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Wednesday 6th February 2013

3 February, 2013 - 2:25am - jalla

'Do not peer too far'-Pindar.


For Today:'I neither want to know the future nor live in it before it arrives' For Today Pg 349 

 

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Hamlet's checkin

Hamlet - 6 Feb 2013 - 3:19pm

1. FoY exercise

2. meditation

3. eat healthy snacks

4. finishing excipient blog a must

5. start lost in translation

6. sort mail

7. declutter study

8. throw out one item

9. grocery shopping in prep of snow storm 

kromer 10:30 CI

kromer - 7 Feb 2013 - 10:15am

Today I need to work on paper:

Finish supp figure and make small tweaks to figures
Make edits to intro
Finish updating refs
Meet with adviser

And I need to work on expts:
Check expts
Make more SMF reagents and deal w/ blocks

And I need to work on internship search:
Email J
Email CB
Talk to R about C's job
Come up with list of 20 internship possibilities (very rough, doesn't have to be good AT ALL)

Also: See P, go through email, call C (will do this soon)

gotmusikk's Wednesday

gotmusikk - 6 Feb 2013 - 9:44pm

Progress, not perfection.
Consistency over emergencies.
Do the thing that feels healthy, not "shouldy" or escapist.
____________________

Check-in @ P.A.
Process my inbox completely

journal
meditate 15 mins.
shower/dress

Complete 1 cycle of 15 minutes each of:
-- dishes
-- clean
-- back exercise/practice
-- massage

Appointments:
12pm - Duo Reh
3:45-6pm - MH class
6:30-7pm - Bauman
anytime - Make bread

If there’s time after I complete what’s listed above, I will select 2 activities and cycle them in 15 minute bursts.

Things I did well today:
I still did SOMETHING today - answered some emails and stayed on top of dishes - even though I was off schedule.

Things I can improve on:
WELL... today was not a "Consistency over emergencies" day.  A big decision came up-- essentially the BF and I decided that we're going to move to Colorado this summer, whether he gets into the doctoral degree or not.  We're in Maryland now... it's a big step.  We want to live closer to nature, and have our kids (someday) grow up in a less hectic environment.  BUT that being said, it's still a scary leap, to just MOVE because you want to.  And have no job waiting for you.  That's the life of a freelancer!
SO my mind has been brewing with to-dos and urgencies today.  I guess that's okay for now. 

3 things I’m grateful for:
1)  MH.
2)  Bread.
3)  Knitting. (one more email and then I'll knit.)

__________________________

"Do I prefer to grow up and relate to life directly, or do I choose to live and die in fear?"
-- Pema Chodron

Knitfisher's checkin Weds 6th Feb 15:04 take two

knitfisher - 7 Feb 2013 - 4:27am

**Reposting due to kind people sending their condolences. Thank you so much for those. Please feel free to reply to my 12.25 post if you want to send me good wishes. I appreciate all of them**

So the funeral is over with, and went fine. We gave her a great send-off and I realised once again how great it is to have friends and family support rather than shutting yourself away and trying to cope on your own or relying on DH all the time. But now thoughts turn a little to the mammoth tasks at hand (clearing and selling the house), as well as trying to get back to some semblance of normality with work. One small tiny step at a time. 

We start with the following:

  • Shower
  • Eat lunch (20 mins)
  • Email Solicitor Qs re: C-tax and IR form and and ask for update (15 mins)
  • Do 4 poms for Ws (2 hrs) 3/4 done
  • Call EDF after 2pm (10 mins)
  • Text S to thank her and mention J (5 mins)
  • WHB (1hr)
  • Book EBs (for next week?) (2 mins)
  • Pick up 5 things of mum's and throw, donate or keep. (5 mins)
  • Undo flowers and make at least two bunches with the rest in pots (30 mins) started

clement ci - day 89 attempting abstinence, 8 from self

clement - 6 Feb 2013 - 2:11pm

9:54am : It's been 1 min since i last went off plan. Overall mostly on plan this morning.

:) ci
:) v task
:) r task
:) s task
:) t task
:) 11am appt
:) quiet time
:) prj task

"Be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hyms and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to on another out of reverence for Christ." - Ephesians 4 18:21 (color 069)

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

fall down seven times, get up eight - japanese proverb

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Journey 9:30

journey - 6 Feb 2013 - 9:53am

In the office today but feeling extremely stressed so posting todo list here.   Somehow posting it here to share with my supportive peeps makes it feel more doable. 

  • attend Project O meetings - three!
  • Project C - send data asap
  • Project M - gather info and submit for review - also asap
  • Resolve error message on Dev
  • Project M - Finish prep for D
  • Drop off lib book

OK it doesn't seem so bad now that it's written down.   Deep breath.  L8tr.

Jo 

 

Let your purpose rule your day - Steve Chandler

Jack's check-in for the day

jack - 6 Feb 2013 - 9:10am

Thanks jalla for the great threadstarter.

- pray

- FT break into list of tasks, x2pomo 
- S4 x1pomo tbc
- run tbc & shower 
- SP 4:45pm 
- eve SL

- prayer by 11:30pm & in bed (no computer beforehand)

Vic 2/6/13

vic - 6 Feb 2013 - 7:56am

Show up, pplan, exer

Thanks for starter Jal . I try to remind myself that my HP and power is only in the "now" because my HP said I am, not I will be or I was, so can only be found in the now.(somehow I still keep forgetting this so thanks for reminder)

 "EXERCISE YOUR POWER OF CHOICE.
So often you say, "I had no choice." There is always a choice. The
problem is, you may not like the options, so you say you have no choice.
Don't imprison yourself with the myth that you are not choosing your
life. You are at every moment. So choose consciously."Reon Schutte

 

Knitfisher's checkin Weds 6th Feb 12:25pm

knitfisher - 6 Feb 2013 - 7:24am

So the funeral is over with, and went fine. We gave her a great send-off and I realised once again how great it is to have friends and family support rather than shutting yourself away and trying to cope on your own or relying on DH all the time. But now thoughts turn a little to the mammoth tasks at hand (clearing and selling the house), as well as trying to get back to some semblance of normality with work. One small tiny step at a time. 

