Procrastinators Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from chronic procrastination.
Monday, 30 August 2010
Monday, 30 August 2010
At each moment, I can forgive myself and make a new start.
We'll thrive if we are given the freedom and encouragement to try again.
- Login to post comments
vic 8/30
show up (done) some progress, tomorrow a new day
clement ci
:) check in.
----------
the touch of the master's hand: http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/1898#comment-27748
"fall down seven times, get up eight" - japanese proverb
Monday Checkin
It's been a while, and I'm feeling it. But I'm here!
Done:
Breakfast
Work (part 1)
Shop for dinner
Lunch
One load of dishes
Read play & prep for rehearsal
Work (Leaving in 10!)
Pack snacks for rehearsal
Take out trash
To do to tomorrow:
Put away laundry from yesterday
New load of laundry
New setting
9:49 AM: No longer at work, but have to deal with new procrastination challenges to make my transition period between jobs positive and constructive. That means confronting undone things in my shoebox apartment and personal business. Also, this is the perfect opportunity to catch up on volunteer work that has been on the back burner. This is part 1 of hitting "reset", and I have to approach it firmly. Just being free of my heinous job situation has me feeling more relaxed. An importantfocus will be avoiding wasting time online.
Goal 1: 10 - 10:30 AM: Quick breakfast and geting ready.
Goal 2: 10:30 AM - 12 Noon: Overdue laundry, overdue cleaning.
Goal 3: 12 Noon - 2 PM: Await telephone repairman.
Goal 4: 2 PM - 3:30 PM: Lunch, go to bank, drop off drycleaning.
Goal 5: 3:30 PM: Pick up kids, transport to and from after school activities.
Goal 6: Exercise? Would be nice to get on track with that, even if just short period.
Back to report periodically.
Journey's Sleepy Monday &
Good morning! Well, the whole getting to work earlier plan is going backwards. I barely squeaked in on time this morning after getting to the gym later than usual. I have a fine excuse today though - my 3-year grandson spent the night with me for the first time since he was a baby. He's refused to spend the night away from his mom since he could talk, but last night I was giving him a bath because he was a filthy muddy mess and he asked to spend the night with me! How could I say no? And skipping the gym is not an option!
It's now 10:30, I've done email, and handled two or three urgent small tasks. Now for the todo list for the rest of the day!
UPDATE 1 pm. An excellent club meeting at noon and I volunteered to lead a section and did a great job (pats self on back). I'm not good at public speaking and/or crowds so survived a double whammy. Now the objective is to take no more than 30 minutes to eat lunch and recover. A stressful situation, even a successful one, is a danger zone for me. It's ok to take some recovery time, but it's not an excuse to slack off for the rest of the day lol.
Jo
'You become what you think about most of the time.' - Brian Tracy
Monday Morning With The Scribbler
Prep
Get up by 7make bed, calisthenicscoffee, paper, water plantshealthy breakfastcheckinsMorning
Query
RunLogin to BNCall re: locationUpload BN postsAfternoon
Lunch w/BFinish CIO packInvoice CIOEvening
hope4meandu checkin (10:00AM)
Hello Fellow Travelers,
Thanks movingalong & chick for the beautiful atarter.
Work:
-open old mail
-do PM's tape
-messages
-look at filing system
-price how much to get computer tray & electric whoel puncher
Today:
-call Y
-call E.B.
-call E.G.
-find DA buddy or sponsor for step work
-call J
-call E.A. re: JCC
-new 15 mt stretch workout tape
-step work
-finish cleaning refrigerator & freezer
-clean oven
-clean kitchen floor
I'm procrastinating on doing my volunteer work, & it's driving me crazy.
My step-daughter is coming to stay with us next week, and I have so much to do.
♥Prayers & guidance needed & appreciated for my Yoffee's healing.♥
BC 8/30
Thanks movingalong for starting!
Tasks at work (8AM-5PM):
-Prepare for testing of project 1 [DONE]
-Test project 1 if it is ready (other tasks will not be completed)
-Refresh on impedance matching for transmission lines [DONE]
-Get dimensions for load from ME
-Update reliability information [Partially Completed]
-Run MC simulation for project 3
-Update degradation for both parts of project 3
-Read and refresh on failure analysis [Partially Completed]
-Email M cc T about control box usage
Tasks after work (5PM-Sleep)
-Workout
-Return unused shirt and tie [DONE]
-Return stuff to home depot [DONE]
-Get shoes sold on ebay ready to ship
-Go through final box of stuff from my parents house [DONE]
-Sign up for remaining fantasy football leagues [DONE]
-Get cash for ffl [DONE]
-Return staple gun and staples [DONE]
-Update Stop-Limit on stocks [DONE]
-Mow lawn [DONE]
-Research business idea [DONE]
tuffl CI
i'm not very inspired today and therefore very thankful for this place. here goes my monday list.
