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.
Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.
Got almost everything done
I got everything done except making bed and washing dishes.
@lennon
Good job! It feels great to be able to say that, doesn't it?
Jo
Never have an ordinary day! - Pepperidge Farm (lol)
Findingaway check in
9.30 pm Friday
Thanks for the starter lennon.
Didn't post early today as I was not using the computer BUT I did complete my field trip - yay! even though I nearly didn't because there was some rain. The day was not a huge success but that was due to stuff beyond my control.
A bit anxious here as we may have flash flooding AGAIN (although I am in the state of Victoria, not Queensland!).
Thank you all for being here.
fudshin: day 17: 12:19PM
Please do not leave advice. Thank you. Prayers welcome.
This is the 17th day that I have followed through with the following:
I'm making a pledge to quit using the dating site(s) and Facebook for
90 days. I had written this on my 43things account, but I wrote that I
wanted to avoid dating sites for a full six months, so I think 90 days
is reasonable for a dating site. I also have a penchant for looking at
and stalking certain people repeatedly on the dating website and online,
which has prevented me from sanity. Just all out stalking certain
people has been all out crazy; if I'm not stalking one person, it's
another person. During times I've tried to quit the dating site before, I
have visited people's dating profiles, even while not registered on the
dating site. So part of my whole thing with quitting dating sites is
also quitting stalking people's profiles that I've tried to date in the
past. If I accidentally load a dating site, b/c I accidentally clicked
on something obviously that doesn't count. You can hardly hang a cat on
the Internet without hitting a dating site ad. Intention is
everything.
In other words:
I've tried to
date in the past, which includes trying to IM them. (I am now back on
day 13 for this, as I emailed someone Sunday 1/23, searched for his
email
address online after seeing him IRL, and then emailed him to inform him
I saw him, and then consequently renewed his request to date me).
Things I'm doing today:
* Top. HW #3
Thursday
breakfastmake bed
conference call re: cwalkgo to bank
mail rent
work on vides for dr. l
dishes
work on docs
work on bios
call w/cyndi?january billing
dinner
qt with spouse
Scribbler kicking off Thursday late
I got my main project, writing an article, done yesterday, along with several other lesser tasks. I also dropped the ball on a some pretty important and urgent items as well, unfortunately. Today I'm starting hours late because I went out with my girlfriend last night and stayed over and slept in. I have to quit early too because I have the kids over for dinner tonight and need to pick up my son after school. But I'll try to prioritize wisely and get done what I can. It's hard to be perfect, after all, and perfection isn't required. I'm definitely doing a lot better than I used to. I have a tendency now to tackle things in the same order I enter them in the task list, just forcing myself to make the phone call or start organizing the project. An dit almost always takes less time and is less bother than I expected it to be, plus I almost always feel really good after getting done. That's an important lesson: If you want to feel good, do your tasks. Who doesn't want to feel good? What a grea discovery, that all you have to do to feel good is do your tasks? (Well, some of the time anyway.)
Prep
get upat 6 (slept until 9 at girlfriend's)coffee, paperbreakfastcheckinsMorning
Update Quickensend querycall 2 re: investorsinvoice re: databreachAfternoon
Music marketing - send 5 emailsCall court re: hearingShop for groceriesP/u B at 2:45Evening
InHotWater 2.3 check in
I feel lost today...didnt sleep much last night and feel very Nyquil hangover.
get the shelves into my office to start putting all the books on that I am finding!pick another book with equal impact to work with since I cant keep waiting to find my favy motivating book!unpack/repack 2 boxes (I found out after the movers took our stuff and moved it that I had 500+ boxes for the family with improper labeling.)prepare - mentally - for mother's visit today for 3 weeksAND! I just took a pic of my computer screen to make my list my wallpaper on my phone for the day! :-)
2.3 Ian's list
TO-DO LIST
FIRST THINGS FIRST - RECOVERY
Daily Toolkit: my goal is to make habitual use of these.
daily renewal - http://bit.ly/gIXrq3buddhist prayer of st. franciscall 1meditationWORK
client #2: January time logclient #2: scary phone call
client #1: review wed site entriesclient #1: request new intranet pwPERSONAL / ERRANDS
CPA letterMediabat 7.23 AM 2/3
STOP E-FAX PAYMENTread driver's manualpractice saxophoneSweep the floorBuy foodSuccess rate:89% TC/TT: 16/18
2/3
lennon, thanks for starting the thread!
Work 8AM-5PM:
-Figure out fix for low
-Test low r
-Test high r
-Test add c
-determine size [DONE]
-determine parts [DONE]
-review pinouts
-review part 1 in depth
-review part 2 in depth
-review part 3 in depth
-review part 4 in depth
After Work 5PM-Sleep:
-Document stuff for insurance
-followup with mom about acctn
-find and print 6 personal tax documents
-double check qb
-prepare weedwacker for warranty
-take 8 from RI
-tally up b expenses and make sure all have been paid out
-send out bills to bj
-pump tires
-get oil change
-get circus tickets
-remove disc items
-complete 6 tasks on personal actions list
hope4meandu day 4
HI!!
Thanks lennon for starting us!!
Telling on myself: I'm in love with my breakfast and I fear I might need to give up my cereals, which I have no willingness to do. (Sounds strange if you're not a foody, like me). Also, last night our bird we're babysitting for was biting me a lot (which is no change) but I got really angry, twapped him on the nose and through him in his cage. I feel horrible, this is old, scary behavior and I'm horrified at myself and hope I didn't do any emotional damage to him.
