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.
Journey check out 11:30
Well, I never did vacuum but otherwise got everything done, ahd a nice dinner and enjoyed time with the kids. My grandson is entering the terrible twos for sure lol.
I've stayed up too late, but I'm going to bed right now! See you guys tomorrow. Grocery shopping, dog bathing, and laundry tomorrow.
Jo
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." - Douglas Adams
Letter's done!
It was really quick. I had a template for the high school letter from last year, so I could just work from that. I cranked it out quickly and sent it around to the rest of the teaching team for input.
Glad to have it done. Wish I could have done it 3 weeks ago!
Good night all. I may not be in a position to check in tomorrow, but I hope to.
I am finding this community warm and helpful and supportive...
re: letter's done
Yep, it's amazing how some of the things we put off forever turn out to be very easy and simple. Some things turn out to be just as bad as we imagined, but not most of them. I know I have trouble judging how long things will take, sometimes I hugely underestimate and other times hugely overestimate.
Anyway, glad your letter is done!
Jo
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." - Douglas Adams
pro's CI - 9pm
I feel good about the cleaning I'm doing today. My apartment was horrible, and it's starting to look much better. Tomorrow I'll do laundry. But now, I still have more to clean - mostly office and bathroom.
Done so far (new in blue):
♦ Got dressed.
♦ Gave access to new PA members.
♦ Cut ivy from window so plants get light and fire escape is accessible.
♦ Cut hair and cleaned up mess afterwards.
♦ Made and ate lunch.
♦ Made up bed (converted futon into couch).
♦ Vacuumed living room.
♦ Dusted coffee table, TV, and bureau.
♦ Dusted mantle and stuff on it (but did not polish silver).
♦ Gathered up dirty dishes (haven't washed them yet).
♦ Put dirty clothes in laundry and separated out hand washing and dry cleaning.
♦ Vacuumed office and kitchen.
♦ Washed dishes.
♦ Cleaned toilet.
♦ Cleaned up plaster behind toilet from when plumbers were here (a while back).
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maybe quit for today?
It's 9pm, I'll be going to bed soon. Maybe I should quit for today and do more tomorrow. I earned a few hours of relaxation (maybe).
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pro, you've done a lot today!
I hope you're giving yourself credit for it!
You are an inspiration...
GeorgeSmiley
finally stopped putting it off
I've been putting off cleaning and laundry for quite a while. It feels good to finally be getting it done.
Thanks for the encouragement!
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pro's CI - 8:15pm
I took a long break, but I'm doing more cleaning now. The Olympics is the perfect accompaniment. It doesn't take rapt attention, but it distracts me.
Done so far (new in blue):
♦ Got dressed.
♦ Gave access to new PA members.
♦ Cut ivy from window so plants get light and fire escape is accessible.
♦ Cut hair and cleaned up mess afterwards.
♦ Made and ate lunch.
♦ Made up bed (converted futon into couch).
♦ Vacuumed living room.
♦ Dusted coffee table, TV, and bureau.
♦ Dusted mantle and stuff on it (but did not polish silver).
♦ Gathered up dirty dishes (haven't washed them yet).
♦ Put dirty clothes in laundry and separated out hand washing and dry cleaning.
♦ Vacuumed office and kitchen.
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kromer 7:05 CI
Got back from vacation this afternoon, wasted about 2 hours, now I need to get some stuff done.
I'm going to make a list and go grocery shopping, then unpack and start a load of laundry, then deal with my email from the last week (yuck!), then check back in. Frequent updates as I do these tasks.
ag on pda
trying to post from pda since trip will include long stretches sans laptop wifi...
yay it works!
re: yay it works
Stay in touch! We'll be thinking of you!
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." - Douglas Adams
pro's CI - 3:15pm
Done so far (new in blue):
♦ Got dressed.
♦ Gave access to new PA members.
♦ Cut ivy from window so plants get light and fire escape is accessible.
♦ Cut hair and cleaned up mess afterwards.
♦ Made and ate lunch.
♦ Made up bed (converted futon into couch).
♦ Vacuumed living room.
♦ Dusted coffee table, TV, and bureau.
♦ Dusted mantle and stuff on it (but did not polish silver).
I'm really sleepy. I'm trying to decide whether I should make coffee or take a nap.
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Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.
pro's CI - 2:15pm
Done so far (new in blue):
♦ Got dressed.
♦ Gave access to new PA members.
♦ Cut ivy from window so plants get light and fire escape is accessible.
♦ Cut hair and cleaned up mess afterwards.
