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 4th September 2012
*Every decision sets you free*
Every decision strengthens you
Ulrich Schaffer
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And thanks to pro and Movingalong for guiding me in setting up this thread starter
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LucyA's Tuesday Evening List
Hello everyone. This is my first comment on this forum, so if anyone is still checking in at this hour, I would love some encouragement! I don't mind people commenting directly; I'll just rewrite the list at the end.
My To-Dos for Tuesday Evening:
Tuesday Evening List: Conclusion
Well, I didn't practice piano, but I did do laundry and shower. I'm getting to bed at around 11:45, which is a little disappointing but not awful. I think the check-in did spur me on to do better than I would have otherwise.
Milli108 first check in
Hi all. I'm checking in for the first time and hope I'm doing it right. Tonight:
read ten pages of an AP quality book
and then in bed by ten.
Good luck!
Good luck Milli! Let us know how it went!
Elvira going to bed
Immensely stressed and feeling paralysed ... but am posting here to try and make myself go to bed NOW.Susiesue's daily check in tuesday
tila - Tues
Lots scheduled today. Study plan:
LG - 281/2) (working on it right now)DaveRC - Hi. I'm a procrastinator!
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9.4.12 checkin babarino
project A
Project B
project c
call with k
meeting with l
exercise tonight
sign order
thank you all for being here
Lavida CI Tues. 9/4
Thanks mole for the appropriate starter as I have made a decision:
I am not using any money I earn to hold onto this place -- I will accept the eviction because it's time for me to get out of this haunted cave I've lived in for 6 years. This is God's will. I might have 2 weeks at most to pack up my crap and get out of here.
*Every decision sets you free*
Every decision strengthens you
Here's what I will to do today:
AROUND THE CLOCK:
TUESDAY:
CAll
got extension
Verizon *after payment todayComcast / Dentist / Clinic / SM
Court: Call CAP about registryCall PayPal to increase daily ATM limit
Call to get free boxes and start packing NOW!
Call to find a mover
Call to find low-income housing
Get bubble wrap and tape and start wrapping
SHORT STRETCH BREAKS IN BETWEEN:
WORKOUT 10 minutes
JOB SEARCH TASKS ON HOLD:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGH (stress relief)
kromer 9:55 CI
Had a nice relaxing long weekend. Today I'm fresh and at work and I need to focus.
Specifically, I will:
Go to mtgPut refs in endnote (this has been on the list forever, but I think I can finally get to it today) (working on this now)
Do sequencing on R8 samples
Make a detailed schedule for the week (will do this soon)
Email adviser about mtg (will do this soon)
Cooking for the week
If I have more time, I will:
Organize slides, update nb
Update probe design wiki
Start probe conjugation
Clean bathroom
brd's first check in
WORK
prepare meeting agendarun checks15 minutes of reconciling Amex bills(Not much, but more than I've been able to get myself to do lately)Call insurance company(left msg)drain water heaterstop by grocery storeWelcome brd!
Welcome to you and all the newcomers!
Hypatia's check-in
busy morning - now an afternoon of paperwork
return clinic listMRI formCSA reportgo through e-mailsmake catch-up listplan catch-upgo through P Logphone callsEvening
Tai Chirevision notes for unit 3h.
spoonfulofdirt check in tues sept 4
Thank you to Mole for starting this thread and to all members of PA.
5am wakeup
day's intentions:
morn routine,complete 2 goals card, aa, 1hr pull/push/kb exercise,1 hr instrument prac,1 section driv saf course, 1 action on thank you notes, 1.5 hrs eve meditation, eve routine,pa check-in9:45pm sleep
may you all have a day of progress.
Real substantial trust will come from real substantial doings.
-Anna Deavere Smith
closing check in
After strong on task morning, ended up spending 4 hrs finishing online driv course. It's good to be done with the course, but bingeing on it kind of shot the rest of the day. Good awareness to have. Now eve routine and bed. Gratitude to all.
Real substantial trust will come from real substantial doings.
-Anna Deavere Smith
movingalong's Tuesday
focus for today:
Releasing patterns that are not really me ...
Embracing my better self.
Movingalong's Tuesday update -- refocus
Wow, I got off-track relatively soon.
Redirecting my focus to where higherpower would guide me ...
movingalong Tuesday again ...
All kinds of avoidance/escapism.
