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.
Monday, 24 December 2007
To all who celebrate christmas -- happy last minute shopping-wrapping-cooking-cleaning-decorating day! ;-)
Peace, joy and a happy holiday to everyone!
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pro's CI - 9:45pm
Okay - it's all packed up and the table folded back up. I can go to sleep now.
I've got a lot more to do. Getting it sorted was the least of it. I want to get as much done on this during my vacation as I can. Until I catch up a little more, it's hard for me to spend small amounts of time on it here and there when I have it, and it simply must get done. I have to file my tax returns this year - all of them.
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pro's CI - 9:30pm
I got through the pile and I want to pack up now, but I can't find my bag of paperclips. I'm getting a headache.
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pro's CI - 9pm
I'm still trying to get through this pile, but I'm not quite there and I'm starting to really, REALLY not want to do it anymore. I don't think I should torture myself with this or it will be even harder to get started on it next time. The thing is, I have to close up the table in order to be able to go to bed, and if the papers aren't fully filed I can't easily close up the table. I'll have to figure this out so I can stop now.
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rr's ci 8:35
finished:
gifts for relatives in the west
typed up story
typed up receipts for the week
to do this week:
finish shopping/making gifts
look at job ads
edit story
pro's CI - 8:30pm
The worst of the dishes are washed (the stuff that gets really hard to clean when food is dried on). I'm going to try to finish going through the pile. Once everything is sorted, I can start to work on stuff (e.g. filing medical claims, back tax returns). That won't be tonight, of course. If I can finish sorting the pile and filing, that will be a big accomplishment. I might not be able to finish tonight.
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pro's CI - 7:55pm
I made some dinner, and now I have a pile of dirty dishes to wash. Ugh.
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pro's CI - 6:10pm
I'm still going through papers, but I'm starting to fade. This is a bad point at which to quit because the papers aren't fully sorted and there's no easy way to save where I am. Maybe I'll take a break.
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pro's CI - 5:10pm
Still sorting papers - endless papers. And watching TV. Might be faster without the TV but then I'd die of boredom.
Most of the reason it's slow-going is I have to figure out where to put things. I think indecision about that is a big part of why the pile has gotten so large.
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Pile
Hi Pro. My pile is still there, but I've managed to keep it way down lately. A minute or so each day helps, along with some of those cardboard pocket folders. I also picked up a small two drawer filing cabinet for folders, and it's just great.
pro's CI - 4pm
I got through all the unopened envelopes. Now I'm starting on the main giant pile. I need more surface, even with the table open. I can't begin to work on this stuff until I get it sorted.
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pro's CI - 3pm
I emptied the paper shredder, in preparation for more shredding.
The table is open and I'm sorting papers. I have a lot of stuff to take care of, but the unsorted papers makes for a huge mess, so filing is my first priority.
I turned off the movie I was watching. It was extremely violent. I won't watch movies like that. How can people find violence and torture amusing??
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pro's CI - 2pm
I ate lunch (too much dessert) and washed the dishes. I'm going to open the table now for major paper sorting. I'm also watching a movie while I do this. Sorting papers is boring and doesn't take my entire brain.
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pro's CI - 12:15pm
I'm back from my errands. I enjoyed my walk on this nice day, and I got some things I needed - plus went to the post office. Good thing I went early - post office closes at 1pm today. I bought some food at a salad bar for lunch, and I'm going to eat that now - then the PILE.
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Julie's 11 am CI
Happy holidays everyone! I'm going to keep my list simple today.
Sort presents
Wrap presents
Go to grocery store for supplies for tomorrow's lunch
Remember to be thankful for all my blessings
Hope everyone has a productive day!
kromer 8 (PT) CI
Overslept a bit, then had breakfast.
Things to do today:
->Fill out Wash U interview form
->Make birthday card for my mom
->Make cake
->Labels for gifts
->Finish senior project intro
->Church
->Deal with email
Plan to get going:
Start with Wash U and email.
Check in
Write as much as I can of my intro without further research.
Write a plan for research I need to do.
Check in and go from there.
kromer 9:30 (PT) Check in
Finished email and WashU faculty list
I'm going to go hang out with my family for a bit,then onto the introduction.
(still dreading it, so I'll try the timer trick again)
kromer Xmas CI
Grrr to myself, didn't get the senior project intro done, again.
I did make a little progress, but not much. :-(
Oh well, will try again later (not on Christmas, though, at least not seriously)
I finished everything else on my list, thought! :-)
pro's CI - 10:30am
I'm dressed, breakfast dishes washed, and I'm on my way out to the post office and grocery store.
