Day #559 - Slowing Down My Pace

Maybe I'm pushing myself too hard, and therefore, making myself weak and fall to illness recently.
Perhaps I should pace it out, and still do the things that I want to do.

Goals of the Day:

• Rest sufficiently to recover from illness
• Achieved
• Plan the week with Dearest
• Achieved
• Decide a new computer chassis to buy in order to fit in the new desk
• Not Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Rested well, illness seemed to have subsided quite a bit
• Quality time with Dearest in the evening
• Slept early

Today's Small Losses:

• Haven't decided on what computer chassis to buy
• Didn't meditate

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Dearest blow dry her hair in the kitchen so I could sleep peacefully
• A day of rest

Day #558 - Health Is Not Valued Till Sickness Comes

Fell sick again.

Today's Small Wins:

• Spent quality time with Mum (breakfast @ Chong Pang)
• Updated the firmware for the router and set up the 2nd router for tenants' use
• Spent quality time with friends
• Purchased a good computer desk 
• Spent quality time with Dearest over Netflix (Stranger things)

Today's Small Losses:

• Fell sick again
• Didn't meditate

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Support from Dearest on the desk purchase
• Chatting with the guys

Day #557 - Lessons From Abacus

Inspiration from her.

Goals of the Day:

• Household chores (vacuum, iron)
• Achieved
• Transfer money into joint account
• Achieved
• Archive bank statements
• Not Achieved
• Financial Accounting for Oct
• Not Achieved
• Router configuration
• Not Achieved
• Exercise
• Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Completed household chores
• Ran 2 km with Dearest
• Quality time with Dearest's family and Abacus
• Finally fixed up Dearest's bro new RAMs

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't do financial accounting
• Didn't figure out the router configuration
• Didn't meditate

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A dinner treat from Dearest's cousins
• A ride home after dinner

Day #556 - Anticipation

The anticipation of my monitor coming.

Today's Small Wins:

• Fixed up my monitor with the single arm mount
• Readjusted some parts of my study table
• Did household chores

Today's Small Losses:

• Slept late
• Didn't meditate
• Didn't spend enough time to comfort Dearest

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Smooth delivery of monitor without any dead pixels

Day #555 - Spending Time With Parent

Today's Small Wins:

• Spent time with my parents over dinner
• Managed to shift over all my remaining books from my parents' place

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't meditate

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Less tension over the evening's interaction

Day #554 - I'm Made of Eggs

I'm made of eggs.
Because when I'm in boiling water, I became harder.

Goals of the Day:

• Router Configuration
• Not Achieved
• Archive bank statements
• Not Achieved
• Meditate
• Not Achieved
• Gather 3 vendors for comparison
• Not Achieved

Did OT today at work because I felt like my work was piling up increasingly fast.

So by the time I reached home, it was bedtime, and I needed to rest for the next day.

Today's Small Wins:

• Put in the effort to stay back at work for OT

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't do all my goals of the day

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Being able to rest sufficiently before the day starts again

Day #553 - I Was The Somebody

It's easy to criticize from a 3rd person perspective.
So when it's myself, why is it that hard to see the point?

Goals of the Day:

• Journal Entry of App Development mindmap
• Achieved
• Pay Starhub bills
• Achieved
• Redeem Starhub points
• Achieved
• Exercise
• Achieved
• Router Configuration draft
• Not Achieved

It's a productive day for me!

Although I didn't have time to do the router configuration, but overall I managed to fulfil most of what I set out to do.

Today's Small Wins:

• Exercised (2km run with Dearest before dinner)
• Settled administration tasks
• Did the journal entry for app development mindmap
• Did my monthly investment

Today's Small Losses:

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

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A good run with Dearest
• Dearest's accomplishment at work

Day #552 - Distractions Removal

In order for me to progress along in my goals, I must be able to remove the distractions caused by the small things in life (e.g. like gaming).
Reminder to self: Gaming doesn't add value to my life; Working on my goals does.

