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Monday September 21 2009

HAPPY MONDAY! :) :D

I'll admit to kind of liking Monday mornings because it's a whole new week that I haven't screwed up yet :) (having said which.... it didn't take me long to screw up this morning! See my check-in for a good laugh...)

Seriously, let's make this week a good one!

LOL P.E.!!

Sorry P.E. and all I posted to the wrong place.

They will learn soon enough who's boss!!!

I must admit my piles don't get done because I spend too much time doing my own stuff at work. Which is really my way of saying f.u. Thankfully though I'm still showing up to work. Thanks for asking!!!

I know what you mean about wanting to do projects that you like. We're moving and I always felt I wanted to try fixing the place up myself. Not really heavy duty stuff, but re-doing furniture, etc., learning how to fix things, etc. I'm so hoping I will be able to do some of that in our new place. I was at my current place for 7 years and never did a thing I was hoping to do.

Anyway, please keep me posted about "THE PILES" and sewing and all else.

Have an excellent day!!

♥"Kindness and truth have met, righteousness and peace have kissed." Psalm 85♥

fudoshin - twelve days - 11:20pm Monday

Please do not leave advice.  Thank you.  Prayers welcome. 

                                                                                                          

 

Hello people.  I am on day twelve of my thirty day sprint.  To list things I want to do before the night is over: 

*brush teeth

*floss

*take a shower

*use periodontic brush

*use listerine

*pick up laundry, and bring it back to my apartment, because it gets mighty cold in the winter

*run for 1 minute, then two minutes, and do that ten times

*take my vitamins

check-in (5:00PM)

Hi Fellow Pros,

Today I took a legal vacation day because it's a fast day for me. UGH - 2.5 more hours. I did the laundry, which I usually procrastinate about for 2 to 3 days. I don't think I can do much more as my energy is fading.

Looking forward to reading and sharing with you all tomorrow.

Have a great rest of today!!

♥"Kindness and truth have met, righteousness and peace have kissed." Psalm 85♥

OCz CI day5

A real late Check in... with noticeable consecuences...I haven't accomplished much today at work... and the corresponding head ache and guilt weight are comming up fast!

  1. A minute to talk with God!
  2. Thank you all for your support!
  3. @W. 15m email morning check 336 items (at least friday was good to downsize my mailbox)
  4. @W. Place POs for Ugn & BBs+Cls+BBFrnk
  5. @W- Correct POs for Tcl
  6. @W. Close Mry Css
  7. @W. Review CapPj: MngRm, Wb00, VC, Sw&UPs, Prt, MpLs, PbX
  8. @W. Fup on MOP
  9. @W. Build DL tree
  10. @W. Review RFx Info
  11. @W. Reply about AnFP migration
  12. @W. Reply about NPerAcct migration
  13. @W. Reduce inbox. 
  14. @W. Meet HCat @4.30
  15. @W. Send FV mail from HCat
  16. @H. Take SS to H?
  17. Thnk God

Agnus 4:45

Took J to cario for stress test, then his belated breakfast, back for stess test Part Two, then we went to orthodontist for my new retainer (major ow-w-w-eee!!:(, then lunch, then groceries.  He is napping now and talked me into lying down for 15 minutes but now I really need to work - and I don't wanna...so here I am 'fessin up and doing it anyway, which is the point of recovery after all.

I traveled Wed-Fri last week and it was unuslaly stressful just due to the logistics of where I had to go to work this time.  I was pretty beat on the weekend but feel good that I caught up four difficult chapters and homework for my Statistics class.  MITs:

  • Sterling homework I
  • J's bloodwork faxed to Dr S
  • J's records from Dr R to Dr S
  • Statistics homework 4.6 (after which I'm fully prepared for tomorrow's class)
  • Pay furniture bill

Non-MITs but stuff I still want/need to do today:

  • Check for other overdue bills and paperwork
  • Make a workplan through closeout
  • Make an ICIT study plan thru Friday (final due Friday)
  • Make a nice dinner
  • Exercise
  • 12-step mtng tonight

Ag honesty

All dr offices had closed by the time I called so those tasks are put off to the morning. I have been bingeing on email, phone calls and gaming. Going to stop now and check the furniture bill which is making me nervous (like worry static in the background). Then I will resume work on the Sterling report. 

