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 20th November 2012
Step 3 - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood 'God'.
(I'm starting to see my Higher Power in a humanist\secular way as G.O.D. - good orderly direction.)
"Faith alone can avail us nothing."
quote from Chapter\Step 3, AA 12&12 book.
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Not late at all...V 20-11-12
SECONDARY
- "'It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.' - da Vinci"
kromer 4 CI
Today has been lots of meetings and presentations, and it's been really useful, but also exhausting. Now I've finished all that and I need to get organized for Thanskgiving break. I'm feeling kind of scattered.
Specifically, I need to:
*Organize my notes, gather merge paper stuff*Check on expts, restore as needed, correct o/c
*Update nb
*Print 2 papers that I'm supposed to give comments on*Return lib. book*Figure out how to return snowsuit*Pack book
*Pack clothes
*Do laundry
*Take out compost
*Print boarding pass
*Go to bible study*Go dancing for 1 hr
phdmom tues
it's already 1:45, and i'm only logging in now :( i would like to start a new routine of checking in every morning. gonna have to work on that. i was out of the house early today, and only sitting down now to dissertate.
please God, help me to do at least 30m before my dd comes home at 3:15.
thank you God, i did 50
thank you God, i did 50 minutes, and made some progress.
i also got an email about a 6-8 hr wkly position that sounds perfect for me right now. super psyched!
tila - Tues
Keeping positive, plan for today:
sign c/a, mail, pick up photosfix things (1, 2, 3), file paperslaundry (r, r-fold),pack a bag, vacuum downstairsandy_b check in 11/20
get out of bedshowermake teaeat breakfastdrive to worklog onpunch inprep for meetingL meetingPA check inFB follow upcar registration
renew library bookLunch (soup/bread)wash bowlsplit up Dec Ts with Asplit up catalog Ts with A and Cemail V about timesend email about VTroutingslaundry (jeans, sweats)start packing bag for thanksgiving
pray about amends/review amends to be made
write down goals for therapy
sweep kitchen floor
mop?
text S about picking up mail laterstrategize way to change addresses
think about getting computer
ask other guys about an in person service for filtering software
Clean BC serverdeal with all files on my deskwork on banner As
write reply to W
sacred pause
throw a few files off desktopclean pc desktopGather files for C copy
Gather files for BC copy
clement ci - day 13 attempting abstinence
it's been 11h 2min since i last went off plan. A lot of that was sleeping ;^) Cumulative 24h 50min over 12 days. I notice that the "days attempting abstinence" goes up by exactly 1 every day, no matter how well i do in any given day. It rather is a measure of my intention and willingness. And i am willing by the grace of God.
:) ck work.
:) ck plan for urgent tasks.
:) quiet time
:) plan
:) R
:) tasks.
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, Abba! Father! - Romans 8:15
That hit the spot. i got caught in paralysis of fear of impending failure and could not get out. I had the strength, barely, to have my quiet time, hoping something would happen. And i came across this, so i'm grateful. I'm gonna pray about it for a while. Altho i'm dialed into the 11am pa phone mtg.
12:09 pm :
had 11 am ph mtg which was great. ministered to my soul. Still feeling some dread, but i'm on task. But i did a lot of praying and i am ready to trust my God for today and its tasks and my execution of them.
F-alse
E-evidence
A-ppearing
R-eal
F-antastic
A-dventure
I-n
T-rusting
H-igher Power
1:47 pm :
It's been about 1hr 30min since i last went off task. Cumulative 25h 10min in last 12 days. I trusted my God and he did not disappoint. I was able to make fwd progress and start on my MIT at work and it went well. Now, rather than go off-task, i'm gonna stay on-task. and do the next task on my list.
1:51 pm :
it's been 1 min since i last went off task. woops. just for about 1 min. Cumulative 25h 11min off task in last 12 days. back on task now.
732pm :
It's been 5h 41 min since i last went off track. same Cumulative 25h 11m off track in last 12 days. i dont really have a plan now, so i have nothing to focus on. I did everything on my plan. Oh, except R. I should do that. Consider this: last 12 days usually i accomplish all my tasks. That's unspeakably improbable for me. I have REAL problem with getting cocky about that. I dont know if i can stay humble, so God, once again, i ask you to step in and transform me into a better me. A humble and gracious me. A grateful me.
