Day #1046 - I am NOT a tree.

Like what King Julien said in Madagascar, I like to move it move it~!

Goals of the Day:

• Identify priority tasks for focus at work
• Run
• Draft a landing page for maths blog

Day #1045 - Farewell to a Close Colleague

Life changes.
Life goes on.
Life.

I only have a handful of colleagues whom I considered close and could talk to freely.
So having one less of a handful is nothing short of significance.

Farewell and all the best to her.

Goals of the Day:

• Stay focus on priority tasks at work
• Achieved
• Maths solutions x 3
• Achieved
• Create a landing page for maths blog
• Not Achieved

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Bun sleeping well in school
• A half-day off by boss to have a good farewell for a colleague
• Dearest working as a team with me to support the family

Day #1044 - Living Life On My Own Terms

It's not the money per se.
It's being able to live the life that I want.

Goals of the Day:

• Keep track of share prices
• Achieved
• Strong focus at work
• Achieved
• Iron x 3
• Not Achieved
• Keep a close look on Bun's condition
• Achieved

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Bun's fever didn't go up
• A nice dinner with Dearest
• Having spent 98 official months together with Dearest

Day #1043 - Courage to Push Forward

It's having the courage to push forward no matter what.

Goals of the Day:

• Stay focus at work
• Achieved
• Iron
• Not Achieved
• Plan for the week
• Not Achieved

Bun got a fever at night.

So Dearest and I only focused on his condition.

Things I'm Grateful of Today:

• Bun's fever went down after taking medicine
• Dearest for working as a team with me to handle Bun
• A good lunch with rosti

Day #1039 - Self-Belief

I have decided to post quotes that are relevant to the things I am reading in the "Be The Lion" book.
This way, I don't have to think of what type of quotes to post for the day. =)

Today's read was about self-belief.
This quote reminded me of the conversation between my pilot course instructor.
The entire course went out with a few instructors for the night and had a few drinks.
By that time, I had already failed my pilot course and was just waiting for the flight home with the rest of the course.
One of the instructors was talking to me about what I was going to study in university.
I said psychology, because I was interested in understanding humans.
His reply was that I will fail at psychology, mainly because he felt that I was a very quiet individual, and he thought a psychologist needed to be anti-quiet.

I could understand why he would think as such.
I wasn't very interested in talking to my coursemates nor the instructors.
But still, getting an evaluation from a much older individual that you will fail at something left a pretty bad taste in me.
I kept quiet at that time, but I didn't waver in my choice.
His opinion doesn't matter.
My belief in myself remains the most important driver and pivoting point for my decisions.

And as it turns out, it was the right choice. =)

Goals of the Day:

• Strong focus at work
• Achieved
• Iron
• Achieved
• Plan for the weekend
• Not Achieved

Planning takes committed time, which I used to do maths questions and then spend time watching a baby documentary with Dearest. 

I would need to put down some time for planning.

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Bun sleeping well in school
• Dearest being able to have a fun interaction with Bun before bathtime and night time
• Being able to have a strong self-belief system

Day #1038 - A Baby's Laughter

Bun's laughter is quite contagious.
It affects everyone around him.

Goals of the Day:

• Be focused and sharp at work
• Achieved
• Iron clothes
• Achieved
• Start work on a new maths paper
• Achieved

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A happy Bun
• Working together as a team with Dearest
• Me-time during lunch

Day #1030 - Be A Hunter

I want to hunt.

Happy 2nd Wedding Anniversary Dearest =)

Goals of the Day:

• Financial Research (Not Achieved)
• Have quality time with Dearest (Achieved)

It feels like a normal day. 

Simple, and yet, filled with tasks to fulfill like every other day.

But I definitely felt grateful, for this girl who said married me this day, 2 years ago.

And i still love her dearly.

Things to be Grateful for:

- Dearest being the protector of Bun using her strong intuition ever since he was conceived

- A nice game of darts with badminton colleague

- Being able to rant to my colleagues on things at work that upset me

Day #1029 - Morning Routine

A morning routine is meant to be consistent and contributes to the overall goals.
And I will strive to have them, every morning.

Goals of the Day:

• Review day's schedule
• Achieved
• Financial Research
• Not Achieved

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Dearest for appreciating me as a husband and a father
• Colleagues for including me in their nonogram fun
• Dearest for trying her hardest to be okay with some matters

Day #1026 - Discipline over Motivation

Motivation is not enough, cause it's not gonna be there always.
I have to be disciplined.

Goals of the Day:

• Enjoy a good badminton session
• Practise R at work
• Financial Administration

Day #1025 - Don't Give Up

Dear Me, don't give up.

Goals of The Day:

• Iron x 3
• Achieved
• Upload maths qns x5
• Not Achieved

I think I have grossly underestimated the number of things Dearest and I need to do back at home after coming back from work, especially now we got more things to wash and prepare since Dearest has started working.

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Dearest had a good first day at work while doing mummy's duties
• A good and hearty chat with colleagues
• BunBun being healthy and not exhibiting any abnormal behaviors so far

Day #1024 - Measuring Quality of Life

Life is measured by the moments that take our breath away.
This is something to keep in mind.

Goals of the Day:

• Iron x 3
• Not Achieved
• Day's planning
• Not Achieved
• Tml's planning
• Not Achieved
• Monthly financial admin
• Not Achieved

Forgot I need to work with Dearest to prepare for her first day of returning back to work.

Kinda did washing the whole evening after putting Bun to bed. haha..

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Bun able to sleep pretty well in the centre
• Dearest doing her best to be okay with certain things
• Bun sleeping promptly after his milk

Day #1022 - Outsourcing

A recent theme of my life is to think about outsourcing the tasks I have.
Dearest recommended engaging someone to help with ironing.
It is a great idea! For the price and the time saved.
But unfortunately, with the recent event of COVID-19, we both thought it's better to come back to this at a later date.

It's Bun's first day at infant care.
Slightly emotional to leave him in the arms of another.
But it's also comforting to know he's in good hands, and liberating to have some time to ourselves, both me and Dearest.
I guess it could also be considered outsourcing the tasks for taking care of Bun.
We may have less time for Bun, but I think overall, the quality of being with him will improve as we will be more energized to interact with him on the weekends =)

Goals of the Day:

• Day's planning
• Achieved
• Week's planning
• Achieved
• Iron x 3
• Achieved
• Trim Bun's nails
• Not Achieved
• Prepare IFC bag for tml
• Not Achieved

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A reassuring infant care centre, both principal and teachers of various levels, to take care of Bun
• Dearest for taking care of Bun for the past 4 months at home
• Teachers commenting that Bun was a nice baby to take care of