Starting this because I want to have some accountability ✨
It's kinda turned into some kind of blog-type thing where I basically ramble about my day lol
#wen-questing
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03-12-25 Goals
Spend an hour on web dev courseIntro to CSSThe Cascade- Inspecting HTML and CSS
Plant a treeBusuuRead for 15 minutesWalk for an hourSleep before 23:30
Reflections: I don't feel I was particularly productive today, I kept getting distracted on Discord, which isn't really ideal.
I spent about 2 hours on the course today, and started a third unit, but I think I'll continue this tomorrow
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I did my Busuu :) I'm currently aiming to get through a chapter a day since it's all recap still
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I read for almost half an hour :) I got a new ebook so am making my way through it! Also, I wanted a reading timer so this is a new app I'm trialling
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04-12-25 Goals
Spend at least 2 hours on web dev courseInspecting HTML and CSSThe Box ModelBlock and Inline
Plant a treeBusuuRead for 15 minutesJournalAfternoon walkSleep before 23:30
Stretch goal: Play the piano for half an hour
Expectations: I feel like I should reasonably be able to do this. I've also added journalling as a goal today because I want to get into the habit but somehow fail every time. Still, I got a Hobonichi for next year, and I want to take advantage of it, so I need to get into the habit now.
Reflections: Super pleased with myself today, I even managed to wash my hair which is always something I don't like doing. I didn't get round to playing the piano but that's okay, I was sorting out the tea collection anyhow.
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Did my Busuu in the morning today instead of the evening
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I went for an afternoon walk w my parents, we actually went further, but we went home first and I thought we were done, so ended the activity on Strava
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I ended up spending almost 5 hours on my web dev course today, despite getting majorly distracted by my dad and having to tidy up our tea collection 👀 I coded some CSS today, so now I can make websites that look like they belong in 2010
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I have now journalled, it never takes me that long since all I do is write, so hopefully, this will get me writing again if it only takes 10 minutes. I'm not going to share pictures of my journal here, but I've been thinking of starting a tea journal so I'll share that when I find a good notebook :)
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made it through 3 chapters of my book today :) I had a reading session earlier as well, which was quite a nice break in my day. I feel super tired today so I'm going to sleep after this, I'll update my reflections in the morning
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05-12-25 Goals
- Spend at least 2 hours on web dev course
Introduction to FlexboxGrowing and ShrinkingAxes
Plant a treeBusuuRead for 15 minutesJournalAfternoon/evening walk- Sleep before 23:20
Stretch goal: Play the piano for half an hour
Expectations: I'm not sure how much of the web dev course I'll be able to do today, as we're going out for lunch in the middle, and it always takes longer than anticipated. We also had internet issues earlier today, which is always a vibe 🫠 Still, I should be able to do the small ones.
Reflections: I feel like I've ticked off a reasonable number of my goals today. It definitely could have been better, and I still have over an hour before my set bedtime, so I think I'll read some more. I did get very distracted by the virtual fishing bot in the server, so I've put that channel on mute. I have an addictive personality and it wouldn't be the first time I get addicted to a game bot, so hopefully, I don't play it tomorrow. In better news, I only doomscrolled for an hour today (out of my 1h35m timer), and I got in 10k steps for the first time in a while, which is also nice. My stomach still feels a little funny, but hopefully, it'll be okay tomorrow. I really don't want this to be a lasting thing.
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I read in the car on the way out and gave myself a headache 🫠 I might read a bit more before bed today, since I only got through a chapter
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went for a walk with the mother, she got chased by a cat, wish I had taken a photo
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I haven't spent 2 hours on my course today, but I did go through the content of the lessons I wanted to go through. I skipped some of the optional additional resources though, which I don't like to do, so I'll probably go through them tomorrow. I would have liked to do more but my stomach feels a little unwell, and I've been struggling to focus all day. I think it's just one of those days, but I'll try again tomorrow and hopefully, it'll go a bit better
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Did my Busuu :) I'm 42% through their A1 course, which is quite nice. Most of it has been review from GCSE Spanish so far, so I've been trying to speed through it. I could have done the placement test, but I needed the review. I'll have to take my Spanish learning a bit more seriously if I want to get better though
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I journalled again today. This time, it took me 5 minutes to summarise my day 😅 I don't know why I always think it'll take me longer. I also put my Hobonichi into its cover and I'll have a hunt for the stickers my sister gave me tomorrow, and maybe take out the journal, decorate it, and then put it back into the cover. I was also reminded that I need to respond to Owl, as I don't want to leave her on read for too long, which reminds me, I need to sort out a time to call my sister, and also some other friends. But I'll do that tomorrow! I want to sit in bed and read for a bit before I go to sleep
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06-12-25 Goals
- Spend at least 1 hour on web dev course
- Go through 'Additional resources' for the last few lessons
- Alignment
- Start Project: Landing Page
Plant a treeBusuuRead for 15 minutesChange sheetsVacuumAfternoon/evening walk- 10 minute dumbbell workout
Respond to Owl's textsMessage my sister to see if she can callMessage Bat and Sparrow to sort out a definite time for the call tomorrowMessage Bat happy birthdayVacuum- Sleep before 23:20
Stretch goal: Play the piano for half an hour
Expectations: I slept really badly last night. I kept waking up, and no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't go back to sleep. Technically, I've 'been asleep' for almost 9 hours, but I feel like I got 6. I'm keeping my expectations low today, but I should realistically be able to do most of the habit goals. I feel like my goals list keeps getting longer and longer 😅
Reflections: I'm not entirely happy with the way today went, I feel like I spent a lot more time doomscrolling than I ought to have. And even though I had a really bad headache, it felt like I was using it as an excuse to get out of doing my course, which isn't great. I definitely could have finished going through the additional resources at least, but now that's a thing for tomorrow.
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I have changed my sheets! I actually don't remember the last time I did it, and every time I change my sheets, I'm reminded of how much I hate doing it. But also, I know I'm going to be happy going to sleep with clean sheets tonight, so needs must
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I have vacuumed! I think I just hate chores in general, but hey, at least it's relatively clean now
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Did my Busuu and texted my sister to ask if she's free today
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I completely smashed my Stretch Goal and played the piano for 1h15m 
, which I kinda expected, given that it's been a loooong time since I've been able to play the piano for only half an hour. Still, I am quite unhappy with how I played and I need to get back into regularly practising again. I'm going to aim for 2 practice sessions next week, so hopefully they'll happen!
