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.
Make this year's finish a great one!
pro's CI - 11pm
Done:
- Dusted mantle and everything on it, polished mantle.
- Dusted filing cabinate and everything on it, polished filing cabinet.
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Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.
pro's CI - 9:55pm
I like to spend New Year's Eve cleaning for some reason. It's my New Year's Eve tradition. I never go out - just watch TV and clean. So far, I've:
- Washe dishes.
- Vacuumed floor.
- Dusted and polished coffee table.
- Dusted and polished dresser and TV.
I made my own furniture polish from olive oil and distilled vinegar. I decided to stop using overpriced, toxin-filled commercial cleaning supplies.
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Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.
pro's CI - 4pm
I'm stalling. I got up pretty late. I had breakfast, and then fell into a deep sleep again for several hours. There were a few days where I couldn't sleep, so I guess I'm catching up. I went to the store, and now... I'm stalling. I have a slight headache. I've been picking at my pile a little. Maybe I'll go out again.
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Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.
kromer 9 (PT) Check-in
Didn't check in yesterday, and got nothing done...that'll teach me.
I'm going to make my bed and go out for a run, check in after that.
kromer 10:45 (PT) CI
Finally got out for a run, showered and cleaned up my room.
Now, gather experimental results (yes, I'm *still* trying to do that)
Also to do today (still on holiday, so only packing, organizing, and cooking are musts, but I'd like to do as much as possible):
1)Pack
2)Organize papers, prepare work for plane
3)Deal with email
4)Send out recommendation reminders
5)Help cook/clean for friends coming over tonight
6)Write thank-you notes
kromer 11:40 (PT) CI
Bit of a mental block on these expt. results, but I took the first step and found my results. Next, I have to figure out how to do error bars...this is a bit embarassing for a science student, but I'm not quite sure what error bars mean, so I'm going to read an article on them next and then try making appropriate error bars for one graph.
Master List until January 2nd
Ta Da Today:
I got up! wooooo
To Do Today and Tomorrow and possibly Wed morning:
Yale “Why us?” essay
Yale Additional Essay
Yale Application
Common App “Extracurricular” essay
Common Application
Common App Essay
Harvard “Why us?” essay
Harvard Additional Essay
Harvard Application
Rice "Why Us?" Essay
Rice "Major" Essay
Rice "Perspectiive" Question
Rice Application
Cornell "Major" Essay
Cornell Application
Carnegie Mellon "Major" Essay
Carnegie Mellon Application
MIT Short asnwers
MIT Essay
MIT Application
Send SAT scores
Send ACT scores
E-mail GC about all of this
E-mail mentor with addressses
E-mail SE about all this
Submit Yale App
Submit other Apps
Rice Signature page
College APP done dance
Read Aristophanes' "The Clouds"
Come up with sources
Make Works Cited
Read sources / pick quotes
Outline= thesis
Pick quotes from play
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Conclusion
AP Questions
Organize English binder
Compile a list of English stuff I still have to do
E-mail religion teacher
Organize Calculus Things
Compile a list of all the Calc and notes I need to do
Bean Seed Project
Biology Lab #1
Biology Lab #2
Compile a list of things I need to do for Biology
Legal- find out what it is on
Legal Essay
E-mail fin aid guy
Winter Classic!!!!!!!
FINALLY- FIND OUT WHERE MY LIFE HAS GONE!!!
What I finished since the last time I bookended:
My first time. I feel so awkward with this huge list. But it's until I go back to school
What I hope to accomplish within the next hour without inturruption:
Yale "Why us?" essay
Whatever is left in Yale supplement except additional essay
My Plan of DOOM:
Breakfast first (brain food)
Research for some specifics
Write it and don't look back
My thoughts/feelings:
I am going to die before the Winter Classic.
Be back at 12:42
katia
"I feel so awkward with this huge list"
Don't worry, everyone around here understands!
Journey
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
Ta Da Today:
I got up! wooooo
Yale “Why us?” essay
Yale Application (minus essays)
To Do Today and Tomorrow and possibly Wed morning:
Yale Additional Essay
Common App “Extracurricular” essay
Common Application
Common App Essay
Harvard “Why us?” essay
Harvard Additional Essay
Harvard Application
Rice "Why Us?" Essay
Rice "Major" Essay
Rice "Perspectiive" Question
Rice Application
Cornell "Major" Essay
Cornell Application
Carnegie Mellon "Major" Essay
Carnegie Mellon Application
MIT Short asnwers
MIT Essay
MIT Application
Send SAT scores
Send ACT scores
E-mail GC about all of this
E-mail mentor with addressses
E-mail SE about all this
Submit Yale App
Submit other Apps
Rice Signature page
College APP done dance
Read Aristophanes' "The Clouds"
Come up with sources
Make Works Cited
Read sources / pick quotes
Outline= thesis
Pick quotes from play
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Conclusion
AP Questions
Organize English binder
Compile a list of English stuff I still have to do
E-mail religion teacher
Organize Calculus Things
Compile a list of all the Calc and notes I need to do
Bean Seed Project
Biology Lab #1
Biology Lab #2
Compile a list of things I need to do for Biology
Legal- find out what it is on
Legal Essay
E-mail fin aid guy
Type up yearbook quotes
Facebook anyone without them
Resumes
ANY OTHER COLLEGE THING
Winter Classic!!!!!!!
