Day #320 - Planning Ahead

Goals of the Day:

• Plan my day ahead for today
• Achieved
• Run errands (Settle bank issue, send suits for cleaning)
• Achieved
• Work out my financial accounting for Feb and Mar
• Achieved
• Quality time with Dearest at night
• Achieved
• Plan my day for tomorrow
• Not Achieved
• Propose financial plan for Dearest and I
• Not Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Managed to finally do out my financial account for past 2 months
• Me time
• Quality time with Dearest

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't plan my day for tomorrow
• Didn't manage to have time to do up the financial plan

Day #319 - Holiday; A Fruitful Day

Today's Small Wins:

• Jogging with Dearest to get brunch
• Cleaned up the house
• First substantial cooking with Dearest using the oven
• Quality time with Psych guys

Today's Small Losses:

• Slept late
• Didn't really plan ahead of things
• Wasted some time during cleaning up to focus on some paint stains that I should have let go

Day #318 - Pre-Good Friday!

Time is precious.
As I live my life, day to day, I realized that time can be lost without me planning ahead much.
This weekend provides a good opportunity for me to do something about it.

Today's Small Wins:

• Had a good time at my division's sports day! (and won!)
• Quality time with Dearest (over dinner; using oven + Band of Brothers, and Redmart shopping)
• Did quite a bit household chores, and cleared some rubbish from the house

Today's Small Losses:

• Still haven't got around to meditating
• Sleeping late

Day #317 - Single Focus

One at a time.

Goals of the Day:

• Focus on priority tasks at work
• Achieved
• Household chores (Iron clothes + Wash Kitchen stuff)
• Achieved
• Settle issues with Bank of China
• Not Achieved

Tried to call BOC but the customer service officers didn't pick up my calls.

Today's Small Wins:

• Focused at work tasks
• Quality time with Dearest over dinner and grocery shopping

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't meditate
• Didn't sleep early

Day #316 - Scheduling My Priorities

Recently I have been working on auto-pilot or being reactive to things, instead of planning my priorities.
I will start to plan my daily schedule for today!
Dearest have planned out some time schedule for us as a couple too =)

Goals of the Day:

• Planned out my schedule in detail for today
• Somewhat Achieved
• Keep to this schedule
• Somewhat Achieved
• Finished off the slides for tml's presentation
• Achieved
• List of work tasks and keep to them
• Mostly Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• 2 hours of R learning at work
• Managed to do most of the work tasks I have set out to do
• Fixed the study rooms chairs
• Paid bills

Today's Small Losses:

• Realized I got some interest incurred from my bank account
• Didn't meditate

Day #315 - Getting Life Back In Order

Time to get my life back in the usual order.

Goals of the Day:

• Fix up the black display shelf at home
• Achieved
• Fix up the study room chairs
• Achieved
• Pay up bills for Starhub
• Not Achieved

Too ambitious on the time I have for tonight.

The display shelf took up quite a bit of time before dinner.

Today's Small Wins:

• Fixed up the display shelf
• Had a good conversation with Dearest

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't prioritize office work that needs to be done at home. Had to sleep late because of this.
• Didn't allocate time to do the bills
• Need to schedule my time in details to do things

Day #314 - Spending the Sunday Fruitfully

Today's Small Wins:

• Morning Cuddle~
• Managed to pack up some stuff from my parents' house
• Spent some time to chat with my parents over lunch
• Furniture shopping with Dearest

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't manage to have time to do my personal things
• Didn't manage to allocate time to plan for the Good Friday weekend

Day #313 - A Day of Being Spartan

It's my 5th Spartan Race! Aroo~!

Today's Small Wins:

• Completed my 5th Spartan and managed to complete most of the obstacles
• Spent a splendid evening with Dearest over dinner + war movie
• Resolved an issue with Dearest

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't plan well to travel to Sentosa for the race, and had to get a cab there in the end

Day #312 - Another End of the Work Week

I would need to strive for excellence in whatever I do.
It seems that I am slipping on this.

Goals of the Day:

• Rest early for tml's Spartan Race
• Achieved
• Finish off my work tasks
• Achieved
• Had a good badminton session
• Not Achieved

I didn't go to badminton on time due to work.

And I didn't really go all out because my left ankle still felt a bit wonky.

Today's Small Wins:

• Managed to finish off the work tasks before the day ended
• Had a good Chillah session with my colleagues

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't manage to allocate time to plan for the weekends with Dearest

Day #311 - Another Day, Another Chance

It's a fresh day to make my life a better one.

Goals of the Day:

• List out & Focus on the work tasks that I have to do
• Achieved
• Meditate (Impt!)
• Not Achieved
• Quality time with Dearest
• Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Had a good dinner and chat with Dearest
• Had game time to myself
• Focused on work tasks

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't meditate
• Didn't sleep on time

Day #310 - Eat The Frog

It's time to eat the frog in the morning.

Goals of the Day:

• Focused and efficient at work
• Somewhat Achieved
• Practise good habits (meditate, sleep on time)
• Not Achieved
• Finalize wedding and renovation expenses
• Not Achieved

It hasn't been a good day at work.

Somewhat paralyzed in thoughts when I think about the need to finish up the work by Friday.

Today's Small Wins:

• Streak of 3 days running 2 km (10min)
• Allocated me time and us time this evening with Dearest suggestion

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't sleep on time
• Didn't meditate
• Not that focused at work

Day #309 - Routine. Good or Bad?

There were some quotes that said, "The less ROUTINE, the more LIFE".
I think both quotes work in different situation.

When your routine is not meaningful and doesn't give you satisfaction, then you should be getting out of your routine.
When your routine gives you the motivation to push forward in life, then stick with your routine.

It's what your routine gives you, that you should decided whether to stay in it, or get out of it.