♦ Made and ate lunch.
♦ Made up bed (converted futon into couch).
♦ Vacuumed living room.
♦ Dusted coffee table, TV, and bureau.
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pro's CI - 1:50pm
I've been watching some TV, but I also did something.
Done so far (new in blue):
♦ Got dressed.
♦ Gave access to new PA members.
♦ Cut ivy from window so plants get light and fire escape is accessible.
♦ Cut hair and cleaned up mess afterwards.
♦ Made and ate lunch.
♦ Made up bed (converted futon into couch).
♦ Vacuumed living room.
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journey 1 pm UPDATE 1:30
First (legitimate) break!
Living room & small bathroom done, next: kitchen and dining room, then feed birds.
I'm hungry so I'm going to take 15 more minutes and eat some cheese grits that DD made. yum.
Update 1:30 Well, it was 30 minutes rather than 15, but back to work now! Dining room first.
Jo
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." - Douglas Adams
cheese grits?
What are cheese grits? How do you make them?
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re: cheese grits!
Grits are a cereal made from corn . . . very popular in the south, not sure if you can buy them in NYC. It's something like cream of wheat, but made from corn. Very tasty. Add a big chunk of cheddar and yum!
Jo
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." - Douglas Adams
pro's CI - 12:40pm
Done so far (new in blue):
♦ Got dressed.
♦ Gave access to new PA members.
♦ Cut ivy from window so plants get light and fire escape is accessible.
♦ Cut hair and cleaned up mess afterwards.
♦ Made and ate lunch.
♦ Made up bed (converted futon into couch).
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Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.
pro's CI - 11:30am
Done so far (new in blue):
♦ Got dressed.
♦ Gave access to new PA members.
♦ Cut ivy from window so plants get light and fire escape is accessible.
♦ Cut hair and cleaned up mess afterwards.
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Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.
GeorgeSmiley 10:22 AM CI
Saturday morning. Mrs. GS and I had a very nice beginning to the day... she made a cinnamon coffeecake and we had that for breakfast with coffee and read the papers.
Now she's weeding in the yard and I'm paralyzed between several big tasks.
MIT #1: Start laundry
MIT #2: Start getting my younger son packed for sleepaway camp. But that requires...
MIT #3: sewing in name tags in his clothing. Or marking it with a laundry pen. Or both.
But hovering in the background are MIT's #4 & 5, which are interrelated. Mrs. GS and I co-teach (with others) a special class for young adolescents in our community. I need to compose and send out an orientation letter to parents, and she and I need to make more time to work on the curriculum for the first several weeks. (We don't have to write it, jjust study it and prepare it physically for us to use in the class.)
Meanwhile said younger son wants me to drive him to his mother's house (she and I are divorced) 12 blocks away to get his bike. I just suggested to him that the weather was nice enough he could walk and get it, and now he's pouting.
And then there's housecleaning w/ Mrs. GS (we do this together). But it might storm today so we're (legitimately) postponing so that she can weed while it's still okay outside.
So MIT#1: start laundry, which means sort what's there and then put in the first load.
Off to do that.
you're doing great, GS!!
Sounds like you're making great progress today!!
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GS 11 am
Well I did get the first load in... with a stop to watch about 10 minutes of an old Beverly Hillbillies rerun that happened to be on. And son got over his pouting (he blamed something else, NOT my request he walk to get his bike) and went to get his bike on his own. Good for him.
I can very effectively get things done when I just look around and react to whatever in front of me is begging to get done. But that leads other things -- like that parent orientation letter -- to kind of fall through the cracks until I'm desperate to finish them. This is part of my chronic pattern.
Next task to start: bring up the duffle that my son will use for his camping.
Then start marking clothes w/ his name.
relating to GS
<<<I can very effectively get things done when I just look around and react to whatever in front of me is begging to get done. >>>
Man, that is exactly what I do when running amok. It feels very "busy" and productive but as you point out, it ignores these monsters in the middle of the room that will eventually bare their ugly fangs.
Thanks for reminding me why I'm doing this checking-in and accountability stuff!
GS 11:25 AM
Brought up the dufflebag.
Went into son's room and sorted through clothes that would be packed.
Question: Do they all fit? I need him to come and try them on to see what fits and what doesn't. But he's off playing with friends. So now I'm stuck with piles of clothes (at least sorted by function -- underwear, socks, shorts, shirts) that I don't know if they will fit. So I'm not going to bother marking them until he's around to try everything on, or at least anything that I don't know if it will fit.
