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Friday 6th October 2006

pro's last check-in (12:30am - SATURDAY!!)

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 11:36pm

I actually finished my bedtime routine a little while ago, but I found a bug in my business Web site script and I've been tracking it down and fixing it. Need to go to bed now!!!!

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Ta Da~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Bedtime Routine
    • Take last dose of pills.
    • Make up bed (convert futon from couch to bed).
    • Empty dish drain and wash any dirty dishes.
    • Take out contacts.
    • Brush teeth.
    • Take shower.
    • Put on jammies.

Good night!

An idea

Milo - 6 Oct 2006 - 11:21pm

Hi all. I had this idea when CUOP.

I noticed a lot of us use "rolled over", "deferred", "ditched" etc for things we didn't get time for during the day.

I have also noticed a lot of us have the same things appearing there often days in a row. Or they disappear altogether without getting done ;).

I thought that from now on I might keep a record of how many times a task has been deferred, rolled over etc by putting a number after it. Ie: - filing (3) to indicate how many days it's been rolled over. I'm going to do the same on my weekly plan.

Just an accountability check for myself that I thought others might like to try, too.

Oops...

Milo - 6 Oct 2006 - 11:22pm

Posted in wrong thread. Will repeat it in the appropriate forum.

pro's CI - 10:25pm

Anonymous - 6 Oct 2006 - 9:26pm

I only got back home a little while ago - got to get going on my bedtime routine. There's a homeless person in the hallway downstairs - very disconcerting. It's an elderly black woman. I called the 6th Precinct. They said they would call outreach services for her.

I feel a little cheerier since the service and dinner. I think I know what's bothering me - depression about losing my house in New England. I've been in a funk since I came back last Wednesday.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Ta Da~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Morning Routine
    • Wake up: 7:15am (target: 7am).
    • Empty dish drain and wash any dishes from previous day.
    • Make and eat breakfast.
    • Take out pills for the day.
    • Swallow morning pills.
    • Wash breakfast dishes.
    • Make bed (convert futon back into couch).
    • Put on exercise clothes.
    • Put in contacts.
    • Pilates.
    • Change into street clothes.
  • Home-Office
    • Call landlord about toilet problem, and also request that a detergent that doesn't have such a nauseating smell be used to clean the hallway floors.
    • Called temple about service and dinner tonight (Web site said to call office to reserve for dinner).
    • Report annoying PayPal scam email.
    • Called doctor about refill of allergy medicine.
    • Wet black pants and put in dryer to shrink like the rest (before bringing to be lengthened).
    • Reflection.
    • Eat lunch, wash lunch dishes.
    • Take midday pills.
    • Called back super about floor soap.
    • Errands, etc.
      • Bring pants that shrunk back to store to be lengthened.
    • Clear spam folder.
    • Pay bills.
    • Log into various email accounts to keep them alive.
    • Handle mail, filing (pile on desk).
    • Errands, etc.
      • Get mail.
    • Straighten work area to prepare for next work day.
    • Friday night dinner and service. (Loved this - I'm going to start going every week.)

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~To Do~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Bedtime Routine
    • Take last dose of pills.
    • Make up bed (convert futon from couch to bed).
    • Empty dish drain and wash any dirty dishes.
    • Take out contacts.
    • Brush teeth.
    • Take shower.
    • Put on jammies.

*~*~*~*~*~*~Rollover~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Back accounting.
  • Clear out "Action", "Deferred", and "Waiting For" email folders.
  • Buy Google adwords for business.

inertia

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 9:43pm

Getting ready for bed seems like very hard work and I don't feel like doing it. That's dumb, isn't it? If I'm tired, I should want to get ready for bed.

1Focus 8:08

1Focus - 6 Oct 2006 - 7:46pm

The secret is not taking on too much }:)

Proudly Accomplished:
Morning Routine
Work Routine
Work Plan
Evening Routine
• Help in kitchen(fixed dinner)
• Dinner and hang with family
• Farm chores (halfway)
• Clean up kitchen(I cooked, DW cleaned)
• Scoop catbox

Ran out of time
• today's to-do list
• weekly review (As often as I need to feel ok)
Blew off its Friday
• 30 minutes in garage
• Office chores
• Yoga
• Farm chores (halfway)

I want To Do:
Evening Routine
• Early to bed (lights out 11:00pm)

One big focus:
Garage storage project
• Hang wall slats

there's truth in that

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 9:27pm

>The secret is not taking on too much

You're right. I tend to take on too much, and it sets me up to fail. As it says in the I Ching, I "exhaust myself and still achieve nothing."

