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Wednesday October 26, 2011
HAPPY WEDNESDAY, EVERYBODY!
HAPPY HUUMPHDAY!
Have a great proactive day!
Peace
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clement ci
committing tomorrow to have a good start to the day. need it.
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the touch of the master's hand: http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/1898#comment-27748
"fall down seven times, get up eight" - japanese proverb
Findingaway check in
Thursday 10.15 am
Late start today as I stayed up late last night, finally finished an outstanding project and emailed it off this morning - yay!
Now to deal with all the other things that need doing, although today I'm taking some (planned) time out to visit a friend and go walking.
Thank you all for being here
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wrkinprogrss: 10/27/11
TODAY:
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x 9:00 mtg,
x~ update calender in Zimbra
x email Sam
x ck-in post @ P.A.
1x lt ld laundry (& put away clean uw)
x shower, wash hair
x draft and send follow-up Qs re 2 most pressing leftover rcts
x 15+min. QG
x 19:15 th grp
x dishwasher loading progress
======made significant progress
x~ update spreadsheets
======not done
o no audio or rdg after 22:30; bed!
o draft and send Qs re rup2 items incl what's PS5-related
o shift open ORvw rcts to rup2, add links to rup1 refresh rvw, close out?
o start firming up date plans! (what's my preference?)
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Schedule for Today
My Schedule:
School (9:30-2:35)
X-Country (3:00-4:30)
PA Look-up (45 min.)
English IV Paper (30-50 min. steps)
Precalculus Honors Mid-Term Practice (30 min. smaller steps)
CHRLIF Quiz studying (15-30 min.)
Practice Clarinet (30 min. steps)
Bed @ 10:00
katia stuck as ever
So yeah. . .the past two nights after Connor went to bed, I pretty much checked out for the night. I'm not sure what to do because I'm REALLY tired but I'm also REALLY behind. Something has got to give.
Tonite I'm making the commitment to move my laptop down into the dining room and work there, and only go in my bed when it's screwing around time.
Things to do today
-Email Dr Berger
-Email Brandon
-Email Dr Brown
-Respond to Becky
-FAFSA corrections
-Flashcards for listening quiz
-Listen for listening quiz
And MAYBE
-metal reading
-metal questions
Time for lunch, I'll really try to be back later.
Hypatia's check-in
I feel like I don't know if I'm coming or going! I set out a plan to deal with reports as they came up, but the work is coming in too fast to turn round in a reasonable timescale. And next week's admin time has disappeared into two hospital appointments (one for me, one for husband) and a training session I've been waiting for for ages.
I'm about to meet one of my junior staff to help her write a report, so I suspect I'm only going to have about an hour today for my own reports. I've got 15 minutes now, so I'm going to spend that trying to stop my office looking like a rubbish tip (there are piles of records everywhere).
If I have time after I've seen my junior I'll come up with some sort of action plan.
Meeting over at 1610h. I've got an hour left.
finish tidying officemake phone callH.
tracy-la check in 10-25
READINGS FOR DAY
Procrastination Is Not Fun And Does Not Create Fun
Some of us may have used procrastination as a way to build in time for "fun" and have looked for excitement in the things we were doing. Some of us may realize we actually procrastinate on true "fun" things like sports, hobbies, meeting friends, etc. and instead when we procrastinate we are doing low level "distractions" rather than fun. For years, we may have associated procrastination with fun and thought that if we don't procrastinate our work or studies we will not have any fun.
What we need to remember constantly is that uncontrolled procrastination is no longer fun for us and will not let us have fun, but a trip into anguish.
All of us have unpleasant memories of painful procrastination experiences, which began as attempts to avoid the pain of doing something difficult or unpleasant through a small indulgence of putting off our studies, work or projects.
We need to put these memories to work for us by associating them with the first compulsive procrastination act. The idea that starting something later or putting off an unpleasant task or act will bring us fun and pleasure is an illusion. We know this in our heads, but we need to feel it in our guts.
