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.
Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.
hazyjane ci thursday june 19th
Woke up a half hour earlier than my alarm so I feel good today, did some writing, HP, exercise, walked dogs. Now finishing my breakfast and deciding what to do next.
Also have to pick up my bike, get some shopping, get to meeting. And walk dogs again. And bath.
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It's an inside job...
Wednesday June 18, 2014
I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, and my life.
Things I will do today
1. Test blood sugar
2. Go to the 5:55 a.m. telephone ACA meeting
3. Prayer and meditation morning and evening
4. Go to the 6:45 a.m. telephone OA meeting
5. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting
6. Cook and eat breakfast
7. Go to the 8:30 a.m. telephone UA meeting
8. Go to the store and shop
9. Go to group therapy at 10:45 a.m.
10. Eat lunch
11. Go to group therapy at 1 p.m.
12. Go to the 3 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
13. Get mail
14. Wash dishes
15. Clear tables
16. Did hair
17. Cook and eat dinner
18. Go to the 6:45 p.m. telephone OA meeting
19. Go to the 7:30 p.m. telephone DAHOW meeting
20. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting21. Go to the 9 p.m. telephone OA meeting
22. Go to the 9 p.m. online EA meeting
23. Go to the 9:30 p.m. telephone CLA meeting24. Test blood sugarThanks for letting me share
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Vic 6.17.14
Maintenance tasks, do what works for me and be aware of my thoughts
“Much more surprising things can happen to anyone who, when a disagreeable or discouraged thought comes into his mind, just has the sense to remember in time and push it out by putting in an agreeable,determinedly courageous one. Two things cannot be in one place.”Frances Hodgson Burnett,The Secret Garden
Surrender Tuesday, June 17, 2014 Master the lessons of your present circumstances.
We do not move forward by resisting what is undesirable in our life today. We move forward, we grow, we change by acceptance.
Avoidance is not the key; surrender opens the door.
Listento this truth: We are each in our present circumstances for a reason.There is a lesson, a valuable lesson that must be learned before we can move forward.
Something important is being worked out in us, and in those around us. We may not be able to identify it today; but we can know that it is important. We can know it is good.
Overcome ot by force, overcome by surrender. The battle is fought, and won,inside ourselves. We must go through it until we learn, until we accept,until we become grateful, until we are set free.
Today,I will be open to the lessons of my present circumstances. I do not have to label, know, or understand what I'm learning; I will see clearly in time. For today, trust and gratitude are sufficient.From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie
higherpower lights the way
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Tuesday June 17, 2014
I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, the telephone meeting, and my life.
Things I will do today
1. Go to the 5:55 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. Test blood sugar
5. Cook and eat breakfast
6. Go to the 8:30 a.m. telephone UA meeting
7. Make a phone call for an appointment
8. Go to get my prescriptions filled
9. Go to the 11 a.m. telephone PA meeting
10. Go to the 11:35 telephone meeting for readings
11. Eat lunch
12. Go to the 1:30 p.m. telephone UA meeting
13. Go to the 3 p.m. telephone DA meeting
14. Do some ACA work
15. Prayer and meditation morning and evening
16. Wash dishes
17. Cook and eat dinner
18. Go to the 6 p.m. telephone OA meeting
19. Go to the 8:30 p.m. telephone ACA meeting
20. Go to the 9 p.m. online EA meeting21. Test blood sugar
Thanks for letting me share
Vic 6.16.14
Maintenance tasks, do what works for me
Right now need some self compassion, will listen to mp3's while I work.
"God,help me be grateful for all my lessons, even the ones that caused me
the most pain and suffering. Help me learn what I need to learn, so I
can stop the pain in my life. Help me focus on the goal of recovery (The
goal is to stop our pain, and to share that solution with others.),
rather than the pain that motivated me into it." M. Beattie
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The promise of joy
"We will find joy and serenity in
doing routine tasks,
making daily action plans,
completing all tasks,
and meeting deadlines on before they are due."
