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.

Monday 11th February 2013

 'Growth is dependent on courage. Today I can risk, because I am not afraid to make a mistake. i am ready for change. I can make choices, not out of fear or recklessness, but out of a new willingness to resolve old problems, to rid myself  of old ideas' .

For Today,Pg 180.

 

RisingUp Check-In 2/11

 

Okay, something's up here today. I am pretty convinced by now at 1:40pm that the "enemy" is really coming after me today regarding my (lack of) productivity. 

Just when I am most motivated, somehow "it" is just not happening. It's minor, dumb things that are irritating me. I am SO sensitive that every tiny thing is yet another excuse why I "can't get it all done" ... hmmm ... 

In the name of my lord Jesus Christ, I rebuke you Satan, I bind you and your demons and cast you down into the pit of hell from whence you came. You are NOT allowed to interfere with my current efforts to improve my life and be more productive so I can earn a livable wage!!!! Be gone now!!!

I ask you Heavenly Father for the ability to make real progress today. Help me to concentrate and focus on the task at hand so I can get it DONE! Let your will be done in my life, my job, my career, my finances, not my own. Thank you, in Jesus' name I pray, Amen. 

RisingUp

Innertruth's check-in

  1. Work on newsletter 1:30 to 3:00 pm
  2. Write email blast for March event and send to PD - 3:00 - 4:00 pm
  3. Run 4:00 to 5 pm
  4. Answer emails
  5. Finish newsletter (if not ready)
  6. Dinner
  7. Wash dishes
  8. Clean up bedroom, filing, prep for IT - 2 hrs
  9. Go to sister's and change lightbulb
  10. Throw out garbage
  11. CBT and goal setting - 2 hours
  12. Wash clothes by hand

 

gotmusikk's Monday

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:
3pm - Dunk
4pm - organize potential projects for "moving to boulder"
5pm - Weekly Review

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:
-- When I went off of plan, I tried not to let my negativity monsters derail me, and I rearranged my schedule. (Monster: yeah, you're trying to hang on but you'll probably get off schedule again.)  Yes, but as long as I strive for awareness and stay in touch with my needs, I can help myself to do what I deem to be useful.

Things I can improve on:

3 things I’m grateful for:
1)
2)
3)

__________________________

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

-- Pema Chodron

kromer 10:35 CI

I had a really fun relaxing weekend, but it almost feels like I'm coming back from a vacation. So, using a strategy that's worked for me before, I will make a long list of tasks and will give myself permission to chose whatever seems most appealing. I would like to get 5 of these done today, as a minimum. 

Revise intro
Finish discussion outline
Make more reagents, deal w/ blocks (working on this now)
Finish resume updates, Submit resume for V (will do this soon)
Check on expts
Call R (left a msg, waiting for a call back)
Buy tickets
Carefully plan out P/B expt and S/R expt
Finish counts
Make hair cut appt, Clean bathroom

Finish updating refs.

I am pretty distractable today, so I will start with an active task: making more reagents

 

PhDmom Monday blues

hi all, i'm still figuring out this website, but i'm going to try to check in today. i've recently started a new part time job, so i'll be heading out shortly. been faffing this morning, and wanting so badly to get back to dissertating. dissertating is my main priority outside of my family. it's been a long time since i've dissertated and i must get back to it and make the time. vibes for a productive day!

Vic 2/11/13

show up (done), plan, exer
There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against HP.

Thanks for starter jal. I too am praying for willingness to be willing.Courage to feel the pain, of "me". , knowing I am not alone.Together we can do what we could never do alone. Thank you HP.

ps i forgot, it helps me to focus on "wanting it done" instead of "not wanting to do it", like the truth is I do want it done, so I don't stay stuck in beating myself up for not wanting todo "it"

Monday

@mole we are all in in this together! have a good dayxo

Re- the reading above I love the part about having a new willingness to resolve old problems- I am struggling this week with extra pain and need to be willing to d othe next right thing and be willing. 

