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Sunday, 11 July 2010

10 July, 2010 - 10:02pm - movingalong

Sunday, 11 July 2010

 

 

Welcome to Sunday!

 

 

(WOW, I did a plain thread-starter! I didn't spend time creating it! This is progress!) 

 

‹ Saturday, 10 July 2010 Monday 12 July ›

Vic 7/11

vic - 12 Jul 2010 - 7:32am

Show up (done)

Bought a timer this morning. Set it for 30 min to see if it works. Yep- it works- that was 2 hours ago, I guess that is somethng timer works. Took son to work and store. So lazy after that computer all morning. Need to look at paperwork (timmer was supposed to help) But sharing here, as usual is what helps.

So, did not shut down, just very slow- did my basics, except for walk. The longer I wait, the worse I feel, but it seems so overwhealming, I do not want to start. In the book, Getting things Done, he says , as a group,  more intelligent persons procrastinate because thatey have all this parallel thinking/leading to feelings, going on. It reminds me of what they say in AA "You can't be too stupid to get sober, but you can be too smart" Like, you can't be too stupid to procratinate, but you can be too smart. "Showing up" case in point, how stupid is that, but it changed my life.

 pm did get some things done later

hope4meandu checkin (2:43PM)

hope4meandu - 11 Jul 2010 - 5:32pm

Hey All,

Slow start to Sunday.

Thankfully, Friday I did my 10 mts of exercise. Don't know what it is, but just this 10 mts. gives me hope and feeling "in conrol??"

Today:
-10 mts of exercise
-laundry
-ML 501(3)(c) project
-cleaning for 20 mts

Regarding most likely breakup of marriage, (which will happen slowly and gradually for his sake), after reading my Oprah magazines this a.m. (Oprah for President - a woman with heart & mind) I can stop beating myself up for taking this "marriage" risk.

In my life, I've taken lots of risks and made lots of changes, the outcomes have been "eh" varied. How can I beat myself for being who I am, a risk taker. Not a bad-kind of person to be in my book.

Rent is coming and I don't have it and will have to use the last bit of savings...AAAAAHHHH!!

Congratulations movingalong on the threadstarter progress!!

♥Prayers & guidance needed & appreciated for my Yoffee's healing.♥

huma CI

huma - 11 Jul 2010 - 1:35pm

I've been horrendously bad, & absent from here for most of 3 weeks. I need to rebound.

So here's Plan Z (sigh)

  • send JD 3 props
  • dishes
  • laundry
  • take out trash
  • new seo prop
  • meals for week
  • wash wheels
  • send BVE
  • get camera ready
  • OMF
  • sort mail 20 min

to Huma

movingalong - 11 Jul 2010 - 1:49pm

Dear Huma,

Regardless of whatever your actions/inactions may have been, YOU the PERSON are not "bad".

Even when we mess up. I believe that there is intrinsic goodness inside us, that is always there, even underneath any compulsive behavior patterns.

Remember to speak to yourself with the kindness with which you would address another person.

Keep coming back. We care!

Also, you might find the following of interest:

http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/2945

-- movingalong

thank you moving along

huma - 12 Jul 2010 - 1:29am

I appreciate the link and your support & kindness. Smile

kromer 1:40 CI

kromer - 11 Jul 2010 - 9:27pm

This morning took care of my garden, made a shopping list, went to church.

Lots to do today.

I'm planning on going to a friend's birthday celebration in the evening, and after that I want to do grocery shopping, finish cleaning the bathroom, and tidy the kitchen.

Today I want to do some keeping in touch (IA, RH, deacon stuff, M, S (started) )

And I want to take time to work on brainstorming for my project and to write that up.

Finally, I want to make a schedule for next week.

If I have extra time, I'll track down RARb/cyp primers.

OK, going to do brainstorming now. 

Rexroth Check In

Rexroth - 11 Jul 2010 - 2:38am

Done:
Up prayer and reflection
Check emails and postings

Todo:
Get ready and go out to church

That will do for now

Regards Rexroth

Rexroth Check Out

Rexroth - 11 Jul 2010 - 4:40pm

Done:
To church and some shopping on the way back
Researched trip abroad
Phoned friend
Skyped brother
Cleaned up a bit of the mess my place is in
Thought about what I want to do this week and in which order
Sorted out a financial thing
Prayed and reflected

Todo:
Bed and sleep

Night Folks

Rexroth

Lots to

Slowbro - 11 Jul 2010 - 1:06am

Lots to do.

