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Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.
Recycler CI 6:15pm EST
Hi!
Oh, what a cute frog! Thanks, Hope-Faith! :)
Yesterday I got home very late, and did not get to check in at all, oops, sorry! :o
Voted this morning before work. The line took just under an hour, which is pretty good around here. I forget to get my "Voted" sticker, though ;)
Was at work on time. Did projects today. Ate fast food lunch. More projects in afternoon. Now, using computer before I go to my support group tonight. (We are still going to meet, but may finish up a little early since it is Election Night ;)
Next: decide on something to take over to the new condo, then go to meeting.
Have a great night, everyone! :)
Recycler
Thank you, gals & guys, for being here! :)
chick late CI
today was mainly scheduled stuff, so I didn't check in.
I lost a lot of time with no focus when I got home after work; now want to think about ways to make evening either really productive or more relaxing, and ask HP for help making the same kind of change here that I have made (since starting here) with the first morning hours.
Thanks for being here, all.
Journey 2:20 Update 4:20
Check back in 45 min or so.
Back! Working on MIT #1 for about 30 more minutes, then moving on to something else.
MIT #1 is done, now finally moving on to MIT #2, which is a phone call. If I'm lucky, it will be too late and they will be gone for the day :)
Jo
"I tell you, we are here on earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different." - Kurt Vonnegut
Convalaria Struggling with paralysis Wednesday 4.30am
Good morning every one.
The struggle and paralysis go on.
A lot of time wasted. I have found my self paralysed and unable to function for most of the time that I am not scheduled by outside activities and committments. Time that could have been spent in real leisure or in being productive wasted by supressed anxiety and demand resisitance. Something has got to change...Not sure how to move myself forward.....
Trying again:
Onwards!!! The MIT's and MUT's coincide this morning. Finish writing response. Finish preparing examB (easy) and finish preparing exam S (a bit more work) during the day. Also hoping to start again with eating plan and to buy stuff for animal and a treat for me after work.
This morning I shall work in 30 minute bits.
"Recovery from procrastination means doing what you say you're going to do, when you say you're going to do it."
Keep going Convalaria. I
Keep going Convalaria. I think you do amazingly getting going and doing so much even before you have gotten to work. :smile:
Convalaria at 18.34pm Wednesday.
Congratulation to all of those living in the USA. You have a new president and what a marvellous process it has been!
As for me.....well the day has been fairly sucessfull. Before work did not quite carry out the schedule but did enough and left for work early. At work I was frantically busy and completed and delivered most of response. Supervised my quota of exams and carried out my responsibilites in the setting and prep of 2 examination papers, It was difficult to take breaks and I arrived home quite thirsty and hungry. I did do a few errands after school including buying doggy bones and a battery for a pedometer. The indulgent t treat I am planning for myself will have to wait until tomorrow or Friday.
At home have had some vegetable soup, loaded the washing machine and spent time with my mother.
So far fo good. Next .....
"Recovery from procrastination means doing what you say you're going to do, when you say you're going to do it."
Sammy :: Here's the Plan
Well, I'm back from voting.... surprisingly it only took 10 minutes from start to finish! I think early voting really cut down on today's lines.
Will Do:
1. Morning Things Done!
2. Vote! Done!
3. Call J.R. Done!
4. Photography Homework
- Worksheets
- Paint company ad Done!
5. Do the dishes Halfway done....
6. Marketing - research for final project (didn't get to this... tomorrow maybe)
7. Typography homework
- "W" design Done!
- Portfolio review poster- brainstorming. (this has been running in the back of my mind all day)
~Sammy
GeorgeSmiley 9:30 AM + Updates
I've been working about an hour. So far mostly administrative "ducks in a row" tasks.
Right now I need to step back and set priorities for the balance of the day...
~I need to advance considerably Project DG, which is due in a little less than 2 weeks. One challenge is that all the contacts are two hours earlier than me, so I have to wait until later in the day to contact them.
~Project K-5: (an editing project). I need to do at least a first read.
~Project P-0901: Deadline is "any day." But today will be a bad day to try to reach anyone connected with it.
~Project U: This has been lagging for too long. So has Project D. And Project G.
And to top that all off, I have to strongly resist surfing political blogs to see what's going on today, when of course nothing will be known until tonight...
Then there's project O, the youth class I co-teach.
A lot of prep to do for this weekend's special class.Update 3 PM: Finished the immediate prep.OK. I'm going to spend 30 minutes on Project K-5
Update 10 AM
Switching now to project P0901
Update 10:40 AM
Got distracted for the last 40 minutes with snacking and checking the news.
Now Project P0901
Update 12:35 PM
Lunch and errandsstartting about 40 minutes ago.
Now working on Project DG.
Update 3 PM
I made some progress on Project DG. I also took care of Project O.
Got distracted again, but now back to project K-5
Will work til 3:30 than go to my evening job. Might not check in again.
The Hero's Code:
Show up. Pay Attention. Speak the Truth. Let Go of the Outcome.
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to do:
x 1421
- pdf thang
- upenn thang
- vcu/m thang
- folder export
- clean office
- call office
- replace headphones
- read 50 pp
- clock 8 hours
- exercise
- backup files
- case export w/ folder path
- export test
- bills
- estimates
- call Dell and V.
- budget
x vote
x bank
x cancel N
- r&d thang
scarlett CI 9:15 am EST
I voted this morning at 7:15 am. Don't forget to vote if you haven't, my fellow Americans!