Choosing now to follow Greater Wisdom.
Vic 9/4/12
Show up (done), calender, walk
Lots of life changes, need to focus on positive and gratitude. One day at a time. Do next right thing.
tuesday
Up earlygo to appointemnt at hospitalfind rest of referencesfind ph booksfix referencesbibliographylunchreadingsring sponsorpharmacybankpay billring m r mg oto uniprint out docput m edits inprint and proofphotocopy refsemail M final docYAY YAY YAYshoppingget packed for holidayaccountsSalamander's check in - Tues 4 Sep 12
Starting at 1000
Change cat trays
Radio Times1406: Hopeless! Fell asleep all morning (after a bad night) so that time has gone. Floundering a bit.
1801: Haven't done anything. Tired and grumpy. Feeling like a failure. Anything i get done now is a bonus. Am going to identify single next actions on all the above. And remember that tomorrow is another day.
Oh wait! I did spend some good time on an overdue jobsearch. That was good, albeit not on my lists, something I was conscious needed doing soon.
1846: OK, having a medicinal cup of Assam tea to focus my mind and then I will get on with cooking a healthy nutritious dinner. THEN I will come back to this list and see what may still be done today, most importantly, what most *needs* to be done. (I've been reading on the website to give myself inspiration so I don't fritter the day away just because I've had a bad night beforehand.)
2020: This day is not getting better. The prawns I defrosted were not good so I've binned them, which rather screws up my plans for dinner. I guess I can make beans on toast and that's healthy and quick. Am so dispirited.
2251: Have been busy, not procrastinating at all. But not completed more of my list than changing cat trays and Radio Times!
NB Tomorrow get cat laxative for T.
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." (Anais Nin)
frogprincess Tuesday 9/4/2012
Hi everyone. My list for the day is:
1. Draft and submit class introduction
2. Send email requesting interview appointment-
3. Select 1 video to promote before 12pm
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 Mole 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 7:30 a.m. telephone PA meeting4. Take shower
5. Test blood sugar6. Cook and eat breakfast7. Go to the 8:30 a.m. telephone PA meeting
8. Go to the 9:30 a.m. telephone PA check-in
9. Go to the 9:45 a.m. telephone CLA activity line10. Prayer and meditation morning and evening
11. Read the meditation books
12. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting13. Go to the 1 p.m. telephone CLA activity line
14. Do my 10th and 11th Step in OA
15. Do my Sixth Step in NA
16. Declutter 500 e-mail
17. Cook and eat dinner18. Go to the 6 p.m. telephone OA meeting17. Go to the 7 p.m. telephone OA meeting18. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
19. Go to the 9 p.m. online EA meeting
20. Go to part of the 9 p.m. telephone OA meeting
21. Go to the 9:30 p.m. telephone CLA activity line
Thanks for letting me share
Finding a way CI
Good work on the thread starter, Mole!
Incidentally, Mole, if you are reading this, it doesn't have to be people in the 'early' time zones (mostly Australia and NZ) who start the threads. I read something you wrote in another post along these lines - sorry not sure where. Sometimes someone from a 'later' time zone will have already started the thread (much appreciated), but it is also fine to post on the previous day instead. I have done this a lot when I really haven't wanted to take the time to start the new day's thread. Just another option!
Back after a long weekend away with family in town. It was great to spend time with them.
Now must focus on project M, not much else that is important this week, but this must be done!
I started before 9 am and have already made my list for the week, happy about that.
Wishing everyone all the best for today!
Yoh - Tuesday 04/09
It's already tuesday here, but I am going to bed now. I am posting this since I saw EleanorBE do it (day before) and looked like a great idea.
Today I got more or less my study done for my wednesday exam on a basic level. So tomorrow is exercise time. I really have to keep myself to that. It is the best way to improve and get ready for the exam, but I know myself, as soon as I start doubting myself I start reading parts of theory again.
So plan is doing 1 exercise of each chapter, 10 mins max per exercise, 15 min breaks in between complete cycles.
If I can update, I will with some sign for every exercise done. That's it! Practicing time!!!!
Good luck to all of you with your own lists, I bet doing it together, we can all get it done in the best way possible!
Not going good
Today is definitely not going as supposed to. Too much procrastination, practically no exercises done.
Will put laptop and phone back in car, apparantly I can not handle that responsibility or something.