pro's CI - 5:25pm

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 4:29pm

Done working for today.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Ta Da~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Morning Routine
    • Wake up: 7:15am (target: 7am).
    • Empty dish drain and wash any dishes from previous day.
    • Make and eat breakfast.
    • Take out pills for the day.
    • Swallow morning pills.
    • Wash breakfast dishes.
    • Make bed (convert futon back into couch).
    • Put on exercise clothes.
    • Put in contacts.
    • Pilates.
    • Change into street clothes.
  • Home-Office
    • Call landlord about toilet problem, and also request that a detergent that doesn't have such a nauseating smell be used to clean the hallway floors.
    • Called temple about service and dinner tonight (Web site said to call office to reserve for dinner).
    • Report annoying PayPal scam email.
    • Called doctor about refill of allergy medicine.
    • Wet black pants and put in dryer to shrink like the rest (before bringing to be lengthened).
    • Reflection.
    • Eat lunch, wash lunch dishes.
    • Take midday pills.
    • Called back super about floor soap.
    • Errands, etc.
      • Bring pants that shrunk back to store to be lengthened.
    • Clear spam folder.
    • Pay bills.
    • Log into various email accounts to keep them alive.
    • Handle mail, filing (pile on desk).
    • Errands, etc.
      • Get mail.
    • Straighten work area to prepare for next work day.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~To Do~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Friday night dinner and service.
  • Bedtime Routine
    • Take last dose of pills.
    • Make up bed (convert futon from couch to bed).
    • Empty dish drain and wash any dirty dishes.
    • Take out contacts.
    • Brush teeth.
    • Take shower.
    • Put on jammies.

*~*~*~*~*~*~Rollover~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Back accounting.
  • Clear out "Action", "Deferred", and "Waiting For" email folders.
  • Buy Google adwords for business.

pro's CI - 5:10pm

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 4:13pm

I did okay today. My pile is gone. I just need to go get the mail, and then I'm done for today.

I did everything on my to-do list except work on back accounting. The decks are cleared to start that on Monday. The items on my Rollover list are there just so I don't forget them. I never thought I'd do those today.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Ta Da~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Morning Routine
    • Wake up: 7:15am (target: 7am).
    • Empty dish drain and wash any dishes from previous day.
    • Make and eat breakfast.
    • Take out pills for the day.
    • Swallow morning pills.
    • Wash breakfast dishes.
    • Make bed (convert futon back into couch).
    • Put on exercise clothes.
    • Put in contacts.
    • Pilates.
    • Change into street clothes.
  • Home-Office
    • Call landlord about toilet problem, and also request that a detergent that doesn't have such a nauseating smell be used to clean the hallway floors.
    • Called temple about service and dinner tonight (Web site said to call office to reserve for dinner).
    • Report annoying PayPal scam email.
    • Called doctor about refill of allergy medicine.
    • Wet black pants and put in dryer to shrink like the rest (before bringing to be lengthened).
    • Reflection.
    • Eat lunch, wash lunch dishes.
    • Take midday pills.
    • Called back super about floor soap.
    • Errands, etc.
      • Bring pants that shrunk back to store to be lengthened.
    • Clear spam folder.
    • Pay bills.
    • Log into various email accounts to keep them alive.
    • Handle mail, filing (pile on desk).

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~To Do~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Home-Office
    • Back accounting.
    • Errands, etc.
      • Get mail.
    • Straighten work area to prepare for next work day.
  • Friday night dinner and service.
  • Review to-do list for next day.
  • Bedtime routine.

*~*~*~*~*~*~Rollover~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Clear out "Action", "Deferred", and "Waiting For" email folders.
  • Buy Google adwords for business.

1Focus 4:44

1Focus - 6 Oct 2006 - 3:23pm

Proudly Accomplished:
Morning Routine
Work Routine
Work Plan
• big delivery at 9:00
• ran through hiring justification, spoke to boss about it
• ran "emergency" errand
• clear inbox
• Meet with contractor around 3:00

Ran out of time
• today's to-do list
• weekly review (As often as I need to feel ok)

I want To Do:
Evening Routine
• Help in kitchen
• Dinner and hang with family
• Farm chores (include kids)
• Clean up kitchen
• 30 minutes in garage
• Scoop catbox
• Office chores
• Yoga
• Early to bed (lights out 11:00pm)

