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Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.
HAPPY TUESDAY!
Recycler CI 8:10pm EST
Hi Pro Buddies!
Had a good day, despite still toughing it out with the head cold.
Today: took a few things over to new condo. Staged condo for Feng Shui consultation. Showered at gym. Did work projects. Had Feng Shui consultation; everything turned out well. Work projects in afternoon. After work, went to volunteer meeting & took minutes. Getting ready to sleep now. I'm going to try the Breathe Right strip again, because I don't want to take Nyquil again. I did sleep most of last night after I took it, though.
Have a great night, everyone! :)
Recycler
Thank you, gals & guys, for being here! :)
Falcon Tuesday CI
Hi pro buddies,
Can I just mention that I really, really hate making phone calls? Something I really want in my life right now is a relationship, so I've been dilligently pursuing online personal ads. It takes a lot of energy to put myself out there, but I know it will be worth it to meet someone.
I do fine emailing, and I do fine when I actually meet someone for a date. But I hate it when they want to connect by phone before we've met, even though it's a perfectly reasonable, normal thing to do. I just get spooked and tongue-tied and it stresses me out. . . which doesn't exactly help me feel attractive or confident! Ugh!
Oh, well. I'm off to put a load of laundry in the wash, then see if I can psych myself up to return a phone call.
If anyone has tips for how to not stress out over phone calls, let me know!
Falcon
Falcon CI -- phone call done
O.k., phone call is done and it was stressful but reasonably not too awkward. I'd still rather use email, smoke signals, carrier pigeons or anything else. :P
Falcon
Falcon's phone call
congrats falcon!
Good job making that call! I agree that carrier pigeons would be much better :)
Thanks kromer
Thanks, kromer! What do you bet if I had carrier pigeons I'd procrastinate on cleaning the pigeon coop?
Good night,
Falcon
Hope Faith 1:25
Hi all I am new to this forum so please forgive if I make mistakes with regards to posting.
The day started of busy as usually. I have the day off from work (sick) however I had to take thing 1 and thing 2 to school. (My children) Then I had to run by my school (teacher) and get lesson plans for sub. On the way to school my son informed me that he had to bring in a science project.
So I had to run to the grocery story and get the stuff for his class to make butter today. Had to have the IT at his school unblock a web sight that explian the process of making butter. It is now 10:48 and I have not accomplished any thing to help get me out of the ditch that I am in. (Spinning Tires)
So the rest of the day will go as f0llow's
1.
Bang out a few e-mails. Spirit Week, Work ShopTook longer than anticipated had to create powerpoint for tomorrows presentation and e-mail it.1a.
Doctor my dog - Got in to a fight and got the worst in of the stick.However I had to spend 15 min finding him2.
Wash a load of clothes- My son has golf lesson today and needs his golf clothes washed. Clothes are in the dryer3.
Get my daughters ballet stuff together she has ballet this evening. Had to wash her outfits as well4. Clean out my car and organize projects. All my paper for my projects are in there some where. I live out of my car.
I can not stand it but I just can not seem to stop doing it. Not started will do this while my children are at the activities. Got most of it done still have a little more to do.
5.
Take a nice hot relaxing bathUsually I put everything else before me but I have been hitting a fever of 102 and have streph it is 1:20 and I am going to take a nice long (15 min) showever before I have to get my kids.6. I will accomplish all of this by 2:00 and post again. Did not happen but I did have progress and feel good about it.
Part two
1.
Take shower1a.
get kids gear together1b.
Make calles for spirit week2.
Pick kids up from school 2:30 and 2:453.
Go to book fair leave by 3:304.
Kids do homework in car intransit to practive5.
Have son at golf at 4:156.
Get gas clean out car little bitReturns to Wally World7.
Take daughter to ballet by 5:208.
Clean out van more9.
Call dad for sports update - for sonGrocery Store10.
Pick son up at 6:00 usually have to hang around for about 1/2 hour11.
Get supperMy son and I stopped and got ice cream12.
Pick daughter up at 7:3013.
8:00 Home, bath's finish any homework, few minutes of TV,Update Post By the time I got home I was toast, kids got their bath's and finished homework I laid on the couch. Fever busting 102.Everyone have a great day.
hope-faith
greetings hope-faith
you seem to have fully grasped the meaning of the checkin board! Congratulations!
I thought my kids were Thing 1 and Thing 2: Dr. Seuss clearly illustrated their hair and their habits! My empathies with the last minute science project. I sometimes think that teachers hate homework more than kids do!
CL ci
gotta get my act in gear today. Make plans. make choices. do them... first finish up here. 12:30pm.
That was 1 min. I give thanks to HP that i have recovered enuf to not have that balloon into an hours-long affair.
Now, tho my heart is filled w/ dread, i will face my MITs and set them.
18 min to set MITs. That's enuf for now; i'll have to set more later. Now do MIT1.
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Hope-Faith 10:43 am
Hi all I am new to this forum so please forgive if I make mistakes with regards to posting.
The day started of busy as usually. I have the day off from work (sick) however I had to take thing 1 and thing 2 to school. (My children) Then I had to run by my school (teacher) and get lesson plans for sub. On the way to school my son informed me that he had to bring in a science project.
So I had to run to the grocery story and get the stuff for his class to make butter today. Had to have the IT at his school unblock a web sight that explian the process of making butter. It is now 10:48 and I have not accomplished any thing to help get me out of the ditch that I am in. (Spinning Tires)
So the rest of the day will go as f0llow's1. Bang out a few e-mails. Spirit Week, Work Shop1a. Doctor my dog - Got in to a fight and got the worst in of the stick.2. Wash a load of clothes - My son has golf lesson today and needs his golf clothes washed.3. Get my daughters ballet stuff together she has ballet this evening.4. Clean out my car and organize projects. All my paper for my projects are in there some where. I live out of my car.
