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.

Saturday February 12, 2011

12 February, 2011 - 7:28am - lennon

Happy Saturday, Everybody!

LIVIN' FOR THE WEEKEND!

Or catch-up day

Have a great proactive day!

Peace

Smile Laughing Wink Kiss

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Edge's ci - 11:15pm

Edge - 12 Feb 2011 - 4:21pm

Didn't do much today aside from taking flox1, having lunch with my family ( which I had originally planned on trying to skip like I usually do but I'm glad I didn't), and going shopping with my sister (which I also usually avoid). Been trying to get rid of a migraine since this morning and failing, the pain killers are barely dulling it. Not looking forward to work tommorrow. Just going to take flox2 and try to sleep. Hope everyone is having a good day.

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Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action - Walter Anderson

kromer 3:30 CI

kromer - 12 Feb 2011 - 3:45pm

Yesterday was a bad day. I had so much running around that I couldn't focus on any one task.

And I'm really exhausted b/c I did volunteer tax prep this morning.

OK, so I think I need to set my sights low today,  but at least make a little progress:
*Check on expt, spec samples
*Science res + one other journal
*1 hr on proposal
*email to rko

sat check in tracy-la 2/12

tracy-la - 12 Feb 2011 - 3:28pm

READING:

In soloing--as in other activities--it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.  —Amelia Earhart

Procrastination plagues us all, at one time or another. But any activity that is worthy
of our effort should be tackled by bits and pieces, one day at a time.
We are too easily overwhelmed when we set our sights only on the
accomplished goal. We need to focus, instead, on the individual elements
and then on just one element at a time. A book is written word-by-word.
A house is built timber-by-timber. A college degree is attained
course-by-course.

By the time we got to this program, most of us
had accumulated a checkered past, much of which we wanted to deny or
forget. And the weight of our past can stand in the way of the many
possibilities in the present.

Our past need not determine what we
set out to do today. However, we must be realistic: We can't change a
behavior pattern overnight. But we can begin the process. We can decide
on a reasonable, manageable objective for this 24-hour period. Enough
days committed to the completion of enough small objectives will bring
us to the attainment of any goal, large or small.

I can finish any task I set my sights on, when I take it one day at a time. Today is
before me. I can move forward in a small way.

From Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations

 

MY BASICS: checking in; support calls (1x); affirmation; gratitudes; reading; check calendar; plan to plan; email my 3 most important tasks; voicemail; billing from prior day/declutter prior day's email; exercise #1 (ran 1 hour) ; manage A; manage D; use timesheet and timer

 

 

tracy-la

Gwen D CI: Saturday 9:15 AM

Gwen D - 12 Feb 2011 - 5:16pm

X- tai chi and coffee (now)

X- farmer's market (veggies) back by 1

Well. Back by 2. Which means, I really have to jam.

-- wash kitchen floor now, while there is light in there to see by! 

-- laundry (lots) before 2:30   try for before 4pm. That would be decent.

-- dishes (not too many) included (try for before kitchen floor?)

-- vacuuming

-- install new software on new computer

-- migrate some files to new computer from time machine

OK Go 

(Phone rang this morning. Got late start, but glad I talked to people) 

Gnothi Seauton ~ Know Thyself

Gwen D: CI 5:09 PM

Gwen D - 12 Feb 2011 - 8:13pm

I am not doing very well. I'm overwhelmed and sort of hyperventilating.

I see ALL MESS everywhere. I see piles of things that must be attended to. I see nothing but hours of work. I pick things up and set them down again.

I suppose I should get some of this junk out of my house. Maybe just one box to the thrift store would jumpstart me. And take the bag of keys to my friend the collagist. And maybe if I moved those chairs back up to the roof so my hall was clear.

See! I am overwhelmed. Blech. 

 

Gnothi Seauton ~ Know Thyself

Gwen D: CI 5:39 neé 10 PM

Gwen D - 13 Feb 2011 - 1:16am

I guess you're not supposed to show progress in a comment. Oops.

The day turned out okay. I can see the bone structure of my apt again. 4 out of six on the above list are done. It won't take much to get this really whipped into shape tomorrow. And I have motivation and no conflicts. So.

I'll be back tomorrow.

 

katia 2/12

katia11 - 13 Feb 2011 - 12:18am

Yesterday was bad. Partly because I had a headache, partly because I was feeling a little lazy. . . hoping for a better day today :)

Got some stuff done today. . .but really need to get on top of things.

Things to do-
-Vitamins & #1 #2 #3 #4
-#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9
-3 tutoring sessions 1 done
-5 math problems
-My laundry- washing
-My laundry- drying
-My laundry- putting away
-Find password for photo site!
-Order MMPSB
-Check bank balance
-Get mail

Saturday with the Scribbler

Scribbler - 12 Feb 2011 - 9:30am
I'm trying something a little different today, checking in on the weekend. I've been doing well during the week getting work-work done, but in the evening I've been mostly just lying around reading and watching TV and playing guitar, maybe writing a song. So things are getting run down around the house. I'm going to try to be more productive today.
Prep
  • get up at 7
  • make bed
  • exercise
  • sweeps
  • coffee, paper
  • healthy breakfast
  • checkins
  • oractice sight reading

Morning

  • Voice lesson
  • Mail Valentines
  • Clothes to Goodwill
  • CK flowers
  • Call plumber

Afternoon

  • Healthy lunch
  • Wash car
  • Wash dishes
  • S/U game area
Evening
  • Healthy dinner
  • Work on music for new song
  • Read, relax
  • Bed by 10:30

Vic 2/12/11

vic - 12 Feb 2011 - 9:12am

 Show up (done) Thanks for starte Lennon, one more day of showing up. Showing up no matter what seems more "normal" that the other way, but it is still not automatic , grateful for PA (ERs) or  else I could not do it.

Seaching for more improvements. Because of a co-sponsor in pa and my hp I was able to develop a calender that works for me (after 6 yrs of trial and error-not perfect but it is reliable that I will look at it). Now want to improve my "participation" in life and learn how to deal with unhealthy items.  Trying A 15 MIN, CHECKLIST. The awareness helps as well as looking only at 15 minutes.

Online Meeting Today

lennon - 12 Feb 2011 - 7:46am

Just a friendly reminder that we have an online meeting at 7:30 GMT and 2:30 New York Time!

Come and join us!

My Day Today

lennon - 12 Feb 2011 - 9:31pm

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

Things I will do today

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

2. Take shower

3. Get dressed

4. Go to the food bank

5. Put the food away

6. Eat brunch

7. Prayer and meditation morning and evening

8. Post and send out Al-Anon literature for today

9. Go to the 11 a.m. telephone EA meeting

10. Take nap

11. Go to the 1 p.m. telephone CLA meeting

12. Go to the 2:30 p.m. online PA meeting

13. Scan computer

14. Cook and eat dinner

15. Go to the 7:30 p.m. face to face NA meeting

16. Go to the 9 p.m. telephone EA meeting

17. Go to the 10 p.m. online EA meeting

18. Read Chapter 5 in the textbook

19. Call my DA Sponsor

20. Call my NA Sponsor

21. Do numbers

22. Do my journal for my other class

23. Do 15 minutes of decluttering

24. Get my medicine ready for the coming week

25. Post Al-Anon literature for the week

26. Make bed

27. Wash dishes

Thanks for letting me share