One big focus:
Garage storage project
• Hang wall slats

G-I-D 3:30

gettin-it-done - 6 Oct 2006 - 2:44pm

Hello All! Things here are going well. I have been missing you all and thinking of you even though I haven't checked in much lately. I have been crazy busy. seeing the new Chiro. 3 times a week for the next 4 weeks. Man it's a huge time commitment. It makes getting errands in town done diffucult too. It will be worth it though. Working my on my new routines is time consuming as well, but something I have been procrastinating on for weeks though and I am slowly hacking away at it. I'm just taking my to do lists for the day and saving them and adding in things here and there. Tyring to figure out where to put them is what racks my brain. I have to be careful to not get overwhelmed just trying to create. So far, I'm doing alright, not getting to perfectionistic, and aavoiding time bingeing. The fly lady laundry system is proving it's worth. It's 3:30 and I have washed, dried, folded and put away today's laundry as well as the backlog of "needed to be folded and put away laundry!" Gooooo Me! I also watered the Ficus tree which was dying of thirst, and have the table set for dinner, and my midday sweep of my 1 BIG FOCUS areas done. ALrighty, will do my best to CI this weekend.

glad you checked in

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 3:25pm

Sounds like things are going well. :)

pro's CI - 3:40pm

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 2:42pm

I'm feeling inexplicably down. I don't know what's bothering me.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Ta Da~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Morning Routine
    • Wake up: 7:15am (target: 7am).
    • Empty dish drain and wash any dishes from previous day.
    • Make and eat breakfast.
    • Take out pills for the day.
    • Swallow morning pills.
    • Wash breakfast dishes.
    • Make bed (convert futon back into couch).
    • Put on exercise clothes.
    • Put in contacts.
    • Pilates.
    • Change into street clothes.
  • Home-Office
    • Call landlord about toilet problem, and also request that a detergent that doesn't have such a nauseating smell be used to clean the hallway floors.
    • Called temple about service and dinner tonight (Web site said to call office to reserve for dinner).
    • Report annoying PayPal scam email.
    • Called doctor about refill of allergy medicine.
    • Wet black pants and put in dryer to shrink like the rest (before bringing to be lengthened).
    • Reflection.
    • Eat lunch, wash lunch dishes.
    • Take midday pills.
    • Called back super about floor soap.
    • Errands, etc.
      • Bring pants that shrunk back to store to be lengthened.
    • Clear spam folder.
    • Pay bills.
    • Log into various email accounts to keep them alive.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~To Do~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Home-Office
    • Back accounting.
    • Errands, etc.
      • Get mail.
    • Handle mail, filing (pile on desk).
    • Straighten work area to prepare for next work day.
  • Friday night dinner and service.
  • Review to-do list for next day.
  • Bedtime routine.

*~*~*~*~*~*~Rollover~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Clear out "Action", "Deferred", and "Waiting For" email folders.
  • Buy Google adwords for business.

Woo hoo

1Focus - 6 Oct 2006 - 3:12pm

back accounting is at the top of the list...and there's still time in the work day to pick at it a little.

I'm moping

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 3:23pm

I don't feel able to do it - energy-wise, that is. Depression is sapping my ability to start something challenging like this. :(

Mopping

1Focus - 6 Oct 2006 - 3:29pm

Washing the floor takes a lot out of me, too ;)

Oh, you said moping

not a total loss

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 3:40pm

I did some stuff today, and everything I did today needed doing. I have 1.5 hours now when I could work on accounting, but I just can't start something so difficult for me late in the afternoon. I need to do it early. This morning I was doing things that needed to be done quickly - deal with the toilet before the weekend, bring my pants back to the store before too much time passed since I bought them, buy a winter coat (mine is 15 years old and ripped).

I think I'll get the mail and do filing, and call it a day. I'll start the accounting on Monday. I'm depressed for some reason. I need the weekend off - some guilt-free down time.

1Focus 2:22

1Focus - 6 Oct 2006 - 1:29pm

Proudly Accomplished:
Morning Routine
Work Routine
Work Plan
• big delivery at 9:00
• ran through hiring justification, spoke to boss about it
• ran "emergency" errand

I want To Do:
Work Plan
• clear inbox
• today's to-do list
• weekly review (As often as I need to feel ok)
• Meet with contractor around 3:00
Evening Routine

One big focus:
Garage storage project
• Hang wall slats

well-oiled machine

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 2:00pm

You seem to have things well under control lately!

(No particular reason for the picture except that I liked it - I added a few dozen pictures this morning.)

Thanks

1Focus - 6 Oct 2006 - 3:08pm

That's the second comment along those lines I've read in the last few minutes. I'm really working a program! (this week) ;) I sure owe a lot to this website and the encouragement found, here.

