A Get Things Done thread

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I am a chronic procrastinator and feeling lonely today so all I want to do is hide in bed and play on my phone.

I have a Ton of sorting to do (mainly resources for work) and my house is awful.

I was just thinking instead of hiding in bed feeling lonely and overwhelmed I'd start a thread in case anyone else fancied company today while Getting Things Done.

I'm going to Go Downstairs at 10.10 and make a cup of tea and Get Started.

(I know some people probably don't find life so overwhelming but I currently am!)

I also tick the ADHD box. Only recently discovered!

I was asking doc about the right to choose pathway as I’ve been waiting 2 years now!

I also did try to complete the council tax form and it is stupidly frustrating. I’m going to have to call someone and that’ll cause more delay. Because I will wait for a perfect set of circumstances to happen first!

Did 4 of my list of 6 😊

Amazing work @Nonewclothes2024 !

@Rummikub I went private for my diagnosis. No right to choose thing here, and I couldn't face waiting years. It was £600 well spent IMO. I know it's not an option for everyone but for me it was worth dipping into savings.

If I had the money I definitely would. Especially since dd was diagnosed lots of things make sense.

Still same admin tasks on my list even though I attempted them at least.

4/6 is good wirk!

Morning fellow procrastinators. I had A Bad Day yesterday and am really struggling wtih all this in my head and Where Its Leading and What Am I Doing With My Life.

I've been wondering about private diagnosis (but then they wont be able to prescribe will they and I did wonder about that) but mainly for autism.

we are overdrawn at the moment and I think I'd want to prioritise a diagnosis for my daughter but again same grey area around adhd/medication.

I have managed in the last 2 hours to Get Things Done from my list that have been there all week though :)

I've got a workshop this afternoon so I guess the time pressure to be ready for that is motivating me abit today but I've lost half my week in that inertia of not enjoying Not Doing but also Not Doing :(

Also where is it £600?? I think I was looking at more here but maybe that was for autism

I have a stinking cold, felt it coming on yesterday. I pre cooked breakfast for DD as she starts work early-ish. Loaded the dishwasher to go on after breakfast. This morning I slept in, DH put the dishwasher on, had breakfast and vitamins D & C then vacuumed the lounge.

Currently watching the news before I think about tackling laundry.

How old is your dd?

My dd was diagnosed at uni. Threshold is different (higher) if school age.
And I’m sure the uni paid part of it so she paid £300?

Then they do the titration for meds. And then the gp takes over after 12 months.

It was with Clinical Partners. It was a zoom call with a psychiatrist, pretty much the only option for me because of the lack of provision here. An autism assessment would have been a separate thing, and although I suspect certainly one of my parents, and possibly both, are on the spectrum, I didn't think it was worth it for me. The ADHD diagnosis was enough, it answered some questions and explained a lot about why I am the way I am. I then had to be referred back to the local mental health services for prescriptions. I tried medication but in the end decided to discontinue. (It made me INSANELY thirsty, and sometimes I felt a bit agitated and on edge.) It has helped because now I recognise certain symptoms, and instead of sitting on the sofa spiralling into panic about why I can't seem to do anything, now I just shrug and think "ok, it's one of those days, just roll with it. Sit on the sofa and play puzzle games for a bit, and when I feel able to do something, I will."

Did one thing off my list! Not sure if it’s right so may have to add a call to council tax to my list.

@Castlerigg dd didn’t like the meds either. And it’s good to recognise what you need. Takes the pressure off you.

I recycled loads of shoes
Did some gardening ( well cutting things back and prodding a few support canes in )

2 plants that I thought were dead are not so I am pleased but not holding out too much hope )

Nice long BH weekend to look forward to -hopefully pottering about in the garden if it's nice

Not much happing here this week, I have a stinking cold. Managed to wash towels today, and showered.

Towel washing is a big job!

How’s everyone else getting on?

I have sorted out rubbish and recycling. Then must do the returns ready for tomorrow. I’m overdrawn so cant delay this.

I should also then sort out car insurance.

My NHS med exemption finally came through so now I can get my prescription.

I worry that as I procrastinate about health and money tasks I have zero chance with anything else!
But I have two weeks off so no distractions hopefully to Get Things Done.

I've just booked loads of outstanding appointments - eye test, driving lesson etc. Feels good to have them booked in!

That’s good going @JamSandle

Ive been trying the gifting to future self technique even though future me is ungrateful!

Can you share more about that?

@JamSandle

Yes it’s a simple idea.

Every now and again I impress myself with stuff I’ve organised in the past. So sometimes I endeavour to make future me happy. https://www.weskao.com/blog/present-self-future-self

I think this is the key - doingvthingstoday that set you up for tomorrow. It also stops the procrastination building too.
I've had a productive weekend- washed car, cleaned out pet cage, been food shopping, washed bed linen, cleaned the inside of the car/boot, tidied up my office & watched a film! It's nice to look back on what you've done as it spurs me on to do more.

I'm more or less back to normal now after a few days off sick, so I'm going to tidy the kitchen. I'll also do some pet maintenance, and I'd really like to do some baking.

There's also a doom pile which I need to go through, hopefully it's mostly filing, but there might be a couple of bits I need to do something with.

Yes I get that satisfaction too from getting things done. Just doesnt happen consistently and often enough!

i have made a list for today. Includes going the tip. I love going the tip as I collect everything that needs to go Incl textiles donations. And my house feels clearer for a bit.

I also have some returns to do and maybe a treat visit to IKEA.

Oh and must rearrange the mammogram they’ve randomly booked me for Thursday!

I did tidy the kitchen yesterday, and went to do some baking, but when I got the stuff out, the bag of SR flour was mouldy. It was a fairly new bag, but this house is so damp, and it had got shoved to the back of the cupboard. I was really annoyed about that.

However, it did prompt me to drag everything out of the cupboard and check it. Everything else was in airtight containers so didn't have to chuck anything else thankfully, but did notice some stuff was approaching use by dates. I made an attempt at a gluten free cake with some ground almonds.

Tbh I did overdo it a bit, and my tummy was sore after, so I'm chilling out today. I'm signed off sick for this week, so I'll take it easy and not push myself. I have more admin stuff to do so I'll get on with that.

Vacuumed downstairs today and washed towels. I’m still exhausted from a virus.

Well done everyone.

Good going everyone!

Today i
rang council tax and I have to wait 4 weeks
paid the gardener
ordered my repeat prescription

All from the car on my commute. I dint know why I was putting it off. I had to confess to the council lady that yes I had months to sort it out but I’m a big procrastinator!

Morning, hope you don't mind me joining you!

I've done my back in so am trying to move carefully and slowly today. I started work on a birthday cake for my mum and it's chilling in the freezer before baking, cooked some beans I had soaking and also made a huge batch of soup for lunches.

Having a rest now with YouTube. ☺️