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.
fudoshin: day 38 toplines
Please do not leave advice. Thank you. Prayers welcome.
Things to do:
bike four minutes forward, 2 minutes back
stretches
walk for 30 minutes or run 4 minutes/ walk 1 minute X 6
French homework handout for 2/23
Journal #2
Journal for week 6
Journal for week 8 (due on 2/28)
criquer louer
commentaire draft
le compte rendu
read Essay on Man 2541-9
read lesson 7 part A, do lesson 7 part A: ex1, ex2 A (1-5); Ex III A, C
fudoshin: day 38: 8:56pm
Please do not leave advice. Thank you. Prayers welcome.
This is the 38th day that I have followed through with the following:
I'm making a pledge to quit using the dating site(s) and Facebook for
90 days. I had written this on my 43things account, but I wrote that I
wanted to avoid dating sites for a full six months, so I think 90 days
is reasonable for a dating site. I also have a penchant for looking at
and stalking certain people repeatedly on the dating website and online,
which has prevented me from sanity. Just all out stalking certain
people has been all out crazy; if I'm not stalking one person, it's
another person. During times I've tried to quit the dating site before, I
have visited people's dating profiles, even while not registered on the
dating site. So part of my whole thing with quitting dating sites is
also quitting stalking people's profiles that I've tried to date in the
past. If I accidentally load a dating site, b/c I accidentally clicked
on something obviously that doesn't count. You can hardly hang a cat on
the Internet without hitting a dating site ad. Intention is
everything.
In other words:
of this.) This includes not stalking people on AIM or other chat
networks, whom I've tried to date in the past. I thoroughly embarrassed
myself on IM before in ways I never would over the phone.
exercise for 30 minutes a day: walking, swimming, hiking, biking,
running, jogging, karate, yoga, a dance class. Anything of those for at
least 30 minutes. And nothing else. I can do the running plan, but I
assure myself that each day that I show up to run, I will be okay, if
all I do is ultimately choose to walk. Whatever I feel comfortable with
when I do. That way I don't intimidate myself.
vic 2/24
Good pst on "The Disease called Perfection"
Perfection: A beautiful fairy tale that always leaves you hating yourself.
http://www.danoah.com/2010/09/disease-called-perfection.html
mediabat 3.16 PM
Practice saxophoneDo some homeworkWork on resumeBuy foodBook shuttleMy Day Today
I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, the telephone and online meetings, and my life.
I want to thank journey for starting this trend
Things I have done today
1. Went to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting2. Took shower3. Got dressed4. Went to group therapy at 9 a.m.5. Went to individual therapy at 10:156. Took nap7. Went to my Internship at 1 p.m.Things I will do today
1. Cook dinner
2. Cut onions and mix with jalepeno peppers
3. Put clothes away
4. Make bed
5. Wash dishes
6. Study for tomorrow's quiz
7. Post and send out Al-Anon literature for today
8. Post Al-Anon literature for tomorrow
9. Go to the 8 p.m. face to face NA meeting
Thanks for letting me share
2/24
Thanks for the post journey!
Work 8AM-5PM:
-Figure out fix for low c (test low r, test high r, test add c)
-review pinouts
-PY AI-5
-PY AI-6
-choose 10 cn
-get h ordered
-get l ordered
-get f ordered
After Work 5PM-Sleep:
-Document stuff for insurance
-followup with mom about acctn
-find and print 6 personal tax documents
-prepare weedwacker for warranty
-check payout for b expenses
-get oil change
-remove disc items
-order postcard thank you cards
-start spreadsheet of c products
-shine shoes
-pay MK and other
-update price correction for e
tracy-la thurs check in
READING
Procrastination is the thief of time.
—Edward Young
When we have a problem with putting things off, we seem to add to our
troubles by mentally flogging ourselves. We know we are losing time. We
criticize ourselves for our irrational behavior.
Whether we are putting
off an important task in our lives or letting many little undone jobs
accumulate, we could benefit from stopping the self-criticism and asking
ourselves for the spiritual message in our actions.
Perhaps we need
some quiet time to do absolutely nothing. Maybe our perfectionism is
paralyzing us. Is an "all or nothing" attitude telling us if we can't do
the whole job right away, there is no point in beginning? Unexpressed
anger may be blocking us from doing what we need to do.
