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.
Thanks Lucky
Appreciate the positive words!
Vic 1/16/12
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wrkinprogrss: 01/16/12
Good wishes to all for your day and your week!
Question for myself: What am I choosing to concentrate on, today?
Reminder to myself: Breathe in wonder. Choose to hope. Choose to act!
Done:
prioritize
assess laundry needs and schedule next
eat oatmeal with pear and walnuts
shower, etc
email check-in buddy
take pants to dry cleaners
2:30 appointment
laundry for Mon, Tue appointments
make shopping lists (good enough) and finish grocery shopping
cook vegetable soup
use balancer
do 15 minutes of Qi Gong
In Progress:
check in and bookend at P.A.
To Do:
notice how I feel, physically, and make notes for chiropractor
do at least 5 minutes of some kind of additional house-neatening
therapy homework: note when I say no to myself, ck if want to do any more book reading?
read or watch or listen to something related to possible better futures
aim for bed by 21:00, alarm 5:00 (early appointment, tomorrow)
Maybe Also:
shop for new glasses frames?
work on CS story?
figure out a job work pull-tab for Tue?
pay library fines due online?
start zine?
think about hosting P.A. online chat meeting again?
make progress on pre-tulip weeding?
tracy-la check in 1-16
I have been working on "Creating 2012" and went to a workshop run by a life coach. The main point of the workshop was taking action, no matter how small the action or step. That is the basis of 12 Step Recovery too:
READING #1
Act Your Way into Right Thinking
The PA program is one of action. For years, many of us have tried to analyze why we procrastinate. The fact is that no amount of thinking will change our habits. To change, we must act.
We act by writing down an action plan, calendaring our appointments or actions, by picking up the telephone and calling a PA friend or sponsor, by going to a meeting.
We act by making our environment free of distractions that we use to procrastinate instead of taking actions needed to achieve our goals. We act by planning our day so that we spend as little time as possible procrastinating during those periods when we are likely to be tempted by distracting or mind numbing activities.
We act by walking away from distracting or other activities, which are not on our plan.
As we work the Twelve Steps, we take actions, which result in concrete character changes. As we take the right action, our thinking changes and right thoughts come. But first we must act. What actions shall I take today?
Lord, direct my actions.
Adapted From Food for Thought: Daily Meditations
Since I live in Los Angeles, former UCLA Baseketball Coach's Seven Creeds comes to mind:
READING #2
John Wooden's Seven Point Creed, given to him by his father Joshua upon his graduation from grammar school:
READING #3
Often here we think about what we don't do well or see how and when we procrastinate but we should also remember what we do well. We don't procrastinate ALL the time after all :)
When you do something you are proud of, dwell on it a little, praise yourself for it.
—Mildred Newman
Each one of us is very good at something. Maybe it's baseball or tennis where we display talent. Maybe we're good in math or at giving reports. A few people are talented at being good listeners or helpful friends. To recognize our own talents we may need help from others. It's always so much easier to see our faults, or the ways we don't meet our own expectations.
But the fact is we are all skilled in many areas of our lives. To accept praise--better yet, to quietly give it to ourselves--is a sign of healthy growth.
What things have I done well lately?
From Today's Gift: Daily Meditations for Families
tracy-la
re: taking action
that piece about taking action was less threatening that most i've read. It encourages me to do it, which helps me. Thanks.
fall down seven times, get up eight - japanese proverb
Thanks tracy-la, these are
Thanks tracy-la, these are wonderful!
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Metaphor Mouse! Because playlists are better than tasklists.
Please help me email my mum this week!
(((I like the playlists idea)))
Thanks for the idea. Playlist. Or experiment list.
An experiment can never really be wrong.
Nor can play. Great ideas.
tracy-la
Steppin check in
Next up:
HymnsConcert pieceJourney 11:15
Ah, today is a holiday for me yay! I had an extremely busy weekend with work and family. It was productive and enjoyable but I am tired and I'm glad I have the day off. It's catch up day around the house today.
So far I have exercised, had a healthy breakfast, showered, made a start on the laundry and made my todo list. Here's my list for today:
PlanExerciseShowerLaundry - startedDishesMake potato soup - startedInstall Itunes on this comput erReformat mp3 player, install sd card, reloadCheck work emailcat litterOrganize a couple more kitchen cabinets - startedStraighten living room and dining roomDust and vacuum bedroomRead and relax fora n hour before bedtimeBe confident. Stay focused. One thing at a time.
clement ci
once again, y'all's sturggle working it out here encourages me.
NOTE: today i hopped out of bed with all motivation to attack the day.