7:00am

hygene/breakfast

make lunch

8:00am commute to library

9:00am

work on paper

lunch

5pm commute hom

6pm:

breaf workout (15 mins)

brief cleanup (15 mins)

continue working on research paper

continue with design work

dinner

11:00 sleep or if homework is not done, stay up working untill it is done.  I hope I can finish it soon enough to get some sleep :(

 

MD Check-OUT

MD - 12 Jul 2010 - 2:00am

CHECK-OUT REMARKS ADDED BELOW 

 (((  Lennon--thanks for motivation for me to do this ))) I normally do not do much in necessary administrative tasks [my biggest downer/obsession/etc] on weekends but we do have other stuff planned for tomorrow; so for a change, I am going to focus on non-admin and more household things which I do ANYways but am only today writing these down to any degree.....

AM - Get directions for friend's party. PARTY WAS QUITE GOOD BTW Tell kids afternoon game plan. Follow-up support group emails. Tell kids subsequent plan for dinner out & sleeping bag. Talk to wife about realtor. DONE AT NIGHT Search open houses. RAN OUT OF TIME SINCE TRAFFIC BAD Load chairs in car. Pick out DVDs/gifts.

PM - Move couple of excess boxes.  Use "unsettled clothes to pay phone bill" (self-deprecation). DID NOT PAY BILL. NOW WORRIED IF PHONE CUT OFF IN MORNING OR I CAN "EEK OUT" AN EXTRA DAY. AM STILL DREADING OPENING IT. I FEEL "OBLIGATED" TO THE PHONE COMPANY AS IF THEY ARE A SCHOOL TEACHER OR BOSS...... Chill beer for cousin. Get bedding out. Ensure pillows/water/hats in car.  Review Mon. schedule. KIDDO TUMMY UPSET SO THEN NEEDED BATH AND PLAY (TLC)...ALL OK BUT ADDED 1 HR AS UNPLANNED EVENT. Sweep floor throughly.Move junk pile away (if not settle, at least stash it).COUSIN ARRIVING MUCH LATER. SO NOT AS CRITICAL TO SETTLE HOUSE SINCE EVERYONE ASLEEP ANYWAYS. Move car to street. INSTEAD MUST NOW FIND HIM PARKING. Move blood test (fasting) to different day. ...SINCE LATE DINNER WITH HIM

NIGHTY-NIGHT SUMMARY: Planed to do some non-heady things and did them. Not bad for a Sunday. and now....the DREADED MON-FRI monster awaits Frown

Sunday July 11, 2010

lennon - 12 Jul 2010 - 7:11am

My things to do today

1. Get my medicine ready for this week

2. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting

3. Prayer and Meditation

4. Finish up Step One

5. Go sponsor hunting

6. Start with Step Two

7. Take shower

8. Make bed

9. Wash dishes

10. Cook and eat brunch

11. Cook and eat dinner

12. Do hair

13. Go to online 3:30 PA meeting

14. Post Al-Anon literature for the week

15. Declutter 1,000 Inbox

16. Take a nap

17. Go to 1:00 telephone CLA meeting.

18. Get clothes ready for the next two days

19. Put groceries away

20. Get caught up with my numbers

That's all I have

Movingalong's Sunday imperfect focus

movingalong - 10 Jul 2010 - 10:17pm

Hello all.

I'm struggling to fight the temptation to go back and edit the thread starter to add a picture.
LOL.

Where was I?
Focus!

Ah right. Plans for Sunday:

Spiritual time, rest, recreation, meetings, and fresh air.

One piece of project C.
One piece of project F.

-- movingalong

movingalong check-out and thanks

movingalong - 11 Jul 2010 - 11:15pm

On her own check-in post, hopeformeanu said:

"Congratulations movingalong on the threadstarter progress!!"

Hee hee, thank you! Yes I managed to get through the day without "fussing with" the threadstarter, although I was tempted!

Today was a good day, lots done.

Did spiritual time, meetings, phonecalls, fresh air.

Also watered garden!

However, I did not do any part of project "C" or project "F".

I think I'm just going to have to call today a "day of renewal", and be okay with that.

I do want to get in some recreation/fun one day during the coming week, as that would be part of a heathy overall time plan for a week.

-- movingalong

Weekly online PA 12step meeting in "meeting chatbox"

movingalong - 11 Jul 2010 - 1:54pm

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