Doing better
I was completely lost in my way earlier. Then put the computer and phone in the car, got some food and started working.
Have been doing my exercises finally until now. If I look back I get down about the amount of lost time.
That is why I do not look back but only forward. My exam is at 9 in the morning, so that is a bit over 9h time left (excl, time to get ready, including sleep). Let's make the most out of that!
Time to end the day!
The rest of the evening/night I still got some good work done. Better go to bed for a couple of hours now, then do my last reviews in the morning and go beat that exam! (or so I hope :D)
Good night all!
EleanorBE Tuesday
Great that this is up already. Don't know if Mole is in Australia or New Zealand or just keen to check in before the new day begins! I'm in the UK and it's only 10.15 on Monday night but I've just reposted my Monday list with things crossed off and I'd like to write tomorrow's before I forget what I didn't do today... Also I find it really helps me sleep well if I decide what I've got to do tomorrow and write it down. Otherwise I just wake myself up to fret about things.
So:
Make J's cake
Go to library
Skim through /all/ of Chapter 4
Continue with refs
Write down all books you haven't finished with by end of session
Check email to see if J/J/RM have sent me email addresses
Send email to TAs/TAcs
Go to station
Travel to S - on train,
- do E's M.O.
- read articles
Book in to B and B
Go to R3
If not too tired, write up R3.
E.BE
Mole and the night before
I'm so so sorry Eleanor, I've just realised by replying l have kyboshed the possibility of you editing your list.
I am in Australia rather than an ultra early bird, but I absolutely agree with the benefits of writing a list the night before. It is calming and it means you don't begin agonising over list making at the start of a day - when you know that you ought to be getting on with something else.
Thanks Mole
No no, you haven't kyboshed it, I can just post it again and edit it under your message. Or under this one. I'm getting into the habit of doing it once, then again at the end of the day so it's up twice and I can see the magnificent difference between Scary To Do List and Unprocrastinated...Done List!
EleanorBE Tuesday - results.
Make J's cake
Go to library
Skim through /all/ of Chapter 4-
Continue with refs
Write down all books you haven't finished with by end of session- forgot to do this but reserved them all so can do it on Thurs
Check email to see if J/J/RM have sent me email addresses
Send email to TAs/TAcs- no, as didn't have addresses, see above
Go to station
Travel to S - on train,
- do E's M.O.
- read articles- only got one read but v. useful
Book in to B and B
Go to R3
If not too tired, write up R3.- Too tired! Will put this on tomorrow's list.
Well, I didn't get as far as I wanted to today - but I had another bout of stomach upset - in the library loos, oh dear! So didn't do badly considering.
E.BE xx
Looking good.
Don't know if you like comments on your lists, but it's looking good from here. Maybe that you got less done than planned, but seems like at least you started all your tasks and most got done too!
Keep up this spirit :)
Thanks Yoh
I love comments - thanks so much!
I just went to Wednesday too - GOOD LUCK with your exam!
E.BEx
Mole checking in
Important message to self (and anyone else!): take time to listen to Rowan Pelling again on procrastination: Helping Hamlet on BBC Radio 4 listen again iPlayer before it is taken off the site.
Ah Tuesday: what do you have in store with me?
Tidy bathroom and living room
Pick flowers for T
8.30 delivery to L? Not needed
Wash up, tidy kitchen:
9/9.30 - 12.30 writing -finish roughing out H scene
Not so good. Distracted. More this afternoon.
Lunchtime check-in
Complete Ringing survey find out about visitors for J. YES
1 more hour writing NO
Work out timeframe for history walk and sketch ouwt elements No
Email to J and check other urgent ones. No
CC No.
Card for B No
Half an hour for weeding More or less
4 walk with B (and wrap book) or on own No
Take out rubbish YES
Now 7.15 Ge the to the cafe
Not such a good day. Mostly faffing, also a sleep, and a plumber, and a bit of support for someone whose mother had just died
RE: radio show
Mole, I managed to download the radio show because I was afraid it would be removed before I had time to listen. I don't know how legal this is because it is not downloadable through the BBC Iplayer software but for the reason that radio shows may contain music fragments and that they do not have DRM processes for that yet. So I'm not trying to push illegal content or something but if you (or someone else) are interested after it is deleted, know that I still have it.
Welcome Newcomers!
:)