Goals of Week 47

• Inform and gather attendance for housewarming
• Go back to my parents' house for dinner
• Figure out router configuration for parents' house
• Comparison list of OEM vendors 
• Exercise 3 times
• Do my monthly investment
• Financial accounting for Oct

Goals of the Day:

• Inform Mum's relatives on housewarming dates
• Achieved
• Pay Starhub Bills
• Not Achieved
• Redeem Starhub points
• Not Achieved
• Inform Mum about Thursday dinner
• Achieved
• Journal Entry on App Development mindmap
• Not Achieved

Dearest wanted to watch Ip Man 3 tonight, so I decided to spend the evening with her =)

Today's Small Wins:

• Quality time with Dearest
• Informed on housewarming date
• Informed on Thursday dinner
• Productive at work; not distracted

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't meditate
• Didn't sleep early
• Didn't pay Starhub bills or redeem points
• Didn't do journal entry

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A nice evening of watching a movie with Dearest
• Progress at work for research direction

Day #551 - Cleaning Day

After spending time with our parents, it was a full day of cleaning after yesterday's housewarming party.

Goals of the Day:

• Inform my mum's relatives on housewarming date
• Not Achieved (but confirmed the date/time with Dearest and Mum)
• Household chore
• Achieved
• Good habits (meditate + sleep on time)
• Achieved for meditation
• App Development mindmap
• Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Completed household chores with Dearest
• Confirmed the date/time for housewarming date
• Meditated for 5 min
• Completed my App Development mindmap 

Today's Small Losses:

• Slept late
• Didn't spend much quality time with Dearest

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A clean house
• Being able to spend time with my parents

Goals of Week 46 (Review):

• Make preparations for upcoming housewarming (e.g. purchase stools, clean up, etc)
• Achieved, but most last min
• Arrange for next housewarming with my relatives on 8th Dec
• Not Achieved, but have confirmed date/time with Mum and Dearest
• Career Planning mindmap for Financial Knowledge and App Development
• Achieved
• Exercise 3 times (excluding Badminton)
• Not Achieved, body wasn't well enough to exercise
• Comparison list for OEM
• Not Achieved, to be done next week

Day #550 - Housewarming

It's the first official housewarming for me and Dearest!

Today's Small Wins:

• Managed to do most of the chores needed before the housewarming
• As a team, Dearest and I did a good job being host and hostess

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't manage to draw cash before the buffet delivery guy came

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A good housewarming party that is enjoying for our guests, and for us
• Generous housewarming gifts from Dearest's relatives

Day #549 - Over-Indulgence

Dearest cautioned me about being over-indulgent in my gaming.
Perhaps it's really something that I need to be careful of.

Goals of the Day:

• Inform Mum's relatives on housewarming date
• Not Achieved
• Have a good badminton session
• Achieved
• Plan for the weekends
• Achieved

Badminton kinda hyped me up a bit., although there wasn't much of a turn-up.
It's better than the past few evenings; I'm tired, but at least I felt like I enjoyed the activity that caused me to be tired. 

Today's Small Wins:

• Enjoyed myself at badminton
• Cleared a bit of BR3 stuff in preparation for housewarming tml

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't meditate
• Didn't sleep on time
• Didn't inform Mum's relatives

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Having regulars at the badminton session to play with
• Took the wrong bus but it still took me home anyway

Day #548 - Continuing The Goals

I'm not sure whether Buddha really said this, but enduring through the pain and continue working on the goals is a sure path to victory.
I have been training my whole life for endurance.
I shall not stop here.

Goals of the Day:

• Spend 30 minutes on App Development mindmap
• Not Achieved
• Meditate
• Not Achieved
• Sleep on time
• Achieved
• Stay focused at work
• Not Achieved
• Inform Mum's relatives on housewarming date to confirm attendance
• Not Achieved

It's quite discouraging to see all these goals not being achieved.

But it's also a huge reminder that I'm not doing what I want in the long term.

Is it my body that needs the rest?

Or am I just mentally down?

These days, I just couldn't conjure the energy to do anything.

Today's Small Wins:

• Quality time with Dearest
• Sleeping on time

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't do my mindmap
• Didn't meditate
• Didn't inform about housewarming date

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Being able to rest

Day #547 - Vision Is Imagination

To have a vision, is to imagine my goals.
But the route to that vision is not clear, and covered by insecurity, doubts, and challenges.
Take the first step, and the next, and the next, and the next.
The path shall reveal, at every step I take.

Goals of the Day:

• [Work] Stay focused at work
• Not Achieved
• Draft out mindmap for App Development
• Not Achieved
• Meditate 
• Not Achieved
• Sleep on time
• Not Achieved
• Inform family on date of housewarming
• Achieved

I'm not sure whether it's a motivational issue, or my illness is casting a gloomy cloud over me.

