Tuesday May 4 2010

Yeah, those of you talking about making to-do lists at night are on my page. I seriously can't function without one and it's hard for me to go to sleep if I am thinking about that stuff. My anxiety then just turns to if I will even look at the list the next day (a big problem whenever I don't check in here.) With this board, it's also easier if my 'tomorrow' list is in my daily check in. One big reason is because it makes it way easier to check in the next day - just a quick copy and paste, modify if need be.

11 am bkfst
11:55 am email A.
12 pm - 1:15 pm watch part of DVD
1:15 pm - get ready to leave
1:40 pm leave house to pick up K.
2:30 pm finish watching DVD if not done already. Once complete, ok to work outside - plt rooted & C. -- FAILED HERE, STILL NEED TO FINISH DVD
4 pm shower -- 4:15, NOT TOO BAD
5 pm eat dinner
5:30 pm be ready to leave house --READY ON TIME, YAY

Order m-day present -- DONE
Email I. --DONE

For tomorrow:
-Call M.
-Make appt w/ Dr. M
-Call D.
-Call GJ.
-Call Vet
-start to repack for weekend
-plt at least one thing

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LookAtYourselfAndWhatYourDoin'RightNow-StandBackAMinuteJustToCheckYourselfOut-StraightenOutYourLifeAndHowYou'reLivin'EachDay-JustKeepYourEyesOnThePrizeAndYourFeetFlatOnTheGround-MJ's "Keep the Faith"

I like what e shared about the value of making the next day's to-do list at night. I was dong that for awhile and it did have tangible results and rewards.  I'm going to resume that habit; thanks, e! Today I have transferred critical docs from J's computer back to my own (fixed and home again, yay!), responded to some emails, and had 15 minutes of meditation in the sunshine. Now on to the list:

• Book a salon appt DONE!
• April monthly reports DONE!
• April expense report NONE needed
• 3 hours on primer:
  • read all docs, 1 hour
  • id selections and placements, 1 hour
  • assign editing, 30 minutes
  • check M and V status, 20 minutes DONE!
  • status report, action items: 10 minutes
• 2 hours on EM ppt
  • review and make notes, 90 minutes
  • client correspondence, 20 minutes
  • schedule resulting action items, 10 minutes DONE a little
• I would like to be finished working by 6pm, DONE!have a nice walk with the dog, DONE!a good dinner with J DONE!and then attend a recovery meeting at 8.  Also need to be in bed by 10; I've been short on sleep again.  And the cat is ill so I need to keep an eye on him today (at 15 he can't hack hairballs like when he was a kit, poor guy)

10pm finale: Not as productive as I'd have liked. I am avoiding the start of a task I resent because it normally takes 2-3 months and was handed me Friday with a due date in 2 weeks. First draft is due Thursday and I have not started - estimated length 100 pages with a team of 5 scared helpers who are looking to me to lead.  God help me...and them!

On a happy note I did have good doggy-walk/play time and a great dinner with J, and the kitty is feeling much better tonight!

"My boundaries enclose a pleasant land..." Psalm 16

One project must get done today. have other tasks must catch up on. but will worry about those when get 1st project done. will work for 15 for motivation, then get coffee.

Babs

This planning for today the night before really has some merit to it: I woke up knowing what was on my list and it made a HUGE difference in my willingness: I went on automatic and had thought through how much time things should take, and have been pretty much on schedule, perhaps 15 minutes late. I need to rearrange things a bit, but all things considered, if I don't sit down too much, might keep up with my plan

up by 7:30 bed,1st meds,shower,swish and wash,laundry switch,put away dishes,prepare breakfast, 2nd meds.phone meeting 8:30-9:00up to here complete. I am going to switch my walk to walk with my friend and run the errands by car after my check in at 11:30. So next will deal with phone meeting, prepping the chicken, and fold some laundry. I didn't get much sleep last night and am struggling with that, but otherwise feel decent. My son is home sick today, so I will need to see if I can go to work, but I think I may be feeling  like I wanna play hookie, so have to watch that. 