So now I need to look back on my list and figure out what I can do now. And I wish I'd thought about the need to review his clothes and toss the too-small stuff this morning, or last Monday when he was with me last, or something...
Next task... get the camp packing list and review it so i can figure out what to pack that doesn't need to wait for him to try on...
GS-- 9PM
OK. Got the kid all packed for camp. Mrs. GS was helpful (she always is--she is the love of my life and a wonderful step mom to my sons) in getting name labels on stuff. It took 3 tries to come up with a duffle that would fit; I ended up getting an old one from my ex-wife.
Got enough laundry done for today (2 loads). Still need to fold up one load that right now is sitting on the dryer.
Didn't vaccuum. I've promised I'll do that first thing tomorrow before church.
And now I'm sitting down to at least start the parent orientation letter. I'm giving it 15 minutes, because we're both beat and want to get ready for bed by 9:30.
Journey 10:45
Slept really late this morning, so I'm just getting started. Good morning, everyone!
The kids are coming over for dinner so today I need to clean the house, make dinner, and bath the itchy dog. Here we go!
I've had breakfast, and I'm going to do enough housework today that I can consider that my exercise!
First item on the agenda: second cup of coffee
Second item: Straighten the whole downstairs, one room at a time. Set the timer for a 10-minute after ever two rooms.
Jo
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." - Douglas Adams
Journey 11:30 oops
Here I am at the computer with only one room 1/2 done. Back to work!
Jo
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." - Douglas Adams
pro's CI - 10am
Done so far:
♦ Got dressed.
♦ Gave access to new PA members.
♦ Cut ivy from window so plants get light and fire escape is accessible.
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Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.
Bashofan's First Check-in
I have been a life-long procrastinator. After waking up in the wee hours of the morning again, as I've been doing for the last week, because of the intense anxiety I've been feeling from having procrastinated on a big project at work, I knew there had to be some information on the 'net to finally help me deal with this. I have tried many things over the last few years to address my self-sabatoging behavior and have even suffered through a year long depression after losing my dream job. While I've gained much in awareness, the severity of my 'crises' don't seem to have lessened and I fear I am in danger of losing my current job.
Pro, thank you for starting and maintaining this site. I've never been to a 12-step meeting but this group sounds like it could be helpful. I am determined to control and conquer my procrastination and am thankful that this site is here to help. So, let me begin with my first day check-in:
- do one load of laundry
- work on project for 4 hours
- return call to M
welcome, bashofan!
We've both got laundry to do. I have way more than one load - I've been putting it off. So we can do it together.
Re the work project... Start with 15 minutes. Four hours is too daunting. Commit to 15 minutes. Check in before you start, then check in after 15 minutes. Then, if you want, you can do another 15 minutes. If you're like most of us, it's the getting started part that's hardest.
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thanks for joining us, bashofan
I've really found a lot of support here - you will too. Keep sharing your progress every day; it's one of the ways we keep each other pumped through the tough times.
pro's check-in - 9:30am
I need to clean my apartment this weekend, and do laundry. I guess I should start by getting dressed.
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great starter, Edge!
Thanks for the cheerful image!
Last night my husband and Mom decided we need to be there for Dad's surgery this week, so I have less than 18 hours remaining to get ready for an unplanned 16-hour road trip and being gone for 1-3 weeks, depending how Dad's surgery goes. Sheesh. So I have an extensive to-do list today and they are all MITs!
Actually before I do anything, I need to spend 20 minutes in prayer and meditation. So I am bookending that here and starting the timer...now. DONE
you're in my prayers Ag
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." - Douglas Adams
thanks and Ag ci 2:25 and 6pm
Thanks, Journey. I look forward to the day when my MITs won't be dealing with so much sadness. I'm really a pretty cheerful person but this is a rough time. It helps to know others are thinking of me too.
Ag ci 6:20
Can't reach the house/petsitter by phone. Going to drive by her place and finalize arrangements, then have some dinner and prayerfully reconsider MITs. J is already exhausted and I'm wearing thin, with still much work to do before our committed 9 pm bedtime and morning departure.
Edge's CI - 4:22pm
I've managed to shake myself out of my stupor. I've allowed myself to sink back into excessive procrastination/pointless time binging doing things I like. And so today I'd like to finish up some of my previous work projects.
Thus far I've done the following:
x hmed 1/2
x fmed 1/2
x kitty litter
Now I'd like to:
- finish and send feedback document
- finish biz assignment
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Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action - Walter Anderson
morning edge!
That kitty litter is already done, I see!
Jo
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." - Douglas Adams