I can not stand it but I just can not seem to stop doing it.5. Take a nice hot relaxing bath
6. I will accomplish all of this by 2:00 and post again.
Everyone have a great day. hope-faith
hope-faith
Hello Hope Faith!
welcome, hope-faith
i pray that you find recovery here.
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Thanks
I am a very social person however I am also a very private person. So this forum will allow me to have a support network that I am socialize with yet maintain my privacy. I am really looking forward to the changes that I know will come.Clement I need some help and this is probably not the place to post but how do I edit my pervious comment. I have looked for navigational support but have failed to locate it.
hope-faith
welcome (and editing comments)
Hi hope-faith! Glad that you're here! I've found this site very useful, hope you will too.
Editing comments:
Normally, your post will have an "edit" and a "reply" button at the bottom, and you just click the "edit" button to change the post.
However, if someone has replied to your post, you can no longer edit it.
(This is a little annoying, but makes some sense...otherwise, you could edit the post and make the reply irrelevant)
Instead of editing, you can just repost with a correction/update...since we're a relatively small community and we start a new check-in thread every day, you don't have to worry too much about cluttering up the bulletin board
Thanks Bunches
I was wondering what happend to the edit button
thanks so much.
hope-faith
Journey 8:55 UPDATE 1:20
GeorgeSmiley 7:30 AM and updates
Good morning, all...
I was out all day yesterday at Client M, and later at my part-time night-shift job, so I didn't check in at all.
Again a huge, long list on my task pad. I know I won't get thru it all. But even the tasks I do take on, I need to be sure not to let them suck up all my time.
MIT #1: Will be quick: Wrap up projects T-B and T-O.Update 8:30 AM: Done.MIT#2: Finish drafting Project P-12.
MIT#3: Headway on Project U
MIT#4: Review status of Project D and set new timetable for it.
MIT#5: Don't lose sight of the ongoing paperwork/administrative tasks that help keep the rest of my time smoother if I keep on top of them.
Whew!!!!
Worries and distractions: Mostly, that I'll get sucked back into political reading in these last few weeks before the election. Also, that I'll find myself paralyzed by intimidation at my list and not advance the ball on anything. And because I go to my part-time job again tonight I know there 'll be a further temptation to "reward" myself in advance because I'm working so hard...
I slept a little late this AM and have just showered. I need to wait another half-hour before I eat breakfast, so I'll start on MIT#1 now.
Update 8:30 AM
Urggh... not off to a good start. But I did complete MIT#1.
Breakfast now.
Update 2:45 PM
I've been struggling today. Haphazardly productive but scattered and not getting much done. Some important phone calls etc., but never really getting focused otherwise. Very much in "reactive" mode.
I need to leave in 45 minutes to run errands and go to my part-time evening job. I'm struggling with what to do in the time I have left.
Update 3:30 PM
Well I got a particular task done (wasn't on the above list but needed doing) so that I could check it off the list.
In the morning I will first try to once again winnow my tasks to a manageable group.
The Hero's Code:
Show up. Pay Attention. Speak the Truth. Let Go of the Outcome.
kromer 8:10 CI
Most of the day is scheduled, then this evening I can use for MITs:
*Until 9--work on problem set and paper-reading
*9-1:30: scheduled
*1:30-2:30 work on probability
*2:30-3:30 go running+shower
*3:30-4:30 work on genetics
*4:30-6 scheduled
I'm going to try and keep on schedule until 6, then when I get home I'll set some MITs for the evening
kromer 1:15 CI
On schedule so far (except I didn't finish the paper reading)...I'm going to work on my probability and finish reading paper, working until 2:30, and then go running
kromer 6 CI
OK-but-not-great day so far...did most scheduled items, but I didn't get to genetics or completely finish paper. I'm going to go home now, have dinner, check back in with an evening plan by 7:30.
kromer 7:55 CI
A little late but not bad...
This evening, I choose to:
*Write out schedule for week
*Email NM
*Do 30 min work on project for PF
*Deal with recycling
*Fill in food log
*email CE, RH, AG, PR, MT
*Start new daily bible reading program
I don't think this will take the whole evening, but anything beyong this is gravy.
I'm going to start with food log, recycling (ugh! it's an enormous pile...), and bible reading. Then I'll chat myself through emails, then I'll make the schedule and choose a useful task for PF's project and chat myself through 30 min work.
kromer 10:50 CI
I did the food log, recycling, and bible reading, then I haven't done anything since then. And I'm completely exhausted and want to go to bed. I'm going to push myself to do 15 min of work (email CE and PR, then work on schedule for 10 min), then I'm going to go to bed and remember tomorrow is a new day. (This is frustrated though, I'd been doing pretty well for a couple days...)
Update 11:20--got through my block, did everying through 7:50 CI except the 30 min work on PF's project. I'm going to bed now, see everyone tomorrow morning!
Journey 7:45 Good morning all you busy little bees!
the tuesday lady!
she's gone?!!?
The Tuesday Lady Saga
I liked the cheery bee!
I liked the cheery bee!
Mini Tuesday Lady
Hi journey,
Awww, here's a mini Tuesday Lady so you won't miss her too much. (Hey, she's a lot less intimidating in this size!) Thanks for the cheery bee!
Falcon