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Friday February 24, 2012
HAPPY FRIDAY, EVERYBODY!
THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY!
Have a great proactive day!
Peace
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clement reactions
i know i'm 3 days behind, but just reading friday's posts.
just about every time someone posts, it give me encouragement. Because whatever the post--i'm doing well, i'm doing bad, i have done nothing all day and now it's 3pm, 8pm, 1am, i have hit rock bottom, all i can do is show up--whatever the situation, good or bad, the very act of posting means there is a the very least a chance for improvement, and for many people here, it is a big chance, and for some even dramatic improvement. It does my heart good.
specifically i was moved by vic's post. It seemed so so so accurate to my situation, i had to requote:
fall down seven times, get up eight - japanese proverb
agnus ci
ridiculously late! but here nonetheless. On my way out to an OA convention where I am supposed to present a workshop for which I have not prepared...except to keep asking my HP for guidance. Still need to drive there (30 minutes), eat dinner (30 minutes), greet many friends (20 minutes), prepare (20 minutes) and deliver at 9pm. I'll just make it but I think I'm gong to miss the opening ceremonies at 7, sigh.
Anyway I am grateful for what recovery I have today. It's much better than it used to be! Before PA I felt totally hopeless; now there's hope in my heart. I still have ADD/ADHD, alcoholism, eating disorders and codependence, so it's unrealistic to expect perfection, lol! But I do know that today's overwhelm, squarely faced, unlocks the possibility of better timing tomorrow.
"My boundaries enclose a pleasant land." Psalm 16
wrkinprogrss: 02/24/12
Hi, Everyone. Good wishes for your day...
I want to feel better about how I use my time, today, than how I used it yesterday. So:
I choose accomplishment in reality over escape, today, particularly in these ways:
* I choose to postpone doing any online puzzles until between 21:30 and 22:00--I know that doing even one, before that, is one too many, because one almost never feels like enough.
* I choose to do my non-fiction listening only before 22:00, and only during chores or exercise or travel before 18:00.
* I choose to do my fiction listening only between 18:00 and 22:00 and prefer to do it only during chores or exercise or travel or project progress.
* I choose to read fiction by eye only between 20:00 and 22:00.
* I choose to experience silence after 22:00. 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 a good part of the morning and get to my afternoon appointments and plans with time to spare!
Done (or Done Enough):
update clearout goal item with recent progress
prioritizing
eat at least one non-prepackaged meal, today
shower, etc
use balancer (at least briefly!)
unload dishwasher
make 10 minutes of progress on "clearout" (items in kitchen sink to be reused or recycled)
do 15 minutes of Qi Gong (be careful to twist from lower place!)
In Progress:
bookending and check-in at P.A.
practice asking for an excellently-suited part of myself to lead the V (maybe I could sing and expand the song I'm writing for and about this?)
do at least two loads of laundry (delicate and either light or dark) (light load drying now)
make progress on job work including meeting with S at 11:00--let's try aiming for the equivalent of:
To Do For Sure:
take bedtime Rx
I'd Like To Do At Least Some of These, Too:
do a few minutes of yard neatening
try some more Shiva Nata
make some increment of progress re getting Tai Chi prompts correctly set up (at least brainstorm next steps)
do a little library book skimming
send thanks and Qs message to A
make a little more progress on beading
journal a bit re DC vs. Rally &/or relation of regression/luck to procrastination recovery
Rexroth Check In
Thanks for starting lennon.
Late check in as I was ill last night and nearly went to hospital and have been feeling a lot better today but largely in bed.
Done:
Prayer and reflection
Checked emails, posts and post
Read a lot of book on travel - nearly finished now
Washed up and tidied up
Looked up and listened to hymns on youtube so I know the tunes
Phoned friend
Todo:
Continue to rest
Finish reading book
Write journal
Prayer and reflection
Bed and sleep
@ Rexroth
Sending good thoughts your way
Rexroth
me too!
"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett
Rexroth Check Out
Thank you movingalong and journey.