Goals of the Day:

• Set up a routine of running 2 km everyday after work
• Achieved
• Meditate
• Not Achieved
• Be focused and gain clarity at work
• Achieved

Was a bit distracted from work during the afternoon.

But I managed to pull myself back to the work after a while.

Today's Small Wins:

• Ran 2 km and had Quality time with Dearest =)
• Did household chores today

Today's Small Losses:

• Did not meditate
• Got distracted at work

Day #308 - Handling Everyday Life

It's not easy living a life on your own.

Goals of the Day:

• Exercise
• Achieved
• Making life better for Dearest and me
• Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Exercised by running 2 km
• Discussed with Dearest on a household chore to make it easier for her =)
• Had a short but quality chat with Dearest before we slept

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't meditate
• Didn't manage to finish off the accounting for the wedding expenses

Day #307 - An Appreciation of Help

Had an appreciation dinner for those who helped out at our wedding =)
I didn't do a great job of hosting the dinner, but I did my best. haha..

Today's Small Wins:

• Quality time with Dearest watching TV
• Cooked breakfast
• Appreciated the people who helped tremendously at our wedding

Today's Small Losses:

• Bad habits
• Need to get into a routine for this

Day #306 - 1st Full Weekend at Home

It's a weekend of making the house a nicer and cosier home for both of us

Goals of the Day:

• Ensure the floor is free from visible paint stains
• Achieved
• Wash all the kitchen stuff (plates, bowls, cooking pans, etc)
• Achieved
• Build the 4 x 4 shelf
• Achieved

Goals achieved for a Saturday!

Today's Small Wins:

• Finished up all the IKEA furniture building
• Did household chores

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't sleep on time
• Didn't meditate

Day #305 - Back on Tracks

Sometimes I feel paralyzed when there are a ton of things to do, and I don't feel like doing any of it.
But, Action Breeds Confidence, (or A.B.C.).
So, I shall get down to business.

The days before and after the wedding were hectic enough that I seriously didn't have the energy nor time to update this blog.
But the wedding went on smoothly, even with the few hiccups. haha..
I'm now a married man, and I have a beautiful wife. =)

Goal of the Day:

• Worked out tasks to be done at work by priorities
• Achieved
• Practise good habits (sleep on time, and meditate)
• Not Achieved
• Have a good workout at badminton but dont over-exert
• Achieved
• Prepare the house for cleaning paint stains by shifting our stuff into the study room/storeroom
• Achieved
• Allocate quality time with Dearest tonight =)
• Not Achieved

I'm still trying to set up a routine back at home to sleep on time and meditate.

Planned for a nice evening with Dearest when I got back home, and she also prepared for it.

But plans sort of changed, so we didn't manage to do it.

Today's Small Wins:

• Focused at work
• Good workout at badminton and quality time with badminton friends
• Did R learning

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't manage to have quality time with Dearest
• Slept late and didn't meditate

Day #297 - D-2 Day. Breathe.

Dear me, breathe. Breathe.

Goals of the Day:

• Finish my wedding vow
• Finish my thank you speech
• Prepare all my ang baos
• Complete 50% of wedding video

Day #296 - Let's Do This!

Lots of things that I need to do, and I can do today.

Goals of the Day:

• Have a good 安床
• Achieved
• Managed the contractors well today (service yard windows, plumbers, starhub)
• Achieved
• Quality time with my best man
• Achieved
• Handling the bridal car issue
• Achieved
• Spend at least 1 hour on Animoto Wedding Montage
• Not Achieved
• Gather tasks that I need help from the guys
• Not Achieved
• Sleep before 12!
• Not Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Did quite a bit of things today
• Had a good bachelor's night bathing in onsen with my best man

Today's Small Losses:

• Still left with quite a bit of wedding tasks unchecked

Day #295 - Discipline to Rest

I think I need to rest in body, and in spirit.

Today's Small Wins:

• Good day at work
• Bought a house phone for tml

Today's Small Losses:

• Couldn't follow an academic discussion during a seminar. Feels like I'm out of touch.
• Slept late again

Day #294 - Slight Panic

With a list of things undone, I woke up feeling anxious today.
But I know, just what I need to do.
And I would have to do it.

Goals of the Day:

• Settle payments with renovation and Credit Card bills
• Achieved
• Finalized information sheet for helpers and send out tml morning
• Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Finally finished the schedule

Today's Small Losses:

• Slept very late to finish the schedule

Day #293 - Starting to Look More Like a Home

Our Home.

Today's Small Wins:

• Fixed up the TV bench
• Finalized schedule of wedding day with Dearest
• Finalized march-in songs with Dearest, and had a fun time marching around at our new home

Today's Small Losses:

• Slept late

Day #292 - End of Renovation

Today's Small Wins:

• Managed to quickly step up when Dearest had a slight hiccup
• Had a good 2nd blessing of the house
• Managed to clean up before the big furniture came in
• Had quality time with Dearest over cleaning and fixing furniture

Today's Small Losses:

• Bad luck with colours running from the cleaning towels
• Small conflicts over cleaning matters, but resolved quickly

Day #291 - Too Packed

Today's Small Wins:

• Quality time with family over dinner for the last day of CNY

Today's Small Losses:

• Had to cancel on my buddies last minute

Day #290 - D-9 Day

Goals of the Day:

• Discuss and finalize schedule with Dearest [I will just focus on this today]
• Not Achieved

She was kinda emotional tonight because of the passing of her cousin's beloved pet.

So we didn't really settle much wedding stuff.

Today's Small Wins:

• Medical Check up done!
• Vacuum cleaner bought
• Full Payment for our furniture at MDS

Today's Small Losses:

• Slept late
• Didn't meditate
• Didn't finish off the schedule