Thanks everyone!
...and pro especially.

pro's CI - 1:25pm

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 12:25pm

Friday afternoon, and not too many other people here today. :(

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Ta Da~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Morning Routine
    • Wake up: 7:15am (target: 7am).
    • Empty dish drain and wash any dishes from previous day.
    • Make and eat breakfast.
    • Take out pills for the day.
    • Swallow morning pills.
    • Wash breakfast dishes.
    • Make bed (convert futon back into couch).
    • Put on exercise clothes.
    • Put in contacts.
    • Pilates.
    • Change into street clothes.
  • Home-Office
    • Call landlord about toilet problem, and also request that a detergent that doesn't have such a nauseating smell be used to clean the hallway floors.
    • Called temple about service and dinner tonight (Web site said to call office to reserve for dinner).
    • Report annoying PayPal scam email.
    • Called doctor about refill of allergy medicine.
    • Wet black pants and put in dryer to shrink like the rest (before bringing to be lengthened).
    • Reflection.
    • Eat lunch, wash lunch dishes.
    • Called back super about floor soap.
  • Errands, etc.
    • Bring pants that shrunk back to store to be lengthened.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~To Do~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Home-Office
    • Clear spam folder.
    • Back accounting.
    • Take midday pills.
    • Errands, etc.
      • Get mail.
    • Handle mail, pay bills, filing.
    • Straighten work area to prepare for next work day.
  • Friday night dinner and service.
  • Review to-do list for next day.
  • Bedtime routine.

*~*~*~*~*~*~Rollover~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Clear out "Action", "Deferred", and "Waiting For" email folders.
  • Buy Google adwords for business.

Back

1Focus - 6 Oct 2006 - 1:30pm

That accounting is almost to the top of the list

lonely here

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 1:57pm

I can really tell how much I am helped by the encouragement I receive here when it stops and everyone (almost) goes away on the weekends. I've been procrastinating and doing pretty much nothing. I bought a coat online at overstock.com (cheap). I needed a coat, but I probably should have bought it as a reward for working on my back accounting.

The problem with the accounting - the reason it's so hard for me to start - is that it's massive and overwhelming. I don't know where to start. Well, I sort of know where to start, but getting into the groove seems so hard.

I feel sad and lonely today. I don't know what's the matter with me lately, really. I went out to dinner with friends last night - it's not like I'm all alone in the world. I dunno...

Getting in the groove

1Focus - 6 Oct 2006 - 3:11pm

Remember, you only have to do work on it a little at a time. When it's that overwhelming, I believe you really must break it down into smaller chunks and don't expect to get it done in one sitting.

So there :P

it will take weeks

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 3:41pm

No way will I get it done in a single sitting. It's a couple weeks full time - I know because I've been this behind before. It's a huge pain in the neck (or pain somewhere).

pro's CI - 12:10pm

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 11:11am

The plumber is here, thank goodness. He went back down to his truck to get parts for my broken toilet. I'm very glad he came early so I wasn't stuck here all afternoon waiting.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Ta Da~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Morning Routine
    • Wake up: 7:15am (target: 7am).
    • Empty dish drain and wash any dishes from previous day.
    • Make and eat breakfast.
    • Take out pills for the day.
    • Swallow morning pills.
    • Wash breakfast dishes.
    • Make bed (convert futon back into couch).
    • Put on exercise clothes.
    • Put in contacts.
    • Pilates.
    • Change into street clothes.
  • Home-Office
    • Call landlord about toilet problem, and also request that a detergent that doesn't have such a nauseating smell be used to clean the hallway floors.
    • Called temple about service and dinner tonight (Web site said to call office to reserve for dinner).
    • Report annoying PayPal scam email.
    • Called doctor about refill of allergy medicine.
    • Wet black pants and put in dryer to shrink like the rest (before bringing to be lengthened).
    • Reflection.
    • Eat lunch, wash lunch dishes.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~To Do~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Home-Office
    • Find new soap for super (got permission to use a different soap in the hallway since the one they use gives me a migraine).
    • Clear spam folder.
    • Back accounting.
    • Take midday pills.
    • Errands, etc.
      • Bring pants that shrunk back to store to be lengthened.
      • Get mail.
    • Handle mail, pay bills, filing.
    • Straighten work area to prepare for next work day.
  • Friday night dinner and service.
  • Review to-do list for next day.
  • Bedtime routine.

