Procrastinators Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from chronic procrastination.
Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.
1Focus 7:49
Sometimes the universe sends a clear message to do nothing for a day. I went to the shed to retrieve the chainsaw to finish cutting up tree from yesterday, I'm out of gas for it. Had just started work in the garage and DD3 woke up early from her nap. She and I could split wood together, splitter out of gas, too. She can ride with me to mow the grass, dead battery. That's it, I'm not supposed to do anything today. Maybe that nap that pro and Normy were talking about.
Proudly Accomplished:
Morning Routine
Day Plan
• Church
• I did get a few minutes in the garage
Evening Routine
• Help in kitchen
• Dinner and hang with family
• Farm chores
• Clean up kitchen
I give up:
• Work in Garage
• Mow Grass
• Split Wood
Evening Routine
• Scoop catbox
• Office chores
• Ready for bed early
• Watch pre-planned TV tonight
• Yoga
• To bed (lights out 11:30pm)
One Big Focus:
Garage storage project
• hang wall slats
Nap
Somebody somewhere's gotta get that nap!
1Focus 8:49
Done:
• Scoop catbox
• Office chores
• Ready for bed early (show's on in 10min)
Norm Final BE 12.41 am BST
Hi Scarlett, glad you enjoyed the play.
Well, I managed to do my planning for next week - the week usually seems to go better when I've got my basic outline done, and it ~always~ goes better when I've got daily plans done for the week, but I haven't got round to doing that this time.
Sent Email.
Too late to go to bed early, so I'm knocking off now and going to bed now. Good night all - have a productive and/or restful rest of the day to those of you with a 'rest of the day' left!
scarlett CI 6:45 pm
Play was pretty good. Not going to get much else done today, which is frustrating. Sucks that I didn't go into work - if I had woken up sooner... oh well. I'm going to do the dishes.
Already done:
Get up
Make breakfast/tea
eat breakfast
take pills/allergy meds
email S
go see play
Groceries
To Do:
career stuff
clean... what?
sort papers?
Sunday night routine
Blown off:
go to work - 1 hr?
work out
9.11 pm BE
Oh dear - I've left it rather late to do anything else on this list. What's the phrase that pro uses when something gets deferred? Rolled over, maybe? I'm going to roll over the rest of it until tomorrow, and do some planning now instead. I know - I'm procrastinating again, but at least it's useful procrastination so it's a step in the right direction.
*Plan schedule
*Email schedule to participants
*Decide whether or not to phone venue (you know what I'm like about phone calls) (Decided I will call to inform them of my programme and check whether there are any more nasty surprises in store for me - I think this is why I put it off today, but if there are any the sooner I know the sooner I can deal with it. Too late to phone now, so I'll do it tomorrow morning)
~~~~Rolled Over To Monday~~~~
*Phone venue
*Session planning
*Flip charts
*Handouts
*Pack teaching box
*Pack personal bag
*Anything else?
*Day Plan/ToDo list for Monday
*Start getting October list together
*Email B
*Before Bed Routine
*Go to bed at a decent hour - I want to be fresh in the morning!
1Focus 4:01 (Clear message)
Sometimes the universe sends a clear message to do nothing for a day. I went to the shed to retrieve the chainsaw to finish cutting up tree from yesterday, I'm out of gas for it. Had just started work in the garage and DD3 woke up early from her nap. She and I could split wood together, splitter out of gas, too. She can ride with me to mow the grass, dead battery. That's it, I'm not supposed to do anything today. Maybe that nap that pro and Normy were talking about.
Proudly Accomplished:
Morning Routine
• Out of bed 7:30 (Target 6:00)
• Feed DDs
• Breakfast
• Ready for anything
• Unload dishwasher
Day Plan
• Church
• I did get a few minutes in the garage
I give up:
• Work in Garage
• Mow Grass
• Split Wood
Evening Routine
• Help in kitchen
• Dinner and hang with family
• Farm chores (include kids)
• Clean up kitchen
• 30 minutes in garage (no way am I trying this today)
• Scoop catbox
• Office chores
• Yoga
• Early to bed (lights out 10:00pm)
One Big Focus:
Garage storage project
• hang wall slats
Norm 9.07 pm BST BE
I've eaten, and I filled in a catalogue shopping order that's due to be picked up tomorrow.
Now what's next on that ToDo list?
Hi Rexroth - you might've gone to bed by now, but peaceful dreams and have a restful night's sleep.
Glad to see you back Normy.
I hope you haven't been too, too busy ;)
Rexroth 20.05 BST
Thanks for support yesterday. Where has the thread gone?
Today I've:
Got up prayed
Bath hair
cleaned kitchen
sorted out end of month finances this took most of day as I had rearranged accounts a short while ago and I'm going back to DA.
emailed meeting for tomorrow to see if space
found radio box and guarantee its 2 years so I needen't have hurried
I'm sure I've done something else I'm just so tired
so now
journal
prayer
bed
Norm 8.03 pm BE
Nearly two hours since my last post and I've been procrastinating all that time. I didn't even have the nap.
Off to get something to eat then I'm going to start again.
pro's CI - 2:30pm
Last check-in until Monday night or Tuesday. I'm late, late, late. Turning off computer now to pack it.
