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.
Hope-Faith Living Life - Taken Action - Getting Results Updated6/1/2010
I am so forgetful the chart helps to keep the things that I need to do in mind. Even if I do not accomplish anything on the task for the day it helps to look at it and remember the things I would like to do.
I love the smilies. I makes it fun to post them even if it is a frown.
Develop Routines: To help structure your day and make a habit of things you always need to do, develop routines for what you do when you wake up, regular tasks of your workday, and what you need to do before going to bed.
Inch by Inch it is a cinch yard by yard it is hard.
Give each task what it is worth.
Impression is reality
Faith= Hope (for the unseen) + Small Steps (action)
Use routines to make time my friend
Well rounded children
Motivation
Negative to Positive
I will never get this done -- 15 min makes a difference
The kids drag out as fast as I put up so why am I trying. -- Give the kids ownership of task
I am so far behind that I can never catch up and things will just continue to pile up on me. -- You never know until you try.
Will I make it this time -- If you give up you will never know
I do not think that what I am doing will make a difference at least the difference that I am hoping to have. -- Every accomplishment will make a difference be patient and it will work out.
Routines are jobs get them done fast so you can work on projects or have fun
What if is not reality but avoidance of reality
If only will not get you to the finish line. Run the race to the finish line by saying "one more time, step."
I have not worked my plan and now I have failed. Every step counts as long as it is a step
I have several areas that I wish to declutter or spend some time organizing. I plan on accomplish great things this week. However I have to avoid making my task overwheleming. My goal is to work on each area for 20 min a day for the next 7 days. I have created table so that I can check off each area as I work on it through out the week. Good Luck to me.
Task
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
Playroom
X
0
0
0
0
0
0
Financial
X
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bill Clutter
X
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coupons
X
0
0
0
0
0
0
School
X
0
0
0
0
0
0
Utility Room
X
0
0
0
0
0
0
Garage up 1
X
0
0
0
0
0
0
Garage Down
X
0
0
0
0
0
0
Van
X
0
0
0
0
0
0
Scrapbook
X
0
0
0
0
0
0
Read
X
0
0
0
0
0
0
Address book
X
0
0
0
0
0
0
I also have some small task that I would like to accomplish:
Get money order for Ebay Done
Get address Done
Put in mail Done
Snow globes Done
Pot Holder
MP3 Player
Setup gaming chairs
Hook up mom's VCR
Austins ornament
Vist Mrs. M
Basketball
Date Filed Cheese Pastries
Peanut Butter Balls
Sugar Cookies
12/29/08 I have worked very hard today to accomplish my 20 min task. I pushed myself to complete each. I can not promise myself that I will do it everyday for the next seven days but I am going to try my very best. I did not complete one individual task because I only worked 20 min on each but my hopes are that at the end of seven days I will have completely completed several task. I am very happy with my accomplishments for the day and I am looking forward to tomorrow.
12/30/08 day 2 of my 7 day 20 min rampage. I had a very successful day yesterday and I am really looking forward to today. Any way time to get started today.
Thanks e, I am working really hard to get order in my life. I can not say back into my life because I honestly do not know that I have every had any type of order in my life. I hope my 20 min list will do the trick, so far so good. Again Thanks.
No however I feel like the CIA moniters what I do with regards to my teaching.
I am in the process of developing a Unit Project that will be used to teach my course content to my studnets in a real-world context.
I actually enjoy developing new ways to teach my students I just do not have enough time to do it in the "perfect" way that I like. I guess I need to get over it.
Thanks Kromer I am working towards becoming more proactive. I have accomplished alot in the last two weeks. However my fav. accomplishments are
1) I finished my sons red ribbon week costume two nights before he had to have it. In the past 4 years I have gotton my childrens red ribbon week costumes ready the night before working until early in the am.
2) The other accomplishment is that I had my childrens Holloween costume's ready almost a week before holloween. Usually I have to take the day off on Holloween so that I can get their costumes together and ready.
I know that they are very minor accomplishments to celebrate considering all the accomplishment that I have accomplished at work, but I was proactive and that makes me happy. At work I am still fighting fires and putting them out.
1/15/09 CI 8:35 WOW sometimes I just amaze myself. I did not stress during my am routine. Hopefully a sign..........I am seeing that no matter how many routines I put in to place or list that I make and goals that I set I have to get to the root of my procrastination. I am really not sure what it is and I know that it has many roots not just one. But maintianing a routine and not shutting down when it does not go as plan has to be (for me) a sign that I am working towards getting on the recovery road. First time I have every metioned that term, because I never felt like I had anything to recovery from.
