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.

Monday December 5, 2011

HAPPY MONDAY, EVERYBODY!

Have a great proactive day!

Peace

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Max Barraclough

Monday, 5 December
Mind, Body, Spirit
- Meditate for 20 minutes
- Stretch, 70 pushups, 35 pull-ups, 10 pistols
- 1 pitcher of protein shake, vitamins, pill
- Brush twice
Tasks
- Write DF group letter
- Write Din group letter
- Schedule cleaner
- Clean apartment
- Pack bag
- Begin list of things to do
School / Work
Review KRAM exam
Streaks:
Post to daily check-in – 5
Meditate – 4
Brush twice – 4
Vitamins – 4
Pull-ups – 3
Push-ups – 3
TODO: Write SC people,
Projects: Responsibility, blog

Day 2

Please do not leave advice or feedback.  Thank you.  Prayers welcome. 

                                                                                                                          

Yesterday I started with this plan to avoid dating sites and stalking anyone I've had an interest in pursuing on them, including people from work.  And it's challenging.  I came tothe end of the day, checking my email, wondering if anybody cares about me.

I'm trying to do the things I need to do in order to get well, which is hard, when I am worried about money in the bank, and I also have stuff to do this week for school that is highly concerning me.  Actually the school stuff concerns me more than the money issue.

fudoshin: checkin 12:42

Please do not leave advice or feedback.  Thank you.  Prayers welcome. 

                                                                                                        

 

Applied to nine jobs.  Going to apply to cognizant after I get back.

clement ci

i exercised, had a nice time with god, feel close to him and like i want to and can serve him today. Feel ready to work.

but i dont feel like making a schedule, even tho the wiser part of me knows it will help.

i commit to doing the wise thing, and make that schedule.

the touch of the master's hand: http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/1898#comment-27748

fall down seven times, get up eight - japanese proverb

bookmarks

katia 12.5

I know the benefits of positive thinking, but man today is gonna suck.

Things I need to do today
Math - meet with people to study

Metal -Ch 9 SOTB
-Upload Anvil/JP pictures/video
-class blog post

Optics -Meet with advisor not as scary as I thought!
- Finish HW 5/6 => postponed till tomorrow

Optics Lab
-Lab #6 (66% of it)
-SCARY! break it down

Misc
-pick out clothes for speeding ticket court
-crunches

Journey noon

I was EARLY, repeat EARLY for work today.   

I've been stuck in meetings all morning, but I did make it to the gym, and I have my todo list (on paper today, didn't have time for the high-tech list).   I'll get started now.

Jo 

Be confident.  Stay focused.   One thing at a time.

tracy-la check in 12-5

READING #1

Challenges

When we were procrastinating compulsively, we accepted few challenges other than how much we could procrastinate projects or things to be done without the world crashing around us or getting fired or having other terrible consequences. As our disease progressed, outside interests narrowed and we "got by" with minimum accomplishment instead of being inspired to do our best.

Life is a challenge. None of us has an easy, free ride. The problems and difficulties we overcome are what ensure our continual growth. Without obstacles and tension, we would stagnate. By procrastinating, we kept ourselves too anxious, stressed and overwhelmed to respond to many of the challenges life presented.

Abstinence is a challenge. It requires our devotion, determination, and dedication. There are some days when maintaining abstinence is all the challenge we can handle. As we progress in the program, we are increasingly capable of responding to the challenges that come to us through our families, jobs, leisure activities, and community involvements.

Today, I will be challenged to become what You intend.

Adapted From Food for Thought: Daily Meditations 

READING #2  

Difficult People


Few things can make us feel crazier than expecting something from someone who has nothing to give. Few things can frustrate us more than trying to make a person someone he or she isn't; we feel crazy when we try to pretend that person is someone he or she is not. We may have spent years negotiating with reality concerning particular people from our past and our present. We may have spent years trying to get someone to love us in a certain way, when that person cannot or will not.

It is time to let it go. It is time to let him or her go. That doesn't mean we can't love that person anymore. It means that we will feel the immense relief that comes when we stop denying reality and begin accepting. We release that person to be who he or she actually is. We stop trying to make that person be someone he or she is not. We deal with our feelings and walk away from the destructive system.

We learn to love and care differently in a way that takes reality into account.