FINALLY- FIND OUT WHERE MY LIFE HAS GONE!!!
What I finished since the last time I bookended:
Yale “Why us?” essay
Yale Application (minus essays)
Started e-mail to mentor
= more than I thought !!!!
What I hope to accomplish within the next hour without inturruption:
E-mail fin aid guy
E-mail mentor with addressses
Common Application
My Plan of DOOM:
Finish e-mails
dress and brush teeth
common app
My thoughts/feelings:
I am going to die before the Winter Classic.
I haven't introduced mysel yet because. .. well. . . I have so much to do!!! Really though, I could spend an hour telling all of you how much I procrastinate, but that will only make me feel worse than I already do. So my introduction: My name is Katia11 (on the internet) I am applying to college though I am already in at the University of Chicago and I am a procrastinator.
Anyway. . . I only got a teensy bit done, but I am proud!
This is the best site ever! People actually UNDERSTAND instead of just joking "oh don't worry I'm a bad procrastinator too"
Until 1:56!
alrighty then
Ta Da Today:
I got up! wooooo
Yale “Why us?” essay
Yale Application (minus essays)
E-mail fin aid guy
E-mail mentor with addressses
To Do Today and Tomorrow and possibly Wed morning:
Yale Additional Essay
Common App “Extracurricular” essay
Common Application
Common App Essay
Harvard “Why us?” essay
Harvard Additional Essay
Harvard Application
Rice "Why Us?" Essay
Rice "Major" Essay
Rice "Perspectiive" Question
Rice Application
Cornell "Major" Essay
Cornell Application
Carnegie Mellon "Major" Essay
Carnegie Mellon Application
MIT Short asnwers
MIT Essay
MIT Application
Send SAT scores
Send ACT scores
E-mail GC about all of this
E-mail SE about all this
Submit Yale App
Submit other Apps
Rice Signature page
College APP done dance
Read Aristophanes' "The Clouds"
Come up with sources
Make Works Cited
Read sources / pick quotes
Outline= thesis
Pick quotes from play
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Conclusion
AP Questions
Organize English binder
Compile a list of English stuff I still have to do
E-mail religion teacher
Organize Calculus Things
Compile a list of all the Calc and notes I need to do
Bean Seed Project
Biology Lab #1
Biology Lab #2
Compile a list of things I need to do for Biology
Legal- find out what it is on
Legal Essay
Type up yearbook quotes
Facebook anyone without them
Resumes
ANY OTHER COLLEGE THING
Winter Classic!!!!!!!
FINALLY- FIND OUT WHERE MY LIFE HAS GONE!!!
What I finished since the last time I bookended:
E-mail fin aid guy
E-mail mentor with addressses
Did not finish Common App- took awhile to find addresses for mentor
What I hope to accomplish within the next hour without inturruption:
Sit down and REALLY brainstorm essays etc.
My Plan of DOOM:
Help mom with stuff, thinking about topics
Get something down
My thoughts/feelings:
I am going to die before the Winter Classic.
First time was really good. This time was OK.
See you at 3:19
#3
Ta Da Today:
I got up! wooooo
Yale “Why us?” essay
Yale Application (minus essays)
E-mail fin aid guy
E-mail mentor with addressses
Send SAT scores
Send ACT scores
Dressed/teeth
To Do Today and Tomorrow and possibly Wed morning:
Yale Additional Essay
Common App “Extracurricular” essay
Common Application
Common App Essay
Harvard “Why us?” essay
Harvard Additional Essay
Harvard Application
Rice "Why Us?" Essay
Rice "Major" Essay
Rice "Perspectiive" Question
Rice Application
Cornell "Major" Essay
Cornell Application
Carnegie Mellon "Major" Essay
Carnegie Mellon Application
MIT Short asnwers
MIT Essay
MIT Application
E-mail GC about all of this
E-mail SE about all this
Submit Yale App
Submit other Apps
Rice Signature page
College APP done dance
Read Aristophanes' "The Clouds"
Come up with sources
Make Works Cited
Read sources / pick quotes
Outline= thesis
Pick quotes from play
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Conclusion
AP Questions
Organize English binder
Compile a list of English stuff I still have to do
E-mail religion teacher
Organize Calculus Things
Compile a list of all the Calc and notes I need to do
Bean Seed Project
Biology Lab #1
Biology Lab #2
Compile a list of things I need to do for Biology
Legal- find out what it is on
Legal Essay
Type up yearbook quotes
Facebook anyone without them
Resumes
ANY OTHER COLLEGE THING
Winter Classic!!!!!!!
FINALLY- FIND OUT WHERE MY LIFE HAS GONE!!!
What I finished since the last time I bookended:
Send SAT scores
Send ACT scores
=good stuff
What I hope to accomplish within the next hour without inturruption:
Less brainstorming, more writing.
Nothing specific this time
My Plan of DOOM:
Help mom with stuff, thinking about topics
Get something down
My thoughts/feelings:
I am going to die before the Winter Classic.