*~*~*~*~*~*~Rollover~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Clear out "Action", "Deferred", and "Waiting For" email folders.
  • Buy Google adwords for business.

pro's CI - 11:30am

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 10:33am

I've called the landlord three times this morning about my toilet, and can't get hold of anyone who can call the plumber. So I called the plumber myself, and they are sending someone, thank goodness. I thought they wouldn't without a direct call from the landlord.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Ta Da~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Morning Routine
    • Wake up: 7:15am (target: 7am).
    • Empty dish drain and wash any dishes from previous day.
    • Make and eat breakfast.
    • Take out pills for the day.
    • Swallow morning pills.
    • Wash breakfast dishes.
    • Make bed (convert futon back into couch).
    • Put on exercise clothes.
    • Put in contacts.
    • Pilates.
    • Change into street clothes.
  • Home-Office
    • Call landlord about toilet problem, and also request that a detergent that doesn't have such a nauseating smell be used to clean the hallway floors.
    • Called temple about service and dinner tonight (Web site said to call office to reserve for dinner).
    • Report annoying PayPal scam email.
    • Called doctor about refill of allergy medicine.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~To Do~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Home-Office
    • Wet black pants and put in dryer to shrink like the rest (before bringing to be lengthened).
    • Reflection.
    • Clear spam folder.
    • Back accounting.
    • Eat lunch, wash lunch dishes.
    • Take midday pills.
    • Errands, etc.
      • Bring pants that shrunk back to store to be lengthened.
      • Get mail.
    • Handle mail, pay bills, filing.
    • Straighten work area to prepare for next work day.
  • Friday night dinner and service.
  • Review to-do list for next day.
  • Bedtime routine.

*~*~*~*~*~*~Rollover~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Clear out "Action", "Deferred", and "Waiting For" email folders.
  • Buy Google adwords for business.

1Focus 11:11

1Focus - 6 Oct 2006 - 10:24am

Proudly Accomplished:
Morning Routine
Work Routine
• Meet with staff/general plan
• CUOP
• Time Sheets
• Specific plan for the day
• Clear my head
Work Plan
• big delivery at 9:00

I want To Do:
Work Plan
• clear inbox
• today's to-do list
• weekly review (As often as I need to feel ok)
• Meet with contractor around 3:00
Evening Routine

One big focus:
Garage storage project
• Hang wall slats

pro's CI - 10:30am

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 9:33am

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Ta Da~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Morning Routine
    • Wake up: 7:15am (target: 7am).
    • Empty dish drain and wash any dishes from previous day.
    • Make and eat breakfast.
    • Take out pills for the day.
    • Swallow morning pills.
    • Wash breakfast dishes.
    • Make bed (convert futon back into couch).
  • Home-Office
    • Call landlord about toilet problem, and also request that a detergent that doesn't have such a nauseating smell be used to clean the hallway floors.
    • Called temple about service and dinner tonight (Web site said to call office to reserve for dinner).
    • Report annoying PayPal scam email.
    • Called doctor about refill of allergy medicine.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~To Do~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Morning Routine.
    • Put on exercise clothes.
    • Put in contacts.
    • Reflection.
    • Pilates.
    • Change into street clothes.
  • Home-Office
    • Wet black pants and put in dryer to shrink like the rest (before bringing to be lengthened).
    • Clear spam folder.
    • Back accounting.
    • Eat lunch, wash lunch dishes.
    • Take midday pills.
    • Errands, etc.
      • Bring pants that shrunk back to store to be lengthened.
      • Get mail.
    • Handle mail, pay bills, filing.
    • Straighten work area to prepare for next work day.
  • Friday night dinner and service.
  • Review to-do list for next day.
  • Bedtime routine.

*~*~*~*~*~*~Rollover~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Clear out "Action", "Deferred", and "Waiting For" email folders.
  • Buy Google adwords for business.

pro's CI - 10am

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 9:00am

I'm doing things in the wrong order again. I want to finish my morning routine (e.g. get dressed) before I start working. It's a bad habit I get into, that I start working while I'm eating breakfast in my jammies. It screws me up for the rest of the day because I'm not planning my day - I'm just "doing".

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Ta Da~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Morning Routine
    • Wake up: 7:15am (target: 7am).
    • Empty dish drain and wash any dishes from previous day.
    • Make and eat breakfast.
  • Home-Office
    • Call landlord about toilet problem, and also request that a detergent that doesn't have such a nauseating smell be used to clean the hallway floors.
    • Called temple about service and dinner tonight (Web site said to call office to reserve for dinner).
    • Report annoying PayPal scam email.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~To Do~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Morning Routine.
    • Take out pills for the day.
    • Swallow morning pills.
    • Wash breakfast dishes.
    • Make bed (convert futon back into couch).
    • Put on exercise clothes.
    • Put in contacts.
    • Reflection.
    • Pilates.
    • Change into street clothes.
  • Home-Office
    • Wet black pants and put in dryer to shrink like the rest (before bringing to be lengthened).
    • Clear spam folder.
    • Back accounting.
    • Eat lunch, wash lunch dishes.
    • Take midday pills.
    • Errands, etc.
      • Bring pants that shrunk back to store to be lengthened.
      • Get mail.
    • Handle mail, pay bills, filing.
    • Straighten work area to prepare for next work day.
  • Friday night dinner and service.
  • Review to-do list for next day.
  • Bedtime routine.