Recycler CI 4:10pm EST

Hi Pro Buddies!

At the gym this morning I did my full cardio. I also did stretching and most of my ab exercises.

This morning at work went well, and staff meeting went better than usual. I have done my new assignments from staff meeting. At lunchtime I ate food I had brought from home, then went into a quiet room to reflect. During the afternoon I have worked on other projects.

After work I will drive to my chiropractor appt, then go to the 12-step meeting of my other program. If my sponsor is available, I hope we will go out and get a soft drink. Sponsor will be away for 3 weeks after tonight. If I talk with my sponsor, I will get home to late to update my CI.

10:20pm. Had a great meeting. Met with sponsor afterward. Due to schedules, won't see sponsor for 3 weeks. I guess I will be working my program! ;)

Have a great night, everyone! :)

Recycler


Recycler

Thank you, gals & guys, for being here! :)

kromer 1 CI

OK, I'm feeling a little under the weather today, so I slept in a bit this morning (got to lab around 10), checked on my mice and went to class. I think that was a responsible choice, even if I'm feeling behind now.

OK, so MITs today are:
*Make buffers
*Email to DR
*Make overview slides for lab mtg
*Start looking for staging info for multiple species
*Make WM plan
*Ask WB about student semina

Other tasks are:
*Finish pathway proj
*Photocopy stuff on common techniques
*Choose RA source
*Plan out pilot expt

OK, now I'm going to ask for buffer recipes, then I'll have lunch and make buffers. 

Update 3:45--OK, I'm working on buffers. This is proving, um, slightly harder than anticipated, and I'm feeling pretty stupid. I've made progress, but I need to figure out:
1)How to make SDS sol'n without having it all clump up into a giant blob
2)Whether I did anything terrible to my Tris/KCL sol'ns by filtering rather than autoclaving
3)When I make lysis buffer, whether I add SDS before or after filtering.

Going to have a snack, then figure this stuff out. 

Update 5:10--finished making buffers! worked out my issues

Next step is to work on finding staging info for various species. To do this, I need to:
1)Track down all refs from table 2-1  and 10
2)Look through refs for hamster
3)Look through refs for guinea big
4)Look through refs for ram

 

kromer 7:55 CI

Haven't gotten as much done today as I would like, largely because making buffers took a long time. I'm going to go dancing now. After dancing, I'll send email to DR. That's all I need to get done tonight.

CL daily overcoming

late start.
restarting. what else is new. I am going to be the most practiced restarter in the world. sigh.

i did wko.

DONE - 1pm check if any mtgs 2day
DONE i did not reply :) - check but DO NOT REPLY to emails (unless urgent)
1pm quiet time.
1:30 make schedule
1:50 work

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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

rec ci

A slow start to the day. I need to get into work ASAP since I have put that off this morning - a bad case of Monday morning-itis, I guess, and no meeting requiring my presence at the office on time. SO my first "to do" is to show up, as Vic says, and then tackle my leftovers on my Friday To Do list and then, if those are completed, add to the list.

Thank all of you for your support; I sure need it!

rec

rec 1:25 ci

Finally in to office - a very late start today that I have to put behind me (I feel very guilty and that makes we want to procrastinate even more!) and get something DONE! I don't know why I'm having so much trouble getting in gear today, but I have to do better! Will continue to ask HP for help to do the next right thing, step by step, inch by inch...

I will eat a little lunch since maybe food would help get my metabolism going, and then work on L file first. Other things I want to do are:

Work on R. file; call TB
Call M. before or after talking to NG
Work on L. file; try to wrap up - call MO again
Call MS re signing document; billing
Finalize billing on W file and S file
Call BH to set up meeting; billing
Call AP re issue; drafting document
Call YK back; review and revise draft doc
Work on C file - try to wrap up

rec

GeorgeSmiley 10:23 AM

2-1/2 hours of unfocused, non-productive activity.

