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.

Friday November 16, 2012

15 November, 2012 - 12:25pm - lennon

HAPPY FRIDAY, EVERYBODY!

THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY!

Tool One of PA:
Break It Down: Break down projects into specific action steps; include preparation tasks in the breakdown.

Have a great proactive day!

Peace

Smile Laughing Smile Laughing

‹ Wednesday 14th November 2012 Saturday November 17, 2012 ›

Spazz Ma Tazz

Spazz Ma Tazz - 17 Nov 2012 - 7:46am

16 November Anno Domini MMXII - Friday
Today I am grateful to God for the Word of the Lord.

[ JOY -      Jesus, Others, Yourself ]
Jesus:      Read Psalm 1.
Others:     Helped neighbor lady cook & around her home.
Yourself:   Do, Doing, Done.

 

Do
-     Laundry.
-     Find paperwork for job hunting.
-     Integrate checkbook register with envelope system.

Doing
o     PomoBurst 5.
o     PomoBurst 6.

Done
*     PomoBurst 1.
*     PomoBurst 2.
*     PomoBurst 3.
*     PomoBurst 4.
*     Updated private, daily SimpleNote check-in.
[ Habit Loop - Cue, Usualness, Reward, Encouragement, Scaffolding ]

If not now, when?

marcelor checking in at 11

marcelor - 16 Nov 2012 - 2:15pm

Done:

shower and get dressed

R 60 min

To do:

Lunch

T 6*20 min

Tin

Blurb

Hamlet's checkin

Hamlet - 16 Nov 2012 - 2:07pm

1. FOY exercise

2. OR domocile review

3. conf call

4. make mu shu turkey

5. make pate

6. grocery shopping

7. declutter living room

8. fold lundary

Innertruth's check-in

InnerTruth - 16 Nov 2012 - 11:57pm


check job boards for leads 12:30 - 1 pm(worked on until 2:00 pm)


check lottery ticket - 2 minutes


prepare script for class and send to group members - 1 pm to 3 pm (revised to start at 2:45 pm) finished at 5pm


Take 1/2 hour break


5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - course work

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm -run


7:00 pm - 7:30 pm - dinner


7:30 pm to 10:00 pm - wash dishes, tidy kitchen, defrost fridge

10:00 pm -11 pm - relax

11 pm - midnight - read newspaper, recycle, sort clothes for laundry

tila - Fri

tila - 17 Nov 2012 - 1:21am

Household chores! Plan for today: 

  • prep guest b/r for a visit
  • wash bedding (1, 2) r, w, r
  • clean carpet!
  • move desk downstairs (didn't happen today either), dinner (cc), set the table nicely
  • LR - review more, scan 52
  • J, S, MT
  • p/o, Ta, Sf

 

hazyjane ci fri

hazyjane - 16 Nov 2012 - 11:10am

Thanks for the starter Lennon :) (I wish I were better at using the tools!!!) 

Have already taken the dogs for a nice walk along the canal and been to a meeting, now I'm going to treat myself to a movie (sudden attack of guilt: do I really have TIME to go back into town NOW and watch a film? Am I being ridiculous??). Later I'm going to a film screening/exhibition locally put on by a friend. So I could go and see this other film on Wednesday instead...

Okay, that's decided that then. Thank you P-Aers for helping me 'do the next right thing' :).

  • take mutts to park for last half hour of daylight.
  • put on a load of laundry
  • make some dinner
  • quick tidy-up
  • really, the kitchen table: before and after photos to encourage and/or shame me
  • get to the thing at 6.30
  • update tumblr blog for college
  • do some research re costumes/make-up/set/props/music (have fun doing this please)
  • get to bed reasonably early (perhaps after a bath?)
  • use chatbox to help focus effort when flagging or distracted

___________________________________________________________________________
It's an inside job...

kromer 10:50 CI

kromer - 16 Nov 2012 - 11:18pm

*Email YG, text T, email people back about gifts, send out more invites
*Email re: comm. member
*Finish 3/4 of write-up (working on this now)
*Finish stainings
*Email about potluck (deacons, mini-parish)
*Go to target


*Call parents
*Make 10 slides (did 5)

kromer 11:20 CI

kromer - 16 Nov 2012 - 11:28pm

OK, I forgot to log off the chatbox when I left work (crud), so I will just "talk through" my tasks here.

 In particular, before I go to bed, I really need to make some more progress on my lab mtg write-up. I really need to stay up and get this thing 3/4 done...if I do that, then I should have time to finish it tomorrow morning, and be able to spend most of the day prepping for baby shower and hanging out w/ bf.