-- P.A. recovery promise #2
from the P.A. Promises
http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/2412
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monday june 16
people say motivation won't last. neither does bathing, that's why we recommend it daily
zig ziglar
put wash on
wash up-ledge-rubbish out
finances--Q--phones
pack
tidy living room-pack
tidy bedroom
tablets
email***
loft*
deawings**
shopping
walk VIBRO
home exercise routine
phone s and wwww*********
bath
bed 10
Monday June 16, 2014
I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, the telephone meeting, 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 meeting3. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting
4. Test blood sugar
5. Cook and eat breakfast6. Go to the 8:30 a.m. telephone UA meeting7. Go to the 9 a.m. telephone ACA meeting
8. Go to the 9:45 a.m. telephone CLA activity line
9. Go to the 10 a.m. telephone UA meeting10. Go to the 11 a.m. telephone PA meeting
11. Prayer and meditation morning and evening
12. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting
13. Go to the 1 p.m. telephone CLA activity line
14. Go to the 1:45 p.m. telephone UA meeting
15. Call the pharmacy for my prescriptions
16. Go to the 3 p.m. telephone UA meeting17. Go to the bus station and purchase a monthly pass18. Cook and eat dinner
19. Go to the 6:45 p.m. telephone OA meeting
20. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting21. Go to the 9 p.m. telephone OA meeting
22. Go to the 9 p.m. online EA meeting
23. Test blood sugar
24. Wash dishes
Thanks for letting me share
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Welcome to hope!
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Monday's forward thinking...
Thanks Vic for sharing your prayer - After a self destructive weekend I will choose to pray it plan for something better...
"God,
help me be grateful for all my lessons, even the ones that caused me
the most pain and suffering. Help me learn what I need to learn, so I
can stop the pain in my life. Help me focus on the goal of recovery (The goal is to stop our pain, and to share that solution with others.),
rather than the pain that motivated me into it." M. Beattie
Monday:
Sleep in - starting nights again
1030-1230 pharm mcq
1230-1430 veggie shop, write mums b'day card & post, nap
1430-1630 pharm viva
1630-1800 work out
1900-2000nap
2000 get ready for work
late start but some progress
So only done 40mins of pharm but good concentration.
Plan now 1400- go to veggie store, cook, write card
Ring friend
1700 workout w friend
1815 showered
Dinner
?nap if tired
1900 do anatomy quiz 20mins
2045 leave for work
(unstucking)
Thanks for your post. I need to remember and repeat many times (some days more than others) to not fall into the black hole, I must look ahead and have hope. Everyone here helps me have hope. The hope opens my eyes to possibilites, gratitude, truth, miracles, and what I need most..humility and GRACE. I cannot have hope and despair at the same time.
Vic 6.15.14
Maintenance tasks, do what works for me
"God,
help me be grateful for all my lessons, even the ones that caused me
the most pain and suffering. Help me learn what I need to learn, so I
can stop the pain in my life. Help me focus on the goal of recovery (The goal is to stop our pain, and to share that solution with others.),
rather than the pain that motivated me into it." M. Beattie
Happy Father's Day
sun 15 june
people say motivation won't last. neither does bathing, that's why we recommend it daily
zig ziglar
clothes wash
wash up tidy kitchen clear ledge empty bin 3 x 10 mins
tidy living room 3 x 10 mins
tidy bedroom 2 x 10 mins
PACK
tablets
gym?
month plan
office organise
EMAIL
clear emails
DRAWINGS----
FINANCES--- q--refunds--phone
bath
bed early 10
Sunday June 15, 2014
I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, and my life.
