Thursday, 9 September, 2010

Yes!  I did have one episode of surfing, but got back on track - it is pretty amazing how much more productive I can be when I don't have the option of the internet for distraction! 

Well this was supposed to be a reply to Crazy Bug but it's in the wrong place . . .oh well, . . .waves at CB.

Jo 

'You become what you think about most of the time.' - Brian Tracy

Wow, thank you for all the birthday wishes!

Before work:
Up by 6
Check in
Shower
Straighten hair

Commute:
Prayer time - Part done!

Work:
Audio typing
Send S occ health form details :)
Update spreadsheet, send around & ask for comments - Part done
Contracts - Part done
S backup & file deletion
PDP stuff
Reorg PDP/compliance meeting
Post :)
Termination :) 

Lunchbreak:
Check bank :)
Check S's desk :)
Buy cakes, 3x raffle tickets, birthday present & card for S :)
Contact C re flowers and money  :)

After work:
Email/forum - Part done
Writing (F)
Clear kitchen
Pack contact lenses :)
Laundry - In progress
Talk to C re hair :)
Dog face wash
Vitamins
Wash face/moisturise/floss/brush teeth
Tomorrow's list
Email report
Check in
BED straight after check in

There were two things on my to-do list I didn't finish yesterday. But as I wrote in my procrastination journal, it was justififed as I spent a lot of time doing another thing on the list - i just underestimated the amount of time it would take to complete that task. It was a classic  case of time optimism - something I´m working on - but I had a very productive day, and I'm looking forward to being productive today as well!

 - finish FAQ - DONE

- finish procrastination plan - DONE

- meeting w H (don't be late)  - DONE

- arrange x with P  - DONE

- hpn - DONE

Good luck everybody!

EDIT/UPDATE: I did it! Again, I underrestimated the time some of the tasks would take. I was also running slightly late for the meeting - I have to start dealing with my time optimism. But overall I'm happy to have completed it all. I can do it!!! :-)

Prep

• get up at 7
• make bed
• exercise
• coffee
• paper
• healthy breakfast
• check-ins (I'm probably spending too much time on this)

Morning

• get doc notarized
• call Whirlpool
• Call 9 re Tech10

Afternoon

• Healthy lunch
• Draft location
• P/u B
• P/U C

Evening

• Help kids w/homework
• Soccer?
• Healthy dinner
• D/o kids by 8:30
• Go by sis's
• Bed by 11

Good morning!  I am powerless over procrastination and my life has become unmanageable. I have come to believe that a Power Greater than myself can restore me to sanity. I am making the decision to turn my will and life (thinking and action) over to the care of this Higher Power as I understand him/her/it - which to me is God.  So...God, please grant me serenity today to accept things I cannot change, courage to change things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.

Whew, I needed that today.  Now, with God's help I will stay focused and forward-moving! :-)

MITs that are also MUTs:

• revisions for MtC on WP
• final check on GM narrative
• synch with slides (vr call)
• send GM narrative, (slides too?)
• Outrch text
• sb-where am i? MIT
• monthly reports
• Draft fp ltr
• deliver/pick up @ atty
• email APs per requests
• call CW on EM for status

MITs:

• white paper re staffing
• catch up on youth intr proj
• wf3 proposals: FPO tr (record 9/17, post 9/22) and Hd2Sv (11/4, 9)
• order ppts for FPO and Hd2Sv
• Sched to write copy

Other:

Show up (done) Think things through.

Rough start this morning- coda stuff and family relationships. Need to use tools to not get sucked in or drug down. I am becoming aware that Coda stuff is very tied into the procrastination, need to work harder now not to get sucked into the black hole. Time for walk. 

I am both very stressed and very unmotivated at work today!   Thanks to Crazy Bug for the inspiring post 'Building on Today's Success', that is helping me to get started this morning.   I'm on vacation next week, so I'm partly in vacation mode, worried about money issues, and worried about work stuff.   It's ironic that the more stressed I am about work, the more I tend to procrastinate.  What's up with that?   But I'm going to follow CrazyBug's lead and do NO WEB SURFING during work hours.   I too have been trying to limit my web surfing, but I haven't tried just cutting myself off.   This is brilliant! (facepalm) why didn't I think of this?  and can I do it?  No weather channel, no CNN, no wikipedia?  Just for today, I'll try it.  

Going for coffee, making a todo list, and then getting started on my tasks yay!  

Jo  

'You become what you think about most of the time.' - Brian Tracy

Will work on the success strategies from yesterday. Proud of myself that I have stuck to my goal (so far!) of not checking personal e-mail or surfing.

Overall goals for today:

• Download H statement
• Reconcile statements
• Reimburse mileage
• Create initial CF report
• Email about need to invoice
• 30 minute assessment of new site
• Find bc online
• Call RB and get payment information for invoice
• Check QB on server to see if remotely accessible 
• get new e addresses

now on to 'micro planning' and 'microbursts'.

I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, the telephone and online meetings, and my life

I want to thank Edge for starting the trend.

Things I have completed

1. Prayer time

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

Things I will do today

1. Go to the 8:30 a.m. telephone PA meeting

2. Go to the 9:45 a.m. telephone CLA meeting

3. Go to the 11:00 a.m. telephone PA meeting

4. Go to the 11:15 a.m. telephone DA meeting

5. Go to the 1:00 p.m. telephone CLA meeting

6. Take shower

7. More Prayer and meditation

8. Clear floor

9. Clear couch

10. Clear tables

11. Read business book

12. Finish Acronyms for leadership class

13. Read computer book

14. Do computer work

15. Make bed

16. Wash dishes

17. Eat brunch

18. Cook chicken

19. Fix and eat dinner

20. Post Al-Anon literature for tomorrow

21. Go through storage boxes and organize things.

22. Call for PA Check-in's

That's all I have

thanks for starting Edge. today's list is short. 

DONE shower

DONE breakfast

DONE clean kitchen

clean dishwasher - too late. well, it's an excuse, i know, but i don't wanna do it anymore today. tomorrow! promise!

DONE meet with J

tidy study - tomorrow

alright. alright. i changed my mind. i still want to get some things done, for the good feeling of it. here's the plan:

DONE tidy study (10)

DONE clean dishwasher (15)

call M (10) - tried, didn't answer, remembered he said something about going out tonight, will see if he calls back

DONE 10 c (25)

feeling good about having done all of this. now i can go on, do some planning, eat, go to bed, read, sleep and start fresh tomorrow. have a productive happy thursday all of you! thanks for being here!

eat something

think about f (10)

make a plan for tomorrow (10)

go to bed, maybe read something, haven't done that in ages