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shorter walk today, we were feeling very low energy, so we walked a lot slower too
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I also journalled today, which is a win. Again, it was a 5 minute entry, which is better than nothing
I didn't really work on my course today, I watched one of the additional videos in a previous lesson, but that's pretty much all I did. I managed to take in some of it though, which I'm calling a win, but my head has been hurting all day and I just really want to lie down
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Forgot to finish updating last night but I texted Owl and I read another 2 chapters of my book
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07-12-25 Goals
Spend at least 1 hour on web dev courseGo through additional resources for last few lessons (only 3 Scrim demos!)- Alignment
- Start Project: Landing Page
Plant a treeFold laundryBusuuRead for 15 minutesCall Bat and SparrowJournal- Sleep before 23:20
Expectations: Shorter list today, so I should be able to get through most of it. Mum is sick today, so we're probably not going to go for a walk. I will probably do some piano drills after this, and if I manage to spend an hour on the web dev course, I'll call it a day and play video games instead. It's infinitely better than doomscrolling.
I'm going to remove my reflections from my main quest list, it doesn't make sense to have them together when I regularly share updates on my progress throughout the day.
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I folded the laundry, and played the piano for about 45 minutes, which isn't too bad. I started with Hanon (going through it very very slowly), but I started getting wrist pain around exercise 8, so I continued until exercise 10, then went on to play some other pieces. I should have stuck to the easy pieces, but I went with some that had octaves on the left hand, which is always great for me 🫠 and now my left hand hurts, not just my wrist. My scales are still muddy, but my wrists generally feel... looser? I think I have to be careful not to overdo it. I can't go from no piano at all to 3 hours of playing a day straight away, it has to take time and consistency, which is something I need to get better at. I need to find myself some pieces that I want to play, so that I will actually work towards them. I have one that I really want to learn, but that is going to be a stretch goal, given that I've never properly sat down to learn it.
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I spoke to Bat and Sparrow for almost 3 hours today, and I'm reminded of how wonderful it is to have friends, even if they live in a different country to me 🫶
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I spent almost 2 hours focussed on the course! I did get majorly distracted when I started though, and spent a good 20 minutes cleaning my earrings instead 😅 (I also ate some ice cream, which wasn't as fun since it tasted a bit too much like freezer 
) Still, I've done 3/7 exercises of the Alignment lesson, so I'll probably get it done tomorrow. It's infinitely more fun when I'm actually coding instead of reading about it, but any extra context is useful though. I also found out my focus tracker has a chat system so have been chatting to some of my party, which was quite cool. I was going to play video games after I worked on my course, but I'm kinda not feeling it anymore.
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I really did not want to do my Busuu today, but I did it. I don't think it helps that I do it so late in the day, I'm going to try doing it earlier tomorrow. Also need to look up some other resources to supplement this, so that I don't just know the same 5 words
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I wrote in my daily journal, and as I was doing it, I really wanted to write down what I played (on the piano) today, and I kinda wanted another notebook (or maybe an excuse to get another notebook) but I had a poke around my books and I found a basically empty grid notebook that I wrote some workouts in (and never did, but that's another issue!) so I refurbished it as a piano practice journal. I'm going to try a few different layouts to see what clicks but honestly, I think the best one will probably be date, time played, what I played and what I thought, which is what I've got here. I also had a moment where I couldn't remember what I played today, so I may have to start recording my practice sessions if only for me to remember what I played 
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Read another 2 chapters, I'm so close to finishing my book! I suppose I could stay up to finish it but then I'll be cranky tomorrow and I would prefer not to be
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08-12-25 Goals
Spend at least 2 hours on the web dev courseFinish exercises in AlignmentStart Project: Landing Page
Plant a treePlay the piano (for half an hour)Afternoon/evening walkBusuuRead for 15 minutesJournal- Sleep before 23:20
Expectations: This should be doable. I might have to play the piano a bit later today, maybe just before the walk. I'm also going to see if Mum is up for a walk today. Otherwise it'll just be me. Besides that, I'm a bit congested today, but hopefully it's just a morning thing, rather than an I'm sick thing. Today's qotd also made me feel like I should play video games, so I'll do that in the evening if I spend 2 hours on the course.
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Ended up practising the piano early anyway. It was an okay session, I feel like I'm just sightreading pieces though, which isn't great. I want to work on a piece and play through it thoroughly but I kinda dont have the patience to find a piece that I like yet, and the ones that I do have are very... eh. I don't know, I'll figure something out
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There was a walk. It was nothing special and I kinda didn't want to go, but I did. It always makes me super hungry afterwards though.
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Also did my Busuu :)
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I seriously locked in and banged out the Landing Page project! I seriously wasn't expecting to finish it tonight but honestly, I kinda just went and did it. I was thinking of what theme to give it and ended up making a cat adoption agency based in Pelican Town of Stardew Valley. I used pictures under a Creative Common license, so I didn't end up accidentally violating copyright, and I still need to write the README but I'll do that tomorrow, and then I can get started with some Javascript!
Screenshots of the webpage, I don't think I'm allowed to send links?
Gah the accomplishment endorphins are hitting :)
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I have now journalled, so I'm going to go and read my book, I might actually be able to finish it today!
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I finished my book!! Lots of wins today, but it's now past my bedtime rip
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09-12-25 Goals
Spend at least 2 hours on the web dev courseWrite README.mdDo a weekly check-in on the TOP serverVariables and OperatorsInstalling Node.js
Plant a treeAfternoon/evening walkBusuuRead for 15 minutes (new book!)Journal- Sleep before 23:20
Expectations: Again, very doable! I'm super excited to start Javascript, so am looking forward to that! I also finished my book last night, so I get to pick a new book today, although I'm also technically in the middle of another one, so I may read that instead, but the problem with that book is that it's emotionally a lot, so I want to read it when I have the energy to, but then it's also a library book so I need to read it before it expires off my Kobo... I don't know, I'll flip a coin or something. No piano today, I need to give my wrists a bit of a break. Also need to make sure I don't get so distracted that I miss my bedtime, I've missed it two days in a row...
