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.
Thursday, 27 March Blue-eyes
1. clean up kitchen 15 min.
2. laundry 15 min. now, more later
3. taxes 15 min to start with
4. emails + 30 min.
5. lunch 30 min.
6. walk dog 15 min.
I am feeling so down that this is enough for now! One thing at a time and feel good about what you do get done.
Solidarity, everyone!
Thursday March 27, 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 meeting2. Cook and eat breakfast
3. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting
4. Get dressed
5. Write a list of the medicine that I need
6. Go see the doctor at 8:15 a.m.
7. Go to the 11 a.m. telephone PA meeting
8. Prayer and meditation morning and evening
9. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting10. Go to the 1 p.m. telephone DA meeting
11. Do some housecleaning
12. Wash dishes
13. Go to the 6:45 p.m. telephone OA meeting
14. Go to the 7:40 p.m. telephone CLA activity line
15. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting16. Go to the 9 p.m. online EA meeting
Thanks for letting me share
Thursday 27th March
Good Morning! Good to be back to start the day with focus:
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.
Its not about the money, its about listening to the simplicity of need and contentment - today and NOW.
Focus for today:
Anatomy session - shoulder and elbow; torso
1300-1330
2200-2400
Toxicology - 4 cards
Tasks for today:
print out viva- email K,-ring J-payday shuffling - getting there!-
check emails-got to teachingRewards for today:
-boxing classVic 3.26.14
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Grateful. Sometimes seeingis believing but all the time believing is seeing.
Elvira's 26th March
Buy new phone cableWire brim of new hatMake Doc appts@jalla
Sending good thoughts your way.
Feel free to check in here on this thread anywhere. The dates don't matter.
Missing you. If you are unable to post, we understand. We'll see you when you return.
Solidarity!
'@ movingalong
Thank you friend for checking in on me - i really appreciate it.I was delayed getting home but home now and all ok. It was lovely to see this message back. e when I g Thank you for being so KIND and considerate. Hope all is well with you. i might update the top of page now to change picture and date or should i leave it? let me know what you think. xo
@ movingalong
i tried to change date and post but it wouldnt allow it. xo
KF Check in 26th March 10:15
Today I have already:
Today I will:
Put wash on (only takes 10 mins!)Dry washingDo W work for PSpeak to PPrep for C meetingPrepare dinnerUpdated: PA Forum Technical issues as of April 11, 2014
New announcement 11 April 2014
from website admin "Pro" re: P.A. website repair status:
http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/1106#comment-65523
Something new: A very rough attempt to re-create the forum index.
We still can't start new threads in each section,
but we can reply with "add comment" to old threads if the topic is of relevance.
Click to find the temporary rough index:
http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/4301#comment-65556
How to find old threads, in date order, backwards in time for years:
and also how to find the all threads you've participated in:
http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/4301#comment-65554
Hopefully this will all be fixed in time ...
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(duplicate post)
Tuesday March 25, 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. Went to the 5:45 a.m. telephone ACA meeting2. Went to the 6:45 a.m. telephone OA meeting3. Went to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting4. Went to the 8:30 a.m. telephone UA meeting5. Went to the 9 a.m. telephone ACA meeting6. Cooked and ate breakfast7. Went to the 9:45 a.m. telephone CLA activity line8. Went to the 10 a.m. telephone UA meeting9. Went to the 11 a.m. telephone PA meeting10. Call my creditor about making payments11. Went to the 12 noon telephone CLA meetingThings I will do today
1. Wash dishes
2. Go to the 1:30 p.m. telephone UA meeting
3. Go to the 3 p.m. telephone DA meeting
4. Get mail
5. Cook and eat dinner
6. Read ACA literature and do some writing
7. Go to the 6 p.m. telephone OA meeting
8. Go to the 7 p.m. telephone OA meeting
9. Go to the 8:30 p.m. telephone ACA meeting
10. Go to the 9 p.m. online EA meeting
25th March Elvira
Buy birthday cardWrite andpost birthday cardPost pics of new hatStart another hatClean worktop near microwaveBuy fruit and veg + din for tomorrowVic 3.25.14
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Yesterday busy, got things done but swamped with paperwork, getting bigger and bigger.
