taken up by family matters.

Today I absolutely must finish P-8 this morning. I'm really having trouble organizing my thoughts for it.

 

 

 

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Want what you have. Be who you are. Do what you can. ~Forrest Church

The Hero's Code:

Show Up. Pay Attention. Speak the Truth. Let Go of the Outcome.

Journey 9:45

Morning all!  This is shaping up to be a good day even though it is raining again.   I was getting used to the sunshine for a second there.   

I'm back in the office today.   I've been to the gym, read email, and made my todo list.   I'm on a conference call now, my only meeting for the day, yay! 

Again, no pressing deadlines so I'm having to create my own motivation by creating some deadlines for myself. 

Yesterday was so-so.  I didn't work well at home on Tuesday but did much better yesterday. 

Jo

"The elevator to success is out of order.   You'll have to take the stairs . . . one step at a time." - Joe Girard

kromer 9:40 CI

Got to lab a bit late today (wanted to finish up budgeting this morning)

In the next couple days, my boss wants me to talk to visiting scientist about my project...I find this really scary, b/c I have very little idea what my project is going to be.

MITs:
*2 hrs thinking/writing about project plan--get together a few slides on my ideas
*Talk to TE about his project, see if he's willing to talk w/ visiting scientist with me
*Make slide on CLR result, email SM
*1 hr bg reading
*Email JA, CE, VC, ED, IA

Other tasks:
*Timecourse comparison, email Ya
*Pack
*Clean bathroom

I'm going to start w/ an hour of thinking/writing about project plan, then I'll do the bg reading, then another hour of thinking/writing.

kromer 12:30 CI

I spent about 1hr 40 min of focused time reading/thinking about my project, and I had lunch. Now I'm going to go see if I can find TE and talk to him, then I'm going to do bg reading and spend a little more time thinking about my project. 

Update 12:40--TE isn't in today, so I'll send him a quick email, then do bg reading.  

Update 2:15--Sent TE a quick email, did bg reading--I'm super-confused by my project, but I'm pretty sure that's typical for a starting grad student. Now, I'm going to send emails, come up w/ a couple questions for visiting scientist, ask labmate whether it would be more appropriate to drop by or email, then talk to/email visiting scientist. When I'm done w/ that, I can start making slide on CLR result. 

Update 2:50--OK, sent most of the emails (email to CE will take a while, so I'll save that until after I got home) and talked to TE. Now, I'm going to take a little time to organize my papers, then look over a paper and come up w/ some questions for visiting scientist.  

Update 3:30--spent a little time organizing my papers, came up some questions for visiting scientist, sent email to visiting scientist asking to talk for a few minutes tomorrow. Now I'm going to spend the next 20 min working on slides about my project ideas, then I'll transition to making slide on CLR results. 

Update 4:50--have set up mtg w/ visiting scientist for tomorrow morning, have a decent set of slides about my project ideas. However, I *still* haven't started making slide on CLR results. I'm really dreading this, and I just want to give up and go home. But this really needs to get done, and it doesn't need to be perfect! I'm going to turn on my laptop and work on this task for 40 min, then I can go home; I'll plan to finish up this task in the evening.  

kromer 9:20 CI

OK, did 40 min of work on CLR results, came home, called a friend, had dinner and spent some time talking with my roommate...then have been surfind for the past hour+. For some reason I'm incredibly fried and can't bring myself to work.

So, I'm going to take a real break for 40 min (watch some TV, don't keep telling myself that I have to start working), then pack and do 30 min of work on CLR slide, then go to bed. 

Hope-Faith CI 5:30

Keep trying every small step counts.

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  3. Work

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