Checking in now.

1) Reviewing my list of tasks. What's got to come first.

2) Working through today's Outlook task list.

Oh: and it's my birthday... :-)

 

 

~~

Want what you have. Be who you are. Do what you can. ~Forrest Church

The Hero's Code:

Show Up. Pay Attention. Speak the Truth. Let Go of the Outcome.

Many belated Happy Returns of the Day, GS!

A day late and a dollar short, but still good intentions!Hope your day was great!

asking for help to do the next right thing

Thank you, and update

Most of the day was spent in less than well-focused activities. I did work on P-12 for a bit.

Then No. 1 son bought me lunch, and then I ran errands. This afternoon I napped on the couch for about 20 minutes or so because I was very sleepy.

Going to review tasks and try to knock a few off now, then finish for the day.

 

And thanks to all for the birthday wishes!

 

 

~~

Want what you have. Be who you are. Do what you can. ~Forrest Church

The Hero's Code:

Show Up. Pay Attention. Speak the Truth. Let Go of the Outcome.

Hope you have a Happy One,

Hope you have a Happy One, GS!

Happy B'day, George Smiley!!!

Have a great Birthday today, GS!

rec

Happy bd, GS!

Hope your day is real cool! 8-)8)

Happy Birthday, GS :)

Hi GS!

Happy Birthday! :)

Recycler


Recycler

Thank you, gals & guys, for being here! :)

9.20.09 ci Babarino

Hi all! 12 tasks to do today.

11:02am-Have finished three tasks. Grabbing lunch now.

12:47-back from lunch and finished three more tasks. Going to try to do a few more before have to leave for afternoon meeting.

Journey 9:45

Good morning, I've been to the gym and made it into work despite the horrid weather, I have attended my 9 am meeting and bugged the network guy about helping me with a problem.  I seem to be off to a good start this morning!   I was feeling a bit draggy until I thought about what I had already gotten done today. 

It's funny how we can feel unsuccessful in spite of success, and I think that's a common trait among many of us!  

I am focusing on two tasks at work today.   Probably neither of them will be completed today but that's ok, my job is to stay focused and work steadily on them. 

Jo

"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you." - Elbert Hubbard

ScottK CI 8:40

Early for me, huh? That's because I'm not waiting until I get into the office to compile this list. It's not perfection, but perhaps it's progress.

  1. Post blog posts
  2. Progress on articles
  3. Write note to Ez
  4. Repost cruiser
  5. Jean's ST?

The list will probably get longer through the day, but at least we'll knock a few down right off the bat!

Scott

Spirit 9/21

Goodmorning All,

Made a lot of progress last week by showing up, prepared and on time.  This week to follow Vic's lead using the action plan for the month created last week.  The success from last week was energizing and this week my goal is to create more positive energy by taking action steps one at the time.

9/21 Daily Tasks
  • Give thought to investor packages
  • Give thought to creating inv club profit center
  • Get current on business profits and losses
  • Create an action plan showing how we can handle the work volume for P
  • Write business plan for follow up with p
  • Start writing business plan 
  • Talk to glen about how he found his investor
  • Call companies still need to get inside  
  • Call all contacts on list and follow up
  • Research –A investors,  make appt, 
  • Bill b for work done
  • Call business owners met at ga procurement center
  • Contact cb
  • Contact company poc from fd meeting
  • Appt with Con
  • put sale items on c list

There are some things I consistently forget and I think I need to get a daily action template for breakfast, meditation, morning phone checkin and meds.  I need to get a routine around these things as they all play an important role in my success.  Will ad that this week.