Things I will do today
1. Go to the 5:55 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 meeting4. Test blood sugar
5. Go to the 8 a.m. telephone OA meeting
6. Prayer and meditation morning and evening
7. Eat breakfast
8. Go to church at 9:45 a.m.9. Go to the 2 p.m. telephone CLA literature committee meeting
10. Write down three questions for tonight's meeting
11. Shred papers
12. Go to the 5 p.m. telephone DA workshop13. Cook and eat dinner
14. Go to the 6:45 p.m. telephone OA meeting
15. Go to the 7 p.m. online EA meeting
16. Go to the 7:30 p.m. telephone CLA activity line
17. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
18. Go to the 9 p.m. telephone PA meeting
19. Go to the 9:30 p.m. telephone OA meeting
20. Wash dishes
21. Call my father my brother, and my uncles to wish them Happy Father's Day
Thanks for letting me share
sat 14 june
people say motivation won't last. neither does bathing, that's why we recommend it daily
zig ziglar
make shopping list
wash sheets
dry sheets
make bed
bath
wah hair
shop- basic
FINANCES----MONTH--PHONE BILLS---Q-- FEFUNDS
pack- clear desk + label
smoothie
wash up
clear ledge
clothes wash
tidy bedroom
clear out emails
organise office ###
reply emails###
drawings---SUN
ink--printer??
LOFT===text
Saturday June 14, 2014
I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, and my life.
Things I will do today
1. Go to the 5:55 a.m. telephone ACA meeting2. Test blood sugar
3. Fix and eat breakfast
4. Go to church/food bank
5. Put groceries away
6. Go to the 11:15 a.m. telephone DA workshop7. Cook and eat lunch
8. Wash dishes
9. Prayer and meditation morning and evening
10. Take shower
11. Get dressed
12. Do hair
13. Shred important papers
14. Go to the 4 p.m. telephone Al-Anon meeting
15. Warm up and eat dinner
16. Go to the 6:45 p.m. telephone OA meeting17. Go to the 7:30 p.m. face to face NA meeting
18. Go to the rest of the telephone OA meetingThanks for letting me share
Bit Blah -
Slept fitfully again - need to stop watching tellie before going to bed!
However, good world cup matchesthis morning - I'm so inspired by the commitment ad drive of elite athletes. Sure, they have talent BUT they also practice and work out all day!
I admit I am powerless and give my power to a higher one. May I seek and practice his will for my life each moment today.
Important jobs for today
Ring gran
Go for run - aim to go further and large section w/out stopping.
As for my primary aim:
1045-1130
1130-1240 mcq pharm
1230 lunch and nap
1400 pharm viva
1800 run shower dinner ring g'ma
2030 viva - pathology
Bed by 11pm
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Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than ACTION!!
And remember the 3T's- Tasked, Timed, tomorrow...
Thinking of you all...
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hazyjane ci saturday... June 14th
Saturday, want to get some cleaning done, basic stuff.
And plan my week.
Get up at 8, HP and exercise, dog walk.
Am giving up caffeine!!!! Will have to take it easy, it's a hard one, probably will get to a meeting...
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It's an inside job...
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opening my mind
Higherpower, please help me find perspective.
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Friday June 13, 2014
I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, the telephone meeting, and my life.
Things I have done today
1. Announced a phone workshop for Sunday2. Tested my blood sugar3. Cooked and ate breakfast4. Went to the 8:30 a.m. telephone CLA meeting5. Went to the 9:45 a.m. telephone UA meeting6. Went to the 10 a.m. telephone DA meeting7. Went to the 11 a.m. telephone PA meetingThings I will do today
1. Prayer and meditation morning and evening
2. Take shower
3. Get dressed
4. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting
5. Go to the YMCA to find out how much it will cost me to join.
6. Go to the store to get groceries
7. Put up groceries
8. Do numbers9. Shredding material
10. Cook and eat dinner
11. Go to the 5 p.m. telephone OA meeting12. Go to the 6:45 p.m. telephone OA meeting13. Go to the 7:45 p.m. telephone CLA activity line
14. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting15. Go to the 8 p.m. online EA meeting16. Go to the 9 p.m. telephone OA meeting17. Go to the 10 p.m. telephone DA meeting
Thanks for letting me share
Delayed start - but just warming up!
