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.
kromer 10:25 CI
Yesterday was not a great day, but today can be better! (I did make decent progress yesterday, just not quite as much as I wanted)
Today I'm going to:
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Section positive control*c.f, c.m
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Mail samples, submit to histology*Finish expt corrections/plan (have made decent progress on this)
*Email P, place orders
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Lunch w/ friend*
Bible study
I'd like to go to thrift stores as well, but suspect I won't have time for that
Starting w/ expt corrections/plan
Hypatia's check-in
first week back from holiday, and I'm doing quite well on somethings, and dreadfully on others. My big project for the next month is report-writing, as I am badly backlogged. I'm going to start by keeping the incoming stuff up-to-date, but already I'm taking one look at this week's files and freezing. I'm looking for anything to divert me, even though I've already cleared my desk and dealt with all the urgent stuff.
So, task for the rest of the afternoon -
two reports from Tuesday. Baby steps, and a spell in the chatbox I thinkI did it! it took till 5.30pm but my post-holiday reports are so far up-to-date
H.
Journey 10:15 @Rexroth and Scribbler, and check in
@REXROTH, Have a safe and enjoyable trip!
@Scribbler, I've been here for years and I still check in for inspiration and support, and hopefully to provide some inspiration and support to others, but I also keep my todo list separately now, unless I'm really struggling.
I'm knee deep in my main project to the exclusion of anything else right now. When I have the prep work finished - maybe two more weeks? - I will have a breather and be able to catch up on other projects. For now they just have to wait, because I have to meet the timeline on this project even if I don't get anything else done.
Avoiding the truth consumes great effort and energy. - Jim Loehr
Thank you Journey
Thank you Journey I am ready for off and simple need to do a few things tomorrow before I leave that I can't do tonight.
Regards Rexroth
Scribbler's Thursday CI 8:45 a.m.
Yesterday went pretty well without a daily check-in here, at least not of the sort I've been doing with a comprehensive list of tasks for the day. So I'm going to try it again today just putting my stuff on Outlook as I did before starting with Procrastinators Anonymous. We'll see how it goes. It's good to know this resource is here if I need it. It's been very helpful for me the last year or so. Thanks to all.
Encouraged that it is only Thursday :)
I like the hugging Polar bears last night and now the hugging caring bears today!! Yes, we need to remember to encourage each other...just by being here each morning you are encouraaing me! I have been getting into the habit of checking in here in the mornings and on Monday and Tuesday when my internet was down, it was like i was paralyzed...couldn't even write a list on paper...what is up with that? lol Well, that is the past...Here and now today...I am really having a hard time mentally because it's the end of my summer "vacation" from work at school but I have 2 other jobs that I kind of was a workaholic about...therefore, I didn't get my personal life in order...now, I only have until next Monday to get it in order...yikes! Guess it's time to prioritize and streamline and all those good words...lol...I really want to spend a day at the beach but it's too late for that!! Here comes the hurricane! lol I even procrastinate doing nice things like that for myself! So, I can relate tot he person who tries to make up time by doing things in the evening...I do that too and I live alone...well, with my kids half time...It looks like a gloomy day out...but, just for today, I have decided that I am not going to let my emotions, feelings, thoughts distract me from doing what I need to do...so,
9:10
finish coffee and check bank accountyea! i AM IN THE POSITIVE!9:15
Shower/dress/make bed!9:45
help a friend12 meeting?
1:00 drop off check
3:30
rest :p5:00
news5:30
dinner6:30
event with daughterreADY OR NOT, HERE i GO!!
WEll, so as usual the day didn't go as planned...I have some energy and time so I will:
8:00 Kitchen/dining room
8:30 living room/ bathroom
9:30 stairs/basement/laundry
ok, go!
Mollie Check-in 9:05am
I have a project to work on today -- the one that brought me back to PA yesterday after months away. As I was thinking about that project this morning, I realized that a great deal (nearly all?) of my procrastination is connected to what I imagine will be other people's reactions to what I do. I fear that I will disappoint them, that my work (and therefore "I") will not be good enough in their eyes, that they will be angry, that they will think less of me, etc. So I see that I am creating obstacles to forward motion and that those obstacles don't exist in reality. I'm projecting in the future. And what I'm projecting runs counter to my actual experience which is that I usually get very positive feedback from others. I also see clearly that the root of my procrastination (or at least one root) lies in people-pleasing. While I'm not sure what to do about it, that realization is helpful in showing me one area to focus on.
So today, I would like to approach my work with a light touch and a playful attitude.
