Monday August 2, 2010

Before work:
Up by 6.30 - missed that by 5 mins
Check in
Check in w/S
Confidence exercises
Pack wash stuff, bread, apples, cheese, lettuce
Straighten hair
Leave by 7.15

Commute:
Read some of book
Pray & read bible
Full makeup
Work on assessment form

Work:
Pod check
Email
Paper
Tasks - Part done
Contracts- Part done
Template - Part done
Backlog
Bible
Tidy & plan

Lunchbreak:
Renew C hayfever drugs
Call to confirm apt
Plan travel
Remind C get cash
Book last week Aug/first week Sep off
Check bank
Contact DFH, estate agent & council

After work:
Email & social sites :)
Post
Clear kitchen :)
Vitamins
Dog face wash
Floss/brush teeth/wash face/moisturise
Tomorrow's list :)
Email reports :)
Check in :)
BED straight after check in! :)

Spent most of yesterday fixing a leaky toilet. It was challenging and dirty, among other drawbacks, but I tried to treat it like a game or a puzzle and was somewhat  successful at enjoying it while doing it. I'm not anxious to do it again, but if I do have to, it won't be the end of the world. And, for now, it's done. Today:

Prep

• get up by 7 (not even close; hard to get to sleep last night) 
• Coffee, paper, water plants
• Healthy breakfast
• Checkins
  

Morning

• Send query
• Q 5 re: Music
• Add 5 to music db
• Index CP emails against db
• File three re: CIO1

Afternoon

• Invoice re: CIO
• Update quicken w/AW invoice
• Invoice JH
• File October franchise blurb
• Return recorder 
• Get new recorder (?)

Evening

• Do ASG open mic

Now I've done this list, it looks like a pretty full day but I don't have cutting the grass or getting any kind of exercise on thie list. One of those needs to be on there, it seems to me.

Well, I didn't  do too badly, all things considered. I got hellishly distracted by a call from a booker asking me if I want to play this coming Sunday. That prompted all kinds of dithering that I won't go into now. Anyway, I'm going to do the gig,which means a whole bunch more work learning new songs, etc between now and then. But I'm very happy about it. 

It seems these check-ins got better when I am not overly pre-focused on doing them in detail. Appt cancelled this morn so quick opportunity here......

Sunday - 2/3 done on big things, though the BIGGEST ignored. So today's are 2 biggies. -- TWO BIG LENGTHY CALLS and bag o' bills. 

What others posted below about "tempting things" distracting us, is recently I've found LESS ability to find distractions even pleasant--not sure if that's due to age, build-up of the stress, or (in a werid way) a way of non-procrastinating about the task...or not.....(????)  Though I must admit, fooling oneself with pleasantries (vs. doing tough things) has or HAD its moments!

9:30-10 Breakfast

workout plan 

12:00 Lunch

2:30 weights

shake

fill in workout data

Hair clipper

8:30 grocerry shopping.

prepare monthly report

send monthly volunteer schedule in

Food log

Today's plan:

DONE:Vscripture study and prayer

DONE: MP cause code project

DONE: PPtaxes

DONE: bank

DONE: FaceBook posting

DONE: tax work

DONE: resume work

HPG work

appts for Heaton/ppis

DONE: time with CML 

DONE: practice vc

•  email HR ideas
• email PK about bill
• ad  for wheels
• ad for projector
• fold laundry
• contact 3 accountants
• $8400 C
• 3 IT
• go for walk
• clean

Every day can be a dream day. Get up in the morning with a smile, thank God, work hard and improve yourself, bond with others, admire the gifts around you, and you'll have lived your little dream of today. Don't waste today.- huma

OK, today I know I have some non-lab work to do: cook, transfer utilities from roomie's name to my name, stop by bank, deacon notes budgeting, call home

In lab, I want to spend half of my day on writing and half the day on expts/data analysis. But I don't know exactly what makes sense to focus on. I'm going to go make a to-do list for the week and them check back here. 

Update 10:20:

OK, I have a lot to do this week, but I'll take it step by step and get through as much as I can. I have a prioritized schedule for the week.

For today in lab, MITs are:
*2 hrs concentrated work on intro
*Filter VAD data by W/Wv (have made good progress on this)
*Doc how to do backup/restore  , start backups running on home computer(will do this in the evening, I hope won't take too long)

Next priority are:
*liver/muscle filter (have made good progress on this)
*Write up potential stuff

Lower priority:
*Start b.t. on reads
*Ask about QC  

OK, the work on the intro is the big, scary task. So I'm going to go the the chatbox now and do *one* burst on this. Then I can work on something easier.

i am completely out of form. not able to control myself from doing all kinds of tempting things

Thanks for starting thread lennon

Done:
Up prayer reflection
Fixed faulty catch on front window which was surprisingly easy
Checked emails

Todo:
x Phone landlord to tell them I've repaired window catch
x Clean kitchen floor and put rubbish out
x Sort out food
x Put papers away
x Bath and wash hair
x Depending on call from friend make lunch
Tidy craft table

x at 11.30 now for brief rest

Regards Rexroth

Before work:
Up by 6.30 - missed that by 5 mins
Check in :)
Check in w/S :)
Confidence exercises
Pack wash stuff, bread, apples, cheese, lettuce :)
Straighten hair :)
Leave by 7.15

Commute:
Read some of book :)
Pray & read bible :)
Full makeup :)
Work on assessment form :)

Work:
Pod check
Email :)
Paper
Tasks - Part done
Contracts- Part done
Template - Part done
Backlog
Bible
Tidy & plan :)

Lunchbreak:
Renew C hayfever drugs :)
Call to confirm apt :)
Plan travel :)
Remind C get cash :)
Book last week Aug/first week Sep off :)
Check bank :)
Contact DFH, estate agent & council :)

After work:
Email & social sites - In progress
Post
Clear kitchen
Vitamins :)
Dog face wash
Floss/brush teeth/wash face/moisturise
Shut living room window
Tomorrow's list
Email reports
Check in
BED straight after check in!