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 18th June 2013

17 June, 2013 - 9:42am - jalla

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Mollie's CI

Mollie2007 - 18 Jun 2013 - 2:48pm

The day started well, but then I got tired and it slowed way down. OK, there is junk piled everywhere, so no wonder I can't get anything done. Let's just list 3 things & do them:

-file receipts
-start scanning DW file
-pick up stuff off the floor

My check in

Prometheus - 18 Jun 2013 - 10:47pm

Did absolutlely nothing worthwhile today.  But I want to start doing daily check-ins.

There is a beginning for everything.

I will be in the chatbox tomorow.

 (Ooops some error in how I'm supposed to do it) 

Mollie CI 4:23pm

Mollie2007 - 18 Jun 2013 - 3:36pm

-I filed a few receipts
-I'm scanning the file -- over 600 pages already
-I picked much of the stuff up off the floor

Now must leave for post office, etc.

ms tuesday

ms - 18 Jun 2013 - 1:25pm

thanks for the starter jalla

 I am a pile of procrastionation, anxiety, oevereating and overspending today. the only way out of this for me is work, yet of course, it seems unimagionable.

 

  • start on the 100 words. one sentance at a time. 
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Tuesday afternoon

jalla - 18 Jun 2013 - 8:40pm
I love the gratitude stone- I need to remind myself to remember what I have to be grateful for because i tend to get stuck in the challenges right now and forget that despite these hard times i STILL have a lot to be grateful for. ALOT!Cool
  • readings
  • HIO
  • call a
  • tidy
  • s& h
  • accounts
  • cancel tomorow i
  • book dates h(tried call again tomorow)
  • make dinner
  • feb
  • march
  • april 
  • may 
  • bs
  • o r
  • rehab excercises
  • go bed reasonable hour FAIL!Tongue out

Vic 6/18/13

vic - 18 Jun 2013 - 9:43am

Show up (done), exper, plan

Gratitude... thanks jalla, in my conscious mind I "think" am am, but my subconscious state of emotional sobriety would beg to differ. Lots of 'work" to do . grateful for a place to connect with others. thanks all 

A request for good thoughts from knitfisher

knitfisher - 18 Jun 2013 - 4:09am
Later today I have a meeting, which is not about me, but will include a discussion about something that I procrastinate really badly on. And it may well affect the bottom line of the company I work for. I am not proud of this, but the task terrifies me. And to top it off, the person in charge here is extremely unreasonable. I can defend the defensible against him, but I am in the wrong here. I do pretty much the rest of my work for this client really well, and would hate to be judged for this one task alone.
I am not asking for pity, because I got myself into this. Just for good thoughts and the strength to say that I'm sorry and to finally take action on this issue. (which could include paying someone else to do it for me - if they will let me)
Thanks in advance PAers. Will return to forums and chatbox tomorrow. And it, whatever happens, will all be over.
KF

@everyone thank you for good wishes

knitfisher - 18 Jun 2013 - 2:27pm

Hey everyone,

 Thanks so much for the wishes and thoughts. I felt a bit selfish asking, but I was in such a state this morning.

 Anyway, it turned out that I didn't get shouted at. (And believe me , that was a real risk) someone who I work with (he sort of brought me into this client) actually met me beforehand and we decided a plan of action. And the severity of my lacklustre performance was somewhat glossed over. Which I am grateful for. We now have a plan for the future.

 Thanks to everyone again, who knows, it might have worked.

 

 

 

Well done Knitfisher!

jalla - 18 Jun 2013 - 5:33pm

YAY!!! Well done kitfisher - delighted  today went well - that is great news! Very happy for youLaughing- well done!!xo

Best of luck KF

jalla - 18 Jun 2013 - 10:39am

I am sending you extra big good energy right now KF. I hope it all resolves easily and well for you and I will be thinking of you today. Best of luck.

In solidarity,

Jallaxoxo

 

(knitfisher)

vic - 18 Jun 2013 - 9:39am

sending "good thoughts" and inspiration.