We enter into a relationship with that person on new terms - taking our needs and ourselves into account. If a person is addicted to alcohol, other drugs, misery, or other people, we let go of his or her addiction; we take our hands off it. We give his or her life back. And we, in the process, are given our life and freedom in return.

We stop letting what we are not getting from that person control us. We take responsibility for our life. We go ahead with the process of loving and taking care of ourselves.

We decide how we want to interact with that person, taking reality and our own best interests into account. We get angry, we feel hurt, but we land in a place of forgiveness. We set him or her free, and we become set free from bondage.

This is the heart of detaching in love.

Today, I will work at detaching in love from troublesome people in my life. I will strive to accept reality in my relationships. I will give myself permission to take care of myself in my relationships, with emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual freedom for both people as my goal.

From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie 

tracy-la

kromer 10:50 CI

Late start today...need to work efficiently! (think it was a good idea to sleep though, since I'd had o go to bed late

*Read paper for JC
*Journal club
*Gym (this isn't going to happen, but I will go for a walk instead)
*Finish counts for one samples
*Financial stuff
*Look at Rdh10 slides, put together presentation
*Check on expts 2x (did one check)
*Schedule for the week
*Test whether Rdh10 is earlier than expected
*Test for RA target genes enrichment
*Test where spermatid genes fall
*Text about girls group shopping

OK, starting w/ counts and

Innertruth's day

Monday is always my worst day because on the weekend I can't reach people I need to connect to for jobs.

See therapist tomorrow. I'm not satisfied with him. He isn't encouraging. Get a part-time job or a menial job that doen't pay very much and then wait it out until you're 65 and can start collecting your government pension. That's 5 1/2 years. i feel that my life is on hold. What an asshole!

Start training for my part0time job today. With the hours I'm getting, I won't have enough money to pay for my rent. My mother is asking when am I coming home for Xmas. Don't know whether I'll be working boxing day (at time and a half). I don't want anyone that doesn't have to know that I'm working at this job, as I'm a loser.

To do for day:

  • Check email
  • Contact DP & PD to tell them I'm not coming to Wednesday's meeting
  • email CF
  • Call JW's office
  • Ask PD for info to post for January meeting
  • Look at who I can contact on LI re jobs.
  • Search job boards to see if I can come up with any prospects for contract work
  • Review wealthy freelancer for tips
  • Run at 1 pm
  • Leave for pt job at 4:00 pm
  • Check-in and post at before 4:00 pm 

 

 

 

Rexroth Check In 11.21

Spent yesterday in bed as was ill

Done:
Woke very early
Studied various ways of doing step one on web - there is plenty of information
Up prayed and reflected
Some psychological exercises
Checked emails and posts
Washed up and tidied in kitchen
Cleared work table
Wrote letter regarding complaint
Out for shopping and back and put it away
Tidied and sorted cupboard
Started putting dates in new diary for next year
Sorted and dealt with post
At 11.00 sat down to drink coffee and read paper and
I am exhausted

Todo:
Rest

Regards Rexroth

Rexroth Update

Done:
Listened to fellowship person on phone
Sorted a load on images on the computer and as prints
Emailed friend with advice he had asked for
Worked on step one in new fellowship
Worked on anxiety states and actions I need to take
Checked emails
Checked times are travel for meeting tomorrow

Todo:
Bath and wash hair
Wash up

Regards Rexroth

Rexroth Check Out

Done:
Bath and hair and washed up
Checked friend has received email
Checked how to get to meeting tomorrow - again
Checked some more prints
Prayed and reflected

Todo:
Bed and sleep

A good day at last

Night Everyone Rexroth

-UP BY 8.50  -bank

-UP BY 8.50 

-bank 2/chck

-rent!!!

-call ORFC or HD for appt./BC and differen

-make dad primary care appt.

-GET INFO FOR H.I. SIGN UP IF POSSIBLE. 

--THANKS FOR LETTING ME SHARE 

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 5:45 s.m. telephone ACA meeting

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

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

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

5. Eat brunch

6. Take shower

7. Get dressed

8. Prayer and meditation

9. Read a chapter out of the Big Book

10. Answer two questions for my Step for DA

11. Clear chair

12. Answer questions from Step Three in NA

13. Take out trash

14. Take out recycling

15. Wash dishes

16. Do numbers

17. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting

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

19. Warm up and eat dinner

20. Cut up my ham and put it in the freezer

21. Go to work at 5:30 p.m.

Thanks for letting me share