Procrastinators Non-Anonymous

So its a new year....

I know i didn't finish any of my stuff. lol. I haven't done any customizing in a loooong time.

But I figured I'd poke in here and see how eager everyone is to start kicking butts into gear.

Things I want to acomplish this year.

1. Get more organized. I have begun by spending the first 2 days of 2006 cleaning my house and most importantly my craft and storage closet.

2. Learn more needleworking things. I know how to xstitch but i only know how to do 2 stitches. So I plan to learn more and maybe some needlepoint.

3. Fix Craig's dress and make him his cloak. I have the stuff, just have to get motivated.

Thats all that prodding about in my head at the moment. So we'll see where this takes me. Maybe while the writers write I'll sew...

So I made the call. And as if they knew I wanted immediate gratification, I won't hear back until next Tuesday, when a cousellor comes back from vacation.

I'm a little frustrated, I guess. A little more scared. Very anxious to just get it over with. Its like going to the doctor, knowing you need a shot, psyching yourself up for it, and being told to come back next week.

~sigh.

At least its begun.

I want a hug.

I've got a number of things I want to work on.

1) My MCSD. I figure I should be able to do one exam before Astro (June 25). Breaking it all down, that means 1 chapter per week, with a week or two of review. I have to book the exam (and find the money to pay for it), and then do the work. I want to do it right, and do the excercises and labs for each chapter. Defeintely do-able. Then its a matter of doing one test every couple of months until all 6 are done.

2) Sell the bug. This prolly means getting the ignition problem dealt with. At the very least, it needs to be washed. I need to figure out how to do that with a car that won't start. Then I need to create and place the ad.

3) Prolly should have been #1. I need to setup an appointment for counselling. I simply can't do this on my own anymore. Its a simple process, just pick up the phone and dial. I'm just too fucking scared of it. Its going to hurt a lot, and I don't want to hurt like that again. Its a viscious circle. Maybe all I need is for someone to be with me when I make the call, for moral support, y'know? I don't know. I do know that if I leave it to myself, there is a very strong likelyhood I just won't do it, and I won't heal, and it'll just keep eating me.

4) Excercise. I need to get back in the habit or doing my push-ups and sit-ups day and night, and my curls. I also want to run at least once per week.

This is all fairly simple and all very doable. #3 has taken so much of my focus lately, that its overshadowing the rest. If I can knock that down, maybe I can get moving on the rest.

EDIT: Oh yeah, and write Ostara by Friday. crap.

ok, so I think I have finally picked a symbol for my custom. Yay for having nothing to do at work. I'm hoping to figure out colors and stuff this week, and maybe get it put on him.

Thanks to melissa I have wire for horns, now I just have to figure out how to make them.

The problem I am currently struggling with is that there is always something else I could be doing, instead of working through the tough parts of my writing. Today, for example, instead of writing, I am going to vacuum, mess around on LJ, put laundry away, sew snaps on my pads. All these things (well, except for LJ) have to get done, but they don't move me towards my goal.

Does anyone have any tips for making space for your project amongst the regular stuff of life and the usual distractions?

I didn't want to post this here earlier, because I wasn't sure that I wanted to be asked how I was doing on it, or even if I wanted to do it at all. But here goes!

My previous school project idea fell through, so I'm organizing a community garden instead. I've been moaning about the lack of community where I live, and I think that this will be a good way to get some started, if anyone else in the area is interested. I have to do this, now, instead of just talk about it, because I told my prof I would. Eek. I left questionaires in everyone's mailboxes.. we'll see if anyone else is interested enough to get back to me. If not, my school project is Very Easy, but it will make me want to get out of here even more.

*incoherent stress noise*

I have a paper due in three weeks, and a presentation due in 2. I have to meet with my neighbors.
I'm chewing my fingernails off. I'm eating all my chocolate.

Off to read, and hopefully get my mind off of this.

Over the weekend, I made up a pattern for my shirt! I still need to amalgamate the two unequal back side traces into one even piece, but the pattern is all cut out in denim (for long-lastingness!), with added seam allowance and everything.

I still need to complete the back pieces, and make one out of cheap fabric I have lying about, but after I've done that I can start work on a pretty one. Yay!

I'm not as far advanced as I would like, but I'm farther than I would be if I weren't reporting to you all. Good idea, Melissa!

I actually completely made my goal this week! I put in more than two hours today and I got the introduction written. It needs a lot of editing and perhaps a bit more fleshing out, but it is done.

How is everyone else doing?

1. Did you complete your goal from last Tuesday?

Well, I didn't put in the two hours I aimed for, but I did complete the task I set, so I count it as a win!

2. Is your one month goal still realistic?

I believe so, though my definition of "ready for reading and commentary by others" will have to be more flexible then I would normally be comfortable with. I will definitely need assistance and outside prespectives before I can get chapter 1 into a coherent form.

3. What is your goal for next Tuesday, March 1st?

I need to respond to people's comments, provided via my personal LJ, on the "messy spirituality" section and get that completed. I also need to flesh out the "science and religion" section. I will once again aim for two hours this week.

We are through another week, so it is time to touch bases again:

1. Did you complete your goal from last Tuesday?

2. Is your one month goal still realistic?

3. What is your goal for next Tuesday, March 1st?