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Monday May 31st 2010
"People hate Mondays. But did it ever occur to you that Mondays dont exist? In nature, there is no Monday - the animals and the whole of nature see just another wonderful day. Its in our heads! Yet we are full of dread. Most things we are stressed about are just things in our heads!"
Anthony Demello
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kromer 7:30 pm CI
OK, today was mostly a day off (went on a long bike ride with friends, did some coooking and cleaning). But, I would like to get some useful things done tonight. Specifically, I would like to take care of financial stuff, call a friend and finish planning out my week.
Late checkin
Was gone for the weeken, so I missed a couple days. I'll make a small list of things to do, since it is allready 4:15 here.
4:30
do a load of laundry
shower
download art program + others
clean place
wokout
8pm
Dinner
Print schedual
Get ready for school
continue
10:30
Hygene/Sleep
"Everything is invented. Language. Childhood. Careers. Relationships.
Religion. Philosophy. The future. They are not there for the plucking.
They don’t exist in some natural state. They must be invented by people.
And that, of course, is a great thing. Don’t mope in your room. Go
invent something.":
potential energy 2
Hello!
I have a ton to accomplish today. It may or may not happen-but it is mine to complete.
1. All of the reports that I have put off.
2.
Loads of wash3. cut off Z's uniformon pants to make shorts- only 1 wk. left of school to go:)4. Sew something for fun ( I have been wanting to do this for ever!) I got a dress form last valentines day and haven't used it except to hang clothes on that needed to be hung up. Then over the past year I put on so much weight that it doesn't really work for me anymore-but still...
5. Plan a solid and reliable overnight get rich quick scheme
6. pack lunches and lay out clothing for tomorrow
7. R
eally continue to resist telling boss off about insurance ordeal -Rexroth Check In
Done:
Up prayer and reflection
Check and download form for meeting
Phone friend and later speak with her when she phones back
Cook a load of veges befor they go bad
Todo:
Write cheque for meeting fee and get ready to send
Put cooked food away when it is cold
Write journal
Regards Rexroth
Rexroth Check Out
Done:
Above and washed up and put rubbish out
Todo:
Prayer and reflection
Bed and sleep
Night Folks
Rexroth
Hope-Faith CI 11:20
Thanks for the thread starter Zytex -- super great concept to fill our heads.
huma CI
finish PD proposalfinish seo proposalblog 1prepare food for weekpay salary"A year from now, you may wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb
"Fall down seven times, stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
Vic 5/31
Thanks for the starter Z, it reminded me how important it is to stay in the now and live one day at a time. I think, at least for me, that I hated Mondays because it was a whole week before the next weekend, etc. When I learned to live one day at a time, every Monday, Holiday, Birthday, etc. is is one day, it was a pivitol turning point for me in my program(s).
Scribbler CI
Yesterday I checked all the items on my list except one, a second watering of the grass. I was so exhausted by the time I got home, about 10 p.m., that I forgot about it and went almost straight to bed. Today is the third of a long holiday weekend and I plan to spend it with my kids doing fun stuff. A few needed items:
get up early, drink coffee, read paperdo check-insBRIEFLYcheck email for work crisesThat ought to do it. Once the kids are up we'll make a list of possible activities and vote on it to decide what we'll do today. Hope all are well and crossing off to-dos faster than a government inspector going over an offshore drilling rig safety checklist.
tuffl CI
got most of yesterday's list done. left for today is:
h [0.5]
DONE
DONE
apart from that:
[0.5]
[0.5]
[0.25]
already done today:
get an overview of material for 3
Falcon CI Monday
Hi pro amigos!
Hope all of you in the U.S. are having a good memorial day holiday! (For non-U.S. folks, this is the day we commemorate fallen soldiers, but it is also traditionally considered the start of summer, and is a big day for beaches, barbecues, etc.)
I had a fabulous weekend doing fun things, now I need to get some chores done.
To do today:
Falcon
Kitty CI 8:02
Today's a holiday here in the US, one deserving of great reflection as well as rest. Here are my action commitments for the day.
Update: Not only did I get L6 done, but I completely wrapped up another project (which was entirely self-inflicted under the assumption it would be fun and useful, and turned out not to be much of either) that I was just going to abandon. Instead of doing it perfectly I did it well enough, and finished it in a tiny fraction of the time that I had anticipated spending. So I neither abandoned it, cared much about it, or spent much time on it. And I even managed to get a little bit of value out of it.
Detachment from outcome is working really well for me today. Very grateful for everyone's support.
Journey 9 am & updates!
Today is a holiday here in the U.S., and I'm having family over for dinner. It's back to the salt mines tomorrow so I want to make this a fun day, with time for relaxing with family, but also get some stuff done.
laundry startedtake a walkpick up last minute items at storemarinate ribsbake beansClean guest bathroomPrepare for work/gym tomorrowChange cat litterStraighten living room and dining roomMake tea and salad ahead of timemake potato casseroleBake the ribs startedAt 6 - finish ribs on grill, boil corn, and heat rollsDishesRelax and get to bed earlyDid all but one item! Not too shabby.
'Today you have the opportunity to handle those old situations in a completely new way.' - Michael J. Emery
CI Do It Now Mon 7 am
Goals for the day:
Schedule
write DONE
on time for next appt.
Zytex check-in 11.00 BST
Had a very busy but productive weekend. But changed my plans to make things more restful for myself. As often happens, I over plan, over commit, set too many expectations, exhaust myself, fail to keep up, then beat myself up for failing. So I see it as a good thing that I reduced my plans and had more time with loved ones and more rest. The things I put off can be done another time. I guess that sometimes its good to put things off.
Today is a typical busy monday - travel back to work and get things going again.
0600 arise - tai chi, shower, feed cat, exercise dogs0700 breakfast for my darlings in bed, pack the car, pack up the laptop etc0730 depart for Dublin (new tolled highway section opened - yay!)0930 arrive in Dublin, park car, walk in park1000 breakfast meeting with the team - catch up on how weekends were1100 check-in to PA and update my daily plannerAM: further progress on the CR Documents :(
AM: online banking (dread), call financial advisor (dread)
AM: PIVOT analysis of budget and man-hours numbers
LUNCH: healthy food and long walk by the sea
PM: TI Project documents - review progress - motivate team
1600: leadership meeting
Evening: meet business contact (possible new venture?)
Other Items: Plan my social meet-ups for the week. Plan trip to UK next week. Arrange meet-up with financial advisor (dreading that)
Respect
Paul
re: time for rest
You've made a great discovery! Planning (and taking) time to rest and relax is an important part of becoming a more productive person. It seems counter-productive at first, but it's critical.
Jo
'Today you have the opportunity to handle those old situations in a completely new way.' - Michael J. Emery