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.
pro's CI - 7:30pm
One good thing about not having a 9-5 job is that now I can take the weekends off guilt-free. The stuff I have to do can be done during the week because I'm not spending all day in an office.
I went to the conference I was going to go to in the morning, but was in such a bad place that I ended up just coming home. I had plans for this evening, but I'm not going out. I'm just watching TV, and occasionally exchanging email with my brother about those horrible emails from my mother's archive. My brother is not very sympathetic (naturally) - I didn't expect him to be.
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Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.
tiptree 2:40 PM EST
spent the morning and early afternoon with my daughter and the late afternoon slacking. Now, it's time to get some stuff done...
- gtd brain dump
- budget
- exam date modifications
- 1071 thumbnails/merged cases
- 1203 - select all/ownership checkboxes
- 1314 - trivial font size issue
- 1403 research
- 1434 - see if KO has PS data
- test 1433
- test 1436
- clean office
- laundry
- practice guitar
- cull 5 items
Convalalria on Sunday morning
Here comes the whine and self condemnation!!!!!
I WASTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING!!!!!!!!
FELT OVERWHELMED and PARALYSED
GRRRRRRR!!!!!
and now I CHOOSE to move on!
ONWARDS to activity
Major goals for today:
First set of tasks:
"Recovery from procrastination means doing what you say you're going to do, when you say you're going to do it."
Strength to your elbow
Strength to your elbow Con.
We've all slipped... your post is still an inpsiration to me--you came back...
Convalalria on Sunday morning updating at 10am and subsequently
Thank you for your encouragement chick!
I have had about 45 out of my 58 years as a procrastinator.
The waste of it is astounding. The opportunities missed and the anguish of always being behind......
I feel that I must keep on trying. I hope to have long life where I function without procrastination.
One interesting consequence of attempting recovery is that I have become much more aware of what I say. I have made a major effort not to produce any prevarications in an effort to cover up the procrastination or prey up any of my actions. It has been interesting.......
Major goals for today:
10.00 CI
10.30 CI
3.24 CI where have the past 5 hours gone???
11.27.pm AND THE NEXT 8 Hours?????????????? GRRR !!!
"Recovery from procrastination means doing what you say you're going to do, when you say you're going to do it."
Journey 3:20
Wash, dry fold, and put away one load of laundry *in progress*Call DS to invite them to dinner tonight and tell them about tomorrowMake grocery listBuy groceriesVisit Mom & DadPut groceries away15 minutes of pile sorting, it's outta control againgo thru stack of magazines and catalogs in living roomPut yard sale items into a box and take them upstairsMake dinnerDo the dishesHome from grocery shopping, kids are not coming for dinner tonight so I'll have more time than I thought. Doesn't mean I need to waste it though! 10 min break then put groceries away, bring the box in from the car and pack away the yard sale stuff that's cluttering up a kitchen counter.
Jo
"The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom." - H.L. Mencken
kromer 2:45 CI
So far today I've run some errands, cleaned my room, gone over my budget, had lunch with a friend, and done a little data analysis. Now I'm in lab and supposed to do some work, and I don't wanna! However, working now will help me get closer to some important goals (keeping good relationships with profs. in my dept., getting a paper done sometime in the next year; gaining new bio research skills).
So this is what I want to get done in lab:
*Start sequence scans using diff region and different threshold
*email about bioimaging machines
*Add histone modifier and coregulator data to lab wiki
*Start PCR
I'm going to work until 6 or 6:30 (with a break to call a friend), then head home for dinner
After dinner, I'm going to read 2 papers on DP's work, email RJ and CB, do genetics pset 7, and do 1 hr of data analysis.
I'm feeling a lot of resistance right now, so I'm going to work in the chatbox to keep myself on track.
kromer 8:40 CI
Not doing so great...started adding histone modifier data to lab wiki, but that's it.
Now I'm going to 1 hr of data analysis, spend 30 min working on adding more istone mod. data to lab wiki, and do 2 questions from genetics pset 7.
Chick's CI
So busy at work the last few days I didn't check in. I pondered whether procrastination and workaholism/workbinging are two sides of the same coin.