Done:
Finished all in list including reading the book
Friend came round and I explained what I had done over his work and what I needed to do
Todo:
Go to sleep
Night Rexroth
Typical Friday
Had some highs and lows this week. Spent part of the week very resigned to the notion that I would not make it at this job, self-esteem hovering mere inches above the ground, like little black storm clouds around my ankles. however, also spent significant time on new and unfamiliar, but rewarding, tasks. Now I cruise into Friday with accumulated fatigue and accumulated work.
Stressed about a disorganization- based ball drop drop today: something I meant to package up and send out for external consultation at the beginning of the week I inadvertently put on an office chair instead of the shelf where it belongs. The case popped into my head earlier today and I only now found it. Grr. One step forward, one step back.
Well, have to add disorganization to my list of faulty executive function skills. Might have been avoided if I had stayed with a method I tried out recently. When I tried to map my workday a couple of times, rather than just meander through the day, working on whatever seems pressing, I found it time-consuming, but it really kept me in touch with the items I am working on. Normally when I try to think about my work, it seems very nebulous and vague, and I don't really have a clear view of what is out there (how many, how old, how pressing; it's all a jumble) , let alone a cogent plan to tackle it.
Anyway, I actually don't feel too bad at the moment, after getting off to a very negative morning mentally. Not sure whether it's due to some degree of self-acceptance, or to the chocolate I just snuck, or to Jo's upbeat reply to my very down recent post, or all three. But I will try to ride with it.
Goal 1: 30 minutes of effort x 2 to get this case dictated, packaged, and on its way.
Goal 2: 30 minutes on, 10 off, repeating until I need to break for lunch
Goal 3: Lunch
Goal 4: 30 minute on, 10 off, repeating until, oh, maybe 5 PM
Goal 5: Spend at least 30 minutes x 2 on a big overdue project
Goal 6: Spend 30 minutes planning what I want to work on this weekend. Next week is a short week in the office, traveling Wednesday, away until the following Tuesday, so I want to be as caught up as I can.
First, I need to send a note to a friend who has inexplicably dropped off my radar. Maybe a little outreach is in order. My self-absorption (or is that wallowing?) may be getting in the way.
Back to report.
kromer 10:30 CI
Kind of a short day today (I was late to lab, b/c I wanted to get a bday present for my roomie and then there were train delays. And I think I have to leave early to cook for youth group.)
In this time, I will:
*
Finish opt. fix*
Practice freezing in isopentane*Write script (will do this after I get home)
*Finish counting 1, start 2nd (made some progress on this but didn't happen all the way)
*Call CH (will do this soon)
*
Check exptsOK, can do! starting w/ working on opt. fix
Vic 2/24/12
pm ck in
Wasted most of day until 3pm for one more dreaded task, tried to prepare, in every way, just made myself crazy, until 3 pm and then left and it took 10 minutes to do in office.
More aware of my patterns. Reminds me of BB p23
These observations would be academic and pointless if our friend never
took the first drink, thereby setting the terrible cycle in motion.
Therefore, the main problem of the alcoholic centers in his mind, rather
than in his body. If you ask him why he started on that last bender,
the chances are he will offer you any one of a hundred alibis. Sometimes
these excuses have a certain plausibility, but none of them really
makes sense in the light of the havoc an alcoholic's drinking bout
creates. They sound like the philosophy of the man who, having a
headache, beats himself on the head with a hammer so that he can't feel the ache.
getting more time strung together,, progress not perfection
Show up (done), Calender, Basics
Yesterday turned out to be a "4th dimension day" , grateful for the program.and hp
I love reading the AA history "Least we forget",
Bill had been a conservative atheist.
Bill Wilson wrote: When
we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed
crisis we could not postpone or evade,
we had to fearlessly face the proposition
that either God is everything or else
He is nothing.