I admit that I am powerless over my procrastination and debt and that my life had become unmanageable. I came to believe that a Power greater than myself could restore me to sanity and I made a decision to turn my will and my life over to the care of God. I humbly ask God to remove my shortcomings. I pray constantly and unceasingly only for knowledge of God's will for me today and the power to carry that out.
Its not about the tasks - its about listening to the moment and going with the flow of the spirit - today and NOW.
So.- bad case of insomnia last night, got up to watch the opening world cup match (0500 my time) then had to go back to bed, only got up at 11!
Showered, healthy b'fast, read/pray, Pro anon - admittedly slightly longer trawling/posting on this site today.
Regroup:
ROSTER REQ;ESTS urgent
Clothes on line
1400 -1700 pharm mcq only - NO DEVIATION from the plan.
1700-1930 - FREE TIME!!! ?swim or other workout, eat, watch ring g'ma!!, maybe write b'd card
1930 viva until 2130
If tired then bed, otherwise, read a sleepy book, do plates...
We cannot do everything at once,
But we can do something at once.
Calvin Coolidge
off for a swim...
Decent 3x40-50mins mcq pharm -
Now 1740
Off for swim until 1915
Shower
Dinner
Tele
Ring gran
2100 some viva until 2230
hazyjane check-in friday 13th!!!!!
Well let's hope it isn't a terrible day!!!
Up 8am, HP, dog walk, breakfast, bring books and self to park, study outdoors... Make the most of the nice weather...
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It's an inside job...
marcelor Thursday
I can still do something with this week.
- Call insurance for my dad
- Fill out forms
- Scan forms
- Email forms
- Read chapter two + make notes
- Start O document, just the outline
- Read chapter five + make notes
Vic 6.12.14
Maintenance tasks, do what works for me
Seeing things as they are means seeing the invisible field and where I can find change.
Thursday June 12, 2014
I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, and my life.
Things I will do today
1. Go to the 5:55 a.m. telephone ACA meeting
2. Test blood sugar
3. Take shower4. Get dressed
5. Fix and eat breakfast6. Go to the 6:45 a.m. telephone OA meeting
7. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting8. Go to group therapy at 9 a.m.9. Eat lunch10. Go to the store and get non-refrigerated stuff
11. Go to group therapy at 1 p.m.
12. Put groceries away
13. Do numbers
14. Get mail
15. Go through my mail
16. Shed material
17. Cook and eat dinner
18. Go to the 6:45 p.m. telephone OA meeting19. Go to the 7:30 p.m. telephone CLA activity line
20. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
21. Go to the 9 p.m. telephone OA meeting
22. Go to the 9 p.m. online EA meeting
23. Prayer and meditation morning and evening
24. Test my blood sugar
Thanks for letting me share
12th June
Solidarity Hazy Jane and Vic!!
I admit I am powerless over my procrastination and believe inn a higher power that could help me to sanity!
Yesterday a good friend who has been struggling with exactly TH same mind talk regarding her fellowship exams rang me at my lowest point yesterday - consequently she banished from mh mind the helplessness and punishment self talk - as she is living proof that I can do this! I got more study done in 45mins that I had done the previous 6 weeks!!
Plan of attack today:
930-1230 mcq pharm
1230-1430 whatever I want
1430-1730 anat viva
1900 workout w friend
2130 -2230 1 hour revision then bed
progress
But need to refocus - break finishes at 1430 strictly...
Eat, stretch,
doing ok
1 solid hour!!
Make a tea, back to it at 1045...
hazyjane check in Thursday 12th June
Get up at 7.30am, HP, exercise, walk dogs, training at 11 until 1, mindfulness meditation 3.30-4.30, after that I mm free for a couple of hours, then my commitment at 7.30.
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It's an inside job...
Vic 6.11.14
Maintenance tasks, do what works for me
When all else fails, I can still pray until things change. It is better than nothing.
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re: one step at a time ... makes progress
. . . . . Great things
are not done by impulse,
. . . . . . . but by
.a series of small things
. . . .brought together.
(This quote is sometimes attributed to Vincent Van Gogh.
. . . . . However, the actual author is unknown.)
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