*~*~*~*~*~*~Rollover~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Clear out "Action", "Deferred", and "Waiting For" email folders.
  • Buy Google adwords for business.

OK We're off!

Normy - 6 Oct 2006 - 8:46am

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pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 8:56am

:?

pro's CI - 9:30am

Anonymous - 6 Oct 2006 - 8:29am

I spent way too long browsing through new animated graphics to add to our site collection. A couple of them somehow lost their animation in transition. Oh well - I'm not going to try to fix it!!!!

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Ta Da~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Morning Routine
    • Wake up: 7:15am (target: 7am).
    • Empty dish drain and wash any dishes from previous day.
    • Make and eat breakfast.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~To Do~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Morning Routine.
    • Take out pills for the day.
    • Swallow morning pills.
    • Wash breakfast dishes.
    • Make bed (convert futon back into couch).
    • Put on exercise clothes.
    • Put in contacts.
    • Reflection.
    • Pilates.
    • Change into street clothes.
  • Home-Office
    • Wet black pants and put in dryer to shrink like the rest (before bringing to be lengthened).
    • Clear spam folder.
    • Report annoying PayPal scam email.
    • Back accounting.
    • Eat lunch, wash lunch dishes.
    • Take midday pills.
    • Errands, etc.
      • Bring pants that shrunk back to store to be lengthened.
      • Get mail.
    • Handle mail, pay bills, filing.
    • Straighten work area to prepare for next work day.
  • Friday night dinner and service.
  • Review to-do list for next day.
  • Bedtime routine.

*~*~*~*~*~*~Rollover~*~*~*~*~*~*

  • Clear out "Action", "Deferred", and "Waiting For" email folders.
  • Buy Google adwords for business.

Norm 2.00 pm BE

Normy - 6 Oct 2006 - 7:58am

Good morning 1Focus! Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

Daytime Routine is mostly done - I've had lunch and we went for a walk with DDog. DSO is going to finish off the rest of the DR today as he's not at work on a Friday.

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting~~~TaDa~~~

6.50 Get up (Aim 7.00 am)
*Morning Routine; Start of Work Day Routine (including getting sidetracked by Amazon, and placing an order for some business development books); Bookend
*Pack my personal bag - don't forget hot water bottle. (Quicker than expected - I try to repack my weekend bag after I've been away - makes packing a less painful experience. Then I just need to put in my clothes when it's time). Bookend
*Finish session planning - hatha yoga (5 sessions)
* Bookend and CUOP
*Daytime Routine. Phone retreatant I'm giving lift to to check she knows what time to be here. Bookend.

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting~~~ToDo~~~

1.30 - 2.30 Pack teaching box. Bookend.
2.30 - 3.00 Pack car. Get money out of cash machine. Calmly review everything is in order. Don't forget to breathe - you're a yoga teacher. Calm calm calm. Wait for student I'm giving a lift to.
By 4.00 ish Drive to venue and unpack stuff, get room ready, wait for students.
4.30 pm Retreat starts!

~~~Rollover~~~
Finish session planning - talks/flipcharts etc

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1Focus 8:18

1Focus - 6 Oct 2006 - 7:36am

Proudly Accomplished:
Morning Routine
• Out of bed 6:00 (target 6:00)
• Ready for anything
• Feed DD0
• Breakfast
• Unload dishwasher
• Head to work
Work Routine
• Meet with staff/general plan
• CUOP
• Time Sheets
• Specific plan for the day
• Clear my head

I want To Do:
Work Plan
• big delivery at 9:00
• clear inbox
• today's to-do list
• weekly review (This is the third one this week)
• Meet with contractor around 3:00
Evening Routine

One big focus:
Garage storage project
• Hang wall slats

aka...

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 8:31am

>• weekly review (This is the third one this week)

Maybe it should be called the "daily review"?

Norm 12.30 pm BE

Normy - 6 Oct 2006 - 6:40am

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting Good morning pro.

Finished the hatha yoga session prep. Only you and I posted here so I've CUOP already, so that's two things I can put on my TaDa list!

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting~~~TaDa~~~

6.50 Get up (Aim 7.00 am)
*Morning Routine; Start of Work Day Routine (including getting sidetracked by Amazon, and placing an order for some business development books); Bookend
*Pack my personal bag - don't forget hot water bottle. (Quicker than expected - I try to repack my weekend bag after I've been away - makes packing a less painful experience. Then I just need to put in my clothes when it's time). Bookend
*Finish session planning - hatha yoga (5 sessions)
* Bookend and CUOP

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting~~~ToDo~~~

12.30 - 1.30 Daytime Routine. Bookend.
1.30 - 2.30 Pack teaching box. Bookend.
2.30 - 3.00 Pack car. Get money out of cash machine. Calmly review everything is in order. Don't forget to breathe - you're a yoga teacher. Calm calm calm. Wait for student I'm giving a lift to.
By 4.00 ish Drive to venue and unpack stuff, get room ready, wait for students.
4.30 pm Retreat starts!