1/16/09 Yes it is Friday. I feel like celebrating, I have had a very productive week with a few downers that I had to overcome. I was strong and was able to overcome the downers and not shut down. (as I usually do) I stayed focused and productive. Yay me! Now I hope that I will stay strong through the weekend, as I have a major amount of "stuff" to accomplish.
1/25/09 I have discovered that the my clutter is not clutter but stuff that I love. Everything that I have has a meaning in my life, a piece of paper that my son or daughter scribbled on to a broken tattered fav. toy. Somehow I got to see these piles of stuff with my mind and not my heart.
JUST DO STUFF Hit a rough spot, started to get in a funk, wanted to fall of the wagon I could go on and on but what I did was continued to come here and get support. Also instead of shutting down the last 2 days I just did stuff, did not worry about routines and have to's I just did stuff. I focused on what I did instead of what I needed to do. I did not plan I just went with the flow. It was good I got alot more accomplished then what I expected and I did not fell so anxious.
ROUTINES MAKE TIME MY FRIEND As much has my routines make me feel stuck in a loop that I do not want to be in I can also see the progress that I have made because of them. It gives me a starting point to go back to when I do hit a rut, fall of the wagon.
ROUTINES TO ESTABLISH SHARED CONTROL I realize that my routines are going to help me establish a shared control of my family life. It is important that they are established and that as a family we work them.
Sunflower I am glad that my experiences help motivate you. I know the shut down mode very well and that is why I started this post. It helps me to reboot once I get into shut down mode. When trying to come out of shut down mode have a starting point already in place is a huge benefit.
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Week Ending 2/6/2010
Routines
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Other Stuff
Monday Home Blessing
Tuesday Plan and Play
Wednesday Anti-Procrastination
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Weekending 2/13/2010
Routines
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Other Stuff
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Weekending 2/20/10
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I'm really impressed that
I'm really impressed that you've stuck to this smiley-chart routine so well!
Thanks Lucky
I am so forgetful the chart helps to keep the things that I need to do in mind. Even if I do not accomplish anything on the task for the day it helps to look at it and remember the things I would like to do.
I love the smilies. I makes it fun to post them even if it is a frown.
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Week ending 1/16/2010
Routines
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Work
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Other Stuff
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Week ending 1/23/2010
Routines
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Daily Task
Develop Routines: To help structure your day and make a habit of things you always need to do, develop routines for what you do when you wake up, regular tasks of your workday, and what you need to do before going to bed.
Motivation
these are good: neg to pos
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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
Seconded, this is great
Seconded, this is great :)
Negative to positive
Hope-faith,
I like these! I'll use some of them myself. Thanks for posting them!
Falcon
Falcon and Lucky
Thanks for bring these back to my attention. I have not looked at them in a while. Will have to move them into my current post.
Have a super great day.
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Task for the next seven days
I have several areas that I wish to declutter or spend some time organizing. I plan on accomplish great things this week. However I have to avoid making my task overwheleming. My goal is to work on each area for 20 min a day for the next 7 days. I have created table so that I can check off each area as I work on it through out the week. Good Luck to me.
I also have some small task that I would like to accomplish:
12/29/08 I have worked very hard today to accomplish my 20 min task. I pushed myself to complete each. I can not promise myself that I will do it everyday for the next seven days but I am going to try my very best. I did not complete one individual task because I only worked 20 min on each but my hopes are that at the end of seven days I will have completely completed several task. I am very happy with my accomplishments for the day and I am looking forward to tomorrow.
12/30/08 day 2 of my 7 day 20 min rampage. I had a very successful day yesterday and I am really looking forward to today. Any way time to get started today.
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congratulations on the progress you are making in taking 20 minute increments to bring back order to your life! hugs!
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." - William Penn
E Thanks
Thanks e, I am working really hard to get order in my life. I can not say back into my life because I honestly do not know that I have every had any type of order in my life. I hope my 20 min list will do the trick, so far so good. Again Thanks.
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Intel Project
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hmmmm, i am guessing you are joining the cia.....
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No however I feel like the CIA moniters what I do with regards to my teaching.