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i got interrupted by work while typing this ci.
altho i started off the day fast and with energy, i'm losing motivatio now.
oh, btw, i was going to say that i almost never hop out of med in the morning with motivation. it's been years since it has happened.
i am overwhelmed at how long this task is taking, and i dont want it to take that long, so i am avoiding it. As usually, this is invalid logic. So instead i will break it down and tolerate the uncomfortable feeling that this will take longer than i want. Longer than i think it should. But it will take as long as it actually does.
fall down seven times, get up eight - japanese proverb
Stressful time
Had a very stressful weekend, distracted by divorce-related issues that came out of the blue after a quiescent, seemingly peaceful period. Didn't impact upon me immediately, other than a little irritation, but gradually started consuming more and more of my attention, and making me feel progressively down. Need to get my focus (such as it is) back, at least enought to keep moving forward at work. I have had the experience before of getting swallowed up by my personal drama and becoming unable to work. One step at a time.
Goal 1: Work a while on the overdue, long projects that I had intended to make progress on this past weekend. I need to find a way to work on these things every day, even if it's only a little while. Waiting for expansive chunks of uncommitted time does not work, and the projects just get older. Maybe I can devote 2 hours now, before I get heavily involved in anything else.
Goal 2: Lunch
Goal 3: Work on new cases. 1 hour?
Goal 4: Spend time on carryovers from last week. 2 hours?
Goal 5: Break
Goal 6: If still on schedule, work on old projects again. 1 hour?
Goal 7: Work on some overdue paperwork other than cases (doesn't matter which)
Goal 8: Leave by 7:30 PM. Just want to get away. No specific plan after work.
Goal 9: To bed by 10 PM. Find I need extra sleep when feeling stressed and down, but still resist going to bed. Need to try to correct that.
Back to report.
Hugs, 4change, that
Hugs, 4change, that sounds really hard.
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Metaphor Mouse! Because playlists are better than tasklists.
Please help me email my mum this week!
kromer 10:55 CI
Having a really hard time getting started..I feel like such a failure, and like I have so much stuff to do, that I'm just stuck. (I got almost nothing done last week, which is part of why I'm so stuck-feeling.)
OK, top priority are:
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Email about visit planning*
Do some girls grp planning and email*
Book a hotel in baltimore*Start l28 staining and R10 staining (planning this out now)
*Start on presentation
Next priority are:
*Make a schedule for the week (will do this soon)
*Start s8 staining (which I did last week but didn't image--I feel like a moron, need to do better next time)
*Clean out fridge
*cf, check (will do this soon)
*Work on w18,446 plan
*Geno
*Insulate a window, make soup and biscuits.
ok, that's a lot but doable. I'm also getting lunch with a friend at 1.
Right now, I'm going to email about visit and book a hotel.
hjf2bme's check-in 1/16/12
Rough weekend...too much free time, too cold, too warm and comfy in bed...Thank God for PA...read the Preamble, Signs, Tools and that helped a little...Just for today....Each moment a new beginning...
watch sermon
Kitchen
Cat litter
Bathroom
Shower/dress/laundry
work work
out w Carolyn
buy ink, blotter
print pics for everyone
buy shampoo
work for friend
home
vacuum
sort socks
mtg w prof. org. at 9pm
ready or not...here I go!!
Recycler CI Jan 16 8:50am EST
Hi!
Thanks, Lucky, for the thread starter :)
This weekend I played via my hobby; and even prepared some actual meals.
This morning: up, took puppy for a walk, ate breakfast, checked email and Internet.
Have started the clothes washer & dishwasher on their first loads of the day.
Have taken a [mild] caffeine pill for energy; hoping it will kick in soon.
No school for me today since it is a holiday here; but at 2:30 I need to remember to go to my Therapist. Need to do some other things, but will try to putter around the condo until it is time to go. May update CI later.
Probably the next project will be bagging up some trash. (not too hard ;) but I'm going to build up to it ;)
Update: Took 2 bags of trash to the dumpster, walked puppy. Folded clean towels from dryer and put away. Did second loads in the dishwasher and clothes washer. Fixed & ate lunch, & walked puppy. Friend repaid a loan, so I bought some stuff with funds. Now: more puttering until it is time to go to therapist.
Have a great day, everyone! :)
Recycler
Thank you, gals & guys, for being here! :)
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. Eat brunch
2. Clean the stove
3. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting
4. Go to the 1 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
5. Clean the bathroom
6. Go to my mothers and the store
7. Go to the face to face NA meeting
8. Go to the 9 p.m. online EA meeting
9. Eat dinner
10. Take shower
11. Re-Pack
Thanks for letting me share
Fermiona
Fermiona - recap
Lucky's Playlist
- tried, pic didn't work
Delete spam on C website
Plan all findings-out necessary for CCCS