Slowly, but steadily.

I must walk on.

Today's Small Wins:

• Informed mum about housewarming date
• Was able to help Dearest on her fitbit issue

Today's Small Losses:

• Not focused at work
• Didn't practise good habits
• Didn't work on mindmap for App Development

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Dearest's sensing of my gloomy mood and asked me about it =)
• Dearest's massage
• A lucky summon in my recently started mobile game

Day #546 - Schedule My Priorities

It has come to my attention that some of my priorities are not being fulfilled.
Perhaps I'm looking too closely at my schedule to prioritize matters.
I should be taking a step back to schedule my priorities instead.

Goals of the Day:

• Schedule quality time with Dearest
• Achieved
• Schedule quality time with parents
• Not Achieved
• Mindmap for App Development
• Not Achieved
• Practise good habits (eat well, meditate, and sleep on time)
• Not Achieved

Had to pass Sis something over dinner, so most of the evening was spent chatting with her.

But it was a good chat, about family, about finance.

Today's Small Wins:

• Quality time with Dearest
• Quality time with Sis

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't draft out the mindmap for app development
• Didn't practise good habits

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A good dinner and chat with Sis
• A happy Dearest

Day #545 - Push Harder

Because no one else is going to do it for me.

Goals of Week 46:

• Make preparations for upcoming housewarming (e.g. purchase stools, clean up, etc)
• Arrange for next housewarming with my relatives on 8th Dec
• Career Planning mindmap for Financial Knowledge and App Development
• Exercise 3 times (excluding Badminton)
• Comparison list for OEM
• [Work] Project F - Seek guidance on moving forward
• [Work] Project O - Timeline for Study
• [Work] Project O - Draft plan for M Development

Goals of the Day:

• Household chores (iron, keep, wash clothes)
• Achieved (though Dearest helped to keep and wash clothes =)
• Consolidate expenditure for London and informed John
• Achieved
• Meditate 
• Achieved
• Financial blogger mindmap
• Achieved
• Sleep on time
• Not Achieved

Still feeling unwell generally.

Good enough to do work, but not good enough to strive at anything.

Well, I still need to continue to push myself.

Rain or Shine.

Walk and Run.

Today's Small Wins:

• Did household chores
• Meditated for 10 min
• Completed the mindmap for Financial Blogger on Onenote
• Setup insects trap to eliminate those pests

Today's Small Losses:

• Slept late
• Didn't spend much quality time with Dearest recently
• Not focused at work

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A quiet environment for work (with my noise-canceling headphones on)
• For myself, being alive

Day #544 - Grief Is Like The Ocean

It's saddening to hear news of grief.
But all we can do, is learn to swim in it.

Today's Small Wins:

• Returned the luggage back to John and chatted for a while
• Spent quality time with Mum and Dad
• Managed to discuss CPF matters with Mum
• Managed to plan and execute a surprise for Dearest on this special day (2nd Engagement-versary)
• Packed up the 4th (and final) box in BR3

Today's Small Losses:

• Slept late
• Didn't meditate
• Didn't fulfill all my weekly goals (around half)

Things I'm Grateful For Today:

• The few months that she still have with us; no matter how limiting.
• A smooth execution of the surprise for Dearest

Goals of Week 45 (Check):

• Tidy up the house in preparation for the housewarming on 17th Nov
• Achieved
• Do up Career Planning for Financial Knowledge and App Development
• Not Achieved
• [Office] Project F - Work on the preliminary results to derive initial findings
• Not Achieved
• [Office] Project O - Short-term planning for study + Long-term planning for other part
• Achieved 50%
• Exercise at least 3 times
• Achieved (2 times, but sick for the rest of the week)

Day #543 - Wake Up With Determination, Go To Bed With Satisfaction

And this is what I will do today.

Yesterday was my division's CSR and annual Challenge.
It was still okay being the helper and being the acting captain for my house.

Goals of the Day:

• Pack up BR3 fully
• Almost Achieved (realized I have a 4th box)
• Household chores (vaccum, iron, keep/fold clothes)
• Achieved
• Book buffet for 17th Nov
• Achieved (pending confirmation)
• Book Popsical rental
• Achieved
• Purchase stools/chairs
• Not Achieved

Dearest decided to buy her fitbit tomorrow and rest today. 