Whenever we find ourselves doing things that seem irrational we can ask, "What is
the message from my Higher Power in this behavior?" This question will
carry us much further toward spiritual growth than the mental criticism
we are tempted to do.
[AFFIRMATION:] Today, I will do what I can within the limits of one day, and I will stay in communication with my Higher Power.
From Touchstones: A Book of Daily Meditations
Basics:
BASICS:
MY BASICS:
checking in;support calls(1x);affirmation;gratitudes;reading;check calendar; plan to plan;email my 3 most important tasks;voicemail;exercise #1;
manage A; manage D; use timesheet and timer; if needed or possible exercise #2tracy-la
katia 2/24
Hi guys! I like the cute threads :)
Back from class. . . just taking a moment before I pick up my son. But yay weekend!
Feeling really anxious about something. Hoping I can get through it.
Things to do today-
-Vitamins & #1 #2 #3#4 #5-#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6#7-one more math problem from last week
-3 math problems for this week
-Deal with recycling-Re-Pump exercise ball
Not sure what else.. . .things like dinner and stuff take up time too. . .
Wishing you all productive days!
day 24
got through some hard stuff yesterday and have some challenges ahead.
breakfast -easy
meds and vits -easy
shower -easy
project m 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.5 -stressy
dishes -easy
meeting -stressy
get books for project b -easy
project b scannning -stressy 0.5 + 0.5
check in with group members for project -stressy
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with a little perseverance you can get things done - "never surrender" corey hart
Agnu, spacing...
...which, actually, is perfectly appropriate today. Our beloved space shuttle Discovery has her final liftoff this afternoon. sniff. End of an era. 100K+ visitors here to watch it. Excitement palpable, concentration difficult, traffic impossible. So, having asked HP for Good Orderly Direction, I pray for the Power to follow this plan today:
NOW: Email food commitment to sponsor
1pm BR project call
1:15 Find the rest of my SB mtng notes and prioritize tasks for call with L
1:25 Draft Dallas flow; communicate with POC there
2:00 Make some calls during lunch
2:30 last chance to decide where to watch the launch
If from here, work til 4:45 pm, step outside to watch, and resume work til 6
If on river, head that-a-way and stay til 6 while traffic thins out
6:00 Walk dog, weights and stretch
6:30 personal backlog (bills, EOBs, mail and LR planning)
8:00 supper, r&r
10:00 bed
(((((kromer))) kind regards & prayers
With you all the way!!
♥"Careful the wish we make, wishes are children. Careful the path they take, wishes come true..." From "Children Will Listen," by Stephen Sondheim.♥
Scribbler's Thursday CI 9:05 a.m.
I did pretty well yesterday. I was particularly happy about finishing my evening tasks, although I actually did not eat a healthy dinner and also skipped a couple of tasks earlier in the afternoon. It's hard to be perfect, and possibly not even necessary. On to it...
Prep
Get upat 6 (7:30 again, TV again)Make bedExercise
Coffee, paperHealthy breakfastSightreadingCheck-insMorning
Update QuickenSend queryDo 2 CIOMusic marketingCall B of ACall Acai peopleAfternoon
Healthy lunchCall 1 re: cruiseCall plumberTaxes - 1 hrS/u investors draftGrocery shoppingP/U B at 2:45Activate phoneFile genomekromer 10 CI
OK, this has been a hard week. I'm working and working and still falling behind and that's really de-motivating.
OK, so today I'm going to keep plugging away on the web-crawling project:
*Catch up on email
*Run on as much of nature as possible (making good progress on this)
*Deal w/ weird sci. issue (working on this now)
*Get other journal lists
And do some lab stuff:
*START DOUBLE LABELING (working on this now)
*
p,s*update lab nb (have started)
And other stuff:
*credit card, mp list, phone
*30 min on MK project
*
practice presentationhope4meandu day 25
HI ALL!!
Adorable Jo thanks for the start!!
Haven't worked out with our new doggy addition, it's been crazy and he's not potty trained, so we're out very often. That's not good though, it's my only consistent thing that I do that I don't want to do.
The bad thing about "snowy" is my girl wants to play with him and she hurt her leg and could hardly walk after chasing him around the yard. Made some calls last night to find him a temp or permanent home depending on if we find his owners. I put up signs in the neighborhood this a.m. and will do more on the way home. His new temp or perm home, a neighbor right around the corner pls HP!! Waiting to hear if he will take snowy temp for now.