Mollie Check-in 1pm
I got organized for awhile at home this morning, and then went straight from there to another town to gather some information I needed for my work project, rather than stopping at my office. This was good. I got the information, stopped at a wonderful cafe with free wi-fi where I ate a healthy lunch and started (early!) on a part of this project that I usually leave for the very end, but that I always think I should do around now. Woohoo! It is soooo useful to do it around now. And I feel no stress or pressure since it's a very early draft, there's tons of time to improve it, etc. What a helpful thing for me to experience.
Now I must go to the office to do some stuff there before a 3pm appointment elsewhere.
Feeling much gratitude.
MOLLIE CHECK-IN
i LIKE THE IDEA OF approaching work with a light touch and a playful attitude!! I will try that, too! THANKS :)
Thanks hjf2bme
I've been listening to tapes about meditation from Pema Chodron (a Buddhist nun) and also reading the materials of Havi Brooks (http://www.thefluentself.com). The light touch and playful attitude come from them. :-)
Finding a way check in
10 pm Thursday
Thank you for the starter, Rosebud.
Have not managed to check in regularly since I returned from holiday; in fact I am struggling to have regular routines for anything. Nonetheless I am getting some chunks of work done including working full days away from home both Tuesday and Wednesday.
Today I have completed some jobs and have also procrastinated! Feeling grateful that a difficult decision about tomorrow has resolved positively - this was disturbing me for much of today.
Tomorrow I hope to work steadily through my remaining tasks for this week. Noticing that when I am here on my own (my husband works away half the week) I often try to 'make up' time wasted in the day by doing tasks in the evening, not having any 'earned' leisure and losing rest/sleep time. Hope I can break this cycle tomorrow.
August 25, 2011
I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, the telephone and online meetings, and my life.
I want to thank Rosebud for starting this trend.
Things I will do today
1. Go to the 5:45 a.m. telephone ACA meeting2. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting3. Prayer and meditation morning and evening
4. Take shower5. Get dressed6. Go to group therapy at 9 a.m.
7. Go to individual therapy at 10:15 a.m.8. Post and send out Al-Anon literature for today9. Complete homework Job 2-6 through 3-310. Make bed
11. Wash dishes
12. Go to the grocery store13. Put groceries up14. Make phone call to TV Guide
15. Clear couch
16. Clear tables
17. Clear floor
18. Go to the bank and do business
19. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting20. Go to the 1 p.m. telephone CLA meeting21. Go to the 3 p.m. telephone NA meeting22. Go to the 8 p.m. face to face NA meeting23. Go to the 9 p.m. online EA meeting24. Go to the 10 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
25. Go to the 11 p.m. telephone ACA meeting
26. Scan computer27. Eat brunch28. Cook and eat dinner29. Do numbers
Thanks for letting me share
August 25
Today is August 25
august 25th
Yes, today is August 25th, but is that really the most important thing we need to know about today? hmmm???
Rexroth Check In
Done:
Up prayer and reflection
Checked emails
Dealt with anxiety over going away tomorrow
Todo:
Post letters
Dry clothes
Sort out papers for travel
Sort out clothing for travel
Sort out other bits for travel
Book seat on plane online
Write journal
Anything else I can think of
Regards Rexroth
Rexroth Update
It is nearly midday and I feel in a bit of a muddle. I am so nearly ready to travel and can't quite get things finished. Part of the reason is rational in that some of the clothes I need to take are still drying from the wash and part not so as I have had about eight months to sort out some photos to take back with me.
Done:
Almost all of sorting of papers
Journal written and more to write as the day goes by
Also I have spent time on the phone over a problem with a friend of mine and it is always easier to deal with other people's problems than my own.
Regards Rexroth
Rexroth Update 2
Done:
I am packed and almost ready to go. I have a few bits to print out with details of where I am going and contacts, I need to phone a friend, and check some insurance. I don't leave until 1.00pm tomorrow so I am pleased to be ready in time.
Rexroth Check Out
Done:
Everything I hope for going away
Todo:
Prayer and reflection
Note and small things that I could easilly forget - like taking the correct change to pay the cab and sticking red tape on my luggage so I can recognise it
Otherwise bed and sleep
Night Folks and thanks for being here
Rexroth
Rosebud, Thursday August 25, 2011
So far this week has been far from what I had hoped for. Today may be difficult also. But I do have a few hours before noon where I can hopefully get something done:
Check-in - Evening
The day was about as expected. Went to a worrysome meeting, but it was all right. New meeting set up for later.
I did do my morning routine, as per default list. Plus a few other things that I have mentioned in the Chatbox.
In the evening I rearranged flowers at entrance door, which took a bit of time, plus hosed down the stairs. Looks better now.
Guess I should tell myself that I did well *enough* today, under the circumstances.