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Did my Busuu on my laptop today instead of on my phone. I'm a bit annoyed to find out that the app measures daily goals by stars but the website does it by actual minutes, so I've been spending 10 minutes getting to 60 stars when I'm meant to be spending half an hour... Urgh
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I went on a walk even though I really didn't want to. The GPS went a bit crazy in the middle (idk why) so my map is a bit janky
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I have 2 articles left to read for my course (and some tasks related to the article) but I really don't want to do it 
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It wasn't fun, but I did it. I did skip one of the articles (because it was optional and I don't have the energy for it) but I did the next lesson and watched the optional video for that. I also stressed a bit because we're not meant to use npm install atm but the course kinda needs it and I want to do things properly. I'm so frustrated because I genuinely want to continue working on the course, and this is limiting it. I'll see what elss I can do but honestly, if I can't use Javascript, I wonder if there's something else I can do instead
I have also journalled, my left hand's handwriting is getting better, although that's not such a big win. It's still early-ish so i'm debating between gaming for a bit or just reading the entire evening.
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I was playing Dave the Diver and I highkey suck at it so badly, that I died twice... and I got so mad I ragequit the second time hehe, so I decided to get ready for bed and read instead. I started a new book and all is well again. I should be able to get through this book quite quickly, so that will be another book towards my 2025 Reading Challenge. Also some good news came in that the web dev course providers have okay'd us using npm install now so fingers crossed the malware attacks don't happen again 🤞
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10-12-25 Goals
- Spend at least 2 hours on the web dev course
- Data Types and Conditionals
- Javascript Developer Tools
Plant a tree- Play the piano (just Hanon/Czerny drills today)
Afternoon/evening walkBusuuJournalRead for 15 minutes- Go to bed before 23:20
Expectations: Again, very doable. I wonder if I'm deliberately choosing goals that I know I can meet, but if I set an extra goal, I get upset when I don't meet it. I suppose it's better than feeling like an absolute failure of a human when I fail to meet goals that are doable. I should just set difficult goals. Mum and I are going to eat shawarmas for lunch today, so am looking forward to that. I don't know if Dad will join us. I also joined a new server this morning, and it automatically gave me their server tag. I haven't spoken on there yet, the chat seemed to be popping off and I got very overwhelmed. I also skimmed their intros and a lot of them seem to be teenagers, which is minorly concerning. They've now split their general chat into 3 channels so maybe it'll slow down a bit. I'm going to wait a week or so to see if it calms down. I quite like the yellow Discord tag (nothing against Loftia's), it's very yellow (pink is my favourite colour, I swear) and fits the yellow theme that I seem to have going on... In other news, I woke up very congested this morning. I think it's because I slept with the window open and without socks. God forbid a girl wants some ventilation in their room. Anyway, time to crack on 
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Another day, another half hour of Spanish woop. Maybe I'll be fluent by this time next year 👀 (there is no chance of this if I only use an app)
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The walk happened today, I kinda forgot to play the piano though (the doomscroll was very bad today) and now it's too late to play without annoying my neighbours 
My right shoulder has also been annoying me today, it's especially bad when i sit at my desk and I'm wondering how concerned I should be...
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I called it a day and stopped. The pain or tingling in my shoulder is getting worse so I think I'll try and do some tomorrow morning instead. As far as I know, it's just the one article and then we're doing exercises, so it should be very doable. I'm going out to meet Kirin for the first time in forever so we're going to have a whale of a time hehe
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I have journalled! I got very distracted chatting to people on here though, but it was nice to talk to them. I also came to the realisation that my laptop won't be able to run Loftia at all 🫠 so it's either time to get a new one or borrow someone else's. I did have my heart set on a Huawei one, but I'm now wondering if it's worth it to get another MacBook 👀 Not just because it'll run Loftia but macOS is Unix-based so I won't have to install a virtualbox or Linux to do my course (yes, this is laziness on my part). The hard part is the cost though, it's more than twice the price I don't know, I'll probably end up not doing either and just accept the fact that I won't be able to play Loftia on PC/Mac. We'll see.
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Book read :)
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11-12-25 Quests
- Finish yesterday's web dev lesson
VacuumMeet Kirin (and have fun!)Plant a treeBusuuJournal
Expectations: My expectations for today are so so low. I slept horribly because I couldn't sleep last night so I sat up to read until quarter past 2 last night. Now I'm feeling the repercussions of that. I really really do not want to do anything today but I need to, so it's just going to be small things. I'm already proud of myself for eating breakfast
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Forgot to say but I vacuumed and planted the tree before I left to meet up with Kirin, I got back maybe 1.5 hours ago (?), called my sister (who passed all her accounting exams woop!) and now I'm dead tired. I'm going to do my Busuu (I'll be happy if I get 10 minutes in) and finish the drawing I started this morning. That web dev lesson will have to wait until tomorrow unfortunately. I also got some small things from the mall, so it's been quite a good day.
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I did my Busuu and I journalled a bit. I had a bit of an anxiety moment, but I also managed to finish my drawing. I'm not entirely happy with it but I also don't want to work on it anymore. It also bled through the back on to the previous page, which I'm not too impressed by, but I also don't want to get a new sketchbook. I'm using my journal/notebook which is technically a blank sketchbook that I got from Hobbycraft earlier this year (it's kinda bad as a sketchbook, or maybe it's meant to be a non-ink/paint sketchbook) and I want to finish it because I have trouble finishing notebooks. I will be proud if I make it to the end, and then I can get a new sketchbook. I have my Hobonichi as a journal for next year, so I absolutely do not need another journal. I also have the piano journal and the tea journal that I'm starting - I was meant to buy a book for that, but I got the Kiki notebook instead, which I now don't really want to use a tea journal, but I have another old notebook that I'm not using, so I'll fish that out of my shelf tomorrow and stick some tea in it. I was using it as a recipe book before, but it kinda wasn't working. Hopefully, the tea will help. I'm also crashing out a bit from all the caffeine I've had today, which isn't a vibe. I'll probably get ready for bed and read in bed after this, although I've already read 45 minutes today (at 2am ripp)
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12-12-25 Quests
FINISH THE DATA TYPES LESSON!Spend another hour (on top of the above) working on the web dev course- Javascript Developer Tools
- STRETCH GOAL: Start Function Basics
Plant a treeTidy deskPlay the pianoAfternoon/Evening walkBusuuJournalRead for 15 minutesDraw a building (again)
Expectations: I'm posting this a bit later today so it kinda feels like cheating that I've already done some of the things on my list. The main one I really really need to do is tidy my desk, because it's currently covered in stationery, books and other tech and I can't actually see my desk. I also had a Big Cry last night (two actually) and so everything feels like a lot today, but I got up, I ate breakfast, I played the piano, and I stuck a tea packet into a notebook and called it a journal, so it's going to be okay. I need to wash my hair later today too, so fun times :)
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The piano session was good today, ended up focusing on what I could hear rather than what I could play? I don't even know if that makes sense, but I also played a bunch of Grade 4 pieces (well, sight-read, since those were my sister's Grade 4 pieces) and I wrote down the ones I couls sight read. I like this format more than the other layouts I've tried, so I'll probably use this again
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I tidied my desk, had lunch and finished the data types lesson. Honestly, I should have tidied my desk earlier because it's now so clear!!