To experience real happiness we need to be able to achieve one's potential and use our own personal gifts and talents. This will allow us to open ourselves to richer interpersonal relationships, to aesthetic experiences, to sports and hobbies and work well done. Many of us focus on whether we are able to engage in "work well done." Abstinence from compulsive procrastinating liberates us to know that we will still have "fun" when our work is well done and give us the time to enjoy other activities guilt free.
Meditation for day: Thank You for the fun and joy that abstinence from procrastination brings.
Adapted From Food for Thought: Daily Meditations
tracy-la
kromer 9:20 CI
Today is a busy day:
*Finish rough vocation, impact, program
*Prayer mtg
*Tape walls
*Start R. staining (will do this soon)
*Finish coupling/notes/imaging/records (will do this soon)
*Look into ES cells as control (working on this now)
*Look for things similar in expr to R., evidence for RA reg. (working on this now)
OK, starting now! Going to work on last couple tasks for a few hours, then get lunch, then work on writing and start staining.
kromer 2:45 CI
OK, today is shaping up to be a disaster, in order to salvage this day I need to seriously scale done.
*Look for things similar in expr. to R
*Prayer mtg
*Finish imaging and coupling
*Finish rough vocation
Journey 6:45 & update
Good morning! another work from home day. I did ok yesterday, not great. Had to drop off my daughter's car at the shop at 5:00 pm so it cut the day a bit short.
I almost finished all the prep for this weekend's install but I still have about another hour of work to do on it, and I didn't get anything done on the horrid documentation project. I'll get started on the final prep for this weekend now, and when it gets light outside I'll decide if it's too cold to run outside - if it is I'll do an exercise video inside. I'm a big weenie when it comes to cold weather!
Update 9:30 I did run outside but it was cold for me. Now it's ok, about 53, but when I started it was 48 degrees which is way cold to me! You northern people are probably laughing, and I saw my neighbor out feeding his horse wearing shorts and a t-shirt. I had on sweatpants, underarmor shirt, a hoodie, and earmuffs; and I was freezing. But I'm glad I did it - it's a beautiful sunny day and I enjoyed getting outside and soaking up some nature and visiting the neighborhood dogs and horses. I always carry a pocketful of mini dog biscuits and baby carrots so all the animals love me lol.
OK, so I made todo list and read email before exercise, but I haven't plugged my todos into my schedule so I'll do that now. Then I'll plug away at the items on the list, coming back here if I get stuck or distracted.
Jo
Avoiding the truth consumes great effort and energy. - Jim Loehr
Rexroth Check In
Thanks for starting lennon. Woke early and up early at 7.00am for a good start to the day. I want to do a day's work each working day.
Done:
Up and dressed
Checked emails and postings
Listed todos for today
Booked ticket for day event
Todo:
x Prayer and reflection
x File friends letters
x List todos writing and photos re travel
x Put dry washing away
x Put on washing machine - and stuff out and drying
x Plan exercise and eating and goals
x List clothing to buy
Clean and sort some of expedition equipment - this is well underway and the only holdup is that I don't have sufficient space to dry everything
Also:
Bought a ticket and am trying to sort out getting the correct ticket - now sorted
Checked phone messages - one from friend saying thank you which I feel good about
Have not rested on bed (yet) nor surfed the web!
Regards Rexroth
Rexroth Update
Well it is now just past four and I have been working since seven so I suppose that is a working day. I feel discontent with what I have done as there are several things I have not yet started.
So that is it for the moment.
Rexroth Check Out
Done:
Tried to relax and didn't succeed
Finished washing travel equipment
Put out paper for recycling
Prayed and reflected
Todo:
Bed and sleep
Night Folks
Rexroth
My Day Today
I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, the telephone and online meetings, and my life.
Things I will do today
1. Go to the 5:45 a.m. telephone ACA meeting
2. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting
3. Eat breakfast
4. Go to the dentist
5. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting
6. Go to the 1 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
7. Take shower
8. Get dressed
9. Call Goodwill to ask for proof of income.
10. Go to the 3 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
11. Cook and eat dinner
12. Go to work at 5:30 p.m.
Thanks for letting me share