Getting better! 50 things left
See you at 4:24
wrong day I know
Ta Da Today:
I got up! wooooo
Yale “Why us?” essay
Yale Application (minus essays)
E-mail fin aid guy
E-mail mentor with addressses
Send SAT scores
Send ACT scores
Dressed/teeth
Yale Additional Essay
Common Application
To Do Today and Tomorrow and possibly Wed morning:
Common App “Extracurricular” essay
Common App Essay
Harvard “Why us?” essay
Harvard Additional Essay
Harvard Application
Rice "Why Us?" Essay
Rice "Major" Essay
Rice "Perspectiive" Question
Rice Application
Cornell "Major" Essay
Cornell Application
Carnegie Mellon "Major" Essay
Carnegie Mellon Application
MIT Short asnwers
MIT Essay
MIT Application
E-mail GC about all of this
E-mail SE about all this
Submit Yale App
Submit other Apps
Rice Signature page
College APP done dance
Read Aristophanes' "The Clouds"
Come up with sources
Make Works Cited
Read sources / pick quotes
Outline= thesis
Pick quotes from play
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Conclusion
AP Questions
Organize English binder
Compile a list of English stuff I still have to do
E-mail religion teacher
Organize Calculus Things
Compile a list of all the Calc and notes I need to do
Bean Seed Project
Biology Lab #1
Biology Lab #2
Compile a list of things I need to do for Biology
Legal- find out what it is on
Legal Essay
Type up yearbook quotes
Facebook anyone without them
Resumes
ANY OTHER COLLEGE THING
Winter Classic!!!!!!!
FINALLY- FIND OUT WHERE MY LIFE HAS GONE!!!
What I finished since the last time I bookended:
Stuff Not Much
What I hope to accomplish within the next hour without inturruption:
My Plan of DOOM:
Be miserable at this hockey game the whole time.
My thoughts/feelings:
I am so unhappy. I have no way to get out because I am just sooooo tired already from working on things. I'm really at a standstill.
Getting better! 50 things left
I'm in major panic mode.
I'm in moajor panic mode. I can't get anything done. I just freeze up. Oh my God, I am so stressed out and I can't get out of it no matter how hard I try. I'm really really upset.
9:15 am CI Lark
Hello everyone. I forgot to pay a bill, and while nobody will be there (or at least the office), I want to get it paid before the end of the month. That's the biggie for today. I also have some outside work to wrap up before the temp drops in a day or so. One work project needs alot of time yet, but I think I'm going to wrap up those other things first, and focus on the work later without distraction. Procrastinating? Yes.
to do:
morning
spiritual period
pay bill (and any other things while in town)
outside work at home
half a day at work
Journey 8:30
Good morning! I am so glad to be back at work. I was on vacation last week but nothing turned out as planned and I'm even farther behind than I was before the vacation! However, no point in looking back, one can only look forward so here we go:
- Don't drink coffee!
It's sort of a work ritual so I'm craving it now, but I know I don't need it
- Catch up on email from last week
- check to see if I turned in my time sheet for last week
- clean out my work bag
- review my action lists
- reread all the linux/wps emails and verify resources needed for new project
- leave early to avoid the frigging football bowl parade.
Excuse me for being such a party pooper but I fricking hate parades.
Happy New Year!
Journey
Journey 11:45
all email has been read and answered if needed. lunch break - journal, update calorie king (online diet site), meditate for 5 minutes and visualize a productive and successful day
I'll check in again at 1 to make sure I don't extend my lunch break time with stuff like web surfing, then work on the WPS project for an hour.
Speaking of diets, I got on the scales this morning and I lost a pound, after a week of 1) not exercising 2) eating candy, cake, cookies, and pie. Of course I was sick for part of the week, so maybe that had something to do with it - but its quite ironic that I haven't lost any weight in the last three months of diet and exercise and then lost a lb. in the week I didn't do either one. Maybe I could market this diet - Lose Weight by lying in bed and eating BonBons!
Journey
"The 'information age' has not created any free exchange of knowledge, Gideon. All we have is a free exchange of whatever the sexless custodians of information technology consider acceptable." Caleb Carr
journey 1 pm
lunch break over - didn't do Calorie King, but I did get my work bag cleaned out.
Now, check in at calorie king, then spend an hour on WPS project.
Journey
Elisaveth's last day/first night
The next 24 hours will be very exciting as my family is coming to visit. At times like this I can get easily waylaid: For when I wake up
shower, waterx, medsx, dress to shoes
dust in process
make up beds in process
clean tubs in process
laundry
plan dinner
call Christina for name day
finish brutally honest talk with G
Looking this over at what is now 1:37 pm for me, I am muddling about and can't seem to get focus.
to quote Pro...
TA DA:
dishwasher
kitchen counters
dining room straightened
living room in process
I think I need to time myself so I can get some things accomplished instead of wandering through them....
3:24 check in....
I have not been following my plan and while I continue to do things, it all seems haphazard. The vacuuming is done in most of the rooms, but other things are not in synch.
For the next five minutes I will... dust the guestroom....