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.

Friday 5th July 2013

2 July, 2013 - 9:29am - movingalong
Friday 5th July 2013

One small step is not just much more than nothing,
it is infinitely more. (-- Clement)

And the task that seems infinite ... is finite.

Help me find the courage and faith
to start and to keep going.

Thank you to PA member Chickadee for this thread-starter.
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Do It Now

dotnow - 5 Jul 2013 - 2:59pm

checks  10  ing  15

Prax  5  Tax  10

Ykp   10   Unem 10 

1030 plan  

Apps and prep for wed

exer 45 minutes

learn

apps 

11 call?  DONE

1115 Exer  DONE

12 Pick up E DONE

Costco DONE

Go to Mon?sey    NO

Contact Sam  

330 Y home 

5 750  Hisbod

 

Organize all my papers 

 

7 "drop dead" 

focus on being organized 

clement ci - day 237 attempting abstinence, 157 from self

clement - 6 Jul 2013 - 9:04pm

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.

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:"

  • I have come to believe that it is more important to maintain sobriety of relying on God 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

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

11:57am :
[not tracking <15 min anymore (for now)]
It's been 00days 08hrs 05min since i last went on an off-plan bender >15min (2hr 2min, 1:50-3:52am 7/5 early am surq2hr 2min, 1:50-3:52am 7/5 early am surq)
It's been 00days 08hrs 05min since i last went on an off-plan bender >1hr (2hr 2min, 1:50-3:52am 7/5 early am surq2hr 2min, 1:50-3:52am 7/5 early am surq; abs his: (/ (+ 13 1 1 5 6 6 3 6 8 5 1 2 5 2) 14.0)4.6 ave old-new)
It's been 00days 08hrs 05min since i last went on an off-plan bender >2hrs (2hr 2min, 1:50-3:52am 7/5 early am surq2hr 2min, 1:50-3:52am 7/5 early am surq; abs his: (/ (+ 5 14 8 6 12 9 8 13) 8.0)9.4 ave)
It's been 22days 08hrs 31min 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 23 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 >101 days since i last went on an off-plan bender >6hrs (6hrs on 3/25).
It's been 237 days since i last went on an off-plan bender >1day
It's been ~337 days since i last went on an off-plan bender >1week
It's been 22days 01hrs 12min 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)

When we retire at night, we constructively review our day (BB).
  • Were we resentful, selfish, dishonest or afraid?
  • Do we owe an apology?
  • Have we kept something to ourselves which should be discussed with another person at once?
  • Were we kind and loving toward all?
  • What could we have done better?
  • Were we thinking of ourselves most of the time?
  • Or, were we thinking of what we could do for others, of what we could pack into the stream of life?

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)

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

Innertruth's check-in for Friday

InnerTruth - 5 Jul 2013 - 6:08pm

Afternoon

  1. Apply HC


  2. Resume for MS
  3. Send 5 resumes to private schools
  4. Call private schools to get contact info
  5. Ads for Craigslist and Kijiji
  6. Rogers 43, 46, paperless billing, load phone

Evening

7. Organize ESL notes


8. Go to M & S grocery stores

9. Run

10. Put clean dishes away

11. Wash dishes

12. Sweep kitchen floor

13. Recycle newspapers


14. Throw out garbage in kitchen and bathroom

15. Clean bathroom

 

 

ms friday

ms - 5 Jul 2013 - 9:57am
  • gym
  • wash on
  • put away clothes
  • clean work area
  • vacume
  • get out c and use
  • email r
  • check about ap
  • out

Elvira's Friday

elvira - 5 Jul 2013 - 2:16pm

Really struggling at the moment, so this will be a small achievable list

 

  • Run, go to Mass
  • Phone gas repair co
  • Answer Cheryl's email
  • contact Julie re calandar
  • Put away luggage
  • change light bulb in hall
  • check strimmer 
  • make pink hairband
  • replace leaky kettle

Cheryl's email is going to be the hard one!  I did it! it was easy once I started! Smile

 

Salamander's check in - Fri 5 July 2013

Salamander - 5 Jul 2013 - 5:42am

Thank you to movingalong and chickadee for starting this thread.

Today I need to do some CRISIS CLEANING (as defined by FLYlady) because the house is too close to one of those hoarder houses - too full and too dirty. I will do 3 rotations of 5 minutes followed by one rotation of 5 minutes x 3 times an hour.

Rotation 1: kitchen/sitting room/dining room

Rotation 2: downstairs WC/main bedroom/bathroom

Other: Staircase/outside Front Door

 

 

 

"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)

KF Check in Friday 5th July 10:30am

knitfisher - 5 Jul 2013 - 9:52am

Morning PAers. Feeling good after my first ever 5k run. Been working up to it for ages, and just decided to take my time and go for it on whim. Feel fine, which is great. I think it's speed that makes me very tired.

Today I have already: 

  • Had breakfast
  • Jogged my first 5k (WOO HOO!)
  • Had a shower
  • Put the washing on 

today I will: 

  • Text S - thank and explain.
  • Work for P (6 poms at least) done 7/6
  • Have a quick lunch
  • Write workout blog
  • Hang washing
  • Finish in time for the tennis ;-)
  • Paint nails while watching tennis ;-)
  • Look at laminator... 

Hypatia's check-in

Hypatia - 5 Jul 2013 - 7:35am

I'm feeling rather overwhelmed at work.  I'll use the check-in to try and keep track of the most urgent stuff

  • check typing
  • appt for LJ
  • ring M re IRO
  • SEN report
  • arrange meeting with MP
  • BMJ report

H.

My Day Today

lennon - 5 Jul 2013 - 8:45pm

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

I want to thank movingalong 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 OA meeting

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

6. Go to the 9:45 a.m. telephone CLA activity line

7. Cook and eat breakfast

8. Go to the 11 a.m. telephone PA meeting

9. Praying and meditation morning and evening

10. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting

11. Go to the taped OA meeting

12. Take shower

13. Warm up dinner

14. Get dressed

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

16. Go to the 9 p.m. telephone OA meeting

17. Go to the 10 p.m. telephone DA meeting

Thanks for letting me share

Mole's check in

Mole - 4 Jul 2013 - 7:43am

Thank you so much for starting the thread, moving along, and to chickadee, too.   It's absolutely on the nail. One Small Step

check food for tonight 

7.30 cafe

9-12 write with poms

12.30 lunch with K - take PC

2-3.30 Prov with Project 

Finish quote for P

prep for A 

6.45 A for meal- show her LC 

Bed by 11

THINGS I DID WELL TODAY

THINGS I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER  

THINGS I AM GRATEFUL FOR