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.
Tuesday 21st August 2012
There are free men with the spirit of a slave,
and slaves whose spirit is full of freedom.
He who is true to his inner self is a free man,
while he whose entire life is merely a stage
for what is good and beautiful in the eyes of others, is a slave.
for what is good and beautiful in the eyes of others, is a slave.
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V 21-8-12
That is a memorable quote, Roab. Thanks for starting us off.
MORNING
ONGOING
- "A procrastinator's work is never done."
katia's tuesday evening
Hi everyone. I have been such a flake!
I got my wisdom teeth out yesterday, but it went surprisingly well. I had been procrastinating it or about 2.5 years! I was so scared, but I got IV sedation and don't remember a thing lol.
I obviously need to rest and everything, but there's one important thing I'd like to do tonite. I lost my calculations to a lab I was working on and I'd like to redo them and be back where I was two weeks ago. I'd like to have the report in by the end of the week.
MIT- -lab calculations
Things I've already done
-Went to bank-took pills/took care of self
-paypal'd the person
-contacted bursar's office
Other things
-call Amy (thursday?)-upload picture
-email picture and price to person
-small amount of tidying
elvira's evening
Must have done too much yesterday and have had to spend most of the day in bed :(
So I'm having a night off and will just
run the dishwasherring my sisterand look out the paperwork I need to do, with a view to doing it tomorrow
road taxCPZ questionnairevoting registrationAll that was much easier and quicker than I thought! I keep finding that. :)
marcelor checking in at 11
Want to return to daily check-ins
1 hour R
1 hour G
1 hour T
No G, no ID before 18Max 20 min newsStick to D
tuesday
up earlyclean upgo to rehabilitation at hospitalgo to bookshopbuy booksmeet e for coffeering sponsorreadingsring UCring CTwrite up list for e and memail e and mdinnerput in journalsbed earlypraniyamatracy-la check in 8-21
READING FOR DAY
Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is the lightning that does the work.
—Mark Twain
Thunder demands our attention. From the ear-splitting boom overhead to the faint rumble in the distance, it is an impressive part of nature. Yet, it is the lightning that discharges electricity from one cloud to another, or to the earth.
We are sometimes like thunder. We may shout our intentions to family members, or quietly tell our dreams to friends. No matter how we say it, it is the ability to follow through that is most important. When we've completed what we've set out to do, we will feel a sense of satisfaction and energy. With this energy, and the knowledge we can finish what we set out to do, we will make our dreams come true.
What is left incomplete that I can finish today?
From Today's Gift: Daily Meditations for Families
tracy-la
tila - Tues
Got up 30 mins late, oh well. Fiddling with microwave, adding a zero to warm-up time. Hence, overcooked oatmeal.
Plan for today:
2sections)LG 25last LG, RC 23, 24, possiblyLR 29mail, RA,rebts,p/s forms - a lotVac - v/q - 25%50% donedinner/laundrykromer 8:55 CI
Today is a short workday, because I have a bunch of chores as well:
Mail bookCostco trip
Todo list and 6 calls about church picnic
The work stuff is
Finish intro
Figure out how to order Gal1 probe(working on this now)
And then I'll go to friend's bday celebration
Vic 8/21/12
Show up (done), calender,,walk
Feel better today.Did some things didnot want to do.(read about it somewhere here)
My goal is #2 from the 8 Things... article
2. Just do one important thing per day (that I do not want to do)
Phoebe's list for 21/8
Hello, everyone!
Had a bad day yesterday.. Ok, I'm gonna do better today!
Take a showerWash hairRoomSend a letter to N.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 roab for starting this trend.
Things I will do today
1. Go to the 5:45 a.m. telephone ACA meeting2. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting3. Go to the 8:30 a.m. telephone PA meeting4. Go to the 9:30 a.m. telephone PA activity line
5. Go to the 9:45 a.m. telephone CLA activity line6. Cook and eat breakfast7. Call my vocational counselor9. Read my version of the Third Step10. Pray and meditate11. Wash dishes12. Clean bathroom
13. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting14. Go to the 1 p.m. telephone CLA activity line15. Eat lunch16. Do my Sixth Step in NA
17. Cook and eat dinner
18. Test blood sugar twice19. Go to the 6 p.m. telephone OA meeting20. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
21. Go to part of the 9 p.m. telephone OA meeting
22. Go to the 9 p.m. online EA meeting
23. Go to the 9:30 p.m. telephone CLA activity line
24. Declutter 500 e-mail
25. Take showerThanks for letting me share
Hypatia's check-in
There's no rules about starting the thread, so it's often those of us who ge thte morning sun first! Thanks for starting the thread Roab, and congratulations on getting the paper done.
I have submitted my first univeristy assignment for ages that I haven't had to have an extension for. I e-mailed it this morning, 4 hours before the deadline, so I too am chuffed with myself. It's now just the two exams in October to prepare for.
Today at work
verificationEvening
H.
H.
Hypatia's evening
Didn't get a lot done today as everything seemed to take ages. Not helped by about 5 phone calls that were complicated. I'm now home after my tai chi class. No University work to do, so I'm oging to split the evening between enjoying mysefl and getting some must-do's done
Evening
tai chi classevening mealH.
Hypatia's check-in
Today at work
verificationCG reportreview DVD with Mreview C's medical reportreferral to GUMfind CIT fileslunchBCDT meetingcheck audit date and timeCIT meetingpost grad meetingTime zone
Hypatia, It's not that I'm an such an early riser. My time zone is earlier to anyone west of me
(this means earlier to Europe and America) so I'm predicting I'll often be the first to open the trhead.
Not sure I understood what you wrote about the "ages..."(English is my second language), but I understood you submitted it before deadline. Well down and hope it will lead you towards a healthier, happier life.
Good luck on the exams! I'm sure you'll do well.
thanks Roab
if you change "ages" to "a long time" it might make more sense. So far this year I've had to request extensions for 6 out of 8 assignments.
H.
Sounds familiar
I understand. Me too, had to ask for an extension on most of mine (and sometimes a double extension)
Plans for today
I'm not sure every group member has permission to start the
daily check-in thread, but while most of you are still snoozing in the US or
other places around the world I'm wide awake and want to make my daily
commitment. Hope it's ok (let me know if not).
ShowerHang the washing
Take children to babysitter
Pray, write and work the steps for 30 min.
Eat a healthy breakfast
Work on a promotional project long delayed because of academic work
Work on another job for a company that is very patiently waiting for me
Evaluate what the deadlines for the 2 other papers I need to hand in
Send an email with a few questions to my professor
pick up kids
Cook lunch
Have fun with the kids, lunch, playing, going to the park/mall, supper, bathsI wanted them in bed by 7:00-7:30 the went to bed at 8:30and bed
Tidy the house up (daily routine - dishes
organize, sweep)Read Psalms for 20 min.
I'm grateful for delivering the paper at 3:00 AM. I can
breathe now.
I'm grateful that G-d knew I needed some sleep so my kids only woke up at 9:00,
giving me enough time to get up, shower and put a smile on my face when they
woke up. I got 5 full hours of sleep when I expected to get not more than 3.
I'm grateful for that.