St. p day gives me hope of a miracle.
@ Vic
I love that you love this day too and here's to miracles Vic. Hugs xox
3.24.14 Babarino CI
working on project 1 and project 2
If I get these two done, will move on to other items.
3.25.14
Finished project 1,2 and 3 yesterday. movign on to 4 through 10 today.
movingalong check-in for Monday&Tuesday March 24-25, 2014
The following is a combination of:
undone tasks from prior check-in post
AND
new tasks added to the list --
-- all mixed together.
New method: I am now grouping all tasks by category instead of by date.
NOTE: I do not expect to complete everything on this long list!
This list is a "menu" of tasks to select.
I will be grateful if I accomplish even a small percentage of them.
Daily Brainstorm planning:
. . . . Plan brief specific tasks.
. . . . Put appointments onto calendar.
. . . . Plan and COMMIT to specific chunks of time for ongoing projects.
. . . . Plan and COMMIT to self-care tasks.
. . . . Check calendar every evening:
. . . . . . . . to verify appointments for next day.
. . . . Check calendar daily upon awakening:
. . . . . . . . to verify appointments for that same day.
. . . . Sort events and tasks (or pieces of tasks) by priorities.
Daily goals:
Arrive at each day's appointments on time.
Daily morning check-in with Su. except Sundays.
Daily afternoon check-in with Ju.
Daily evening check-in with Do. except Fridays.
One 15-minute PA morning phone mtg daily except Sundays.
Daily outdoor time.
Daily meditation.
Daily hygiene.
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Specific Tasks:
M.I.T.s (Most Important Tasks):
overdue task: Eyeglasses
overdue task: gap-writing.
Write proposal for C.LL. and then phone.
Garbage.
Food.
Chunks of time for project C:
Chunks of time for project J:
find statements
BkW.
Mail final to ProvSp.
Send ins.date to D.
nutritionist
Timely tasks:
Visit Ja.
Check phonebill.
Listen to Lg recording
Check in with MgP
Check in with Sas
Contact Shn.VA
Lesser priority tasks:
send pryr to requestors.
follow-up email to Hrd.
try phoning Pm. again
follow up with Oa J.O.
contact Oa C.
InnerTruth's Monday, March 24
Return phone callscheck emailCall HT re websiteCheck Indeed, CLGet job contactsCall Dr. RCall MEMonday 24th March - Elvira
Filled with panic as I contemplate all I've got to do.
Today I will
wash my hairwash red and pink delicatesfinish the green fleece hatMP,DK and GMun the dishwasherMonday March 24, 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 6:15 a.m. telephone ACA meeting2. Go to the 6:45 a.m. telephone OA meeting3. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting4. Cook and eat breakfast5. Go to the dentist
6. Go to the store7. Go to the pharmacy8. Do numbers9. Go to the 3 p.m. telephone UA meeting
10. Get mail
11. Cook and eat dinner
12. Do some housecleaning
13. Go to the 6:45 p.m. telephone OA meeting
14. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
15. Go to the 9 p.m. online EA meetingThanks for letting me share
A new week: Monday-Sunday March 24-30 --Still on March 17 thread
Hello again!
We are powerless to start new threads, but we're not helpless to change our lives. So let's keep posting here, as best we can.
We are still unable to start new threads. Our forum admin "Pro" is aware; but it may take quite a bit of time to get this fixed. We can be patient and adaptable.
Let's keep focusing on what we *can* do -- which is ACTION!!!
FYI: This ongoing multiple-week-long "march 17" thread you are now reading has gone to mpre than one page. The oldest posts in this thread are on the other page(s).
To switch back and forth between the pages:
scroll all the way to the very bottom of the page
and then click where it says
Thanks
Thanks for explaining, movingalong - I've been away from the site for a while, so I was quite puzzled
Happy Spring Equinox check-in Sunday Hazyjane
I'm yawning and resistant to starting, but I really NEED to get stuff done today!!!
