Friday August 26, 2011

TODAY:

As part of nourishing and rebuilding my personal integrity, I commit to:

* Postponing any consumption of fiction until after acupuncture appointment and replying to J's email (in progress)
* Before acupuncture appointment, doing at least 30 minutes of job work before doing any of the following as a reward: (in progress)
Checking personal email
Taking photos (timed 15min max)
Changing or uploading photos as a reward
Coloring (and after coloring one item, I will do at least another 30 minutes of job work before coloring again)

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In addition, TODAY, I will:

check SR
post this at PA
check balance mindmap

continue incorporating reviewer comments (in progress)
continue researching refresh needs
shower and wash hair

 run dw
reply to nb mod
reply to J's email

 change towel
go to acupuncture appointment
pick up Rx

do 15 min. Qi Gong
use Balancer
take bedtime Rx

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I might also:

check last status rpt for other tasks
make 20 min. kitchen progress (did a little without timing it)

cook rhubarb
email G re economic course

do th h/w journaling re self-abandonment
think re &/or experiment w/ dance solo
research ordering new braces

Feeling willing to work today, which is so so good. Only negative is that there is so much to do, and so much that feels urgent, that I'm a bit overwhelmed. So my plan is to take a deep breath, look at my list, identify the stuff that really has to happen today and do that. Then identify the stuff that it would be good to get done today so that Monday won't be so crazy, and do that.

Grateful to be here, and grateful to all of you.

The experiment went pretty well yesterday. I got all but one of the tasks on my Outlook list accomplished. So I'm going to continue it. I think one reason it went well is that I didn't put as many items on the list. Here at Procrastinators Anonymous, my task list is just a list. Items aren't assigned to specific time slots, so it's easier to put more than I can realistically accomplish on the list. With Outlook, every thing has a slot, so it's pretty clear when the day is getting too full. It's demotivating to me when I don't finish all or almost all my tasks. And it's easier to get disgusted around mid-day and piddle around with something pointless when I see a list of tasks that clearly can't be finished before the end of the day. Anyway, so far so good.

 Thanks to all for reading and posting here. You have been a tremendous help to me.

Morning routine ongoing: 

• Opened BR window to let in fresh air
• Made coffee
• Filled and started dishwasher
• Breakfast and meds
• Following up online

Afternoon: 

• Replanted cuttings
• Tidy up work
• Out to get mail and groceries
• Cake in the oven (soon done)
• Swept kitchen floor
• Unloaded dishwasher
• Reloaded dishwasher and started again
• Now I will have a break