Self-generate work - UGH
To do:
-transfer Yoffee's records
-
acknowledge M's birthday-resumes
Tonight:
-wash rug
-clean stairs
Kindest regards and prayers everyone!!
♥"Careful the wish we make, wishes are children. Careful the path they take, wishes come true..." From "Children Will Listen," by Stephen Sondheim.♥
Journey 9:45 and thanks Crazybug and Katia
YES! I got to the gym at 6:25 today. I made a list of things to do in the mornings and posted them on my bathroom mirror. It seems pretty basic, but I easily lose track of what I'm doing in the morning and zone out with a book or the blackberry. So now I have a list that says: Take meds. Put on gym clothes. Put on gym shoes and socks. Pack gym bag. Pack work clothes. Pack lunch. Load and start car. Brush teeth. It did help, and I got to the gym 5 minutes earlier. I still want to get there by 6:15, but 6:25 is a big improvement, yay! I had a very good workout too, got in my full hour without having to rush through anything, and go to work 5 minutes early. Buns of steel, here I come.
Yesterday was an ok day. I worked from home and had the usual distractions at home, but I got some work done. Coulda been better, but did ok.
Jo
Never have an ordinary day! - Pepperidge Farm (lol)
yay Journey!
Despite my busy schedule, I am VERY prone to fooling around and wasting time (and not even on ENJOYABLE things! lol).
So that's a big accomplishment! I would never have the stamina to go to the gym in the morning. . .I'd rather go at 11 at night. . .
Keep it up! :D
Hip, Hips (and Buns) Hooray!
Super job Journey! Like I said, it's so easy to trick our silly little minds sometimes. Now I need to focus on getting up a little earlier so that I don't feel rushed.
I hope the rest of your day is great!
Vic 2/3/11
Feel like I am backsliding with everything. Did not want to "show up" at PA yesterday, and this small act of "intending" to progress does make a difference when I skip it. I don't want to go back, better to slowly get back on the road, even if it feels like a mess. Thanks for being here.
(Kindness)
I am both truely amazed, humbled and in awe of the kindness, support, acceptance, encouragement and understanding found in "the rooms" of PA. Thank you PA friends,
your kind support means alot to me. Your "showing up" PA friend in recovery, Vic.
That's right - Keep coming back, vic
Keep coming back.
To me, recovering people who do this are heroes. Because this shit is hard. I don't relate to people who get on the path and just stay with it. I wish I did, but that's just not my story. My story is full of "I can't do this" moments and interludes, in which I retreat to old ideas and old behaviors. That's just the way it's been. But: for eight fucking years I have come back to the rooms, and the Steps, and to investing myself again in adopting a whole new way of life. I do it because every time I go back out I see that my old ways are about shrinking further and further away from life, getting smaller and smaller, and that what my soul sickness wants is to abnegate existence. But underneath all that sickness, all the fear and negativity and addict thinking, I don't want to not exist. I have love in me, and joy, and wonder, and play — and I keep coming back, though I know it won't be any easier or less painful than it was last time, to grab hold of the only thing I know of that has ever given me real hope of living in the light.
Just show up for what's Right Now.
(((vic)))
but you did show up! Small steps today. Put blinders on if necessary. I have faith in you.
((vic))
Sending you lots of encouragement!!
♥"Careful the wish we make, wishes are children. Careful the path they take, wishes come true..." From "Children Will Listen," by Stephen Sondheim.♥
Sammy :: 02/03/11
Hello everyone,
Not sure why I'm still up...Oh wait, cause I've been procrastinating all night. Again. Aaaarrgggg.
To Do:
Microburst research paper
Submit to dropbox (Goal: 4:30am)
Pres.Tech. Drawing (Goal: 6:30am)
Shower/Breakfast
Class 8-11, 11-2:30
Work 2:45-6
Meeting 7:30-9
SLEEP.
Weekend To Do:
Catch up on homework (Goal: Saturday pm)
Job Application (Goal: Sunday pm)
katia 2/3
Thanks for starting tonite lennon.
Trying to do this the night before. Crazy, right?
No class today!!! Happiness :) But I should really use my day off wisely
Things to do
-Vitamins-#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8Mailing things
-Address sublet envelope-Address insurance claim-Mail letters-Email re postage labelAcademic things
-Thucycdides sect 15-25-Thucydides sect 26-35-Thucydides sect 36-44 (then I'll be caught up from last thurs. . .)-Math problems if anyone emails me back with the problem numbers!!! UGH
-Three tutoring sessionsHousehold things
-Get mail/packages-Take care of recycling-Cut up fruit-Email J
-Email babysitterAnd this is why I wanted to do this the night before. . .so I wouldn't forget things. . .but I still forgot some stuff lol
OK! So the Math problems are posted. There are 11. Maybe I can do three tonite?
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. Take shower3. Get dressed4. Go to the therapy group at 9 a.m.
5. Go to individual therapy at 10:15 a.m.
6. Test blood sugar twice
7. Eat brunch
8. Eat dinner
9. Go to my Internship at 1 p.m.
10. Go to the face to face NA meeting at 8 p.m.
11. Make bed
12. Wash dishes
13. Do homework for my leadership class
14. Send out Al-Anon literature for todayThanks for letting me share
Another great day!
Be thankful to HP for each completd task, and extra grateful if even completed half of list!
Thank you PA 4 this great opportunity
YAY (((MARK)))!!!
♥"Careful the wish we make, wishes are children. Careful the path they take, wishes come true..." From "Children Will Listen," by Stephen Sondheim.♥