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Journey 10 am
Good morning everyone. sounds like those who have checked in have been fairly productive the past few days!
I came down with a nasty cold Friday afternoon so I have been taking it easy - luckily I was pretty much ready for Christmas and I'm not having any company. I was supposed to make some food for Christmas Eve at my parents tonight but I begged off and I'm taking cheese and crackers from the store. I don't think they want me to make germy food for them anyway!
I'm feeling a little better today and I have a few last minute things to do.
- activate and wrap phones (yes, this has been on my list for two weeks)
- put cash in cards for kids
- clean off table
- dishes
- charge my phones
- Call pharmacy
- Set up BP online
- straighten lr
- sort laundry
- go through pile o' christmas junk in bedroom corner
- review my personal action list
- pack stuff to take to party
- party - just drop in and leave, don't want to give everyone my cold
Journey
Journey 10:22
Ok been playing Travian instead of getting started. Now, I shall, make some hot tea and honey and have a bagel, get dressed, and take care of the phones. Back around noonish.
later
Journey
Journey 2 pm
Ok everything is taking longer than expected but I'm slogging through the things that have to be done today.
X - activate phones
- charge up and THEN wrap phones
- put cash in cards for kids
- clean off table
- dishes
X - charge my phones
- Call pharmacy
- Set up BP online
- straighten lr
- sort laundry
(started)- go through pile o' christmas junk in bedroom corner
- review my personal action list
- pack stuff to take to party
- party - just drop in and leave, don't want to give everyone my cold
Next, sort laundry and pile o' Christmas junk - they are all in the same corner of the bedroom.
and eat some soup leftover from last night
back at 3
Journey
journey 3pm
OK, table and pile o' junk done, laundry sorted, and I'm on a roll. Now to wrap the things that have to be wrapped for tonight! Then do dishes and get ready for the party. That'll do for today. dh is out getting the last minute stuff that I forgot (thanks sweetie!)
I just realized I have to put together 48 effing cardboard blocks either tonight or in the morning. Maybe I can find someone to assist me in this task:)
I hope Santa is good to each and every one of you, and Merry Whatever YOu Celebrate!
Journey
Journey
pro's CI - 9am
I got up at 8am. I'm having ice cream for breakfast - ice cream with fudgy cookies crumbled in. I made the ice cream yesterday. I made the cookies yesterday, too.
It's a nice day today, after raining all day yesterday. I'm going to go to the post office and grocery store first thing. I never got outside yesterday, and I need a walk and to get out.
And then... pile, pile, pile.
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8:42 CI for Lark
Hi everyone. I'm in a slightly "bah, humbug" mood today, sort of at the mercy of everyone and everything lately. I have no family locally that's close, and though I'm blessed with some nice friends, I feel obligated to honor their invitations for later today. Unfortunately, there's a huge vacuum tomorrow, so..."one day at a time".
Today:
morning routine
spiritual time (though I don't feel like it)
straighten up house
sort out schedule for this evening
wrap last minute gifts
clean up main mess in workshop
Scurrying
Yikes! I overslept and am behind schedule, with company coming tonight! Gotta scurry, though I feel like going right back to bed. I'm glad I kept the menu, etc. simple, so I'm not totally overwhelmed.
Next up: shower, dress, walk to the store.
Falcon
Cooking
Back from the store. Next up: cube the bread, make the potato salad, make the cranberry relish. Wonder if I can do all that in the next hour? Here goes. . .
Falcon
Coming along
O.k., got the cooking done and the gifts wrapped. Now I need to eat something and then spend 30 minutes or so starting on tidying up.
Falcon
Peanut butter
Did you ever have one of those days where you feel like you're walking through peanut butter? I'm having that kind of day. Not feeling real well (nothing serious, just hormones/cramps and adjusting to new meds I'm taking) so it seems like I'm plodding through everything.
Not doing too badly, though. Next up: do some more cleaning, then some decorating.
Falcon
molasses
I thought people slogged through molasses - didn't know they slogged through peanut butter, too. ;-)
Yes, I know what you mean. :-)
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peanut butter
I thought this post was going to be about EATING peanut butter. Sounds to me like you're doing great Falcon!
Journey
Eating peanut butter
Thanks, Journey! I actually did eat peanut butter for lunch -- though not with molasses. :-)
Still feeling pretty wiped out, and still have a bunch of things to do, but I think I'll be set by the time my folks come over.
Enjoy the holiday, everyone!
Falcon