Ta da:
MORNING ROUTINE
To do:
Reviews; BB - plan rm, type up, enter
Equip f/u
Ven – Tally surplused furniture and estimate weight (started),revise info from report, include lessons learned
Chase numbers; pull folders, read emails, call/email
Personal:
HG; Buy plane tix, Check to-do, Write email to MC contact, TCF in LA?, call MM, [start g-doc (me, JH, DT), minutes to JH, call DT, email AM & TVS]
Appts; Resched MS appt @ HRC, Resched Dr. P appt
Dr. M, eye doc
LTV;
JF re: caricature
The adrenaline you've been living on only leaves you wanting.
scarlett CI 1:25 pm EST
Moving right along...
Ta da:
MORNING ROUTINE
Reviews; Plan rm, upload pics, FSRC & BB - type up, enter
Print and read handbk
Cancel GB reg
Eat lunch
HG; leave message w/ MC contact, call MM, Check to-do
To do:
Equip f/u
Ven – Tally surplused furniture and estimate weight (started),revise info from report, include lessons learned
Chase numbers; pull folders, read emails, call/email
Personal:
HG; Buy plane tix, Write email to MC contact, [start g-doc (me, JH, DT), minutes to JH, call DT, email AM & TVS]
Appts; Resched MS appt @ HRC, Resched Dr. P appt, Dr. M, eye doc
LTV; when do questionnaire?
JF re: caricature
The adrenaline you've been living on only leaves you wanting.
scarlett CI 4:10 pm EST
I feel pretty good about what I got done today. I'm ready for a meeting that's happening Friday; usually I'm frantically entering data at the last minute.
Ta da:
MORNING ROUTINE
Reviews; Plan rm, upload pics, FSRC & BB - type up, enter
Print and read handbk
Cancel GB reg
Eat lunch
HG; leave message w/ MC contact, call MM, Check to-do
Appts: Resched Dr. P appt, Dr. M
Email subs re: Fri
Equip f/u
Do dishes
Resched:
Ven – Tally surplused furniture and estimate weight (started),revise info from report, include lessons learned
Chase numbers; pull folders, read emails, call/email
Personal:
HG; Buy plane tix, Write email to MC contact, [start g-doc (me, JH, DT), minutes to JH, call DT, email AM & TVS]
Appts; Resched MS appt @ HRC, eye doc
LTV; when do questionnaire?, look at dance sites, discuss qualifiers
JF re: caricature
The adrenaline you've been living on only leaves you wanting.
CL ci
i started to do better yesterday. But then wasted a lot of sleep time last night :( But last night did not discourage me as much as Sun did.
Thanks for all the support from my friends here. i'll post a thank you in yesterday.
I am starting to feel like my setback was HP confirming to me Step 1-2: i am powerless w/o HP, but HP is powerful. And encouraging my response of Step 3.
I'm taking today off to...start planning christmas. It's the most important holiday to me, and yet it is often commercialized and hectic, and i dont get to enjoy it. I've been working on fixing that for the past 2 years, and after last christmas i felt i should take a day in early nov to kick the season off, to not get behind, so i can think about my loved ones and friends and what gifts they might like in leisure. So it can be the pleasant, joyous occasion it's meant to be.
So, perhaps, if HP orchestrates the events of my life like i believe, this setback, and what it might be teaching me, was well-timed before today's purpose?
we'll see how it goes...
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Journey 8:45 UPDATE 11:00
Sammy 6:36 am
Good morning,
This will be my first time ever posting.... though I appreciate the extra light from daylight savings, I did get up a little late today...took shower before breakfast. I need to leave the house by 7 to get to class on time, then I need to VOTE (you should too!!) I'll be back after that.
Happy Tuesday, Everyone.
~Sammy
Hi Sammy
Welcome and look forward to seeing you on-line
hope-faith
welcome sammy!
glad to have you, hope to see you back.
kromer 7:25 CI
Slept a bit late, but now up and dressed. Breakfast now, back by 8 at the latest
Update 8:05--dawdling this morning
I've got a lot of work to get done this morning. Here's the plan for the day
1)Start calculation using clustering
2)Read 2 papers
3)Genetics class
4)Seminar class
5)Pick up subway pass
6)Look at results from clustering
7)Try c-t-f idea
8)Briefly look at interactome8)Make organized list of test datasets
9)Notes for mtg, mtg, notes after mtg
10)Bio colloquium
11)Write note to JL, mail that note+money market acct. app
12)Spend 1 hr gathering lit search results
13)Watch the election!
OK, time to get going!
kromer 1 CI
I did 1-4, and had some lunch. Now I have to get ready for mtg at 3:30--argh! I just need to take things one step at a time...I'm not going to be fabulously well prepared, but I think I've done a non-embarassing amt. of work.
I'm going to quickly go get subway pass, then work on tasks 6-9. Will work in the chatbox to stay on track.
kromer 5:15 CI
Making pretty good progress:
I got subway pass, tried c-t-f idea, started looking at clust results (though I still have about 30 min of work to finish this up), got organized list of test datasets, met w/ PF and took notes on mtg, went to bio colloquium.
I think looking at the interactome isn't going to happen today, but I should be able to get through the rest of my list. Now I'm going to head head, mail 2 things, have dinner, and then work on gathering lit. search res. while I watch election returns.
Update 6:50--I set up money market acct. Now I need to write a note to JL--should take about 5 min. Then I'll mail that, then start watching returns
Hope-Faith 6:10 CI
Today ...............................
Monday-Friday am
Put a load of clothes onCheck InGet ready before 6:00 am Monday-FridayFeed animals/Hang out clothesGet kids upLeaveCoffee (Yes got to have it)Check e-mailUpdate 8:00 am
School
Planning period meeting TuesdayMoney for Tickets fish platesWork for homebound studentsDigital camera for AntBallet ShoesBetween School and Home
Sit with grandma from 5:00-8:00 or laterCall dad about pick/upMonday-Friday pm
Supper/DishwasherKids bath/HomeworkEvening
hope-faith