I've done some tasks and some restful time today, now back on household chores. Soup simmering and a laundry load laundering; some tidying, dishwashing and bathroom cleaning.My attitude towards household tasks is much happier these days and I no longer feel tired and hopeless just thinking about them. That's good, because there are quite a few clutter-corners to fix!
Aims now are to stay busy doing more tasks in a positive 'I want to do this now' and then have nice time off, not frittering or surfing. :D
--did more tasks, --for once willingly and without feeling overwhelmed--there's much more I could do, but I am rewarding myself for being in the process by taking a few steps on several areas instead of either doing nothing or aiming at (and failing to do) all.
Falcon CI Sat.
Hi pro amigos,
I haven't checked in for a few days (too busy!) Just been catching up on everyone's messages -- you all have been lively, and it's good to read everyones' stories.
MIT for this afternoon is to take a nap! Because I'm pretty sure I'm short on sleep and need to catch up.
Before nap: take shower
After nap: do a mindsweep, tidy up, straighten papers
Off to shower, then snooze. . .
Zzzzzz. . .
Falcon
CL ci
bookending some online time 8:40am.
9:30 (50 min) : i did get dragged away, some. And it is hard to be back.
10:30 (1hr) : basically can't figure out what of the MITs and next-level tasks i want to do. This often has sunk my productivity for the whole day.
Going to have my quiet time and give god the opportunity to restore a proper perspective in me (or whatever god wants to do, i suppose :))
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solidarity clem... hope you
solidarity clem... hope you are able to reach the perspective you ask for...
Good morning Clem
sorry to see you struggling the past few days . . we are here for you, you know!
Jo
"The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom." - H.L. Mencken
Journey 8 am Update 11 am
Busy day, and stressed out waiting to hear when company will arrive, or if they are postponing trip until next weekend. Regardless, they won't be here today, and possibly they will be here tomorrow. So, for today, I will plan to do a reasonable amount of chores. The bathrooms are clean enough, so I only need to dust, vacuum, and wipe down surfaces in order to have the house presentable. It won't stay presentable very long after they arrive anyway lol.
I did everything on my list yesterday (yay!), so I will try to under-plan rather than over-plan again today and see how it goes! Today I want to:
Call DS to invite them to dinner tonight and tell them about tomorrowMake grocery list15 minutes of pile sorting, it's outta control againgo thru stack of magazines and catalogs in living roomHave a wonderful weekend everyone!
Update 11:00 K, I'm ready to go the grocery store but before I go I'm going to do my 15 minutes of pile sorting. that often falls off the end of the list and then does not get done!
11:30 The pile is sorted, it wasn't so bad. There were a bunch of catalogs and ads in there that I normally toss, but kept since Christmas was on the way. There was also a paperback book and a neatly folded pair of gym shorts in there. No wonder it was a foot tall! it's back to a manageable level, and things that need attention are in my work bag to take care of in the office Monday.
Off to see the wizard!
Jo
"The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom." - H.L. Mencken
roses CI
hey rec. thankyou for the day starter.
my today:
help erect an aerialperhaps take a trip into town - the aerial took too long!
readpractice songs and covers
spend minimal time on the pcsleep by 12
that sounds manageable to me (:
peace
Recycler CI 6am EST
Hi Pro Buddies!
It's going to be a busy day here. I already know that it will be Not Perfect. That frustrates me, but I need to do everything anyway, so I guess it will be a real-life experience in Not Having Everything Perfect. Maybe taking a moment with HP now would be a good idea ;)
This morning: I've bagged up the trash & started some bathroom swishies. I need to take the tarp & paint brushes from the rental condo to the new condo, then put down the tarps & other dropcloths. One specific area definitely needs to be painted -- that is 90% of the purpose of today.
Also on the docket: do an errand & put gas in car. Take Book Drive books to co-chair. Spend time with family member. Due to all the activity, I probably won't get to update my CI today.
6:45am. OK, I am having time for a quick update. Took 4 bags of trash to the dumpster. Took clean dishes from dishwasher, dried & put away. Ate breakfast. Washed a load of clothes & hung them up to dry. Completed some bathroom swishies & still working on others. Now: forward on to everything else! :)
Have a great day, everyone! :)
Recycler
Thank you, gals & guys, for being here! :)