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The walk happened! We did spend about half an hour at a family friend's house in the middle (dw I paused my Strava) so it feels like it's meant to be earlier but it isn't, annoyingly. I'm going to work on my course for a bit longer, although I'm finding developer tools really really uninteresting 😩 so I may just do half an hour and call it a day. I've already spent like half an hour on this lesson, so it should be okay?
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Ah it turns out I spent almost 2 hours on the web dev course today, which I think is good enough, given I felt awful this morning. I'm halfway through the second to last article in the dev tools lesson, but I'm genuinely so bored 😭 I'm going to do some Busuu after this, then watch some YouTube, and draw. I can read in bed afterwards.
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Did my Busuu! I wonder how long it'll take for the week thing to stop showing Week 1...
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Followed a different tutorial by a different artist today, I skipped the watercolours since I hate the way my page wrinkles so we've got a white image, I think the artist I follow does shadows while they paint so this is it today, it's still okay, I want to find my Pinterest account again to look for fun buildings to draw, or I could go through my camera roll...
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Journal, written in! ✅
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Book read! and now bed!
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13-12-25 Quests
- Spend at least 2 hours on the web dev course
Finish Javascript Developer Tools- Function Basics
Plant a treeRe-tidy desk (how does it get so messy so quickly? :(((( )Afternoon/evening walkBusuuJournalRead for 15 minutesDraw a building (again)Set up Pinterest
Expectations: Should be okay today. I didn't sleep well (as per) and we're going out for lunch so there will be a large chunk out of my afternoon taken out. No piano today, due to time constraints, but I should be able to draw a bit before going to bed.
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Tree planted ✅
Desk tidied ✅
Now to finish that lesson...
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I actually did this before I left, but forgot to update. I've changed my study plan on there to 15 minutes a day, since I think I was overly ambitious with half an hour a day. 30 minutes is definitely doable, but I kept getting frustrated with it after 20, and because I got frustrated, I didn't want to do it again the next day... I want to actually build a habit of it, so I think 15 minutes to start, and then we can talk about spending more time on it later.
Also read while I was out, so I can tick that off. I'll probably read a bit more later tonight anyhow
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Long walk today, we saw 4 cats! Although I got spooked by one and ended up spooking it 😅
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I seem to have picked up a headache so I'm going to call it a day with the coding, I still have 3 articles and the exercises left in Function Basics, but I finished the devtools lesson (plus the additional resource) so I'm calling that a win (ish) I'm going to chug some water and pray it helps, then sit and draw something which will hopefully help too
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The drawing did indeed help my headache (plus the Baroque music too lol). I found an image on Pinterest and went at it. I'm not proud of the shadows on this, nor the trees, and tbh I feel like the dimensions are off. I also feel like the lines weren't going where I wanted them to go, you can see the marks where I wasn't confident and it just makes it look overall messy. I don't know, maybe I'm overly critical, but I don't hate it, so it's a start, whatever happens. I'll follow a few more tutorials, experiment a bit with what works and what doesn't work, and then we can take it from there :)
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I have journalled! Annoyingly, the only thing I didn't complete today was my webdev course, which I wanted to do, because I'm a bit behind where I want to be. I should be able to finish the function lesson and the problem solving lesson tomorrow if I don't get too distracted by the fishing bot 👀 I think tomorrow is also vacuum day so have that to do, but my desk is relatively tidy, and I don't expect to go out, so it should be doable, even if it's a little ambitious 💪
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14-12-25 Quests
Spend at least 2 hours on the web dev courseFinish reading through Function Basics articlesFunction Basics ExercisesProblem Solving
Plant a treeVacuumBusuuJournalRead for 15 minutesDraw somethingPlay the piano
Expectations: A bit ambitious with the web dev course but everything else should be doable. I finished Anne of Avonlea last night (and then got distracted on AO3 oops) but I'm starting a new book today, or maybe finishing a half-read one (I have about half left in The Beekeeper of Aleppo). Otherwise, I have 4 books left to read this year to meet my yearly goal. I could always pad it out with a tankobon or a reread, but I've already done that a lot this year and I feel like any more would be cheating. Besides, I just bought a bunch of new ebooks and I would like to read those too.
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I think my headache was just really bad yesterday, because I finished both the articles and the exercises in just over half an hour...
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Read a bit, vacuumed, planted my tree and now I'm back on the course. I've made it to the second assignment and tell me why it's an hour long video 💀
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I played the piano during a study break, so it was just a short practice today. I've had Couperin's Les Chérubins stuck in my head (for some random reason) so I had been listening to it along with some other Baroque stuff (turns out mandolin concertos are a thing!) and I really wanted to play it. I learned it like 14? 15? years ago for a Grade 5 exam, so it's been a really really long time since I last played it properly. It wasn't too special, but it felt easier to play today than it did any other day. Usually I'm focused on making sure the notes are right, or the rhythms are right, or something or other, so it was nice to just play for vibes today. I ended up making my way (mostly) through the Grade 5 book, which included a Dussek movement, a Chopin valse and a Bartók piece, so good fun. I remember enjoying that grade, at least compared to some of the earlier or later grades. I didn't end up writing in my piano notebook, but I'll probably write something down later. I also keep meaning to record a bit and share, but I always get really anxious about it. I'll do it a bit later when my hands feel like less robotic and more like mine again.