DONE check in
DONE check emails
DONE read the news
DONE feed the cat
DONE b
DONE shower
DONE breakfast
write email to L DONE - whoohoo! another email written! i so much prefer to see people in person to keep contact. and i'm so bad at making phone calls or writing to stay in touch. i can't see the reason why but that's how it is. so, big yay that i got this email written.
write email to L
sa (1hr) DONE - continued with the task, which was today's goal. proud that i did it b/c didn't believe i'd do it at the beginning of the day.
DONE feed the cat again
continue job search (1hr) well, i did a bit of research but not very intensively. so i don't consider it as 'done' yet. but i didn't avoid it completely either.
think about S + make a plan
DONE call + meet with M
My Day Today
I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, the telephone and online meetings, and my life.
Things I will do today
1. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting2. Go to the 8:30 telephone PA meeting3. Go to the 9:45 telephone CLA meeting4. Go to the 11:00 telephone PA meeting
5. Prayer and meditation
6. Eat breakfast7. Eat lunch
8. Eat dinner
9. Go to the library and print out some material
10. Stay at the library and work with a person for the homework
11. Read the leadership book
12. Read the business book
13. Read the computer book
14. Go to work
15. Take a shower
16. Put suntan lotion on
17. Get dressed
18. Do hair
19. Get numbers caught up
20. Make bed
21. Wash dishes
22. Wash hair
23. PA check-in
That's all I have
My monday
Glad to be in here. I see that it works if I work it. :)
- Moderate breakfas, coffee, wash up
-12 step literature, 3rd step prayer etc
- online OA meeting
-write M and A
-write a shopping list and a plan of eating for tomorrow- very important.
-work on my 10th step.
In recovery
Elina :)
-When I look into the future, it is so bright it burns my eyes ~ Oprah Windfrey
chick CI
thanks moving! happy to be reminded of that image and thought
working on new habits and mindfulness as well as chores today.
Focus: doing this things will bring more satisfaction than avoiding even if doing brings some discomfort and guilt at past neglect.
Helen's CI
I have a friend coming to stay at the end of the week. I a using this event to maotivate me to finish the decorating. I started way back in January and inched along but stopped when the hot weather hit. I would really love her to walk in and smile.
Today I will
Washing up (20 mins)
Pay CT - Urgent
Study sessions (20 mins * 3)
Scrub hall floor
Paint wall 3 for living room
Wash nets
Move table.
Scrape wallpaper off the hall wall
Wash kitchen floor
Wash hall doors
Replace handle on all doors
Clean livingroom windows
Wash kitchen cabinets
Rexroth Check In
Thanks for the rainbow picture and for starting today's thread movingalong. It has raised my spirits.
Woke early having not slept well with a mixture of excitement and anxiety about my journey. Today I need to do one task at a time and complete each task as I go alone.
Done:
Up prayer and reflection
Washed up, cleared up and finished washing kitchen and hall floors
Brought all travel stuff out of kitchen so it is now in one place
Checked emails and postings
Todo:
Rest and personal care
Email friend why put it off till just before I leave?
Print out final? packing list
Check I have everything
Trial pack things - so I can stop worrying about how heavy things might be and find out and if necessary ditch some stuff
Finish cleaning part of craft machine - small and fiddly
Bath and wash hair
Put on washing machine with whites
Admin for trip - make sure I have records of info I need
I have too much time and feel I have too little
Regards Rexroth
Rexroth Update
Done:
All the above and
Spoken on phone with friend who wishes me well
Found the taxi company I used before - I shall book a cab and it would be daft to risk my health by trying to carry my case even though it does not weigh much
Tidied up in kitchen and thrown out rubbish
Eaten up food and in fact eaten too much - nerves
Hung up washing
Rested for part of the time
Checked emails - was expecting email from friend who phoned
Todo:
Finish listing todos for tomorrow
Rest - I have done well today
Prayer and reflection
Bed and sleep
My luggage is heavier than I thought it would be but not by very much and it will get lighter as I go on my way. I need to unpack and repack.
Regards Rexroth
Rexroth Check Out
Done:
Above and todo is to go to sleep in good time which is now.
Night Folks
Rexroth
Movingalong's measured Monday
Hello all.
Today I choose to:
-- movingalong
Thank you to chickadee for inspiring today's threadstarter
Thank you to
PA member
for creating this threadstarter last year.
http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/2041