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.
Chemgirl 8.36pm Wed
Today, like yesterday, has been pretty unproductive in terms of my thesis. I have sorted out childcare for dd1yo though, which is great! I really need to write a plan and a master to-do list though. I will try to get that sorted tonight, and make a start on my results section, which I have been procrastinating because the thought of starting such a big section is freaking me out.
MITs for Wed night:
-write a master to-do list
-begin going through SEMs for my results section and find at least a couple of the ones I want to put in.
-Tidy up downstairs and reboot laundry
chemgirl progress
it must be a big relief to have child care sorted out. i'm happy for ya
----------
http://www.procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/1114#comment-23050
e's i forgot to check in ci
I got up, got my son up, showered, fed and out the door and then went promptly back to bed until 12:30. The rest of the day was not particularly productive: most of it was spent trying to plan a shopping list that would save money, be efficient and account for what was on sale. It was an excericise on remembering perfectionism. I now have plenty of food in the house and nothing else done. More than that, my enthusiasm for dealing with anything related to cooking or food. Which just goes to show you that perfectionism is a complete waste of time.
so: sort through last box of miscellaneous
call about insurance.
post off enrollment and call financial aid
Recycler CI 5:55pm EST
Hi Bizzy Bees & Busy Pro Buddies!
Checking in before I go out again ;)
Today: took some more things to the new condo again this morning. Showered at gym & got ready for work. Did some projects this morning. Accomplished meeting with repairman mid-day, but felt exhausted emotionaly & otherwise afterward. After that, I did one step at a time -- whew! Finally perked up again toward the end of the day. Left on time. Ate dinner at home. Surfed net quickly before checking in.
Next: get ready to go to my other support group tonight. On the way I need to go to Home Depot or somewhere. Actually before that, I would like to take at least one more load over to the new condo ;) [It helps to do a little bit at a time ;)
Have a great night, everyone! :)
Recycler
Thank you, gals & guys, for being here! :)
Falcon Tuesday CI
Hi pro amigos,
To do next:
Falcon
Falcon CI so far so good
Did the above and returned a phone call. Next:
Falcon
Falcon CI paperwork done!
At least, the stuff that needs to be done (like paying bills) is done. And the rest of it is sorted, and the stuff to be filed set aside for when things are less crazy & I'm less overwhelmed. Triage is a good thing.
Next up: Check weather. Do some laundry. Email M. and email J. and J. Maybe order stuff online if I feel like it. Or maybe just take some time off to relax and de-stress.
Falcon
Journey 2 pm
Journey 10 am
scarlett CI 8:40 am EST
Woke up at 5:30 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep (which never happens to me) so I did some stuff around the house.
Lots to do today, really need to focus.
Ta da:
Make bed
Wash clothes
Empty dishwasher
Scoop cat pans
1 set curls/presses
Focus:
Morning routine (started)
Prep display mat for J
To do:
Update spreadsheet
Email mtg info to TG
KS review
Book hotel/flights
Look up recog notes
Personal:
Tonight - work out or video? Plus, offwhite
Val prop during lunch
AS re: reading
JF re: caricature
NTTHI3D
contact MC, TCF
Call MM
Check HG to-do
Start g doc - me, JH, DT
Call DT
The adrenaline you've been living on only leaves you wanting.
scarlett CI 9:40 am EST
I think I'm getting a cold, yuck. My throat is scratchy and I'm getting a nasty headache.
Ta da:
Make bed
Wash clothes
Empty dishwasher
Scoop cat pans
1 set curls/presses
Eat breakfast
Take pills
Morning routine
Tonight - work out or video? Plus, offwhite
Email TH re: 31st
Focus:
Prep display mat for J: compile salv #; check graph; write blurb; grab pics; caption pics
To do:
Update spreadsheet
Email mtg info to TG
KS review
Book hotel/flights
Look up recog notes
Personal:
Val prop during lunch
Announce
AS re: reading
JF re: caricature
NTTHI3D
contact MC, TCF
Call MM
Check HG to-do
Start g doc - me, JH, DT
Call DT
The adrenaline you've been living on only leaves you wanting.
scarlett CI 12:00 pm EST
I've gotten a little off course, but I keep returning to what I'm supposed to do, so that's good. I think I'm going to take a short lunch break now and work on an assignment for a class I'm taking.
Ta da:
Make bed
Wash clothes
Empty dishwasher
Scoop cat pans
1 set curls/presses
Eat breakfast
Take pills
Morning routine
Tonight - work out or video? Plus, offwhite
Email TH re: 31st
Call & email re: GM issues
compile salv #
Find GB accomm
Focus:
Eat lunch
Rough draft val prop
To do:
Prep display mat for J: check graph; write blurb; grab pics; caption pics
Update spreadsheet
Email mtg info to TG
KS review
Book hotel/flights
Look up recog notes
Personal:
Val prop during lunch
Announce
AS re: reading
JF re: caricature
NTTHI3D
contact MC, TCF
Call MM
Check HG to-do
Start g doc - me, JH, DT
Call DT
The adrenaline you've been living on only leaves you wanting.
scarlett CI 1:20 pm EST
Lunch over. Got interrupted with work stuff a couple of times but I finished my assignment, so that's good. Back to "real" work.