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I went a bit crazy and did all the web dev lessons that I said I would do, and then did another lesson and a project as well. To be fair, it was a very straightforward project and I didn't bother making a user interface or even changing the page 😅 The course said to let the player play it entirely in the browser console, so I did. I think I want to get to that point again tomorrow, but we shall see. It also helped that I didn't go out today, so I had the time to work on my course. I'm now debating if I want to draw at all or if I should just do my Busuu, journal and go to bed, although I draw in my journal, so like I have to open it anyway... Maybe I could game too, I bought a bunch of new games, although who knows which ones my computer can run 😆
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Haha I feel like these drawings get worse over time, not better 😅 I found some very old crayons and they work-ish still so I got them out for this, but they kinda don't really work well with ink 🤷🏻♀️ I have also journalled, and now I will do some Busuu and then depending on vibes, I might read in bed
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15-12-25 Quests
- Spend at least 2 hours on the web dev course
Clean Code- Loops and Arrays
Plant a tree- Busuu
- Journal
- Read for 15 minutes
- Draw something
Evening walk
Expectations: I feel a bit rubbish today. My head hurts, my stomach hurts, it feels like my entire body is languishing. It also doesn't help that I'm also a bit too warm, not like feverish, just not cool. Still, I should be able to do all of this, but really, I want to sit and play Stardew for like 3 hours first... Maybe I'll do that though, I should be able to still tick all of it off 👀
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I finished the Clean Code lesson and was about to start Loops and Arrays when I received an email that had to be actioned ASAP so I got majorly distracted by that 👀 so no screenshot of Focumon today, the time's all messed up :( I also didn't end up playing Stardew for 3 hours, but Dave the Diver for just over an hour. I like that I don't binge it.
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Did a walk with my mother, we saw 2 cats!
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Reflections: what a state of a day, I didn't do half of what I set out to do. I did end up reading but only about 10 minutes, and I didn't journal or Busuu, but it's okay, today is another day
16-12-25 Quests
Spend at least 2 hours on the web dev courseFinish Loops and ArraysCheck-in on the TOP server
Make the Hinge spreadsheetPlant a treeBusuu- Journal
Read for 15 minutes (I should be able to finish my book)- Draw something
- Evening walk
Expectations: I'm just going to do what I can, a little is better than nothing
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I made the Hinge spreadsheet lol, this is purely entertainment because I feel like Hinge doesn't do insights for us properly, and well, I was bored with only rejecting. We'll see if it actually comes to anything. I'm not optimistic because the dating scene is horrific at best, but it would be interesting to know what works and what doesn't work. I've been collecting data for a few days, and I've been very picky with the people that I like back or reply to, so not much to go off of. I also don't often send out likes or replies, so the outbound sheet is basically empty 😅 Is this un-hinged? (sorry, poor pun) A little, but what's life without a little insanity? EDIT: just noticed the time on the screenshot lol, this was not intentional 😂
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I'm struggling with some of the exercises in the Loops and Arrays lesson even though I've technically done this before, but I managed to get most of an exercise right so I thought I would share!
function getMaxSubSum(arr) {
let maxSum = 0, currentSum = 0;
for (let number of arr) {
currentSum += number;
if (currentSum < 0) {
currentSum = 0;
console.log(maxSum, currentSum);
}
else {
maxSum = Math.max(maxSum, currentSum);
}
}
return maxSum
}
I finally got to the end of that Loops and Arrays lesson. I struggle a lot with the logic behind some of these, and a lot of the functions are unfamiliar to me (not to mention me messing up the syntax :/) Still I'm done for today!
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I "did" my Busuu, as in I continued my streak, but I kinda didn't have the heart to do it properly. I'm going to read for a bit, I don't think I'll manage any of the rest, except maybe journalling. I also texted a bunch of my friends today, although I need to check in on one of them and I still need to reply to Lemur but it's only been a week, it'll be okay.
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I finished my book! I think I want to read some fantasy after this. I would recommend this book, but it's incredibly hard to read emotionally.
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17-12-25 Quests
Spend at least 2 hours on the web dev courseDOM Manipulation and Events (this should very much take the whole day)
Plant a treeBusuuJournalRead for 15 minutes
Expectations: I feel worse today than I did yesterday. I think I want to change the language I'm doing on Busuu but I don't want to make that a habit, so I might just stick with it... I really just want to journal today though.
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Progress on the course so far today, I have a headache now though. Maybe I'm dehydrated. I would say I'm about halfway? I got through the main part of the lesson, and am now on the article-reading part, which is never fun. I think I might read my book for a bit, I started a novella last night, so if I finish it today, I can tick it off my Reading Goals this year.
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Finished the book I started last night. It was okay. It's technically a novella so I feel like I kinda cheated here hehe but a book is a book, and it still counts towards this year's reading goal! I have 2 books left to meet my goals this year so 💪💪
cunning vortex
I think I did great today. The DOM manipulation lesson was a bit shorter than I expected though, which was nice. I'm now debating if I want to get started on the next lesson or play a video game. It could go either way to be fair, but I also feel like I'm in a bit of a flow state with the course atm so I want to make the most of it. We'll see, I'll drink some water and spin a wheel or something.
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I did the course. The next lesson is reworking a rock, paper, scissors game that I wrote for browser console, and actually giving it a UI, so I've been playing around with some DOM manipulation techniques. At the moment, there's no styling, so I think that's tomorrow's job. I was thinking of changing the theme of it to Tomato, Potato, Watermelon (after Loftiabot's cheapest crops), and I think that's doable, but somehow the logic of it doesn't work? It’s either potato > watermelon > tomato > potato, or potato > tomato > watermelon > potato. I'm not sure both of those work either. I had a browse with other people's projects and they all seem to use rps except for a Big Bang fan that did rock paper scissors lizard spock 🙄 I don't really want to code for 5 things though, that's too much effort. I also had a browse online and someone suggested a cat > mouse > dog > cat game, which kinda doesn't really appeal to me either. I'll probably stick to rps and play around with the graphics or something. I also want to make a front page and a end page (with a play again button that loops to back to the front page) and maybe a tally of total wins or something (for continuity) but I’m wondering if that will be too ambitious. I saw one person do an animation type thing, but I really disliked it, so I’ll probably not do that. Anyways, I worked on the project for about 1.5 hours (excluding the time I spent passing the hot potato (which I dropped ) ) and then I journalled a bit, and now I still have Busuu left to do, which I really don’t want to do, so I guess I’m changing languages tomorrow. Still debating if I should do it today for the streak, or if I should just let streak protection handle it. Not sure how I would get it back tho... I should just do it, and then I'll read some more before bed.
