Wednesday 15 February 2012

I'm really satisfied with the Pomodoro technique, which I've been implementing since aprox. 3 days now. But I have to keep focused and keep on guard; there's always a danger of believing that all is fixed and there's no need to keep investing energies on skipping procrastination.

Today, I:

- Gave a class - made income :).

- Made 3x25 Pomodoros learning Pd.

- Washed dishes, kept kitchen clean.

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Fear is only a thought and as a thought you can ignore it.

I am not feeling well but want to try not to give up.

Feeling very Overwhelmed. By my messy apartment.

Make Master plan for cleaning Apartment.\ I am feeling very tired today. Felt better yesterday.

Need support

Use /try Chat box?  
Feeling very shy today.

Break down each room into small steps.

Bathroom

Kitchen

living room

Walk in closets

Hall way. 

Thanks for the great starter image, Lucky! It made me laugh with rueful recognition but also amusement.

Good wishes to all for your day!

I want to feel even better about how I use time, today, than how I feel about my time use of yesterday. So:

I choose accomplishment in reality over escape, today, particularly in these ways:

• I choose to be free of the compulsive trance of doing online puzzles--I know that doing even one is one too many, because one almost never feels like enough.
  
• I choose to do my non-fiction listening only during chores or exercise or travel and before 22:30.
  
• Before 18:00, I choose to set a 10-minute timer for any non-fiction reading by eye. After 22:30, I choose to set a 15-minute timer for any non-fiction reading by eye.
  
• I choose to do my fiction listening only between 18:00 and 22:30 and during chores or exercise or travel. 
• I choose to read fiction by eye only after therapy group and before 22:30. 
• I choose to experience silence after 22:30. I encourage myself to be in bed by 23:30, even if the lights aren't out. I want to feel rested and energetic when I wake up, tomorrow! I want to enjoy mornings!

(I did well with most of these, but slacked off on setting the non-fiction timer after 22:30 and got to bed late, again--01:00ish? 02:00ish? not sure.)

Got Done (or Done Enough) on Wednesday, 02/15/12:
dialed into regular 9:00 meeting on time, only to find it cancelled
reviewed and acknowledged my accomplishments of yesterday (via calendar, ck-in)
email check-in buddy
arrange next step with optometrist
14:00 meeting
do dark load of laundry
run dishwasher
shower, etc.
prep and 17:30 annual health exam
19:15 therapy group
get more bread
read a bit in SOME library book (read in two, actually)
Qi Gong
10 minutes of clear-out progress (recycled a four catalogs/magazines from about 2008)

Made Progress on Wednesday, 02/15/12:
check-in and bookending at P.A.
job work: draft new section
renew or return library book that's due tomorrow (tried renewing, need to confirm if successful tomorrow)
pay and mail phone bill (paid but not yet mailed)

Did Not Do on Wednesday, 02/15/12:
job work: incorporate reviewer comments
job work: commit and rebuild
job work: check build results and announce availability to reviewers

print photo for plant Q to neighbor
make progress on zine writing
aim to be in bed by 23:30

This late sleeping is aggravating. I haven't been getting to bed at a reasonable time and end up staring at the ceiling for an hour or so before dozing off.

1) Shower

2) Brush teeth

3) Check book status

4) Look for ratchet 

5) Coding study (at least 10 minutes)

6) Move old school records from filing cabinet to desk

7)) Research jobs

8 *) Research volunteer opportunities

9)) Clean out wallet 

10) Look for penny sleeves 

11) Put out recycling

12) Wash dishes 

- "A procrastinator's work is never done."

Today is my birthday so I'm taking a vacation day and relaxing!  I do want to get a haircut today, otherwise I am just going to goof off all day!

Jo 

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

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

Yes, so I need to try something different, b/c clearly this is not working exactly.  I need to establish some ground rules, because simply not stalking is not enough in order to get and feel healthy.  So I'd like to establish some healthy boundaries for myself:

• no video-streaming Monday through Wednesday (that means not using YouTube, vimeo, dailymotion,  netflix in order to stream videos)  I won't die, it's just three days a week.

Perhaps I should even reward myself, if I "do good" so to speak.  Yes, sounds like a good idea.

Things I would like to do, whether or not I can actually do them, so that I can keep in mind what my goals are:

1) to commit to 30 minutes of studying per day for school, using my clock to time myself and get started

2) exercise for 30 minutes each day, in order to start my goal of doing a running plan, so that I can do the 5K in May.

3) avoid skin-picking and pulling

4) Figure out if I can still get credit for past course work

5) fix my sleeping schedule, and show up on time for my classes.

6) attain the right thesis adviser for me

7) take the GRE's again

8) Get a part-time job that works with my school schedule and enables me to feel financially secure and independent, preferably in my industry of computing or in math, the area of my research.

9) Brush and floss my teeth before bed, and sleep in my bed at night.  It takes about an hour to do this.

10) Go to one OSPA or PA meeting, one SLAA meeting and one CoDA meeting per week.   (I think it's enough to go to four meetings per week, even though I'm in four programs.)

11) Read my affirmations and goals, especially my goals,because it helps me to know where I'm going.

12) Get back to step work with "a" sponsor.

Woke late from a miserable night's sleep and with a sore throat. On the good side I don't feel as anxious as I did.

Thanks for starting the thread Lucky.

Todo:
x Up prayer and reflection
x Check emails, posts and snail mail if any
x Wash up
x Bath and wash hair
x Check I was charged correct prices on food order
x Out to collect balance of prescription and some throat pastles
x Put on washing machine and hang washing to dry
x French study
x Step work
Travel writing
x Start preparing papers for tribunal hearing next week - I have not put off doing this earlier as it seemed it would not be necessary and I so resent having to do it
x Write journal
Prayer and reflection
Bed and sleep

Regards Rexroth