May 2006 Anticrastination Tip Sheet

What's the opposite of Procrastination?
THE ANTICRASTINATION TIP SHEET
An Idea and Tip Sheet to Blast Away the
Procrastination Habit
From Rita Emmett
Author of THE PROCRASTINATOR'S HANDBOOK, and
THE CLUTTER-BUSTING HANDBOOK

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Quote for May

A clean house is the sign of a broken computer

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Chicago area readers – Want to see Rita on TV?

Although the date has been changed twice, she is now scheduled to appear on ABC (Ch. 7) 11 am news on Friday, May 26. She thinks her segment will be after 11:30am

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Message From Rita

Dear Bright & Creative Readers,

This is a continuation of our mission to help people blast away the Ultimate Procrastination --- that is, those times we put off getting the care we need for ourselves.

Here are more ideas sent in by our Bright & Creative Readers, plus one great question that probably most of us have asked at one time or another. Maybe YOU have an insight or response to her question (#8).

1. Here are a few common things to take care of ourselves:

  • regular physical exams
  • dental exams 2 or more times a year
  • flossing one's teeth (daily? frequently??)
  • regular participation in a support group
  • buying flowers for oneself
  • music therapy
  • use the phone and keep in contact with friends and relatives
  • Just for today, I choose to be grateful and happy. (Taken from "When the hard part came," by C. S. in the April 2006 issue of the AA Grapevine)
    ~Mary

2. Years ago, I was on a plane to a Health Institute to learn to take better care of myself (lose weight, etc.) As we taxied down the runway, the Flight Attendant gave the typical spiel, then I heard her distinctly say, "Put your own oxygen mask on first, then you may assist a child or whomever needs your help."

WOW! Put your own on first!! As a mother of three sons, I don't think it had ever occurred to me that to truly take care of my family, I must take care of myself first. An eye-opener!!
~Nancy

3. For women: I try to schedule my mammogram and Pap smear on or around my birthday every year. This is a way I have found to try to keep current with these important tests that I used to put off. Also, when I get my haircut, I schedule my next cut that day. My hairdresser knows how many weeks to jump ahead. Then I am not scrambling when it starts to look bad!

For everyone: If you exercise with a buddy, you get it done and can socialize too! A friend and I started walking together over a year ago. Rain, snow, heat, you name it, we buoy each other along and also take her dog for her exercise. It makes it less of a chore.
~Anne

4. Perhaps you could suggest people stop procrastinating about bringing a (spayed/neutered) pet into their lives as a companion that will not only improve their mental health but possibly their physical health, too!
~Tammy

5. Thanks so much for the community ideas. I have been attending membership classes to join a new church and these are the kinds of things that this church promotes.
~Kathy

6.I fell 2 years ago, breaking my leg. Now I need to soak my feet and apply lotion to help the dry skin patches, however, I procrastinated. I know this is for my health and well-being, but I just wasn't doing it often enough.

I'm working on getting better. I now keep a Sharpie clipped to my wall calendar and place a black dot in the corner of the day I soak and/or lotion.
~Patty

7. I am just completing an amicable divorce from my (second) husband of twenty-four years. I have been unhappy at least twenty of those years, so you can see this is the ultimate procrastination!

Since I am 62, have had two successful but stressful careers in the national arena and am now burned out on that, I plan to live frugally, enjoy my friends, make new ones, get thinner and more fit, and continue blessing each day I am no longer locked in an office. I am happier than I have been in thirty years.
~Peggy

8. I would like to know why, when I've made enormous strides in changing how I eat, I'm not motivated toward getting proper exercise and I can't get myself to bed at a reasonable hour! I'm an empty-nester with a retired husband and a fairly busy life, but I certainly have time for exercise and more sleep! Please help!
~Linda

Well Readers, got any tips or insights for Linda? I'd love to hear from you.

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