Ta da:
Make bed
Wash clothes
Empty dishwasher
Scoop cat pans
1 set curls/presses
Eat breakfast
Take pills
Morning routine
Tonight - work out or video? Plus, offwhite
Email TH re: 31st
Call & email re: GM issues
compile salv #
Find GB accomm
Eat lunch
Rough draft val prop
Focus:
Prep display mat for J: check graph; write blurb; grab pics; caption pics
To do:
Update spreadsheet
Find flight
Email mtg info to TG
KS review
Look up recog notes
Personal:
Announce
AS re: reading
JF re: caricature
NTTHI3D
contact MC, TCF
Call MM
Check HG to-do
Start g doc - me, JH, DT
Call DT
The adrenaline you've been living on only leaves you wanting.
CL ci
so, maybe today i can choose to do tasks, rather than them choosing to do me. i checked in yesterday faithfully, sort of like a time logging thing. Til 1pm then i got lost in tasks. I'm going to try not to do that, again, today.
So first review and set MITs. 8:25pm.
1hr--review of MITs uncovered a problem that i just jumped right in on, instead of scheduling amongst all other tasks.
I think i fear that if i dont do it now, it will not get done. But i'll trust HP instead. Back to review--just a review!--of MITs today 9:38
ok someone asked me a question and i dont know the answer but other people do and i sent the person to those other people. now i should just forget about it, right? i should not try to figure it out on my own, right? Because that's not an MIT for me. In fact, it's not a T of any kind for me, MI or otherwise. hard to let go. HP help. 945
40min i was pulled into that issue again, but i did let go of it before that. back to reviewing MITs... this is taking too long. try not to get discouraged and just complete it. 10:25
48 min gone by: got distracted while setting MITs. back to setting those MITs. hard for me today. 11:12
----------
http://www.procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/1114#comment-23050
CL ci 2
thanks scarlet. that helps me feel better about it.
5hrs later: I did a little better. I did avoid some distractions and set those MITs.
MIT 1: made a time line for myself - done. I fiddled with graphics here a bit. i haven't done that for a while, and these will actually help me keep organized, so i'm going to give myself a passing grade, but not an A.
MIT 2: done. was not hard, itself. But *I* was hard doing it.
MIT 3: made progress.
I felt a little more like i was choosing what to every so often, rather than getting lost. But, i notice, i didnt check-in :(
There's always tomorrow :)
----------
http://www.procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/1114#comment-23050
way to keep at it
it's tough sometimes.
The adrenaline you've been living on only leaves you wanting.
Hope-Faith CI 8:10
Only have a second to check in late for meeting.
Complete 3.00 study guideIntel TrainingDance ticketsMake Corrections to TestCopies of TestCopies of study guidesCheck back when I can. 10:15 pm
Create on-line games for 3.00Create on-line test 2.00Remove Old Test from on-line testing siteType notes for sub 2nd and 3rdPrint scores from qlSet ql test for 4thType up notes for sub 4thGoing to be 1:05 am
Lot to do and I am super tired but I got to get it done.
hope-faith
kromer 7:50 CI
Lots of work today!
My MITs are:
*Read up on PP's work and PM's work
*Email 2 profs
*Finish "coreg neighbors" idea
*Implement clustering
My other tasks are:
*2nd practice midterm
*Finish getting esr dataset
*Read CSB100 papers
*get list of test datasets
*Call home
*Call AG
My scheduled tasks are:
*Genetics class
*Seminar
*Mtg w/ NM
*Prob. midterm
I need to start with some of my "other tasks" because they're urgent...I'm going to do a little work on practice midterms and then start reading CSB100 papers
Update 12:35--did a little work on practice midterm, read CSB100 papers, went to genetics class and seminar. I'm going to spend 30 more min working on practice midterm, then I'm going to work until 2 reading up on NM's work, then I'm going to go to lab and work on clustering, then I'm going to meet w/ NM and check back in.
kromer 1:50
working hard today, but not sticking to my MITs...I finished the practice midterm, which needed to get done but wasn't a MIT. *Now* I'm going to read up on NM's and PP's work, that way I'll at least have 1 MIT taken care of before mtg w/ NM.
kromer 5:35 need to stick to MITs!
I've been having a hard time getting my MITs done (as in, I haven't gotten any of them done yet, though I've made progress).
I did some reading on NM's and PP's work, then had a (long but productive) meeting with NM, then helped a friend prep for a midterm, then took some notes on mtg w/NM and had an early dinner. Now I'm in lab and need to make some progress on my lab MITs. Specifically, I'm going to work on implementing clustering. I'm going to start by brainstorming a sensible way to do this, then I'll implement and start running code. I'm going to work in the chatbox to keep myself moving forward.I need to leave for midterm at 6:55.
kromer 10:40 CI MITs still a problem
Got through all my scheduled tasks and most of my "other tasks", but still haven't completed any of my MITs. (Though I did make pretty good progress on "researching profs" and a bit of progress on clustering)
And now I'm exhausted from a very long day, and don't feel like I can finish any of my MITs.
However, I can still make some progress. I'm going to set a small group of manageable goals for tonight:
*
Email 1 prof (WG)*
Finish talking notes from mtg w/ NM*
Get a list of TFs to scan for*
Revise code to compute scanning paramters*
Start running code to compute scanning parameters.I'm going to work in the chatbox and check back every time I complete one of these subtasks.
kromer 11:55 yay! CO
finished all the above small tasks! I'll go to bed now and try to do a little better on my MITs tomorrow.
chick CI
have done T from yesterday that I was too tired for (reminder to self: it only took a short time, better not to have fretted yesterday); now some IT 1, then reflection to gather motivation for the right reasons for scary task
do addns to doc - done, so much easier in the morning. this seemed so difficult when I was tired.
Once again having to work late. 2 main tasks essential, a few smaller ones could be done early tomorrow.
Main task 1 done.