~~~Rollover~~~
Finish session planning - talks/flipcharts etc

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pro's first check-in - 7:20am EDT US

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 6:24am

I got up at 7:15am this morning. That's an improvement. But I woke up because I had a headache, so maybe it's not a true improvement but a happy accident. I need to take my migraine meds and make coffee.

noise sensitivity

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 6:27am

Grinding coffee when I have a migraine is a traumatic experience. Maybe I'll start the grinder then run in the bathroom and close the door. (There aren't that many places to run in here.)

Also, my toilet isn't flushing right - I need to call the landlord.

Norm 12 noon BE

Normy - 6 Oct 2006 - 5:56am

Another session done. This explains a lot. I ~feel~ as thought I'm really cracking through these, but they're taking a lot longer than anticipated. Must be one of those 'in the flow' time warp thingies. Will know to watch out for that in future. Looks like, even with a course plan, it takes me about 1 1/2 hours to plan a detailed session.

Anyway, the upshot is that I've gone from being ahead to being behind. Will have to shave some time off Daytime Routine or something.

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sounds like you're doing great

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 6:22am

I chronically underestimate how long it takes to do things like this. Maybe you could time it the next time? It can help in planning to have a clearer idea.

Norm 10.40 BE

Normy - 6 Oct 2006 - 4:43am

Another session done - I keep getting ideas for making them even better, and I'm having to reign myself in to stop myself going back over previous sessions to make them 'perfect'. They're fine as they are, and I can add in the amendments by hand - if there's time later I can reformat them, but it's not a priority.

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Norm 9.40 am BE

Normy - 6 Oct 2006 - 3:41am

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting~~~TaDa~~~

6.50 Get up (Aim 7.00 am)
7 - 9 Morning Routine; Start of Work Day Routine (including getting sidetracked by Amazon, and placing an order for some business development books); Bookend
9.00 - 10.00 Pack my personal bag - don't forget hot water bottle. (I can be slow at this which is why I've allowed an hour). Bookend

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting~~~ToDo~~~

10.00 - 11.00 Finish session planning - hatha yoga
11.00 - 11.30 Bookend and CUOP
11.30 - 12.30 Finish session planning - talks/flipcharts etc
12.30 - 1.30 Daytime Routine. Bookend.
1.30 - 2.30 Pack teaching box. Bookend.
2.30 - 3.00 Pack car. Get money out of cash machine. Calmly review everything is in order. Don't forget to breathe - you're a yoga teacher. Calm calm calm. Wait for student I'm giving a lift to.
By 4.00 ish Drive to venue and unpack stuff, get room ready, wait for students.
4.30 pm Retreat starts!

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love the dancing banana

pro (not verified) - 6 Oct 2006 - 6:21am

:)

Norm's first BE 9.00 am BST

Normy - 6 Oct 2006 - 3:11am

Good afternoon Milo! You're being very inspiring today. As you can see I've not done my Weekly Review and report Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting It may happen Sunday night - that'll make it a full week out, which will make it back in synch again!

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting~~~TaDa~~~

6.50 Get up (Aim 7.00 am)
7 - 9 Morning Routine; Start of Work Day Routine (including getting sidetracked by Amazon, and placing an order for some business development books); Bookend

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting~~~ToDo~~~

9.00 - 10.00 Pack my personal bag - don't forget hot water bottle. (I can be slow at this which is why I've allowed an hour). Bookend
10.00 - 11.00 Finish session planning - hatha yoga
11.00 - 11.30 Bookend and CUOP
11.30 - 12.30 Finish session planning - talks/flipcharts etc
12.30 - 1.30 Daytime Routine. Bookend.
1.30 - 2.30 Pack teaching box. Bookend.
2.30 - 3.00 Pack car. Get money out of cash machine. Calmly review everything is in order. Don't forget to breathe - you're a yoga teacher. Calm calm calm. Wait for student I'm giving a lift to.
By 4.00 ish Drive to venue and unpack stuff, get room ready, wait for students.
4.30 pm Retreat starts!

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Milo 3:15pm

Milo - 6 Oct 2006 - 12:45am

Gotta leave around 3:30pm. Doing okay!