 

  • readings
  • tidy
  • laundry
  • HIO
  • ring d and d
  • online ahv complete
  • b and tu
  • check eb
  • call dd s
  • make appt dh
  • call dob
  • call ug re a
  • email c and f
  • reply email f
  • call m and v
  • mend top and coat
  • finish articles and notes
  • write letter to dd
  • writing plan
  • clean c
  • dinner
  • write in journal
  • practice a 30 mins
  • s4 30 mins
  • rehab excercises 

 

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 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 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting

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

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

5. Cook and eat breakfast

6. Take shower

7. Get dressed

9. Go to the post office

10. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting

11. Go to get food

13. Warm up dinner

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

Thanks for letting me share

clement ci - day 94 attempting abstinence, 13 from self

12:46am early morning before bed last night : pre-plan. I went off plan surfing. It's been 15min since i last went off plan. I know because of the TitleLog app i'm running, which i got from Donationcoder.com.

:) ci
:) v task
:) quiet time
:) r task
:) s task
:) t task
:) 11am pa phone mtg
:) prj task
:) sort tasks
:) do tasks
:) shovel snow, altho it's raining...
:) bp task
:) bill client
:) revisit bp
:) clean office workspace
:) calc w/ son
:) clean office workspace
ck task list

9:25am : It's been 8hrs 39min since i last went off plan. That includes ~8hrs of sleep, so almost all sleep. But it means i was on plan before bed and this morning. I have (10+2)*5 going. I am going to also track my schedule. I start 1hr behind, and will try to stay just that 1hr behind all day.

9:50am : Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being certain of what we do not see." - Hebrews 11:1

10:10am : it's been 9hrs 24min since i last went off plan. plan was (10+2)*5 so it had built-in, on-plan break which i used to fit in a secondary, fun, but need task. That worked well. Took 4 min but i was renaming files and believe not leaving them in a middle state was important. for 2 min cost.

10:59am : it's been 10hrs 13min since i last went off plan

12:08pm : it's been ...

1:35pm : i got distracted *IN* that previous update. geesh. It's been 1 min since i last went off plan. I'm distractable today. Now i have to sort tasks!!! hard. God help me.

6:54pm : it's been 1 min since i last went off plan. But i've been on plan almost all day. Best monday in a while. have to return to

7:56pm : it's been 1hr 3min since i last went off plan. That means God has granted me recovery today. I did not do it myself.

8:44pm : it's been 1hr 51min since i last went off plan. Last week i never thot i'd see sobriety again. I guess it's true that God gives infinite new beginnings

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

@jalla

Wow, Jalla - have just seen a swathe of days ahead, again. I feel like a child with a Christmas stocking

EleanorBE's Monday List

So, missed quite a few visits here last week on those days when it was really clear what I was supposed to be doing. That's not a good idea though. It just makes things feel more muddled and overwhelming if I don't check in. 

So here's Monday

- pack diary and computer to take to work

- finish grading CD- move to Tues


- bring up emails of p.s for IP


- do p.s for IP

- finish reading B's chapter (may have to be moved to Tues)


- decide on UP/RW activities for IP


- work out how feedback for IP will work


- teach IP


- mention in IP help with websites and get other volunteers


- mention LW coming to IP


- meet SG to collect papers


- grade SG's papers

Movingalong's Monday "hope-to" plans

Review bigger picture
check timeline on each prospect
plan it out
-- done: DK evening

movingalong's Monday update

wow, I forgot this post was here.
This would've been good to look at today.

Will have to carry these plans over to Tuesday.

Mole visiting

Oh dear I haven't checked in. Must go to bed. Writing this now is my commitment to revisit the site in the morning.

thank you jalla for giving me a place to come to. 

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 I'm back. It's a public holiday today. The cafe is closed and I have a commitment mid morning that throws my writing schedule out. Let's see if my uncaffeinated brain can get a bit of a grip.

Prepare laptop notebooks etc so that it is all ready for when I get back

9.40- 11.20 regatta ringing

11.30-1 outline

lunch

walk and work on mem til 3.30

tidy kitchen 1 pom

tidy living room 1 pom and use timer this time

eat

7-9 go to practice

socialise til 10

check in 

bed at  11