I've already got up (HP), loaded/unloaded dishwasher, walked the dogs... doesn't sound like much considering it's already 5pm...
So, MITs:
I'd better get started. I want a quick snack first... then to the chatbox!!!
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It's an inside job...
Sunday March 23, 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 meeting3. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting
4. Go to the 8 a.m. telephone OA meeting
5. Go to the 9 a.m. telephone DA meeting6. Cook and eat breakfast
7. Go to the 11 a.m. telephone Al-Anon meeting
8. Go to the 3 p.m. telephone 12-Step meeting
9. Cook and eat dinner
10. Go to the 7 p.m. online EA meeting
11. Go to the 7:40 p.m. telephone CLA activity line
12. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
13. Go to the 8:35 p.m. telephone PA meeting
Thanks for letting me share
Vic 3.23.14 and 3.22.14
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REALLY NEED ST. PATRICK TODAY.93/22)
Wow, thought yesterday was 3/22, but still ok posting here.awesome. ps thxs for yesterday sp
3/23
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Wkend check-ins Fri.-Sat.-Sun. thru Sun.Mar.23: on Mar.17 thread
Hi everyone!
It's the first weekend after the Spring Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere;
And it's the first weekend after the Autumn Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.
The seasons are changing, the days are changing -- but we are still on the same thread, LOL. And that's okay.
For the time being, we remain on this same thread.
Movingalong's Friday&Saturday March 21&22: check-in
Undone at end of my Tuesday March 18th check-in post:
Brainstorm planning
Daily Meditation.
ProvSP billing
Call N. re: Min.
Eyeglasses
gap-writing.
Daily outdoor time.
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From above list -- done this week on Wednesday/Thursday:
ProvSP billing -- Done. This is BIG!
Called N. re: Min. -- done.
Brainstorm planning -- done.
Daily Meditation -- Missed on Wednesday. Done on Thursday.
Daily outdoor time -- Missed on Wednesday. Done on Thursday.
Additional tasks done this week on Wednesday/Thursday:
Arrived at Weds. appointments on time. DtPhonechck. -- done
Arrived at Thurs. appointments on time. -- Su.Check, gpMed. -- done.
----- Arrived at Thurs. appointment LATE--
----- but immediately made amends: Masg.
Found DAC phone contacts and made calls. -- done Thurs.
Health Club billing issue. -- Done Thurs. This is BIG!
Plan with Ja. re: help. -- half-done Thurs: Left text message -- need to phone ...
Phone check-ins with S., D., or Ju. -- done Thurs.
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New List for Friday and Saturday:
Plan. -- done.
Clarify with Sas and Nan. re: sched. -- done.
Arrive at Friday appointments on time -- Su.Check, Chir., PT, DAC. -- done.
Arrive at Saturday appointment on time. -- Oa.late but ok.-done
Arrive at Saturday appointment on time. Workshop-- Done.
SpecialSession
Workshop Sunday.
overdue task: Eyeglasses
overdue task: gap-writing.
call j.o. from Oa.
call c. from Oa.
Contact Hea. re: Sun. --done.
Write proposal for C.LL. and then phone.
BkB. anytime btw 9am- 1pm -Done
BkW. anytime btw 9:30am- 2pmchanged to next mondayGasoline
POBox done saturday
find statements
contact Tac.BranchA.to find ins.date-not needed........ins.date was in postalmail-Done.
Send ins.date to D.
Phone and confirm Ja. re: help.
Check phonebill.
Let A&N know about good document -- done.
send pryr to requestors.
Return phonecall to Hrd.
Return phonecall to Pm.
Cat Litter.
Garbage.
Plan and COMMIT to specific and concrete chunks of time for cleaning.
Daily outdoor time.-- -- Missed on Friday
Daily meditation.-- Missed on Friday. Done on Saturday.
