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 26, 2011
HAPPY MONDAY, EVERYBODY!
Have a great proactive day!
Have a nice holiday!
Peace
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my ONE big thing for today...
Today I will treat my lovely wife with kindness, not only because it is our anniversary, but also because she deserves it, big time!
clement post-christmas ci
so i love being in recovery. The "vacation" time between christmas and new years almost every year has been a procrastination-fest. With no structure i just do whatever happens to catch my eye at the moment, do it for hours and hours, get distracted.
Then, after the vacation, i look back on plans i had for fun, family time, hobby tasks i haven't had time for all year, and i miss them. I dont feel refreshed from the break.
But this year, i have tools. I wonder if i posted around this time in past years. lemme check...
...ah yes. christmas day was bad last year. Now i remember. Much better this year. Thank you LORD!!!
no, i did not post between christmas and new years in 2010 nor 2009. I may have chatted tho.
So 2011 may be progress, and is in other ways at least. I will have fun, and have relaxation time, family time, and not let my problem squander that away. Lord willing.
I am sooooo blessed to have the knowledge that i can procrastinate, even when i have nothing to do! So many years of my life i did not know that!
Merry Christmas everyone!
fall down seven times, get up eight - japanese proverb
Recycler CI Dec 26 5:30pm EST
Hi!
6am up, walk dog, eat breakfast
8:30am drive early to therapist, walk dog. Receive good report from therapist :)
9:30am buy provisions at grocery store
10am meet with friend to help them with something. Ride in car with them to store.
12 noon. Arrive home, walk dog, eat lunch.
naptime.
After nap, walk dog. Take step stool down elevator to condo post boxes to reach my pkg the postal carrier put on the far back of the top where I could not reach by myself. Open calendar gift from friend. Email thank you to friend.
coma on sofa.
5pm. Started dishwasher on dishes I had procrastinated about since yesterday
5:30pm Just got out of the shower :) (this is the shower I have procrastinated about since Dec 24 ;)
Friend coming over soon. Veg on sofa until they arrive.
You have a great evening!!! :)
Recycler
Thank you, gals & guys, for being here! :)
wrkinprogrss: 12/26/11
Hi, All,
Here's my check-in / to-do list for today:
done on 12/26/11:
x prioritize (I noticed that I got very tense after doing this)
x tapping (EFT tapping helped me release the tension that I felt after prioritizing)
x 10++ minutes generative progress (lots of Mindsight skimming and note-taking, which I feel great about)
x eat, email check-in buddy
x P.A. ck-in + QG posts
x call R to request all-2011 statement
x shower, etc
x do 10 minutes toward reducing house backlog (kitchen sink)
x set OOO
x? do 10 minutes of something from satisfying/nourishing sub-list (sock knitting)
x make at least a microstep of progress on something from business or "stitch in time" sub-lists (mended swing sweater)
x 15 minutes Qi Gong
x bedtime Rx
not done on 12/26/11:
submit timecard
assess laundry, do for tomorrow
Best Wishes for your day!
Back at it
Made progress Saturday and Sunday, and today is a quiet day. The office is closed, but apparently others in the building are open. For me, it's nice and peaceful, as I continue plugging away, trying to finish for 2011 so I can take my overdue (what else?) vacation.
Goal 1: Crank away at cases, up to 15 or up to 30 minutes per case, depending upon complexity. My dual intention is to try hard to *finish* what I can today, yet stay *within* the time constraints. I have tomorrow to finish up whatever is still pending after today, but would really like to leave the day to work on the long overdue big projects, then wrap up and be ready for vacation on Wednesday. That would still give me a week, rather than the 11 days originally planned, but a week of vacation to end the year is still pretty sweet. Just have to get there.
Goal 2: Leave by 8:30 PM. Tomorrow is a regular day, and even if I am coming in on my day off, I don't want to stroll in late. Better to get in at a regular time and leave as soon as I can. Realistically, I am likely to stay here all day. But that's alright. I am feeling at peace with it at the moment. Want to stay in that flow as long as I can.
Back to report.
Journey Happy Boxing Day 11 am
Holiday is over, so I'm feeling kind of happy/sad/relieved/depressed. I thought about going to the gym but couldn't face it so I worked out with a cardio video at home and I feel a bit more energetic now. I'm going to get dressed now, do some laundry and dishes and generally straighten the house after having company. My daugher and her roommate are grownups now but they are still quite messy lol. You'd think after cleaning her own kitchen for a couple of years she would have learned to put dirty dishes in the sink but I guess not.
Be confident. Stay focused. One thing at a time.
my ONE big thing for today...
Today, I will NOT eat between meals. If tempted to eat between meals today, I will either text or call someone(s) using my cell phone until the thought/urge to eat between meals subsides. Thanks.
Max Barraclough
Mind, Body, Spirit
- Meditate for 20 minutes
- PAI, PA before after, MMB
- Stretch, 80 pushups, 12 pistols, 35 pullups (DAY OFF)
- 1 pitcher of protein shake, vitamins, pill
- Brush AM, PM
Reliable/In touch/Communicative
Respond to all e-mails within 12 hours
Read:
WSJ
Tasks:
Order MM
Write BH, DM
LS registrar
G recontact
Call D, UP, E
Pick up D
Streaks:
Morning routine - 7 (7)
Meditate – 17 (17)
PAI – 31 (31), MMB – 22 (22), PA - 26 (26) after 7 (7)
Stretch - 26 (26), Pull-ups - 0 (4), pushes & pistols 19 (19)
Shake - 16 (16), vitamins - 25 (25), pills 0 (12)
Brush AM/PM - 15 (15)
Read: WSJ 7 (7)
Respond to all in 12 hours: 7 (7)
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 8:30 a.m. telephone PA meeting
2. Go to the 9:45 a.m. telephone CLA meeting3. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting4. Go to the 1 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
5. Take shower6. Get dressed7. Eat brunch8. Go to my mother's apartment9. Pick up things off the floor
10. Wash dishes
11. Eat dinner12. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting13. Go to the 9 p.m. online EA meetingThanks for letting me share