Bill said we shouldn’t be shy on the matter
of prayer. He said it works if we have
the proper attitude and work at it. And
then he lays out what I call the four
parts of the Eleventh Step: (1) What you
constructively review on retiring at night—how
well you practiced the Tenth Step. (2)
How to ask God for direction in the twenty-four
hours ahead. (3) He then turns to the
actual dealing with the day. He speaks
of prayer and meditation, suggesting that
there are many helpful books, which may
be obtained from one’s priest, minister,
or rabbi. He adds: “Be quick to see where
religious people are right. Make use of
what they offer” (4) Finally, he covers
the means of dealing with agitation and
doubt.
Vaskaat 24 Feb
1)
Shower
2)
Brush teeth
3) Take in recycling bins
4)
Research jobs (at least 10 minutes)
5) Volunteer opportunities
6)
Pet care
7) HTML scratch pad
8)
Look for thumb drive (found it)9)
Bring filters to kitchen
10)
Finish SR bookBed by 0030
- "A procrastinator's work is never done."
Recycler CI Feb 24 9:30am EST
Hi!
Up, walked, ate breakfast, showered.
Next: brush teeth, take meds.
12:05pm: Brushed teeth, took meds, napped. Up, ate lunch.
Have a great day, everyone! :)
Recycler
Thank you, gals & guys, for being here! :)
Journey 8 am & updates
I am feeling a little better although I asked to work from home today so that I can continue to get well and avoid sharing germs with my teammates. I feel a little guilty about this, but not much
. I really could have driven through the horrible weather and made it in to the office today. I will let the minor guilt spur me to put in an extra good day of work instead of letting it send me into a procrastination spiral. After all, I am doing it for *them* not me, right?
Update noon - todo list
C. meetingM. meetingBegin prep for duty pager week - startedTime sheet & weekly reportQuiet TiimeShiva NataReview spreadsheetsRequest security updateadd dates to goalsRegistration for classDecide about dinneradded - request volunteers for Monday's meetinUpdate 5:30 pm: Well I did everything except work on my two biggest projects :( but I did the best I could for today, since I'm still feeling pretty bad. I didn't do everything on my list but I put in a good day's work, I was just slow.
Be confident. Stay focused. One thing at a time.
Richard-bklyn Check-in 2/24/12
Lucky's playlist
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Metaphor Mouse! Because playlists are better than tasklists.
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. Test my blood sugar before breakfast
2. Eat breakfast3. Take shower4. Get dressed5. Go to the 8:30 a.m. telephone CLA meeting6. Go to the 9:30 a.m. telephone PA check-in7. Go to the library
8. Go to the grocery store
9. Go to diabetic group at 1 p.m.
10. Eat lunch
11. Go to the 4 p.m. telephone DA meeing
12. Go to work at 5:30 p.m.
13. Go to the 10 p.m. telephone DA meeting
Thanks for letting me share
Today
What did I do
1. Went to diabetic group at 1 p.m,2. Went to the library to drop books off3. Ate lunch4. Went to work at 5:30 p.m.5. Tested my blood sugar two hours after lunch6. Looked for my debit card which I have found7. Went to the 10 p.m. telephone DA meetingThing I will do tonight
1. Test my blood sugar for tonight
2. Inject insullin
3. Write my list for tomorrow
Thanks for letting me share
Wake up /Bathroom
Wake up /Bathroom
DishesFeed Chickens, Cats, Dog Sadie, Rabbit, Ducks
Shower get dressed for the day- put on something nice
Turn on computer, printers, get coffee
Check emails- all 2 accounts. Respond to emailsRead news, look at image on Bing9:00 am
Lunch Preparation- Baking Bread? get that started, Roast or Chicken
Project Management- step by step project logistic for ongoing project.
Start Making Lunch- side dishes, bake a cake, boil potatoes etc,.
10:45 am
Lunch Preparation - I have got the beans on
12:00 pm
Lunch
Dishes
1:30 pm
Work on project- Always have an ongoing project, see notes from 10:30
Coffee Break with NIV, SWA, MA, VA
Dishes
MSC updates
Prepare evening meal
Dishes
7:30pm
Call Kids
9:30
Shower
Jay Leno or Murder She Wrote - sleep
Lead me not into distractions or panic, but deliver me from failure. For I am a procrastinator..... Naddy
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