I am in the process of developing a Unit Project that will be used to teach my course content to my studnets in a real-world context.
I actually enjoy developing new ways to teach my students I just do not have enough time to do it in the "perfect" way that I like. I guess I need to get over it.
hope-faith
perfection is for procrastinators
and so I know longer aspire to it. Have fun developing your imperfect unit!
Hope-Faith SGA
Homecoming
Order spirit beads and tattoos for homecoming 10/18/2008 by 1:30Make up homecoming ballotsContact Mrs. M for list of homeroom teachers by grade levelTimeline for pep rallyTimeline for halftime football activitiesCompleted by cheerleadersContact last years prince and princess(Need Phone Numbers got L's Phone need K's)Contacted L and Kwaiting on response from themE-mail teachers about process completed draftMake copies of ballots and put in teachers boxesType up announcment for MCType Homecoming Court Particiants MemoTyped need to add namesType announcement for Homecoming Court MeetingType up list of homeroom teachersCreat tally sheet for bottom of homeroom attandanceOrder flowers and crownBuy crownCreate Dance TicketsTally Homecoming Votes wanting on one teacherRemove state quaters that are neededCount change and depositSGA Elections
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congrats on your fantastic progress!
Looks like you got an amazing amount done, hope-faith. I'm impressed! :)
Working to become more proactive
Thanks Kromer I am working towards becoming more proactive. I have accomplished alot in the last two weeks. However my fav. accomplishments are
1) I finished my sons red ribbon week costume two nights before he had to have it. In the past 4 years I have gotton my childrens red ribbon week costumes ready the night before working until early in the am.
2) The other accomplishment is that I had my childrens Holloween costume's ready almost a week before holloween. Usually I have to take the day off on Holloween so that I can get their costumes together and ready.
I know that they are very minor accomplishments to celebrate considering all the accomplishment that I have accomplished at work, but I was proactive and that makes me happy. At work I am still fighting fires and putting them out.
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Hope-Faith's Signs of Recovery
1/15/09 CI 8:35 WOW sometimes I just amaze myself. I did not stress during my am routine. Hopefully a sign..........I am seeing that no matter how many routines I put in to place or list that I make and goals that I set I have to get to the root of my procrastination. I am really not sure what it is and I know that it has many roots not just one. But maintianing a routine and not shutting down when it does not go as plan has to be (for me) a sign that I am working towards getting on the recovery road. First time I have every metioned that term, because I never felt like I had anything to recovery from.
1/16/09 Yes it is Friday. I feel like celebrating, I have had a very productive week with a few downers that I had to overcome. I was strong and was able to overcome the downers and not shut down. (as I usually do) I stayed focused and productive. Yay me! Now I hope that I will stay strong through the weekend, as I have a major amount of "stuff" to accomplish.
1/25/09 I have discovered that the my clutter is not clutter but stuff that I love. Everything that I have has a meaning in my life, a piece of paper that my son or daughter scribbled on to a broken tattered fav. toy. Somehow I got to see these piles of stuff with my mind and not my heart.
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More Signs Of Recovery
5/8/09
JUST DO STUFF Hit a rough spot, started to get in a funk, wanted to fall of the wagon I could go on and on but what I did was continued to come here and get support. Also instead of shutting down the last 2 days I just did stuff, did not worry about routines and have to's I just did stuff. I focused on what I did instead of what I needed to do. I did not plan I just went with the flow. It was good I got alot more accomplished then what I expected and I did not fell so anxious.
ROUTINES MAKE TIME MY FRIEND As much has my routines make me feel stuck in a loop that I do not want to be in I can also see the progress that I have made because of them. It gives me a starting point to go back to when I do hit a rut, fall of the wagon.
ROUTINES TO ESTABLISH SHARED CONTROL I realize that my routines are going to help me establish a shared control of my family life. It is important that they are established and that as a family we work them.
hope-faith
Routines
Hi Hope-Faith,
Thank you for the reminder re: routines. I think that will help me too. I like "Routines make time my friend." It sounds hopeful.
Sunflower
Hey Hope-Faith, your experiences are really
inspirational. Thanks for sharing them, it helps keep me motivated when I start to shut down.
Sunflower glad they help
Sunflower I am glad that my experiences help motivate you. I know the shut down mode very well and that is why I started this post. It helps me to reboot once I get into shut down mode. When trying to come out of shut down mode have a starting point already in place is a huge benefit.
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