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 23 April 2012
Each step is infinitely more than nothing.
If I can do just one step on the thing I do not want to do,
I will be moving forward.
Courage. Serenity. Wisdom. Today I can recognize and value the small actions.
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fudoshin: groundrules for self/checkin 4.23.12
Please do not leave advice or feedback. Thank you. Prayers welcome.
I need some ground rules if I'm going to be successful. Yes, I carried out the no-stalking for a fixed period of time, but I need to insure that I do well in school for the rest of the week (eke the term) and am on time for my job , as well as well-nourished for it. No more Sunday nights, and no more sleeping on the damn couch.
1) I exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes everyday, this includes walking, but is designed to help me get some distance in terms of my running plan. It doesn't need to be done by 12am, but it's recommended, obviously I am going to shoot for that.
2) After 10:30pm Sunday through Thursday, I can only participate in one of the following: school work, getting ready for bed, brushing my teeth etc (includes folding clothes if they're on my bed), finishing exercise, 12 step related activities (outreach call, writing for release, sharing for release).
* This means I need to save up any television shows or movies I intend to watch until later.
3) I attend at least one SLAA meeting per week. I attend one of the following {CoDA, OSPA, PA}.
4) If I have outstanding homework, I prioritize homework by completing at least 30 minutes of work on it per day (minimum).
These are just in place until the end of the term. Naturally I want to shoot for going to sleep around 10:30pm so I can wake up at 6:30am, and I do not want to stay up too late on Fridays or Saturdays, b/c I need to acclimate myself to being awake.
katia 4.23
woo!
School
-Optics hw #8 (start it, you can do it!)
-Self Assessment for writing (must do!)
-Read book for paper
-Study for math quiz
Planning
-Update calendar
-End of the semester list
-plan office hours/etc for week- I know WHEN they are just not which ones I'll do when (waiting on email)
Misc
-change sheets
-Put some stuff away or something
Important stuff done
-Looked up Fin Aid #
-Emailed important person
wrkinprogrss: 04/23/12
Hi, all. I haven't made a check-in post in several days. Time to regroup!
Best wishes for whatever you're working on.
***key:***
= done or done enough
:-) = made or am making progress
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:-) start bookending and check-in at P.A.
:-) practice positive reinforcement
:-) make a pass through job email and deal w/ any urgent items
bug work progress
Wednesday presentation progress, including:
submit timecards
check A system
mail bill payments
:-) try something new re coping (from Havi Brooks? research atheism fdns?)
decide if running dishwasher, today
make shopping list
pick up library hold book
shop as needed
use balancer
cook vegetable soup and rice (any new audible purchase for this?)
do 15 min. Qi Gong
wash bathroom sink
handwash dbrs (counting as 5 min. progress on something from my project list)
optional: cook and enjoy rhubarb?
aim for being in bed w/ lights out & sound off by 21:00 (early appt, tomorrow!)
(No subject)
kromer 10:50 CI
Today has lots of very small tasks
*Start L8 staining (working on this now)
*Genotyping (working on this now)
*Check on expts, (not going to happen)
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Wean
*Clean bench (working on this now)*Expt corrections (not going to happen)
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JC + read*count 1/2 (will do this after bible study, but may be more like 1/3 that I get done)
*Mail samps, email (not gonna happen today, will do tomorrow)
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Figure out ctrls*Coat coverslips (working on this now)
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Ask about colony*
Ask about retinoids+ committee mtg*Email JW (will do this when I get home in the evening)
*Email about m8 (will do this when I get home in the evening)
*3 apprec. day calls (don't think this is going to happen)
*Bible study (will do to this soon)
*Ra/g order (will do this soon)
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Print stuffJourney 10:30 *whines*
Feeling very blah today. I did make it to the gym but was 30 minutes late to work. Partly my fault, partly horrible traffic (wreck on the freeway). I am feeling very sad, depressed, bored, tired. I'm not sick, I just don't feel like doing anything. I did very little yesterday, just the minimum of housework and cooking to get by, and watched a lot of tv. This isn't usual for me and I really feel for people who deal with depression on a constant basis because it really sucks, and I will be very happy when this mood passes. I will be working with a vendor for the rest of the week so I'll not have much opportunity for procrastination, and probably not much opportunity to check in either. I am dreading the whole experience which is probably contributing to my bad mood. In the meantime, there is today to get though and I will first read email, then make todo list and prepare for the noon meeting. I will be working on Project O today for the most part, as my other projects are either in the planning or waiting stages. I'll check back if I get stuck, which is fairly likely.
Jo
"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett
Journey - you pretty much
Journey - you pretty much decribed my weekend, except i spent more time on the computer than tv. I had plan - things i really needed to do, and i just sat like a blob, and felt like a blob. I know i'm depressed, but can't seem to break the cycle. Anyway, i'm going to start the 1st project now because it has to be done this afteroon.
Vic 4/23/12
Show up (DONE) CHATBOX
Thanks for starter C. I take for grantedthe value of those small actions. Thank you hp.
Mon - tila
Morning
15 min onlineBreakfast/Shower/Laundry/Trash5 min clean-upDD Drop offMail/Drug storesExam: 25 minBREAK - Bills to payExam: 25 minResearch: 1 hourAfternoon
DD Pick Up/Drop Off/RA leftResearch: 30 minExam: 30 minDD Pick Up5 min clean-upExam: 30 min(1 hour 30 min, less tomorrow)READ: 1 hour- (30 min, the rest tomorrow)Daily checkin
I admit I am powerless against compulsive procrastination
Send my ID to recruiter
Send mail to GT about SL
Prepare package MI for MD
Prepare package D for MD
Send mail about SN to DMPrepare MM about CI
Do BT
Update blog entry
Daily startup
Make phone call about MD wtih EGComplete form for recruiter
V-23-April
MORNING
ONGOING
Afternoon/evening- "A procrastinator's work is never done."
Findingaway CI
9.25 am
Trying to deal with whether I should be going down to the city to visit my mother who is hospital, or get some work done now so I can be more help to her later in the week.
I will update my weekly list and try to put in some decent hours of work. Not helping that I fell behind last week.
My Day Today
I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, the telephone and online meetings, and my life.
I want to thank chickadee for starting this trend.
Things I will do today
1. Go to the 5:45 a.m. telephone ACA meeting2. Go to a little bit of the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting3. Eat breakfast4. Go to my appointment at 9 a.m.5. Take shower6. Get dressed7. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting8. Go to the 1 p.m. telephone CLA activity line9. Cook and eat lunch10. Go to work at 5:30 p.m.11. Eat dinner12. Go for a few minutes to the 11 p.m. ACA meeting13. Inject insullinThanks for letting me share