So, I will burst through this, and check back every time I get through a section. 

andy_b check in 11/16

andy_b - 16 Nov 2012 - 5:33pm

Had some real anger flare up this morning regarding IT issues.

eat

get coffee

water plants

Check with J about JMG

a. read routing notes

AGH

BoE

CGD 


VT
MMA
LLCbkCorr

b. make routing note changes 

AGH

VT
MMA
LLCbkCorr

BoE

CGD  

c. send bcc emails into art 

VT
MMA
LLCbkCorr

AGH

BoE

CGD  

mark projects done in L
AGH  CGD BOE

send email to H about IT issue 

salad for lunch

get hand lotion

Walk around building/call B 

sacred pause/prayer

create list for archiving/web updating 

answer C's question

fix IT problem 

reply to W 

check for internal B (I forgot all about this and it's due essentially today!) 

look over section of this forum about larger term goals
think about how i can work tasks at home, car, etc into that.

make thread for long term goals -- car

Post welcomes on other's intros 

make journal entry (if time at end of day)

Work on I PS thing 

Jack's check-in for the day

jack - 16 Nov 2012 - 10:19am

- GA dec 

- x3 OR calls

- answer q15 

- admin 

- leave by 6:45pm for ST

- in bed by 11pm, bag packed for Sat

Babarino CI 11.16.12

Babarino - 16 Nov 2012 - 10:04am

Have one item to finish, then 4 to work on, plus two meetings. Thank you all for being here and helping make my day productive.

clement ci - day 9 attempting abstinence

clement - 16 Nov 2012 - 12:29pm

9:49 am :

I'm clement and i have an addictive personality, gratefully in recovery. It's been 2 min since i last went off plan.

Last eve and night were not abstinent. It's the longest period off plan in the previous 8 days. But i can just start now with abstinence.

It's now been 4 min since i last went off plan.

I looked at my todo list. it's overwhelming...

:) quiet time
plan - make hard choices, trust god. He loves you.
R
do tasks

10:16 am :

ok got interruption phone call that i did need to take? Is that on plan or not? God grant me wisdom to know the difference. for now i'm going to count as on plan. but the phone call interrupted me off-plan, so

it's been 7min since i last went off plan.

back to quiet time.

10:38

it's been 6 min since i last went off plan.

moving to planning now...

12:25 pm :

got really frustrated then stuck in paralysis. I played a game for 40 min because it was all i felt like i could do. Is that like taking a drink? I dont know. Doesnt feel right but i do feel like with some distance between me and my previous emotional state i can move forward.

i will call that on-plan... at this point in my journey. So it's been 37 min i was last off plan. ...doing a burst w/ mama_cat... so go back to my frustrating to do. Lord PLEASE help me navigate this.

the touch of the master's hand: http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/1898#comment-27748

fall down seven times, get up eight - japanese proverb

bookmarks

vic 11/16/12

vic - 16 Nov 2012 - 9:27am

show up (done). cal, exer

 so stuck in family issues and insanity, It is a miracle I have not shut down.Procrastination is so related to so many things. good to have a place to ck in and show up no matter what. grateful.

 

jays friday

jay - 16 Nov 2012 - 4:20pm

make doctors appoinment Smile

read power briefly

phome power  advocate?

eatSmile

leaisurly bath and wash hair
Smile

select 100 items to list

inspect and take pictures

wash up kitchen
Smile

put frsh sheets on bed
Smile

tidy bedroomSmile

put wash on towels ectSmile

phone mum

i didn't do what was on my list but i got a lot done, i procrastinated on getting items ready to list on ebay as i really don't like that chore, instead though i have got a clean house! i've supercleaned it all apart from the living room.

i'm tired now and have pain, i don't want to waste the rest of the day though so

look through pictures on laptop to see what to sell

have a little sift in big wardrobe

Edge's CI

Edge - 17 Nov 2012 - 3:12am

I've crashed and burned yet again. Look horrible, feel horrible, and not very happy with myself (understatement). Trying to pick myself up again. That means avoiding my usual pitfalls (i.e. reading and gaming) + keep moving.
x Prep to-do
x Schedule friends meeting
x Put in laundry
x Clean salon
x Clean bathroom
x Clean kitchen
x Turn on boiler
x Clean room
x BH: AP
x BH: A1 (1/2 done)
x BH: C (1/2 done)
x Shower
x FH: N.M.E

Left undone:
- Put up laundry to dry
- Fold and putaway dried laundry
- Uninstall and reinstall WoW
- Read Chap 2 and other Al emails before he gets here
- Finish and send new verse of song to S
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action - Walter Anderson

Friday

jalla - 16 Nov 2012 - 4:54am

HIO

Friday

jalla - 16 Nov 2012 - 10:27am

thanks lennon.