marinade chicken, fold and put away first load

11:45-12:30 errands:pharmacy for melatonin, vacuum bags, laundry stick,switch laundry, 

do one phone errand, (instead of dentist did insurance thing, made and ate lunch for son and me, cleaned up after myself and dressed to go. As I need my time sheet done to submit today, I will do my errands after work unless I have time. 

  make dental appointment.complete time sheet invoice just needs expenses attached. Missing cell phone! Argggh!

print out all transactions

help friend2:00-5:30 workprep supper, clean up after myself as I gosupper by 6:30,1st run of dishes by 7:007-10:00 paperwork with music10-11 final kichen dishes, teeth, face, hotspot11-12:00 relaxmidnight: lights ouOne day at a time Success is not final, failure is not fatalSuccess is not final, failure is not fatal

The evening began well, but I puttered out: I met my goal of having cleaned all of the dinner dishes before bed. I got waylaid by a phone call from a good friend and I am beginning to see how much time that those phone calls can take if I don't get up and move during them. Then I started shopping on bradsdeals.com and then went into farmville and that's all she wrote, as they say. However, I did much better than usual having a plan and although it is late I would like to put together a brief plan for tomorrow.

 up by 7:30, bed, 1st meds, shower, swish and wash. 1st load of laundry, make breakfast, 2nd meds by 8:30. 

8:30 phone check in. meal plan, shift laundry, begin paperwork. MIT that I did not do today was to print out the transactions I need for taxes. That is the MIT for tomorrow. I will be damned if I don't have them finished by Saturday! 

Tomorrow I will help a friend and get a walk in. 1 phone errand - set up dental appointment. Check in with pharmacist on other medication coverage if I have time. dust, vacuum. Must be at the meeting by 6:30 to greet this month, so dinner should be cooked early. Gnochi with lemon artichoke pesto and arugula salad. Grill portabella mushrooms. But I digress.

For tonight, I am grateful for this fellowship, for new friends, for willingness which seems to grow the longer I stay in program. For family who is visiting. For my children's sense of humor, which helps keep me sane.

 Peace out, gnight 

Yiyi

 Hi, Im new here, How do I get a sponsor?

thanks

OK, in lab on time, yay!

Scheduled:  lab mtg 10-12, seminar 12-1,class 1-2:30

MITs for today are:
*A bunch of emails: CE, GL, IA, BO, AR, NP, class questions (will do this after dinner/laundry)
*Buy plane tickets
*Order more HU (will do this soon)
*Cooking+laundry for the week
*Finish GOslim analysis of VAD data (have made very good progress on this)
*Work on presentation 1 hr(working on this now)

Other tasks:
*Help friend w/ bike
*Check on mice, tag/tail
*Analyze rt data and add to presentation (will do this soon)

OK, working on GOslim analysis now. Before lab mtg, I'd like to (if possible) get GOslim categories written out to a GSEA-formatted file. 

Hi all I am here today but I am not sure I will make it through the day with my sanity in tack. My back is up againest the wall with deadlines. I am happy to so that I have only had control of one of the deadlines the other 3 deadlines are stressful because of others procrastination. Here goes. In addtions to routine stuff

1. List for addresses
2. Finish P1
3. Finish P2
4. Update google doc
5. Grade Project
6. Grade Portfolio
7. Self Care for wisdom tooth

Try to CI in 90 mins.

hope-faith

Hi everyone.

I've wasted the last 2 hours. bad. now its lunchtime. so after lunch (3/4h - extended to 2h. bad.) I will

- write half a page using my notes from yesterday (trying to do it w/in 1h - well, that was obviously not very realistic... but at least I got it done!).

When I've finished I'll think about what comes next. otherwise I might freak out and not do anything ;)

Apart from that anytime today - but not after lunch when I'm supposed to write! - I will do some simple things, just for the feeling of success :) (which I'd otherwise put off again, the way I know myself) 

- write an email to S. (due last Fri) - afternoon

- text L.

- phone A.

My MIT's today are

Morning 

Haircut - Booked DONE

Buy more timers - Not found DONE

Afternoon 

Lunch DONE

Teaching  - Tomorrow DONE

Evening 

Washing up 

Self care practices

Dinner

Handouts for teaching tomorrow

Write letter of complaint

Tomorrow

Haircut - am

Agency - am 

Admin - pm

Teaching 6pm