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Did the Busuu, I don't think I'm going to switch languages after all, at least not for a bit. Now to decide between fanfiction and my Kobo...
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18-12-25 Quests
Spend at least 2 hours on the web dev courseWork on UI for Rock Paper Scissors until I'm happy with itRead the additional resources articles for the lessonStart Project Etch-a-Sketch
- Adapt Ahn Ye Eun's The Moon During the Day for Piano Solo
Plant a treeBusuuJournalRead for 15 minutes- Evening walk
Expectations: This should be okay to do. I need to rework the order that things show up in for the rock paper scissors project, and I've been obsessed with the Ahn Ye Eun song lately, and I want to play it on piano but don't want to pay for a sheet, so Musescore it is!
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I planted a tree and finished the Rock Paper Scissors UI. I'm not super proud of it, but I wasn't bothered enough to change the theme, or even the font all that much. I did share it in hobbies though, and now I'm anxious... I think I might read a bit, and then start on the piano thing. It'll be okay, deep breaths.
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Read a book! I went out after, and I read some fanfiction while I was out, but no evening walk today, it's too wet for it
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Journalled, did my Busuu, and I was working on the Etch-a-Sketch project until a few hours ago when I got distracted by my dad watching Dynamite Kiss 👀 Anyways, I was trying to figure out how to get the tiles to change colour when I hover over them. Right now, it only changes colour when I click the top left grid, which isn't how it's supposed to work... I don't think it's a logic problem, and more of a I don't know the syntax problem, so will be hitting the documentation tomorrow
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I managed the first few bars of the adaptation, so that's a start, I guess
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19-12-25 Quests
- Spend at least 2 hours on the web dev course
- Get the etch-a-sketch working
- Make the UI for the project
- Adapt the song for piano
Plant a treeBusuu- Journal
- Read for 15 minutes
- STRETCH GOAL: Play the piano
Expectations: Not sure how long the etch-a-sketch will take. I was having trouble with the syntax, and now that I've slept on it, I think part of the algorithm was bad too, so I need to scribble a bit, try a few things and see how it goes. If I'm lucky, I'll get to the UI today, but if not, that's a tomorrow job.
cunning vortex
I didn't play the piano (it's now too late) but I did go for a walk so I'll take my wins
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I did my Busuu but didn't really manage much else, the etch-a-sketch is driving me a little loopy because I got it to work, and then decided I wanted some other functionality, and now it's not working ahhhh!! It's pretty much the only thing I've worked on today, but I feel like I'm getting nowhere and I keep getting overwhelmed by how much I still need to do. The thing is, I know there's a solution, but I just haven't found it yet 😕 I was watching dramas with my dad earlier and I was planning to get into bed and read a bit but I think I might go and work on it a bit longer just to see if anything comes out of it
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I worked on it for another 45-ish minutes and decided I was done for the day, I think I'll give it one more try tomorrow, and if it still doesn't work out, I'll accept that this certain functionality isn't happening for me. Now to read my book before I forget...
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20-12-25 Quests
Spend at least 2 hours on the web dev courseGet the etch-a-sketch working- Work on the buttons
- Adapt the song for piano
Plant a treeBusuu- Journal
Read for 15 minutesEvening walk- STRETCH GOAL: Play the piano
Expectations: Pretty much the same goals as yesterday, I will be thrilled if the etch-a-sketch starts working again (tbh I know exactly where it's not working, I just don't want to do it that way anymore)
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Read my book and went on the walk! I also took a nap since I have to be up late today, but I actually feel worse after the nap 😵💫 I forgot to share but I actually got the etch-a-sketch working again! I decided the functionality that I wanted wasn't worth the trouble to get it done, so I moved on. I might come back to it later to do it, but for now, I'm doing some other stuff, I'll share a video of it later
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Gah I missed my Busuu streak so the shield kicked in, but at least it's done for tomorrow lol
I also didn't know this but apparently you get two a week with Busuu, which is nicer than some bird app where you have to pay for it grrrr
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I did great on the Etch-a-Sketch project today. I added functionality for the 'Random Colors' button, and the 'Show/Hide Gridlines' button. The best part is that both of them work with each other too (altho I don't think I did a good job of showing that oops). I also added the change color input in the corner. I'm thinking whether I want to change the background color (not for the entire screen, just the box), and the gridlines color too. I don't know, maybe not. I also had a think through on how I would implement the 'Gradient Mode' and the 'Save Picture' buttons. For the project, I needed the 'New Grid' and 'Clear Grid' buttons only. The 'Random Colors' and 'Gradient Mode' buttons are 'extra credit' (not that this gets marked lol) and the rest is stuff I want for it. I'm also thinking of changing the 'New Grid' button input into a slider (right now, it's text input) but we'll see how I get on with it. I think tomorrow, I definitely want to get the 'Gradient Mode' working. It wasn't working today, I'm not sure if that's because I was doing it wrong or if I'm missing a bit of logic.
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21-12-25 Quests
Spend at least 1 hour on the web dev course- Get the gradient button working
- Adapt the song for piano
Plant a treeJournalBusuuRead for 15 minutesEvening walkTidy desk
Expectations: I just want to get my desk tidy today. I'll be thrilled if I manage to work on the etch-a-sketch but today is a bit busier than other days, so I might not get round to it.
