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.
Sunday December 2, 2012
HAPPY SUNDAY, EVERYBODY!
Tool Four of PA:
Focus on Long-Term Consequences: Procrastinators have a tendency to focus on short-term pleasure, and shut out awareness of long-term consequences. Remind yourself how panicked and awful you'll feel if the task isn't done, then imagine how good it will feel when the task is finished.
Have a great proactive day!
Peace
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Tabula Rasa - Sunday
Feeling frustrated because I used losing my keys as an excuse to procrastinate most of the day Friday and Saturday. I finally found them last night at around 8PM. I was really struggling yesterday, but still managed to get almost all of the dishes done, do a load of laundry and respond to a few emails. I was in that hyper-focused fog for most of the rest of the day--not really sure where the time went.
I have two client calls/deliverables tomorrow and I am feeling that avoidance/anxiety starting to kick in a bit, especially because Friday and Saturday got off-track. I am breathing through it, and am going to do what I can do to prepare starting now.
-Pick up binders from office
-Prepare for call with client A-Prepare deliverable for client B
-Work on printing order
-One load of laundry washed, dried and put away
-COBRA paperwork
-COBRA payment
-Rent home
-Rent office
-Submit pet insurance claim-Drop off binders (Monday)
Kodos
Thank you, Lennon!
Not a bad day so far. A little bit of relaxing, a little bit of work...here's the rest of the day:
3:30-4:30 nap
4:30-5:30 clean
5:30-7 Christmas stuff
7-8 dinner
8-9 5 to-dos
9-10 read, lang
I resolve ...
Vic 12/2/12
Show up (done)exer. Bucket list
words can have a big impact on my program, so i am going to try replacing calender with bucket list. And see if it makes a difference. Thx
musti's c-i 12/2/12
Different flow here on the weekend...
Woke up early under threat of migraine...6 hours later and I'm a bit shaky but fine otherwise.
Yesterday was another eye-opener in early PA recovery. I'm going to do some journalling on all this elsewhere.
goals for today:
PA mtg at 2:30
make a plan for (a) the week and (b) tomorrow
12-step mtg at 7:30
and now I'm going to putz in the shop until 2:22
Thanks for the start lennon. (though "panicked and awful" is a bit of a constant while "finished" is only to be imagined...but, thanks for the reminder; this check-in is at least one proactivity I've accomplished today!)
clement ci - day 25 attempting abstinence
:) quiet time
:) lunch
:) plan
:) bricks
:) tasks
:) party
:) overnight long runs
12:31pm :
fall down seven times, get up eight - japanese proverb
Journey 9 am
Happy Sunday!
Today is housework catch up day. First thing is to sort the laundry. Later!
Update 10 am -Laundry is sorted, and the first load is in the wash.
Other things to do today
More laundry to washFold 3 loads - 2 doneFind recipes10 minutes on the pilefind dentist billmore orderswater plantsstraighten living roomchange cat litterbathe dogsclean big bathroomwrap a's bday presentprep for tomorrowreview goalsquiet timeJo
Let your purpose rule your day - Steve Chandler
Hello everybody! I hope
Hello everybody!
I hope you're doing well.
First Post ever for me in this Check-Ins-Subforum. Let's see if I can stick to my propositions:
1145 prepare mondayIt took a lot longer than expected... Bummer! Its almost 1600 now...1230 short break1245 markings
1400 break1500 markings1800 cleanup, paperwork,WEtodo1900 prepare week2000 markings2100
mail wichteln,relax, EODAdditional Tasks:
SoMi_IF,HdyVrtrg
Have a nice sunday everyone!
Edit: This was a very productive Sunday for me - thanks to this useful website. As this was the first day for me on this site, I am amazed how well it worked to have my Todo-List written down here. It was also very motivating for me seeing the bullet points of the other participants being struck through.
Good Night everyone, I'm going to bed. (It's almost midnight here in germany.)
Rexroth Check In 10.10
Up late with a cough following a bad night's sleep and in a very bad mood, grumpy, angry and fed up.
Done:
Up prayer and reflection
Checked emails and posts
Looked from my window at the early morning golden sunlight and took some picture - that is something that could not be put off
Put hat which I wear when traveling into soak as it still is not clean from its last wash
Todo:
x Make a gratitude list - this is recommended to deal with grumpyness and is just about the last thing I feel like doing
x Make a plan for the week
I am really not sure what else
What else was sorting out the letter to the landlords which I at last got all the comments and approval printed it got it signed by other tenants and posted it
I forget what else I did and am posting this on Monday morning
Regards Rexroth
Mole's check in
Thank you lennon for starting the thread - hope you have a good Sunday too.
market, ringing, shopping done.