This is an absolute monday, need to make smaller steps

leave message for pb 

Spirit

Hope-Faith CI 9:25

I like Vic's Show up so I have to start my list with just that. It is amazing the effort it takes just to show up. Undecided 

Work

  1. Show Up
  2. e-mail lesson plans done and already received great comments back on them yay me
  3. e-mail teacher about cr Done
  4. e-mail for homeroom rosters
  5. Locate workkeys
  6. plans for 2nd Done
  7. Make up game for test Done
  8. fix fizz blog for election campagins e-mail sent
  9. plans for 3rd Done
  10. Plans for 4th Done
  11. Infor for 4th test

Home

  1. Work on am routine for 30 min
  2. Supper
  3. Work on pm routine for 30 min

hope-faith

e' sniffly Monday

This weekend was spent wallowing in bed with a cold and sinus headache and I am paying for it this morning. Many things are out of place. first thing: call in my son's absence!

okay, that is done. the living room feels like a cave with all of the blankets and tissues everywhere, so I am going to set the timer and spend 5 minutes only puttering in the right direction. Tonight I am supposed to go to a U2 concert and the logistics of that are already giving me a headache. The parking situation there is totally unwieldy and often adds 5 hours of commute to a 4 hour event because they don't have public transportation. So, counting backward: I need to pick up G at the station at 5:30, which means I need to leave here by 5, which means I need to be fully showered, clothed and ready to go by 4:30, having made dinner for C, figured out appropriate clothing for weather in New England (must assume I will be hot, cold, wet and arid). Other than that, I ought to do the usual routines and then get tuition paid: MIT.

arranging to pay tuition now so I don't forget....

10:10 okay, instead of paying tuition I rebelled and did dishes. pampered son to get rid of cold: tons of blankets, made breakfast, body wraps. NOW starting the tuition thing....
asking for help to do the next right thing

Vic 9/21

show up ,plan(done),

 tomorrow is the first day of autumn, new season, new baby step

So far, showing up seems like “doable” part of my life where I can be consistent, my next step is have a plan. In the “Just for Today” Pamphlet, it says Just for today I will have a plan, I may not follow it exactly, but I will have a plan. Thanks for being here. Vic

where can i find that pamphlet

i would like to see that is it online?  is there a link?

"Just for Today"

I've found it in pamphlets by Overeaters Anonymous, Alanon, Narcotics Anonymous and Nar-Anon.  http://bookstore.oa.org/wallet-cards/410-just-for-today.html has the wallet-size for $0.15 each (plus shipping).  You can also read it in various places online including http://www.oasydney.org/today.html.

Just for Today

Sorry I did not have this sooner. If you type in search word "just for Today" the poem below as well as other versions appear, I remember before I had any clue of what the steps were about, I would read this and try to follow it every day.

Just for Today ...

Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle my whole life problem all at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime.

Just for Today I will be happy. This assumes to be true what Abraham Lincoln said, that "Most Folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be."

Just for Today I will adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust everything else to my own desires, I will take my "luck" as it comes, and fit myself to it.

Just for Today I will try to strengthen my mind, I will study, I will learn something useful, I will not be a mental loafer, I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.

Just for Today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn, and not get found out; if anybody knows of it, it will not count;

I will do at least two things I don't want to do-just for exercise. I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt; they may be hurt, but today I will not show it.

Just for today I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress becomingly, talk low, act courteously, criticize not one bit, not find fault with anything, and not try to improve or regulate anybody except myself.

Just for today I will have a program. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it. I will save myself from two pests; hurry and indecision.

Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself, and relax. During this half hour, sometime, I will try to get a better perspective on my life.

Just for today I will be unafraid. I will enjoy that which is beautiful, and will believe that as I give to the world, so the world will give to me.

-- Author Unknown

potential energy8

Work:     Go to work             have evals ready to complete             UP-notes               Q. daily notes             sk eval                        prep 3 evals tom.  also, prep questions. ,                


 Z        visit school for lunch              practice words            practice v             read book                        fm game              gm game                 write in bk.


add:  sched pt,  rem: dent. appt wed!, try to think of a hobby/leisure thing to do - I should pull out my sewing machine- that would really be great to do again

Hi P.E.

Just wanted to say hi, the last message I sent you was a tad bit funky (about shredding the papers that torment us). Hope the papers (or piles as I endearingly call them)
are not getting the better of you today or any day!!

OOO..sewing machine...sounds good...allow yourself to have it!!! Keep us posted!!