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I have tidied my desk :) There's still a lot of stuff on it, but at least it's relatively organised now, which is better than before, so I'll take my wins
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Scribbled a bit in my tea journal since I had some tea, I'll write in my proper journal later tonight
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Had a proper long walk today, I hope I sleep well tonight
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Today ended up being really busy. I was out for hours today, and I didn't sleep particularly well last night, although I haven't been sleeping well for a long time, so that's not really a valid excuse, yesterday was just worse than others. I managed to figure out how to get the gradient to work on the etch-a-sketch project, but now it's messed up my gridlines button 😵💫 I'm now debating if it's worth having the gridlines at all, especially since it looks like I'll have to create another set of divs. I don't know, it'll be cool if I got it to work though. I'm also now debating if it's worth having the 'Save Picture' button at all. I feel like I'm just writing really inefficient code, and the 'Save Picture' thing seems super complicated... I feel like I'm almost reaching the cliff of confusion, and every time I write a new line, I'm terrified the entire thing will break 😭
Besides the coding, it's been pretty good mentally, I chatted a lot about journalling with my sister (she seems to be holding my sticker folder hostage but it's not as though I don't have any) and I managed to play video games for about half an hour (kinda didn't really have the patience to play for any longer), but yeah, I think I'm just going to go to bed and read for a bit. I kinda want to make a matcha earl grey tiramisu 👀 so we might get the ingredients for it tomorrow :)
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22-12-25 Quests
- Spend at least 1 hour on web dev course
- Get the gridlines working again 😭
- Figure out how to save images
- Adapt the song for piano
Plant a tree- Journal
BusuuRead for 15 minutesEvening walkPlay video games for an hour (pls, I need a break)Vacuum
Expectations: Woke up with a headache (like usual) so we're taking it slow today. Need to vacuum, so the headache might survive :(
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Yesterday was actually pretty okay in terms of getting my quest tracker done. I just didn't spend that much time on the course, but that's because my sister hijacked my laptop to play video games (I offered) so I didn't really have the time to work on my course (I also did not want to work on my course). Still, I read, I did my Busuu, I went for the walk, and I vacuumed, which is as good as it can get really
23-12-25 Quests
- Adapt the song for piano
- Look up example tests (if I have time)
Plant a tree- Busuu
Journal- Read for 15 minutes
Try not to have an anxious meltdown
Expectations: I'm going out with my sister and her friends, and then we're doing a barbecue later today so I probably won't have time to do my course. In other news, I got called in for an audition/interview and an English Proficiency Test, and now I'm super anxious because I wasn't expecting it, and I wasn't expecting it to be so soon (I have about 3 weeks). It's also clashing badly with my parents' holiday, and I'm still sorting out my visa here, so if it's not done by then, I'll have to throw away all the time and effort that I've already put into this visa to go for the audition/interview/test. I got away with doing a virtual interview for the first one, but I feel like I should go to at least one in person, and music interviews are weird online.
idle aspen
-# Have fun & good luck! 
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-# Have fun & good luck! <:HeartWaddle:1158683290836934767>
thank you!
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In good news, I had lots of fun going out, although there was a bit of an anxious moment where we ran into some family friends and didn't really want to have a conversation with them. It's fine though, I'm seeing them again tomorrow for coffee, so it'll work out 🤞 I feel like it's been a pretty good day mentally too, although I did cry a little over the fact that I literally cannot play Liebesträume anymore 😭 My cadenzas are a wreck, my phrasing is all over the place, dynamics don't exist. Something that helped was to pretend that I was a man with the biggest hands on earth! In reality, I can barely play an octave, but having that mindset and confidence helped me envision how I wanted to play rather than focussing on what I was playing. I probably won't play Liebesträume for the audition, it's a bit too advanced for me to get it to a decent state in 3 weeks, especially when I haven't properly played it for years, and besides, I only have 5 minutes (max) and I feel like I will go over. I really want to work on my arpeggios so I'll probably play a little tomorrow after I finish getting coffee. The visa is also moving along, so that's good too, I have the medical early tomorrow morning, so once that's sent off, hopefully I'll have the visa sorted relatively quickly!
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24-12-25 Quests
Relax
Just the one thing today. I went for that medical and had to be poked twice because they couldn't find my veins... I'm meeting up with the family friend (potentially plural) later so we'll have fun :) Other than that, I'm playing video games today, and maybe a bit of piano later too
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Spent the last two days in potato mode even though we don't really celebrate Christmas... Started watching The Rookie and basically binged the first season in 2 days oops 👀 I'm also feeling a little off in that my anxiety is through the roof and I can't seem to calm it down. I also made a matcha earl grey tiramisu with my sister, which was very very nice :)
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15-02-26 Quests
K91-100 (will be good if I get to 110)Read a book for 10 minutes (NOT fanfiction)Plant a treeBusuuJournalPiano for half an hour
I seem to have forgotten about this oops, but I want to get back on it, so am setting some for today. In general news, I haven't been working on web dev, I started a new job and the insomnia is back (yay! /s) but otherwise, I'm okay :)
idle aspen
-# I hope it will be better soon - but welcome back! I missed you 🫂
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-# I hope it will be better soon - but welcome back! I missed you 🫂
thank you, i'm sorry i haven't been more active on here, it's been a bit chaotic
idle aspen
thank you, i'm sorry i haven't been more active on here, it's been a bit chaotic
Don't feel sorry, life goes always first! 🫂 
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I got through most of today's quests 
I actually got to K110 so I'm taking that as a major win :) I also did it in less than half the SCT so I'm pretty happy with that even if that was expected for me. It was mostly correct too :))
Tree was planted, I kept my Busuu streak, and I journalled today, both yesterday's entry and today's entry cos I was too tired to do it yesterday
I also played piano for an hour today. I think I need to play for shorter amounts of time, it was getting shorter to be fair, I was at around half an hour per session last week, but 1) the sessions aren't structured, I'm just playing whatever and 2) I feel like I'm not playing regularly enough to actually improve but I also don't think I can increase my sessions because I've been getting a numbing/tingling sensation in my hands and arms afterwards. Like today, I stopped almost 6 hours ago and the sensation is still there... I looked it up and apparently it's a posture thing, but also risk factors are obesity, diabetes and being a woman (yay! /s). The first two I'm not there yet but bloodwork does not lie and well, it's not good 😢 but I'm working on it and it will be better, but posture is a hard thing, I'm not sure what habit I have to break in order to be able to play piano without an issue... Urgh... In better news, I was playing a bunch of waltzes today, which are always fun to play 😁 and I sightread a version of The Blue Danube, which is so incredibly long but also so so good ahhh
The only one I haven't technically ticked off is the book, but I'll update it tomorrow morning. I've been reading a lot of fanfiction lately, so I want to get back on my goal of 52 books this year. I'm actually doing okay, I'm 5 books in and we're just going into week 7, so that's not too bad right?