  • Email M
  • Finish draft synpsis
  • ring b and dr b
  • HIO
  • check against m r
  • finish list of physical
  • finish list of ds
  • look a l and c letters
  • print out hard copies
  • print schedules
  • accounts print 
  • edit/change/amend
  • email drafts to m, d and v
  • go to meeting
  • HIO
  • bank
  • go to U
  • email s u guy
  • jobs ws
  • print
  • buy journal/diary
  • pros and cons
  •  decide gym
  • pool and gym
  • print meeting timetables
  • add in databases
  • cook healthy dinner
  • HIO
  • rehab excercises
  • skype am
  • bed early

Rexroth Check In 08.10

Rexroth - 16 Nov 2012 - 3:10am

Tired and fed up today and I don't know why. I feel like lying in bed surfing the net. However:

Done:
Up prayer and reflection
Checked emails and posts

Todo:
Out for exercise walk
Shower and clean clothes
Wash up and tidy up the mess
Then pause for a think!

Regards Rexroth

Rexroth Check Out 21.18

Rexroth - 16 Nov 2012 - 4:18pm

Done above and had a long rest and think.

Also:
I've been back home for four weeks today and I am listing what I have done so far.
Written my journal
Prayed and reflected
Read some useful recovery material on the web

Now for bed and sleep

Night Rexroth

Kodos

Kodos - 15 Nov 2012 - 10:43pm

Checking in late today. I was doing really well today until about 7 p.m. when I crashed in front of the TV for two hours. Unfortunately, there are still a few things I need to get done before heading to bed. So I'm going to rally in five 20 minute bursts: 

1. shower/get ready for bed


2. crucial e-mails

3. clean

4. prep for tomorrow

5. read 

Whoops! I'm still on Thursday. I'll edit this tomorrow morning. Good morning to everyone who's just waking up! 

Mole's check -in

Mole - 15 Nov 2012 - 9:56pm

Thank you Lennon - breaking down tasks is excellent advice - trying to do it.  (salamander - maybe just one tile a day for your kitchen floor- scrubbing!)

have written this am  have eaten, and reviewed memoir, and traced route for history walk.

now

cut honeysuckle so truck can get in.

ringing business - visitor 's earring and Xmas NY coordination.

Make appt with physio and dentist 

check online access to thesis for C

Walk? 

water plants

eat healthy meal 

practice blue line

 relax

bed by 11 

 

My Day Today

lennon - 16 Nov 2012 - 10:07pm

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. Go to the 5:45 a.m. telephone ACA meeting

2. Cook and eat breakfast

3. Go to the 8:30 a.m. telephone CLA meeting

4. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting

5. Go to the 1 p.m. telephone CLA activity line

6. Cook and eat dinner

7. Go to the 3 p.m. telephone OA meeting

8. Take shower

9. Get dressed

10. Fix snack

11. Go to work at 5:30 p.m.

12. Go to the 10 p.m. telephone DA meeting

Thanks for letting me share

Salamander's check in - Fri 16 Nov 2012

Salamander - 16 Nov 2012 - 9:55am

Thank you, lennon, for starting the thread. 

I would appreciate it if anyone who feels moved to comment on my post here would write to me privately rather than post in reply to this post - so I can still edit this post here. Thank you!

  • Breakfast
  • Follow Morning Routine
  • Put dinner on in the slow cooker
  • Get a load of washing in, out and put around to dry


Then

  • Spot clean dining room carpet
  • Rearrange throw on sofa in living room
  • Hoover downstairs
  • Open out dining table
  • Admin at table (30 mins) inc bus pass & update diary
  • Change cat trays


And

  • Scrub kitchen floor (30 mins). It will get bigger and bigger and more embarrassing until you do it!
  • vision2learn unit 1, segment 4
  • Follow Bedtime Routine

Another day:

  • Tidy up inside car/bring in rubbish  


As Hooch would say, "best wishes fellow strugglers. On and up". Thank you to Mole for the suggestion about doing one tile at a time for my kitchen floor. You never know, just getting the suggestion may make it happen! I'll keep you all posted in the saga!

"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)

16 Nov CI by Hooch

Hooch - 16 Nov 2012 - 5:34pm

Aims for Fri:

Do work on Accursed Project, 8 sessions/ bursts? (of 25 mins followed by 5 min break).

Note to self:

try to start before 21 in the evening!

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Best wishes fellow strugglers. On and up.