Monday 23rd August 2010

• return email
• submit POs
• set appointment times
• sort through available books and materials
• look through new student paperwork
• check on gym class start time for Ben
• add course titles to notes for HS students 
• determine testbook needs
• adjust RC/transcripts for Sara, Stephanie and Michael
• spreadsheet
• decide on HQTs
• check into Great Books for Chloe
• water lawn
• mow lawn (?)
• call AT&T
• call Tim
• call Lynda
• sweep stairs
• ask James to check computers

- clock 6 hours on hc
- clean office
- 2 hrs bugs
- exercise
- practice
- cancel phone
- organize f. bills

Thanks for starting the thread Helen! Nice to meet you all! I am going to start daily check-ins today. Checking in from the USA at about 10:45 Eastern Time.

-BC 

Tasks at work (8AM-5PM):

-Check out control boxes to make sure they are usable

-Clear out an area to do testing on

-Get dimensions for load from ME

-Install latest version of design software

-Do ETC for project 1 [DONE]

-Refresh on reliability information

-Ask for standby ratio from customer 

-Update failure analysis

-Calculate power for component

-Drop off suit for dry cleaning

-Grab staple gun from parents house 

Tasks after work (5PM-Sleep) 

-Staple in insulation covering on attic door

-Take out trash

-Do dishes

-Sweep kitchen

-Workout

-Sort through one box of stuff from parents house

9:43 AM: Still at home. Last week at my current job, and it is hard to drag myself in there. Had a fairly productive weekend and some quality time with my kids. Need to get cracking.

Goal 1: Ready and out of here in 30 minutes. No good reason I should lollygag for and hour or two. Back with work goals later.

11:46 AM: Took me about an hour to get out of the apartment. Had an early lunch, and now sitting at work, unmotivated to start. But start I must.

Goal 2: 6 cases in 2 hours, 12:15 - 2:15 PM. First a few minutes to go adjust my caffeine dosage. Back to report.

1:12 PM: Still circling. Found a few ways to waste more time. Time to focus.

Revised Goal 2: 6 cases in 2 hours, 1:15 - 3:15 PM. Back to report. 

3:08 PM: Have only managed to deal with two cases. I think I had a small "Eureka!" moment. I have no plans for today other than to work on cases. That clearly does not work for me. Rather than plowing into the cases, I dawdle and put them off, in the end only producing for a few hours, and feeling fatigued simply by the number of hours spent *at* the workplace, not actually *working*. This is the pattern that has been a disaster for me career-wise and family-wise, resulting in my staying at work until all hours just trying to compensate for hours wasted earlier in the day. I don't get the work done, *and* I don't give my family the time they deserve. I also *don't have time* to do anything else except go to the workplace and go home at night. As hard as it is for me, I have to establish some boundaries, even if it is the last week at this job. Of course, that causes me anxiety. There is no easy solution. Here is an attempt to draw a line in the sand, at least for today.

Goal 3: Work from 4 - 7 PM, 9 cases in 3 hours. *Leave at 7 PM*

Back to report. 

Only managed 5 cases, but did leave manage to about 7:30 PM. Better tomorrow.

Thanks for the cheery thread-starter, Helen!  I had intended to work most of the weekend but my inner sabbatarian got hold of me and I rested instead, did minor household stuff and lots of 12 Step stuff.  It felt like the right thing to do.  Even so, when I did start some work-work late yesterday afternoon, I kept falling asleep over my computer, lol!

So I set the alarm and got up at 3:45 this morning and have worked steadily since.  Completed a major script and ppt order, talked with sponsees, ate breakfast, did some Step 11 (in that order, oops ), made an important phone call, lined up a housesitter for this week's trip, and checked in here. :-)

Now I've made a plan with some notes to self on recent problems in my PA recovery, and I will start by asking HP for focus and strength to stay on time and on task today:

• send script and scenarios to client DONE!
• draft agenda and supporting docs for thur mtng DONE!
• book hotel for thur DONE!
• write wp text postponed - out of time until wednesday now
• settle wp subcontract issues (ball in boss's court - needs a push!) DONE!
• draft outline of brg outr - assign to vr DONE!
• schedule any remaining wp/brg action items Postponed-no time now
• catch up reading on PreAp and Y projects Postponed-no time now
• send vr's info to ms DONE!
• spend 20 minutes focusing on staffing issue Postponed-no time now
• 2pm stop working and go get granddaughter DONE! 
• do something fun with her (note to self: no coming back here to work!!) DONE!
• 4:30 take granddaughter to soccer DONE!
• 6 dinner DONE!
• 7 Alanon or OA? (note to self: choose powerfully, don't procrastinate b/c can't decide. Consider that there is no PERFECT choice!) NOT done: once again a major work issue erupted in late afternoon with fresh deliverables due in the morning. :-(
• 9:30 bed not going to happen - see above frowney-face :-(

Plan for the day:

scripture study

prayer

biennial review work

tax work

vacuum

practice vc

filing work

bills work

Thanks for starting the thread Helen

Done:
Up prayer and reflection
Checked emails and postings
Bath and washed hair
Out and got hair cut
Back and organised finances for abroad telling credit and debit card people I would be away and arranging payment by direct debt
Opened Saturday's mail and filed it

Todo:
Bath and wash hair - it itches after the haircut
Whatever else for going away

I've made a good start today and need to keep going

Regards Rexroth