So we didn't have a chance to go buy the stools. oh well~

But overall, still rather satisfied from being able to pack up BR3 =)

Clean house = Clean mind.

Today's Small Wins:

• Packed up BR3 and tidied up study room
• Did household chores diligently
• Settled administration for upcoming housewarming

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't meditate
• Didn't sleep early
• Spent some time gaming on mobile

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A good movie (IP Man 3; watched by myself, cause Dearest was out for the night)
• Throat didn't worsen

Day #541 - Over-Exertion

I'm suspecting that my recent morning runs have lowered my immune system and as a result, I'm sort of down with some flu symptoms; mainly an itchy throat and slight sneezing.
Probably best for me to take it easy these few days.

Goals of the Day:

• Brainstorm 2 dates for housewarming
• Not Achieved
• Household chores (keep/fold clothes, and iron clothes)
• Achieved
• Work on financial knowledge mindmap for 30 min
• Not Achieved

When one is sick, one just wants to feel comfortable at home and rest.

And that is me.

Today's Small Wins:

• Household chores done

Today's Small Losses:

• Fell sick
• Didn't meditate
• Didn't brainstorm 2 dates for housewarming
• Didn't work on financial knowledge mindmap

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A day's of MC to rest
• The severity of the throat is still bearable

Day #540 - Let's Do This

It's Wednesday.
Let's do this!

Goals of the Day:

• Start career planning for financial knowledge
• Achieved
• Exercise
• Achieved
• Pack up 50% of the 2nd box in BR3
• Achieved
• Brainstorm 2 dates for housewarming
• Not Achieved

It was a rather saddening evening as Dearest pondered over the inevitable future.

Today's Small Wins:

• Started drawing out the mindmap for financial knowledge
• Exercised (2km)
• Packed up roughly 50% of the 2nd box

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't meditate
• Slept slightly late
• Didn't brainstorm 2 dates for housewarming
• Not focused at work

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Dearest's lovely Abacus played a part in my life
• The guys asking me along for a trip

Day #539 - Do Today What Must Be Done

I need to do today what must be done.

Goals of the Day:

• Pack up 50% of BR3 stuff
• Achieved 33%
• Iron 10 clothes
• Achieved
• Spend quality time with Dearest
• Not Achieved
• Spend quality time with friends
• Achieved

It was a last minute decision to invite my friends over.

Even though the day wasn't about work, it was nice spending time and bonding over some tiles and with Dearest joining over the cards =).

Today's Small Wins:

• Packed up a bit of BR3 stuff
• Ironed clothes
• Quality time with friends
• Drafted up an incomplete version of OEM comparison
• Meditated for 10 min
• Exercised with Dearest (2km)

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't spend much quality time with Dearest
• Could have packed up more of BR3 stuff
• Gambling loss

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Joy and laughter with the guys
• Good interaction between Dearest and the guys

Day #538 - Plan My Intentions for the Week

Got a bit lazy for the past few days with the heavy work schedule and the celebration for my birthday. It's a new start of the week, so I figured it would be a good time to restart my motivation again.

Goals of Week 45:

• Tidy up the house in preparation for the housewarming on 17th Nov
• Do up Career Planning for Financial Knowledge and App Development
• [Office] Project F - Work on the preliminary results to derive initial findings
• [Office] Project O - Short-term planning for study + Long-term planning for other part
• Exercise at least 3 times

Goals of the Day:

• [Office] Work on preliminary results
• Achieved
• [Office] Short-term planning for study
• Not Achieved
• Exercise
• Not Achieved
• Iron 10 pieces of clothes
• Not Achieved
• Get started on Career Planning for Financial Knowledge
• Not Achieved
• Practise good habits (meditate + sleep on time)
• Achieved

Only managed to achieve some of the goals of the day, but it's okay. 

Tomorrow's a holiday!

Today's Small Wins:

• Meditated for 10 min
• Slept on time

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't exercise
• Only iron 1 clothes
• Didn't start on career planning
• Not focused on Q2 tasks at work

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Having Dearest beside me to stand against future challenges
• Being able to move freely in my work cubicle because of my new wireless headphones

Day #535 - Happy 31st

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Spending the entire day JB Paradigm mall with Dearest with a good movie and good food to celebrate my 31st