♥"Kindness and truth have met, righteousness and peace have kissed." Psalm 85♥

hope4meandu- Yes, I am still considering the paper shredder idea

Hi Hope4meandu,

While a bit drastic and maybe a little daring, I am hoping that if I at least place the paper shredder next to those piles of rotten, tormenting paperwork, perhaps that will send a strong enough message- just to let them know who is really in charge and yes, I mean business!  Now, of course i am not really going to use it, unless seriously provoked.   I will let you know if this strategy works me. Smile

Yes, I am still thinking about bringing out that sewing machine.  I have a few projects I would love to complete.  I used to love to sew- that was a year ago, pior to the arrival of my most recent paper gang. 

How are you doing?  I hope all is going well!!

Sincerely,

p.e.

Doing a Lucky

Morning all,

Thanks for your support re the work craziness on Friday - it's all done now :) I didn't get to do much after all - I was supposed to proofread but they didn't finish writing until after I'd gone home - which is frustrating, but good because I really cleared up a lot of work last week in anticipation of being terribly busy.

I've fairly predictably been on a comedown and being very flaky over the weekend. Feel ridiculous given how little I actually contributed to the Big Thing, but it was a really stressful week nonetheless.

This morning went as follows:

5am - Alarm went off - plan was to get up super early and do all the things I didn't do yesterday. I don't even remember hearing it!

7am - Woke up but failed to get out of bed.

7.35 - Finally got out of bed 5 mins before I needed to leave to walk to the station. Called a taxi and started tidying the kitchen, as I didn't want to leave housemate with festering dirty dishes for another day.

8.35 - Taxi delivered me to station after my train had left, at a cost of £12. Contemplated taking taxi the whole way at a cost of £40-something, decided against it because I did that last week.

8.40 - Illogically decided to console myself for spending money by spending more money, bought an extortionate coffee and pastry from the station caff.

9.15 - Colleague texted me to say she was also running late. Realised nobody was answering the phones at work.

9.20 - Was in the loo doing makeup when the train pulled in. Rushed out but couldn't open the train door as I was too late. Horrible visions of train carrying me off to the next station and making me another half hour late for work. Stood in the middle of the train yelling for help until somebody pulled the emergency cord and spoke to the driver. Driver let me off, but not before I spilled my extortionate coffee all over the train.

9.30 - Finally got in and my colleague still wasn't there. Fortunately nobody was cross...

This is what's known among my friends as 'Doing a Lucky'.

Anyway, I seriously need to pull my socks up because over the next week I need to:

* Co-organise a massive charity event at work

* Do a several-hour task for my housemate (she has a job on the side that I help out with because we need the money)

* FIND all my bills etc. in the morass that is my room

* Work out how much money I'm short for upcoming trip to New York

* Contact creditors re postponing bill payments and/or friends re borrowing money

Financial stuff scares me, so this is going to be interesting! Right now I'm feeling rather overwhelmed and non-coping, but just telling you all has helped :)

Today's tasklist (rather short on home tasks as I'm out to dinner with a friend)

 

 Task  Estimated  Actual
 Work    
 Post  15min  
 Check diaries up to date w/room numbers  5min  
 Bible  1h 30  
 E action tray  5min  
 Signed docs from DG  5min  
 Send letters to ESPN, Fun Kids, C4  30min  
 Email  45m  
 Paper  45m  
 1:1 with D  30m  
 Bible meeting with L  30m  
 49A to E's desk  2 m  
 Tomorrow's list  5m  
 Lunchbreak    
 Bank transfer to C  5m  
 Quick email check  10m  
 Sell raffle tickets 45m   
 Commute    
 Pray 20m   
 Write up 10 things for stress reduction 20m   
 Read self-help book 30m   
 Home    
 Shower 20m   
 Vitamins 2m   
 Clear kitchen 15m   
 Apply for visa waiver thing 15m   
     
     
     

Thanks Lucky

Thanks for sharing, I am still smiling, thinking of your morning trip to the office. Take care, Vic

Hi Lucky

Wow, you really went all out to get to work today!!! Glad you made it in w/o getting into trouble after all of your efforts.  Hope your day consistent and smooth following your morning routineLaughing

Take cae!

p.e.