Pills
Hey hey! You could throw those pills down your neck couldn't you?
Take care and have a great time with your nieces. Don't listen to anything negative your brother might have to say - just take the positive!
pro's CI - 2pm
Yikes. I have to leave in half an hour, and I'm no where near ready. Gotta hurry up!!
Norm 6.08 pm
Phew! This is slow going! I was doing OK at first, then I had some computer problems and my mind went into the land of mush and I had to re-do some stuff and was very slow second time round. At least I've got something done. Pro talking about futons and beds has got me daydreaming about my bed...might just take a nap. I think that's probably procrastinating, but I think I'm going to do it anyway. I wonder what time my previous bookend was? I'm going to take a look and see how long this has taken me....Oh my goodness! Two and a half hours! I need to get cracking - right...after...my...nap........
*Plan schedule
*Email schedule to participants
*Decide whether or not to phone venue (you know what I'm like about phone calls)
*Phone venue?
*Session planning
*Flip charts
*Handouts
*Pack teaching box
*Pack personal bag
*Anything else?
sounds like we're in much the same mode
I'm moving in very slow motion today, and would like nothing better than to take a nap. But I slept for 9.5 hours last night, so I can't justify it. :P Also, I need to leave for my brother's house, so I don't have time.
Yup!
I've even procrastinated on the nap :P
1:05pm
I fled to the shower to evade the stench of the dreadful cleanser the super uses in the hallway.
more packing aggravation
I just realized I left the hanger that goes into my suitcase at the inn I stayed at earlier this week. :(
grrrrrrr
I washed a pair of new pants for the first time yesterday - in cold water, low dryer temperature and not even dried all the way, and THEY SHRUNK. They're too short now, and too tight.
This pisses me off SO MUCH. I followed the washing instructions exactly, these were not cheap, and now they don't fit.
(I needed an "angry" smiley so I uploaded some more.)
scarlett's CI - 12:55 pm
Off to see the play now, back later.
Already done:
Get up
Make breakfast/tea
eat breakfast
take pills/allergy meds
email S
To Do:
go see play
go to work - 1 hr?
Groceries
career stuff
work out
clean... what?
sort papers?
Sunday night routine
See you later Scarlett
Enjoy the play :)
pro's CI - 12:35pm
They are mopping the floors in the hallway with that extremely strong-smelling cleaner. It is just disgusting - sickly sweet. I've tried complaining to the super about it with no result. Next week I'll try calling the building manager. The smell makes me sick and gives me a migraine.
pro's CI - 12:05pm
inertia
I'm wandering in circles around my apartment doing nothing. Maybe a shower will jolt me out of my inertia. Or maybe I should lean on my to-do list - just go through the tasks one by one without thinking about it too much.
next consequence...
If I don't convert the bed into a futon so I can push it out of the way, there's no room for me to do my Pilates, so I'll blow that off today. I'm too low-energy for that, anyway.
conflicting interests
Arguably my next move should be to make the bed, but I feel more like getting into it. :?
Oh, I know... I'll just make up the bed and not convert the futon to a couch. I'm leaving in a few hours, and I'll be coming back at bedtime tomorrow so there's no point.
And then I can still lie down in comfort. :P
scarlett CI 12:00 pm
Hey y'all! Hope everyone is having a good weekend.
Stayed up 'till 3 am, woke up late today. I'm going to have to rearrange my day because of it, but I think it's okay. This list will probably change a bit as day goes on.
Already done:
Get up
Make breakfast/tea
To Do:
eat breakfawst
take pills/allergy meds
email S
go see play
go to work - 1 hr?
Groceries
career stuff
work out
clean... what?
sort papers?
Sunday night routine
pro's CI - 11:30am
I'm checking in often because I feel more like taking a nap than anything else, and I need to pack up to leave form my brother's house.
pro's CI - 11:15am
I've been playing Tetris. I finally got around to putting away the drip dry I hung up yesterday, and now I'm ready for a nap.
Norm 3.36pm
Been MIA because of a) extreme busy-ness away from computer b) procrastination (sometimes both at the same time!).
I'm struggling just to get started today and I've got several things I need to get going on, so I'm going to take a leaf out of 1Focus's book and just focus on one big thing at a time. First up - retreat planning.
*Plan schedule
*Email schedule to participants
*Decide whether or not to phone venue (you know what I'm like about phone calls)
*Phone venue?
*Session planning
*Flip charts
*Handouts
*Pack teaching box
*Pack personal bag
*Anything else?
hey Normy!
Welcome back! Good to see you.
hi Normy!!
Missed you - wondered where you'd gone to!
I should be getting dressed and packing to go to my brother's house, but I've been playing Tetris. :P
pro's CI - 10am
It's October! Time flies.
I slept 9.5 hours again last night. I wonder if something is wrong with me. Why am I needing so much sleep? I didn't get up until 9:30am.
1 Focus 9:35
Proudly Accomplished:
Morning Routine
• Out of bed 7:30 (Target 6:00)
• Feed DDs
• Breakfast
Morning Routine
• Ready for anything
• Unload dishwasher
Day Plan
• Church
• Work in Garage
• Mow Grass
• Split Wood
Evening Routine
One Big Focus:
Garage storage project
• hang wall slats