Day #532 - Plan Ahead

It's important to plan ahead, whether is it in my office work, non-office work, and other aspects of life.
And it's more fulfilling to do so than just living it through.

Goals of the Day:

• Plan out the Project F till the update
• Achieved
• Finish up the financial administration for Sept, and then make amendments to current PFM sheet
• Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Cooked a good and simple dinner
• Finished up the financial administration for Sept
• Thought up another strategy to separate between household chores and personal work (household chores in the morning, personal work after dinner)

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't meditate
• Slept slightly later than desired

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Having dinner and chit-chatting with Dearest
• Being able to go home on time after work
• Being safe from travels (a regional plane just crashed)

Day #531 - Keeping Things Simple

It is pertinent to keep my life simple.
It means navigating through the complexities and establishing straightforward goals.

Goals of the Day:

• Catch up with work matters 
• Achieved
• Work on long-term plans
• Not Achieved
• Chart out the different aspects of Career Approach (2) in OneNote
• Not Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Did financial administration
• Made Dearest laughed a bit with comedy on Netflix

Today's Small Losses:

• Woke up late
• Didn't meditate
• Didn't work on long-term plans at work
• Didn't chart out the different aspects of Career Approach (2)

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Being in a blissful marriage with Dearest =)
• Had a good time laughing at Adam Sandler's Netflix special with Dearest
• A comfortable bed to sleep in

Day #519 - Give It A Try

There are many reasons (or excuses) to say No.
But I think, I just want to listen to that little voice, that says Yes.

Goals of the Day

• Have a nice evening with Dearest before I fly off tomorrow
• Achieved
• Have a good presentation by preparing myself sufficiently through rehearsing
• Achieved
• Finish packing for flight
• Achieved

Body don't feel entirely well.

But being beside Dearest, and her taking care of me, made it all better.

Today's Small Wins:

• Good presentation
• Quality time with Dearest
• Packed finish my bag and settled all administration

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't meditate
• Didn't spend enough time with Dearest
• Didn't sleep on time

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Dearest reminding me about bringing all kinds of stuff for my well-being
• Dearest enduring the slightly warmer temperature in the bedroom so I could sleep better
• Good feedback from the Chairman of the presentation

Day #518 - Wish for, or Work for

It's a reminder to myself that I have to put in the work for things that I wish for.

Goals of the Day:

• Have a good dinner with my parents
• Achieved
• Be focused and productive at work (use pomodoro technique)
• Achieved
• Prepare for London trip (print documents / pack stuff)
• Somewhat Achieved

Today's Small Wins:

• Instructed the team on the direction of the project for the time while I'm away
• Quality time with my mum and sis with Dearest
• Quality time with a colleague over tea break and talk about work and non-work stuff
• Meditated for 10 min with Dearest

Today's Small Losses:

• Haven't pack finish all of my things for London
• Slept slightly late

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A good dinner with my mum, sis and Dearest (even if there was some tension between mum and sis on her wedding)
• Mum's chrysanthemum tea
• Dearest washing the dishes after dinner

Day #517 - Chase One First

I just need to choose.

Goals of the Day:

• [Office] List out all the things to be done before I fly
• Not Achieved
• Pack my bags
• Somewhat Achieved
• Meditate
• Not Achieved

Was having a headache the whole day.

Might be the exhaustion from the Spartan race that was still affecting my body.

But at least I packed my bag somewhat by putting all the stuff I can think of on the dining table.

Today's Small Wins:

• Guided my younger colleagues on some excel functions
• Packed a bit of my bag
• Managed to help John find his contact lens
• Managed to change currency
• Slept on time

Today's Small Losses:'

• Didn't meditate
• Didn't manage to plan forward for work

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Being able to find John find his contact lens after going to 2 shops in the shopping mall

Day #516 - Tired

I hope I'm just genuinely feeling tired.

Today's Small Wins:

• Quality time with Mum
• Quality time with Dearest with cooking and gaming (overcooked 2!)
• Leisure time to myself
• Household chores

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't meditate
• Slept slightly late

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Dearest doing most of the household chores today, including the cooking, and the sparkingly clean toilets
• Kiwis that mum bought back from overseas, and the 2 shirts she gave me and Dearest

Day #515 - Mind over Matter

Spartan Super Day~!

Goals of the Day:

• Complete Spartan Super with walking (so as not to injure my knee further)
• Achieved
• Rest sufficiently for tomorrow's morning breakfast with mum
• Achieved

Rain, mud, sand.

Today's Small Wins:

• Managed to reach the race venue early to not feel rushed
• Completed Spartan Super without much injuries and pain
• Had some leisure time to myself

Today's Small Losses:

• Didn't feel like I have the energy to do household chores after the race
• Didn't meditate

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A friendly racer who chatted with me along the way
• Dearest's massage for my tired body before we slept