NIGHT PRAYER

God
forgive me where I have been resentful, selfish, dishonest or afraid
today. Help me to not keep anything to myself but to discuss it all
openly with another person - show me where I owe an apology and help me
make it. Help me to be kind and loving to all people. Use me in the
mainstream of life God. Remove worry, remorse or morbid (sick)
reflections that I may be of usefulness to others. AMEN

(p. 86 BB)

MORNING PRAYER

God
direct my thinking today so that it be divorced of self pity,
dishonesty, self-will, self-seeking and fear. God inspire my thinking,
decisions and intuitions. Help me to relax and take it easy. Free me
from doubt and indecision. Guide me through this day and show me my next
step. God give me what I need to take care of any problems. I ask all
these things that I may be of maximum service to you and my fellow man
in the name of the Steps I pray. AMEN

(p. 86 BB)

 

@knitfisher - Good luck!

riddled - 18 Jun 2013 - 5:47am

Keeping fingers crossed for you! X

(I know we shouldn't normally reply to checkin posts, but since this is not a classical checkin with list of tasks and doesn't look like it needs to be edited...)

riddled's Tuesday ToDos

riddled - 18 Jun 2013 - 5:47pm

get up 04:30
continue inventory
5 pages textbook D in train to work
workday
5 pages textbook D in train from work (managed to cover more)
negotiate with landlord about rental agreement (if he's home)
finish inventory cellar
run virus scan

clement ci - day 220 attempting abstinence, 140 from self

clement - 19 Jun 2013 - 11:08am

title was wrong: "clement ci - day 217 attempting abstinence, 137 from self" fixed 6/19

Abstinence from unplanned time.

  • The one thing, the only thing, i can do impulsively is write something on my todo list.
  • The one thing, the only thing, i can do off plan is recovery, something to maintain my sobriety, when tempted. I have come to believe that it is more important to maintain sobriety than to get things done.
    • "15 Points" point 5 says:
      5. Develop and rehearse a daily plan of thinking and acting by which you will live that day relying on God, regardless of what may upset you or how hard the old urge to rely on self may hit you.

      My Plan is this:

      1. read "15 Points"
      2. Meditate for 5 min on the attributes of God

Abstinence from relying on self. AA Big Book says to rely on God. Quoted in my bookmarks : scroll down to "AA Big Book on fears : relying on God not self-reliance:"

12:27am bookend i like that graphic. gratitude.images
12:30am done==3min.

:) ci
:) start Instant Boss
:) v task
:) cl
:) time log
:) quiet time
:) r task
:) s task
:) t task
:) 11am pa phone mtg
:) sort tasks
*capture all * tasks here
j task
:) - do tasks -
put away clothes
:) reflection
:) pre-plan tmrw

11:00am :
[not tracking <15 min anymore (for now)]
It's been 00days 12hrs 24min since i last went on an off-plan bender >15min (54min, 21:42-22:36 6/17 searching web for graphics on the attibutes of god (instead of meditating on those attributes))
It's been 04days 08hrs 27min since i last went on an off-plan bender >1hr (2hrs 11min, 12:22-2:33am 6/14 (late on the 13th) work binging on hc website; abs his: 13,1,1,5,6,6,3,6 old-new)
It's been 04days 08hrs 27min since i last went on an off-plan bender >2hrs (2hrs 11min, 12:22-2:33am 6/14 (late on the 13th) work binging on hc website; abs his: 5,14,8,6,12,9)
It's been 05days 07hrs 34min since i last went on an off-plan bender >3hrs (4hrs 1min, 11:25pm-3:26am 6/12-13 q surfing binge; abs his: 25,14,36; corrected 5/24).
It's been 6 days since i last went on an off-plan bender >4hrs (4hrs 1min, 11:25pm-3:26am 6/12-13 q surfing binge; before that: 78days).
It's been >83 days since i last went on an off-plan bender >6hrs (6hrs on 3/25).
It's been 219 days since i last went on an off-plan bender >1day
It's been ~319 days since i last went on an off-plan bender >1week
It's been 05days 00hrs 15min since i last relied on self. (6/10-6/13 10:45am overwhelmed with too many medium important tasks, no MITs; abs his: 14,50)

THINGS I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER

More focused morning.
Clung to God better.

THINGS I AM GRATEFUL FOR (everything i "did well" comes from god, either thru gifts he's given me or the way he's transformed me)

Kept meditating on the attributes of God to take me out of my own head, my own funk, back into service.
Nice meeting about family.

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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InnerTruth's to do list for Tuesday

InnerTruth - 18 Jun 2013 - 11:53pm
  1. Get up and be at desk at 9am (at desk at 11:30, need to go to bed earlier)
  2. Phone Marvel
  3. Thank you GL
  4. Call GL's contact
  5. F/U expenses
  6. Update resume and cover letter
  7. Pay TD
  8. Order Daytimer
  9. Research Y & B ESL schools
  10. Call MEH
  11. Go to hairdresser (postphoned until Wednesday)
  12. Drop off resumes (postphoned until Wednesday)
  13. Go to evening meeting
  14. Read papers
  15. Charge and reload phone