Snowy has given me a new sense of purpose and I am utterly facinated by him and am secretly or not hoping to keep him, but I can't hurt my Yoffee. On the other hand, she didn't need any coughing pills yesterday and that's no minor miracle, she usually does 2 to 3 a day. He has what appears to me to be a broken bone on the back of his neck and a bump on his rear. How can I return this dog to people who possibly did this to him.
Today:
-get Yoffee's meds at pharmacy & on-line
-find out if my credit card is 0%
-email people who were willing to adopt Snowy and ask if they'd be willing to chip in to have him sent to a groomer and groomed.
-at least stretch
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re-schedule derm appt.-reschedule Monday's appt.Wishing you all abundant completed tasks today!!
♥"Careful the wish we make, wishes are children. Careful the path they take, wishes come true..." From "Children Will Listen," by Stephen Sondheim.♥
Yoga Girl Day :-)
I don't think I did anything on yesterday's list except walk home . . . I frittered quite a bit of computer time on enjoyable research for a trip to the carribean (for NEXT February) instead of setting up my powerpoint presentation due in 2 weeks . . .
I have yoga class after work tonight, and usually change in the washrooms here at work before heading over. I tell the others here not to wait for me at the elevator because I have to "go change into Yoga Girl" :-)
So, for today:
- lunch with Dave (my hubby)
- start that powerpoint presentation (even just the basic set up and file naming would be good!!!)
- yoga after work
- physio before bed
IIWII
9:27 AM: So, unsurprisingly, I find myself at work scrambling on a morning "off", with a pending flight out of town this afternoon. I have done what I can, and will continue to plug away until noon, at which time I have to leave to run an errand and head to the airport. Feeling a little down, disappointed I wasn't able to rise to the occasion and sweep the decks clear before I left. Instead, I will leave with a patchwork of sloppy, half finished tasks. Well, it is what it is. My goal remains to clear the cobwebs from my mind and learn to avoid the 'addictive' anxiety avoiding behaviors and distractions that hold me back, but clearly I haven't found the key yet. Time to make the best of it.
@4change
I'm seeing a gradual change in your posts from hopelessness to a determined persistence i.e. "I'm still here, plugging away" "I have done what I can, and will continue to plug away". I think that shows that your thinking is gradually changing from 'I can't' to 'It's hard, but I can do it". Keep coming back, and hang in there.
Jo
Crazybug CI 0848
Quick check in this morning. Been a very unproductive past few days and I had a horrible realization that I completely forgot to do a project due this morning. It wasn't procrastination, just mental fog.
Have made a list. About to put on some tunes and make the best progress I can in the next hour.
@CB
Oh! I hate it when that happens! But it happens to everybody, and you've regrouped and you're back on track. . . good luck!
Jo
We won't be afraid of being sweet to ourselves. - Her Space Holiday
Thanks Jo!
You're always such an inspiration. :)
I did get the project finished and handed off, so that's a relief.
Trying to set up MSOutlook today to do a better job of tracking my work tasks. My pen and paper system, just wasn't working out.
Have a meeting at lunch today and then need to plan my afternoon work.
I vow to 'just get started' on all my unpleasant tasks.
good wishes to you all out there!
Journey 8 am & update
Got to work at 7:30, planning to go to the gym this afternoon. I'm not liking afternoon exercising, but it's saving me about 45 minutes a day in commute time, so I guess it's worth it. or not. I don't know. The cartoon I posted above is totally me today!
I've checked email and calendar and now i'm going to make a cup of coffee and make my todo list. I am not awake yet.
Update 8:45 HA! My todo list is made, I am caffeinated, and I'm getting work done. My co-workers are just now wandering in and stumbling bleary-eyed to the coffee pot, so I'm gloating a bit. Maybe the new schedule is . . . ok. As long as I don't talk myself out of going to the gym this evening. The gym is more crowded in the afternoons, and my regular morning gym buddies aren't there. Also, the old fat people tend to go in the morning and the young fit people tend to go in the afternoons. I fit in much better with the old and fat people lol.
Back to work. I have a 9:30 meeting and I think I should be able to get one admin-type task done before then.
Jo
We won't be afraid of being sweet to ourselves. - Her Space Holiday