Day #679 - Let It Flow

Flow like water.
My breathing, my thoughts, my actions.

Goals of the Day:

• Exercise
• Gain focus at work
• Weekly plan of scheduled tasks
• Meditate
• Read
• Achieved

Day #674 - Moving Forward

I need to push myself to move forward from where I am.
Everyday.

Goals of the Day:

• Exercise
• Iron
• Re-design trello board on current tasks

Day #673 - Public Service

This is a fresh perspective.
To lose myself in the service of others..

Goals of the Day:

• Have a good public tuition session
• N.A.
• 30 min on V's assignment
• Achieved
• Create scheduled goals on Trello for tracking
• Achieved

Nobody came for tuition today.

But it's okay =)

Today's Small Wins:

• Meditated for 10 min
• Read for 15 min
• Put in 1h for V's assignment
• Created a Trello board to house all the schedule goals for tracking

Today's Small Losses:

• Slept late, which causes Dearest to sleep late also

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Dearest not feeling that nauseous
• A colleague who is passionate about teaching python

Day #672 - Move. I'm Not A Tree.

Push forward.
I'm not rooted.

Goals of the Day:

• Exercise
• Achieved
• Spend 1h on V's assignment
• Achieved
• Housework (Wash, Fold)
• Achieved
• Create scheduled goals on Trello for tracking
• Not Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Did strength training at home with weighted vest for 30 min
• Spent 1.5 hour on V's assignment
• Washed the clothes
• Meditated for 10 min
• Read for 15 min

Today's Small Losses:

• Have not created schedule goals on Trello for tracking yet

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Being able to satisfy Dearest's cravings for sushi rice
• Dearest hanging the clothes
• Having a supportive wife

Day #671 - Chart Out My Own Path

It's my life.
No one can change it except for me.
So I would have to do it.

Goals of the Day:

• Housework (iron, wash, fold)
• Postponed to tml
• Be focused at work; reduce distractions
• Achieved
• Figure out the statistical tests for V's assignment
• Not Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Meditated for 10 min
• Communicated with V for the assignment

Today's Small Losses:

• Feeling slightly agitated at work discussions

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A short but sweet chit-chat session with Dearest before we slept

Day #670 - Time for Planning

I am my own General.

Goals of the Day:

• Exercise
• Achieved
• Day's planning
• Achieved
• Scheduled Goals planning
• Not Achieved
• Admin 1 - Sort out money leftover from CNY
• Achieved
• Admin 2 - Sort out letters
• Achieved
• Admin 3 - Settle Starhub bills
• Achieved
• Admin 4 - Top up Mum's RA
• Achieved
• V's assignment (Look through Lit review and find out sample size calculation)
• Achieved
• Review Sis's photo and videos
• Not Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Finished the admin tasks
• Exercised for 30 min
• Did V's assignment

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't do planning for scheduled goals
• Didn't review sis's photos
• Didn't meditate

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Dearest's perseverance

Day #669 - Time is Free, But Priceless

Time doesn't cost anything.
But it can't be bought.

Goals of the Day:

• Have a good breakfast with Mum
• Achieved
• Housework (Vacuum, Mop, Wash, Iron, Clean toilets)
• Achieved
• Get organized on scheduled goals
• Not Achieved
• Meditate
• Not Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Quality time with parents and sis
• Housework done

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't manage to get organized on goals
• Didn't meditate
• Spent too much time on phone

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Dearest going through hardships for us
• The willingness for my parents to try

Day #668 - Winds of Change

In the face of the winds of change, I strive to find my own direction.

Goals of the Day:

• 2-week planning of work tasks
• Not Achieved
• Have a good session of badminton
• Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Good contribution during meeting
• Good session of badminton
• Came home asap after badminton to accompany Dearest

Today's Small Losses:

• Did not do the work tasks that were planned because was called in for meeting in the afternoon
• Did not meditate

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Being able to enjoy a short, but good session of badminton
• Being able to enjoy card games with colleagues

Day #665 - Back In Gear

Be brave to move.
Be afraid to be still.

Goals of the Day:

• Housework (Iron)
• Not Achieved
• Cook a good and healthy dinner
• Not Achieved
• Push myself to focus at work
• Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Some breakthrough with analysis plan at work

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't manage my time well at work

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Good health
• A first mini-glimpse of the future

Day #663 - Anniversary

Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary Dearest~!

Today's Small Wins:

• Spent a lovely evening playing in the pool with Dearest
• Being able to stop myself from eating too much desserts

Today's Small Losses:

• Feeling slightly unwell
• Lighter didn't work when we wanted to play sparklers

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary
• A nice dinner with privacy and a special view

Day #662 - Anticipation

Anticipation.

Goals of the Day:

• Housework
• Achieved
• Buy fibre optic cable
• Achieved
• Plan for tomorrow
• Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Managed to do the right things with both our parents

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't meditate

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• BunBun

Day #659 - What I Give

I hope that what I give now, would make a life out of someone else.

Goals of the Day:

• Be focused and efficient at work
• Not Achieved
• Prepare myself well for the tuition session in the evening
• Achieved
• Contact parents' tenant to arrange settle administration
• Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Had a good tuition session
• Settled some administration on tenant's side

Today's Small Losses:

• Slight sore throat from eating too many cny goodies at work

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Dearest making Pi Pa Gao drink for me for tuition

Day #658 - Making Priorities, Saying No

If I want to attend to my priorities, I have gotta learn to say no to my non-priorities.

Goals of the Day:

• Work on the Gsheet calculators
• Not Achieved
• Get organized on regular tasks
• Not Achieved

Feels like a shitty day at work.

Just so happened that Dearest had the same.

So we just decided to binge watch Umbrella Academy till the end. haha..

Today's Small Wins:

• Quality time with Dearest
• Ran 2km

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't do anything productive

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• An intriguing Netflix series for Dearest and me

Day #654 - Stay Low, Move Fast

The lower I go, the faster I move.
No one to notice, no one who bothers.
My path is free, my will is strong.
Let me be, and I will let you live.

Goals of the Day:

• Be focused at work
• Schedule tasks for the weekend