7:41pm :
it's been 2 min since i last went off track, but just for about 2 min. Just didnt start on my decided task. Just forgot what it was. Slipped my mind. Busy day. Kinda dazed. so Cumulative 25h 13m off track in last 12.5 days. Now for R task.
9:36 pm :
it's been 1h 55min since i last went off plan. Same Cumulative 25h 13m off track in last 12.5 days. OMG i finished everything on my list. I ran out of plan before i ran out of time. OMG when was the last time that that happened to me? 1997? This is embarrassing but i have to read the bible so i dont get conceited. Or overconfident.
:) bible
9:46 pm :
God's got my back! :
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depths, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39
Wow, so, even my pride will be defeated, and Jesus will keep me close to him. He will. I can't. I know this because, earlier it said
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words - Romans 8:26
that's what i needed to get off my own high horse.
10:27pm :
done for the night. stayed mostly on task. watched maybe 5 min of tv as i walked thru room.
fall down seven times, get up eight - japanese proverb
Tuesday again so i can cross out as i go
get readytidyreadingsHIOcall K about appt bcall d-band b apptscall cjournalj wsprint out j wssend voucher mget card kcall sponsorHIOgroceriesrehab excercisesemail tHIOdinnerJourney 7:30 am
Man yesterday was a struggle, I felt SO tired, but I made it through and got some work done, although I didn't really get it together until lunchtime.
Today I feel rested up and I will make my todo list now, then exercise and have a healthy breakfast. At lunchtime I will go and get my car which is finally ready and the cost wasn't too terrible. My work MITs are to continue working on the communication problem on Project T, and review yesterday's meeting on Project O. Personal MITs are quiet time, dinner, dishes, laundry, dining room table, and make final decision about Christmas gifts and get the orders in. And pick up the car, of course.
Here goes, I feel ready to tackle this day and I'll check back if I feel myself slipping off the tracks.
Update 5:20 had a pretty good day. I got off track for about an hour after picking up my car, otherwise stayed pretty focused all day. Now to make dinner and do a bit of laundry and make some decisions about Christmas.
Jo
Let your purpose rule your day - Steve Chandler
Jack's check-in for the day
My tasks for today:
1. pomo log
2. Weds main tasks CI
3. ORx3
4. weekly planning
5. email check, email PA, and RD email x2 pomo
6. early lunch
7. email JH, call SH
8. email key FT contacts x1
9. choose SHSP speech x1 pomo
10. SK meeting at 1pm
11. leave for APPG by 2:45pm
12. attend APPG
13. enjoy HC
14. answer q19
15. in bed by 11pm
Hjf2bme check in 11/20/12
Good morning PA and world! Step 3 just stuck out in my morning reading pp. 86-88 of the big book...I am awake much earlier than normal and I decided to just get up and begin my day...hopefully, slow and steady now will make for an easy rest of the day...so, ready or not, here is what I would like to get accomplished...I leave the results up to God...
4:30 tea and paper piiles wow! Did it! Now want to avoid ills! God plz helpmeet!
5:30 bills
6:00 shower/ dress/ get ready for work
6:30 laundry/ clean room
7:00 garbage out and off to work
7:30 work
3:30 cs...library
4:30 back
Hey! how about eat dinner!? for some reason i am tired! so,now it is 5:30! so....i need a little defrag time! so 6:00 pack
7:00??? LLeave bake apple pie!!
ready or not, here I go!
Rexroth Check In 08.12
Done:
Up prayer and reflection
Showered and got clean
Checked emails and posts
Todo:
x Remove stuck light bulb if I can
x Check list for seeing minister
x Make shopping list
Check cards and discount info
x Wash up
x Put washing machine on
x Out 10.00ish to church and for shopping
Home and continue writing letters
Write journal
Prayer and reflection
Bed and sleep
13.10 day going well so far thanks for being here Rexroth
22.20 checking out have done a lot but no letters and am beginning to feel better about myself.
Night Rexroth
Hamlet's checkin
FoY exercise
2. meditation
3. eat 3 healthy snack
4.call in prescriptions and pick up
5.water plants
6. email Andrew
7.Research Chem reg legal/tech structure
8.grocery shopping
9. call Ni jia
10. continue with gardening blog
11. e-mail Andy B
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 jack for starting this trend.