Ta Da:
- kids up, dressed, fed
- very brief CUOP
- kids dentist 9:15am (kids were awesome for their first time - didn't refuse anything!)
- summer shoe shopping for kids and I (wasn't fun - kids being a bit naughty)
- car refuel and thru carwash on way home from shopping
- morning routine (shower, dress, hair, bed made, makeup, load of washing
- lunch
- one load of washing out, another in the wash
- unpacked dishwasher
- changed DD's sheets
- put DS to bed
- practised writing with DD
- put DVD on for DD
- hung out towels and put delicates into wash
- chatted to friend on the phone
- folded some laundry ready to put away when DS wakes
- lunch dishes & tidy-up
- made dinner and put it in the oven
- finish unpacking!!!!!!!!!!!
- put every stray piece of clean laundry in the house away (it's been scattered throughout the house in various forms for a week now and it was driving me nuts!!)
- changed DS's sheets
- delicates hung out, sheets in wash (last one for today, will do whites tomorrow as it's a long wash)
- swept & vacuumed
- laid out PJs and underwear in kids' bathroom
- quick run over hotspots


To Do:
- put DS's sheets on the line
- rest of morning routine (swish'n'swipe & tidy bathroom)
- go into work for meeting at 4pm (take kids, leave before 3:40)
Evening
- dinner
- kids bath, book, bed
- after dinner routine (shine sink, check calendar, lay out clothes, wash face & brush/floss teeth)
- filing
- work on presentation

Ditched:
- Clean out car (will do it if I get time, but I can do it on the weekend, it's not urgent)
- our sheets, will do over weekend
- Dust whole house (will do on Sunday as usual)

scarlett, are you still up???????

wow!

scarlett - 6 Oct 2006 - 12:55am

That is quite the Ta Da list! Good job.

scarlett, are you still up???????

Yep. Not done packing, either. Headed to bed very soon, though.

Milo 2pm

Milo - 5 Oct 2006 - 11:34pm

I can't do much else on my list until DS wakes now, or I will wake him traipsing around the bedrooms putting washing away and unpacking, or making a racket vacuuming. I can sweep & tidy hotspots, at least. Will do that now...

Oh, DS is awake, I can hear him now.

Ta Da:
- kids up, dressed, fed
- very brief CUOP
- kids dentist 9:15am (kids were awesome for their first time - didn't refuse anything!)
- summer shoe shopping for kids and I (wasn't fun - kids being a bit naughty)
- car refuel and thru carwash on way home from shopping
- morning routine (shower, dress, hair, bed made, makeup, load of washing
- lunch
- one load of washing out, another in the wash
- unpacked dishwasher
- changed DD's sheets
- put DS to bed
- practised writing with DD
- put DVD on for DD
- hung out towels and put delicates into wash
- chatted to friend on the phone
- folded some laundry ready to put away when DS wakes
- lunch dishes & tidy-up
- made dinner and put it in the oven


To Do:
- rest of morning routine (swish'n'swipe)
- daytime routine (reboot laundry, sweep floors & vacuum rug, prepare kids pjs for bath, police hot-spots)
- finish unpacking!!!!!!!!!!!
- change DS's and our sheets
- Dust whole house (usually done on Sunday but I didn't do it last weekend and it needs it so I'll have a crack)
- go into work for meeting at 4pm (take kids, leave before 3:40)
Evening
- filing
- work on presentation

Ditched:
- Clean out car (will do it if I get time, but I can do it on the weekend, it's not urgent)

Milo 12 noon

Milo - 5 Oct 2006 - 9:50pm


Ta Da:
- kids up, dressed, fed
- very brief CUOP
- kids dentist 9:15am (kids were awesome for their first time - didn't refuse anything!)
- summer shoe shopping for kids and I (wasn't fun - kids being a bit naughty)
- car refuel and thru carwash on way home from shopping
- morning routine (shower, dress, hair, bed made, makeup, load of washing
- lunch
- one load of washing out, another in the wash
- unpacked dishwasher
- changed DD's sheets


To Do:
- rest of morning routine (swish'n'swipe)
- lunch dishes & tidy-up
- daytime routine (reboot laundry, sweep floors & vacuum rug, prepare kids pjs for bath, police hot-spots, dinner prepared)
- finish unpacking!!!!!!!!!!!
- change DS's and our sheets
- Dust whole house (usually done on Sunday but I didn't do it last weekend and it needs it so I'll have a crack)
- go into work for meeting at 4pm (take kids)
Evening
- filing
- work on presentation

Ditched:
- Clean out car (will do it if I get time, but I can do it on the weekend, it's not urgent)

hi Milo!

scarlett - 5 Oct 2006 - 11:08pm

I'm up and packing for my trip, thought I'd come cheer you on.