Eat
wash up
45 min challenge
4.30 Walk
wrap, weigh post parcels
eat
mem. 1 pom 1951 and 1961
relax
CC
go to bed 11
Chatbox 12step mtg Sun2:30pm.NewYorkTime / Mon.6:30am.SydneyAus
All welcome!
This is a Traditional
Twelve-Step meeting.
Chatbox PA 12step meeting TODAY in the special meeting area of the chatbox
(See link http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/4094 for more info).
NOTE: At the moment the chatbox is still free-of-charge; so therefore today's meeting will go on as planned.
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Monday 6:30AM
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December 2nd meeting in YOUR timezone:
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Sunday
readyreadingsHIOtidyring d and tdeep clean k, br 1 and br 2 and bmop floorsorder swimsuitsring sponsoro textsrehab excercisesHIOjournallet go of Gdinnerrehab excercisesMy Day Today
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 meeting2. Go to the 6:45 a.m. telephone OA meeting
3. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting4. Go to the 8 a.m. telephone OA meeting5. Go to the 9 a.m. telephone ACA meeting6. Test my blood sugar twice7. Cook and eat breakfast8. Call my friend to go to the business meeting9. Prayer and meditation morning and evening
10. Take shower11. Get dressed12. Fix lunch
13. Go to the business meeting at 1 p.m.14. Cook and eat dinner15. Go to the 7 p.m. online EA meeting
16. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting17. Go to the PA workshop at 9 p.m.18. Read the meditations
19. Wash dishes
20. Write on part of my Fourth Step in DA
21. Write on part of my Sixth Step in NA
22. Do my 11th Step in OA
Thanks for letting me share
Salamander's check in - Sun 2 Dec 2012
Thank you, pro, for maintaining these boards for the fellowship. Thank you also to Mole for starting the thread.
Major thanks to the Mole for kindly suggesting a "Not allowed to touch kitchen floor day", which may be just what is needed to get the entire floor made spotless!
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!
Best wishes to my fellow procrastinators with your day ahead.
"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)
ms sunday
Down to the wire. must finish outline to the degree that I can send it of for looking over today.
specifics
confirm who will read over prop15 min burst on outline15 min burst on outline15 min burst on outline15 min burst on outline15 min burst on outline15 min burst on outline15 min burst on outline15 min burst on outlineIF all done can go to gym. went for a walk as a time compremise.15 min burst on outline15 min burst on outline15 min burst on outline15 min burst on outline15 min burst on outlinesend off for checking overemail st re tuesdayemail m/non at studentsno nappingbe mindful of spending habits.Reframing Recovery Tool #4 for myself ...
P.A. Recovery Tool #4:
Focus on the Long-Term:
Procrastinators have a tendency to focus on short-term pleasure,
and shut out awareness of long-term consequences.
Remind yourself how panicked and awful you'll feel if the task isn't done,
then imagine how good it will feel when the task is finished.
To add a personal contemplation idea to the above tool:
I feel somewhat uncomfortable with its wording.
Therefore, I choose to reframe it as follows:
I don't over-focus on the bad feelings, because that might lead to
"awful-izing" or "catastroph-izing".
I simply do a QUICK remembering of how procrastination leads to chaos,
but then I re-direct my thinking as follows:
I contemplate the following:
Higher Power, Greater Wisdom, what is the Big Picture?
What long-term goals do you envision for me?
How does this action fit into that?
What can my next right action be -- right now?
What will lead me on the path to *real* joy?
jay's sunday 2nd december 2012
hello and thank you lennon
lol i don't need reminding i live with that panic not just because i procrastinate, also because i believe i can not achieve the goals of sorting out paperwork
sunday
pack bag for gym
make shopping list
eat banana and nuts
gym- leisure enjoy
shopping
2013 diary
get box to post shoes- measue them
text m about exercises
smoothie
wash juicer ect
put burgers on
spend 1 hr on finances + DO PROJECTIONS
check each bill indiviually and phone them to work out savings, allow 1 hr for each bill
GAS
ELECTRICITY
BROADBAND
MOBILE
GYM
WATER?
CC NAT
CAP 1
V
WOODS
wrap parcels
get big parcel ready to go & put by door
phone mum
bath
dinner
PILATES= spend 1 hour on it and learn circle
GO THROUGH PHONE AND REPLY TO ALL TEXTS -THE LOT!
GO THROUGH FB AND REPLY TO MSGS AND NOTIFICATIONS