Vic 3.21.14
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Another lucky St. Patrick's Day. !!!Love it.
re: endlessly repeating St. Patrick's Day
Innertruth's check-in for Friday
Friday March 21, 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 meeting
4. Cook and eat breakfast
5. Go to the 8:30 a.m. telephone CLA meeting
6. Go to the 9:45 a.m. telephone UA meeting
7. Go to the 10 a.m. telephone DA meeting
8. Call my DA sponsor
9. Call Goodwill and ask if they have a vacuum cleaner
10. Call the pharmacy and see how many perscriptions are filled
11. Go to the pharmacy
12. Go to Goodwill and get the vacuum cleaner
13. Do housecleaning
14. Go to the 5 p.m. telephone OA meeting
15. Go to the social dinner at 7 p.m.
16. Go to the 10 p.m. telephone DA meeting
17. Wash dishes
Thanks for letting me share
Thursday 20th March Hazyjane CI
Thanks Vic for cheering me up re St Patrick's Day :) It's actually my anniversary too, three years of sobriety anyway (recovery began a little later...)
So much to do, so desirous of not doing it, or of feeling a rush of inspiration and energy to make me do it...instead of just plodding forward a bit and DOING it. But I can start here.
Not a very inspiring list, but I'm going off to the chatroom now and hopefully will get some motivation in there.
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It's an inside job...
(hazyjane)
Congratulations! Awesome!
Mine is 36yr married. Husband says I am not an anonymous procrastinator, I am a famous procrastinator. lol
Love the reminder, happiness is an inside job.!!!
@ Vic and H-jane
CONGRATULATIONs to you both for your very importantr anniversary dates. i think st Patricks Day is and extra auspicious day for an anniversary!! Belated well done to to you both.xoxo
Vic 3.20.14
Maint. basics, exer, plan, follow through, use tools that work good starter jal-
Love that we are still on St. Patick's day. my anniversary day and day good things happen!!
Thursday March 20, 2014
I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, and my life.
Things I will do today
1. Take shower2. Get dressed
3. Go to the Social Security office and get my proof of income
4. Go to White Castle and eat breakfast
5. Go to my appointment at 10:15 a.m.6. Go to the library and print out my material7. Do housecleaning
8. Cook and eat dinner
9. Go to the 6:45 p.m. telephone OA meeting
10. Go to the 7:40 p.m. telephone CLA activity line
11. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
12. Go to the 9 p.m. online EA meeting
Thanks for letting me share
Check-in for Monday through Friday March 17-21 on Monday thread!
Let's continue to use the thread available -- this one!
We currently cannot start a new day's thread, and our forum admin "pro" is trying to get this fixed. This is complicated, and may take several days.
Meanwhile, let's just check in for each day this week, on Monday's thread!
You can add the specific day or the date to the subject line of your new check-in post, (if that helps you), but it really doesn't matter.
It's our ACTIONS that matter, (not the formatting of our posts).
Lucky CI Wednesday
ACIM
Transcribing
Wash dishes
Get stuff in from landing
Put books away
Email Emma
Project A
Shopping - soya milk, fruit, veg, sweet potatoes, baking soda
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The ’3Ts’ aka ’Timed Task Tomorrow’ method - 3 questions before doing something online:
Is it Timed (set a timer)? Is it a Task? If it's a sudden impulse, can I act on it Tomorrow?
Vic 3.19.14
Maint. basics, exer, plan, follow through, use tools that work good starter jal-
"Blessed are theflwzivle for they shall never be bent out of shape". unknown
tiptree CI
- test release for 1.5 - 2 hrs
- implement fix for pub issue
- write test for fix and submit for testing
- set up a form that creates case via api
- test methods in api
- clean office
- practice guitar
- read 30 pp
- exercise
Wednesday March 19, 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. Went to the 5:55 a.m. telephone ACA meeting2. Went to the 6:45 a.m. telephone OA meeting3. Went to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meetingThings I will do today
1. Cook and eat breakfast
2. Go to the 8:30 a.m. telephone UA meeting3. Go to the 9 a.m. telephone ACA meeting
4. Go to the 9:45 a.m. telephone CLA activity line5. Go to the 10 a.m. telephone UA meeting6. Go to the 11 a.m. telephone PA meeting
7. Prayer and meditation morning and evening
8. Go to the 12 noon telephone Al-Anon meeting
9. Go to the Social Security office
10. Go to the 3 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
11. Clean the apartment
12. Get the mail
13. Warm up and eat dinner14. Go to the 6:45 p.m. telephone OA meeting15. Go to the 7:40 p.m. telephone CLA activity line16. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting17. Go to the 9:30 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
18. Get my medicine ready for tomorrow
Thanks for letting me share
KF Check in Weds 19th March 11:00
Today I have already:
Finish updating SD debtors 15 mins at a timeGet washing inIf you're looking for past threads...
