VSG Maintenance Group
Friday, May 25, 2018
I came across a procrastination thing in the NYT's but seemed WHOLLY inappropriate for this group: procrastibaking.
Which made me think of other word mash-ups....procrastisurfing, procrastireading, procrastihiking, procrasityping (hmmmm,) procrastishopping, procrastiresearching
Notice there is no procrasticleaning or procrastigardening
HW:361 SW:304 (VSG 12/04/2014)Mo 1:-32 Mo 2:-13.5 Mo 3: -13.5 Mo 4 -9.5 Mo 5: -15 Mo 6: -15 Mo 7: -13.5 Mo 8: -17 Mo 9: -13 Mo 10: -12.5 11/3/2015 Healthy BMI Reached! Mo 11: -9 Mo 12: -8 12/27/2015 Goal Weight Reached!
Diane,
Yes! I am making progress on the procrastinating front. Here are some of my good ideas that are helping thus far:
1. Hire people to do s**t I cannot do and HATE to do, e.g., the "hired grandsons" are here today -- power washing, cleaning windows, weed-whacking, rock-raking the driveways (because they know how to use the tractor, and I don't!), and other tasks they are so much better qualified to perform than I. :)
2. Identify the specific undone tasks are stopping me from doing a lot more undone tasks (a sequencing challenge), e.g., I need to make some plane reservations for travel this summer and finally realized that FIRST I need to transfer DH's frequent flyer miles into MY FFY account -- and then I won't have to pay for the trips I need to make this summer. So making that transfer is now (for the first time) on my list of to-dos.
3. Tell someone I'm going to do Task X. That seems to put into gear my embarrassment-avoidance energy.
4. When I'm having trouble getting something done, engage others to help me, e.g., I need some new sunglasses, but am not willing to pay big bucks for them, since I'll use them only this summer (have GOT to FINALLY get my cataract surgery done this coming fall. Anyway, I went to my local eye doctor and asked the staff there to help me figure out how to get some cheap ones. They said, "Go home and find some old frames and bring them to us. We'll get some cheap lenses for those frames that won't cost you more than $50. :) Moral of that story: Somewhere out there are nice people who WANT to help you out.
5. Finally, I identified some small rewards I get if I actually finish s**t I don't want to do. Things as simple as "hot chocolate" and "play solitaire." Sounds goofy, but it's helping, too. Mostly, I just delay enjoying the rewards until after I've done some things I don't enjoy doing so much.
Anyway, things are going much better for me on the get 'er done front. I don't think I'm "cured," but I'm definitely on the mend. Honestly, I'm sort of shocked that I'm making significant progress.
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
Paula - 
U! Hope DS#2 graduated without a hitch (or is it next week?) How is Ben?
Diane - Thank you for the Lucy quip! Made my morning!!!!! I also very much appreciate your compliments re: my room. It means quite a bit coming from you! b
Thank you to everyone who extended a vote of confidence for my teaching style and classroom organization. My teaching is "gut" driven. I'm not an "educator" in the style of academia, but rather a simple teacher who believes my job is to teach children to become thinkers and questioners. For kids to become thinking adults they need a foundation of skills and opportunities to practice and then apply those skills for meaningful purposes. So, to me knowing how multiplication or subtraction works is wonderful and very important, but kids still need to know "how" to do it efficiently. Sometimes that means learning the traditional algorithm. Same with writing. Kids are being pushed to write volumes in schools today, but frankly, if one can't read what they write, what's the point? It saddens me that some people only see the big picture or end result and forget about the path that leads to the end products!
Ann - hope the SS Office appointment went well. My dad was able to take care of my mom's quickly at the local office. Took about an hour or so.
Dave - keeping my fingers crossed that your procedure does the trick! I don't think I really understood how long you've been dealing with chronic pain until I read your post the other day.
Diane - love your whimsy in your art!
So, for me... I was super tired this morning. We had a May/June B'day spread in the staff lounge this morning. Egg dishes, quiche, sausage, bacon, raspberry trifle, cinnamon apple monkey bread, Krumkake with strawberries and whip, yogurt and granolas, and loads and loads of berries. Being exhausted, my resolve was down. I had some cinnamon monkey bread. OMG! It was a party in my mouth. So, so tasty. But it did awaken my cravings.... I struggled with cravings on and off all day until I worked out at 5:00. the work out seemed to have stabilized my blood sugar levels. Whew!
I also took a most delicious nap today! I snoozed in and out for about 90 minutes. This was not just a little lie down. This was serious napping. I undressed and got in bed under the covers. Such a treat - especially for someone who doesn't nap.
I'm looking forward to a nice weekend. I only have a dog each day, and they are all easy. Tomorrow's dog is actually a lesson for the owner, so I don't have to do much, except direct, model, critique, reteach, (get quietly frustrated - LOL) and model again. Then repeat.
Dinner with Ron, Pop, and big brother tonight. Dinner with brother was planned. Dad lost his 16+ year old Cairn Terrier today, so I didn't want him home alone. I called his GF and left a message for her. Dad will drive up tomorrow and spend the weekend with her.