We start with the following: 

 

  • Shower
  • Email Solicitor Qs re: C-tax and IR form and and ask for update
  • Do 4 poms for Ws
  • Call EDF after 2pm
  • Text S to thank her and mention J
  • WHB (1hr)
  • Book EBs (for next week?)
  • Pick up 5 things of mum's and throw, donate or keep.

 

(knitfisher)

vic - 6 Feb 2013 - 8:01am

Sympathies for your loss.

Thanks vic

knitfisher - 6 Feb 2013 - 8:12am

I appreciate it.

@ knitfisher

jalla - 6 Feb 2013 - 8:24am

Sending you condolences for your loss. Thinking of you.

Welcome Dotty!

jalla - 6 Feb 2013 - 5:48am

Welcome to your first daily check in!!Cool- wishing you a great day today/

thanks Jalia!

Dotty - 8 Feb 2013 - 3:35am

thank you for your encouragement!

I didn't get much done... but i did get SOME of it done which is something... but yes helpful to put it here and revisit it this morning to remember what I planned to do! Going to shift my 'to dos' which turned into 'not dones' over to saturday.. as thats the next time I'll have to get on with stuff... slowly but surely :-)

-actually I think what I'll do saturday is also write this stuff on a piece o paper too and pin it up... as I kind of typed it in here.. logged off and didn't have any reminders in plain sight...

thanks

Dotty 

Dotty Check in 6 Feb 10am

Dotty - 8 Feb 2013 - 3:53am

Thanks jalia.. my first ever daily check in woop!

Will be back in a few hours to tick things off.. I darn well hope so..

Animation project to do:

-watch other animations and get inspiration - most importantly make notes about why they are good and techniques used that I could incorporate 

-nope

-work on my drawings

-a tiny bit....like half an hour! 


-look at where I'm at with the script and think of some other ideas

-half an hour...but still came up with a couple of ideas so better than nothing though worse that the several potential hours i had! 

Other


-do the dishes (easy, but nice to put at least one thing on here that I'll have NO problem doing! and will definitely be ticking off the list later :-)) 

-easy - done 


-clean the bathroom :-)

-done and looks like a hotel bathroom now! So that makes me feel good evertime I go in there now! Much better than everytime I go in there thinking 'I should clean the bathroom'.. which was like 4 times a day for two weeks.. so that thought occured to me like 56 times lol! But only finally did it coz I promised my flatmate i would! - he didn't realise he was acting as an accountability partner :-) 

-pay the water bill (why oh why does this one make me feel nervous??)

-oops no heck better do this to keep the wolves from the door! It has been know for debt collectors to start sending letters coz I've stupidly avoided these things!

-book train tickets.. or at least check prices.. as I find it ridiculously hard to commit to things in the future!

-nope.. and I'm heading for one of those unwelcome side effects of procrastination = financial loss!... as the prices will go up!! 


-maybe watch some coursera videos - online history course 

-did this..which enriched my day so much more than the evils of surfing the internet.. a feeling of accomplishment.. though not on my main project - still thats something :-)

Great to at least cross some things off! See y'all Saturday x Dotty 

Wednesday

jalla - 7 Feb 2013 - 6:04am

Wow that loveheart pic is bigger than i remember!! 

Yes today need to just be here- a minute at a time- doing the next right thing.

 

  • readings
  • tidy
  • HIO
  • call v
  • call c
  • return texts
  • do new pa e
  • ms
  • check b
  • pool and gym rehab
  • go to U
  • articles read and write notes (aim 30)
  • practice a 30 mins
  • print accounts
  • meet c
  • go a class
  • meet m and go to dinner

 

My Day Today

lennon - 7 Feb 2013 - 6:35am

I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, the telephone and online meetings, and my life.

I want to thank jalla 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. Take shower

5. Go to the 8:30 a.m. telephone PA meeting

6. Go to the 9 a.m. telephone ACA meeting

7. Call my ride to take my grocery bags to a charity place

8. Cook and eat breakfast

9. Get dressed

10. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting

11. Go to the 1 p.m. telephone OA meeting

12. Warm up dinner

13. Go to the 3 p.m. telephone CLA meeting

14. Fix snack

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

16. Go to the 9:30 p.m. telephone CLA meeting

Thanks for letting me share

ms wednesday

ms - 6 Feb 2013 - 6:33pm

 

  • what wearing tonight, cleaners?
  • work on outline via questions and next moves. 6 bursts
  • film p
  • work out how to film p
  • write fat outline and print and email to p
  • spin class
  • go to t
  • support r
  • work out why image is grainy
  • check sound levels with headphones.
  • deliver work green
  • reply to reserch
  • reply to b


2 bottles of water

Mole's check- in

Mole - 5 Feb 2013 - 6:31am

Wow! That's quite a welcome  jalla.  Love the focus on living in the now ( even though I am checking in the night before)

7.30 cafe prep for S

9-12 write outline with poms 5 min  breaks for apricot picking, hanging out washing, sun proofing, cup of tea.

lunch

1 walk to town via E

1 pom Mem at F 

2 appt with S

opticians

presents for G and L

brown paper

home

make apricot dessert

meal with A 

bed by 11

have a lovely day everyone