Things I will do today
1. Go to the 5:45 a.m. telephone ACA meeting
2. Go to the 6:45 a.m. telephone OA meeting
3. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting
4. Go to the 7:30 a.m. telephone PA meeting
5. Test blood sugar twice
6. Eat breakfast
7. Prayer and meditation twice
8. Take shower
9. Get dressed
10. Go to the 9 a.m. telephone ACA meeting
11. Go to the 9:45 a.m. telephone CLA activity line
12. Go to the vocational group at 11 a.m.
13. Go to the 1 p.m. telephone CLA activity line
14. Wash dishes
15. Go through my mail
16. Warm up and eat lunch
17. Warm up and eat dinner
18. Go to the 6 p.m. telephone OA meeting
19. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
20. Go to the 9 p.m. online EA meeting
21. Go to the 9:30 p.m. telephone CLA activity line
Thanks for letting me share
tuesday
cant edit above list- wonder why?
EleanorBE's Tuesday List - a new phase of recovery?
Hi everyone and thanks Jack.
Haven't checked in since some time last week. That's been because it's just seemed obvious what the tasks were - prepare teaching, teach, write book. And although in the past few days I've been getting on with it ok, the idea of writing down just one main task for a day - the writing, over the weekend and today - has been depressing somehow. Anyway, it hasn't felt good not checking in. And I need to break down that One Big Task day by day, too. This feels like a new phase somehow. Facing the fact that amazing though it is to have made what really feel like great improvements in procrastination, not putting things off doesn't solve absolutely everything. Sometimes there is just too much to do because it's a hard time in the job for all of us right now. And I need to plan forward and decide when things are going to get done. Or whether some of them are not going to get done, because I shouldn't have said yes to it in the first place.
Anyway, here's Tuesday, when I do have a variety of tasks. I'm going to try to guess how long I need to spend on each group of tasks
MORNING
2 hours -
get up pdfs for h and a course
go through pdfs deciding which ones to use
see if JR has sent you the generic materials for course
make rough weekly plan
put plan and generic onto m.outline
send m.outline to JC
Timing? This took more like 2 hrs 20 but I got more detailed work done than expected as I went along. Break time.
1.5 hours
get up JR's email re titles
approve titles OR make suggestions for new ones
send response to titles to JR
Write to JW- move to tomorrow
Write ref for Ja - get up emails, compose ref- waiting for emails
Write ref for Es - get up emails, compose ref
Send refs to HG
45 mins
Check work mail
answer very quick ones
make list from others
LUNCH
AFTERNOON
Have a look in diary at when you're going to do CD paper- tomorrow!
BOOK - 4 hours, with breaks
check all H/P refs
Sort out final L/S refs
Write short summary para
Decide where you need links to make chapter do the work of the summary
Write links.
END OF DAY
Go through Projects lists and sort out tasks for rest of week.
Talk to G about party guest list
ms wednesday
thanks for the start jack, and thanks as always pro.
specifics
eave for work at 8.15get students to sign documentstell students about next meetingwork on listening and open responces at workdo the after work socializing even if don't really want to.constants
eat with mindfulness and self careno nappingbe careful with moneyjay's tuesday 20th
i'm making my list on tuesday eve
today, monday, hasn't been too strssful because i didn't do the stressful tasks but i did good as in i went to gym, and ate well which is a massive improvement on the last while.
i want to thank you all for being on this jorney to a better more settled life with me, i do focus on the past and future too much. wish i could be in the now, have some pleasure
i need to be very careful with time management this week as an extremelty important thing is coming up and i must be ready
tuesday basics
gym
po
bank
shop
smoothie
burgers
20 min tidy/hoover
hang listings
town?
make list of things to do for accessment
spend 2 hours on accessment work. be strict, log off
suitcase
rearrang L plans. accom, finances
lookj in diary bill to be paid
PILATES
POWER-READ AND PHONE
make list of things to be done before trip
wash up
bath
get gym things ready
I HAVE A BAG MIGRAINE SO DIDN'T GO GYM, AM TYRING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO AT LEAST GET SOMETHING DONE TODAY, AM THINKING WORKING ON CLEARING SPARE ROOM MIGHT NOT BE AS TAXING AS TRYING TO DEAL WITH THE PAPERWORK FOR ASSECCMENT. AM ALSO THINKING THAT STRESS ABOUT IT MAY BE A FACTOR- MY LIFE IS SUCH A MESS- SUGGESTIONS WELCOME