The "Recent Content" link on the left under "Site Content" still works and gives a list of threads in order of last updated.
more re: looking for past threads ...
Thanks for that reminder, knitfisher!
Yes, if you do what knitfisher said (click on "recent content"), it will show ALL the threads ever, since the founding of the website, regardless if you participated in them or not.
They are not sorted by topic. Just by date. "Recent Content" has a mixture of it all: discussion/intro threads, articles, daily check-in threads, book reviews, 12step ideas, etc. -- all mixed together, sorted by date.
Note: For the date-order of threads, it displays the "most recent" as
the "last thread that was most recently replied to by anybody" --
regardless of how long ago it was started.
Sometimes *editing* a single post will bump its whole thread to a more recent status, but not always.
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How to specifically find a list of ONLY threads that you have participated in:
You can click on your own name in the lower right side of the page, after you've logged in, where it says "who's logged in" (if your name doesn't show, then refresh the page and it will show.)
Or click on your own hypertexted name anywhere on any page.
OR ...after you log in, click on "my account" in the upper left corner of the page.
Any of those methods (clicking on your name, or clicking on your account) -- will take you to your profile.
Once you're at your profile, just click "Track" -- and it will give you a list of all the threads you've ever posted in.
Note: The date-order of your "tracked threads" displays the "most recent" as
the "last thread you participated in that was most recently replied to by anybody".
For example: if there is a years-old thread that you replied to long ago -- but somebody else replied to recently -- then that will display as being one of your more recent threads.
But other than those odd exceptions -- you'll find all check-in threads you've posted on -- in a somewhat reasonable order. This is also a good way to find any "special projects and master lists" posts you may have posted in. And any intro/discussion threads, articles, or anything else that you may have replied to.
when I click on 'more' it goes to a blank page and say 'no forum
it says 'no forums defined'. I'm using chrome.
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It's an inside job...
@jane -- try "recent content" -LEFT of page (under Site Content)
The "forums" link won't work.
Under "active forum topics on RIGHT side of page,
the "More" link won't work.
BUT ... here is what knitfisher said:
Look to the ***LEFT *** side of the webpage
-- to the LEFT of where you are reading right now
and find "Recent Content" --
click on THOSE words -- "recent content".
That's where ALL the threads are.
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* make a contribution
* meeting lists
* p.a. meeting materials
* my account
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who is chatting
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Site Content
* Recent Content <-----
* Chatbox
* Articles
* Forums
--- Graphics
* Polls
InnerTruth's Wednesday
WorkTY noteCall website provideremail KevinWe're checking in for Tuesday & Wednesday on Monday's thread!
Great idea that Lucky suggested -- just use the thread available.
We currently cannot start a new day's thread, and our forum admin "pro" is trying to get this fixed.
Meanwhile, let's just check in for Tuesday and Wednesday, on Monday's thread!
You can add the day or the date to the subject line of your new check-in post, if that helps you, but it really doesn't matter.
Yes, let's do this imperfectly!
It's our ACTIONS that matter, (not the formatting of our posts).
@ Movingalong
Thank you for this instruction/help. It really helped me to overcome my perfectionism and post to this thread.
Innertruth's Tuesday
job interviewteach classpick up dry cleaningbuy drainboard & mv coverrunReport to AF