EDIT: I managed about 30% of The Sea of Monsters and 8% of the Starving Saints, which is more than 10 minutes, so have ticked that too :)
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I got through most of today's quests <:StarPebble:1100920016808968263>
I actua...
for your piano posture, pull your lower back in/up as if you would respond to someone tapping you on the lower back.
rather than resting your hands and playing with the pads of your fingers, ensure your hands are slightly lifted and fingers are hammering downwards when you play (your wrists shouldn't be hanging at all).
when you increase practice, some muscles develop that aren't as often used in regular life (eg, on top of your forearm nearer to the elbow). you might be getting some after effects of working out new muscles that are increasing due to your increase in activity.
cunning vortex
for your piano posture, pull your lower back in/up as if you would respond to so...
thank you, it's definitely a lower back/shoulder thing. i've been dealing with shoulder issues on and off for a few years now and it wasn't super noticeable when i wasn't playing regularly, but now that i am, it's definitely getting worse. i'm on the lookout for some shoulder strengthening/posture correcting exercises so once i've set up a routine, it should be better 🤞
16-02-26 Quests
K111-120Read a book for 10 minutes (NOT fanfiction)Plant a treeBusuuJournalPiano for half an hourTidy my desk
Expectations: It feels a bit like cheating when I write my quests and I've already done half of it. I borrowed a new book from the library this morning (on top of the 2 that I'm already reading) but it's non-fiction so that's okay. One of the other two is a re-read (low stakes) and the last one is fiction, so it should be fine to read all three at once. I wanted to borrow an Octavia Butler novel but my libraries don't have them on Libby (at least not in English) so that was a bit annoying, but I'll probably have a browse later on the Kobo store to see if any of them are cheap(ish). The main thing I really want to do today is tidy my desk, it's a state at the moment, and I want to start the new year with a (mostly) tidy desk at least.
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The desk is mostly tidy and I did K111-120, it was under SCT again, so all is good. I'm not sure I want to play piano today, but we'll see, maybe I'll do the first part of Hanon and call it a day (and maybe one piece of smth else), that still counts as practice, right?
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I have journalled for the day, and I played piano earlier today, for about 45(?) minutes. I should keep a better eye on it to be honest, but I played through Hanon 1-20 much slower than my usual blaze-through-it speed, paying attention to posture. It's interesting to note that my left wrist hangs much lower than my right and started feeling sore about 3 minutes in, and my right shoulder (and mid-right back) started aching around exercise 12. The wrist soreness stopped after I moved on to playing pieces, but the shoulder/back ache is still there. Today, I played Gounod's Funeral March of a Marionette, Beethoven's Pathétique Movt 2 and The Blue Danube. I think I got a bit too enthusiastic during the waltz and some of the RH chords may have been a bit more forceful than they needed to be 😅 and while there's no numbness/tingling today, my 4th and 5th fingers on my right hand still feel a little sore. Overall, I would say that's a better outcome than yesterday? At least I know what I need to pay attention to, and I'm trying to make more of an effort to take breaks between each bit of practice.
Still, it's a generally good day. I had a quiet reunion lunch/dinner and I should stay up but I'm kinda tired and I really want to sleep right now... We'll see, I might sit in bed and read for a while before I sleep. Maybe I'll finish The Sea of Monsters tonight, that would be nice :)
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17-02-26 Quests
- K121-125 (if I have time) EDIT: Not doing this today, maybe tomorrow...
Read a bookPlant a treeBusuuJournal
Happy CNY! May y'all have lots and lots of money this year!
Expectations: Short list today. No piano though, there's not enough time today. I can probably do the tree and Busuu before I get out of bed xd
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I only have journalling left to do today, I decided I didn't want to do K121-125 and I needed some practice so I did C71-80 (in 2 sittings) instead. It's still under SCT but I got 5 wrong which isn't great to be honest, but they were mostly careless mistakes so eh. I also need to talk to my boss about getting an account on KC, this much paper can't be good for the environment...
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Have journalled, the reading progress is currently:
The Comfort of Crows 15%
The Starving Saints 45%
The Sea of Monsters 77%
I want to finish The Sea of Monsters tomorrow, I need to read one of my owned books...
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18-02-26 Quests
K121-125Read a bookPlant a treeBusuuJournal- Piano for half an hour
EDIT: Organise Spotify library
Ramadan Kareem!
Expectations: Should be doable, work hours are shorter starting today so I have time both before and after work 😁
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Finished K121-125 before work, literally took 15 minutes, which is well below SCT, happy days I guess. I should probably get dressed for work :)
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Have journalled, organised my Spotify library (it was a bit of a state, and it's not perfect now but definitely better) and now I'm waiting for the ink to dry in my journal before I sit in bed and read. I was going to play the piano when I got home after work but I somehow didn't. Honestly, work was intense today, but it'll be fine tomorrow. Annoyingly, we can't get accounts on KC due to some weird condition, I'm not too sure on the details, so paper it is... I read a bit of The Comfort of Crows before work, it's a series of short essays and the book itself is meant to be read over a year with an essay a week, but honestly, I don't have the patience and it's a library book, so I need to give it back fairly quickly too.
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Ended up mooching around the house before settling to watch an episode of Bones. I still got in my reading though, current progress:
The Comfort of Crows 19%
The Starving Saints 53%
The Sea of Monsters 100% (finished it!)
Strange Pictures 41% (started it after finishing the last book, might read it some more tonight)
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19-02-26 Quests
K126-130 (can get to 140 if I feel like it)Read a bookPlant a treeBusuuJournalPiano for half an hour
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I played piano for about half an hour, just bits and pieces for fun today. I got some back pain but on my left side today, I think I also need to look into some back strengthening exercises because it shouldn't be hurting if I sit without support for half an hour.
I also managed K126-140, all within SCT. I forget just how much I hate drawing graphs. I'll be happy when this is over and I can do some calculus or whatever.
All that's left for me to do today is journal, but I'll do that a bit later. I already read my book, but I'll read again later so I'll do the progress update later :)
EDIT: It feels like I journalled ages ago haha, but reading progress:
The Comfort of Crows 23%
The Starving Saints 53%
Strange Pictures 100%
I didn't feel like reading The Starving Saints today but I finished my other book much quicker than I thought I would, which was super surprising, but since it's a book I own, I get to read another library book 😁
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20-02-26 Quests
- K141-145
Read a bookPlant a treeBusuuJournal- Piano for half an hour
Wash my hair
Expectations: I should get all of this done today, but I should get a move on if I want to wash my hair before work. Thankfully it ends early today so I'll have time for piano :) I also really really want to cross-stitch but you're not meant to use needles in the first few days(?) of CNY so I've not touched it at all. I should look up how long I can't use needles.
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I did not wash my hair before work, but I managed to wash it after work.
Rant about something today
||I had a bad thing happen to me today, well it's not Bad bad, but just kinda not good. I treated myself to ice-cream after work because why not? Not because it's Friday but because I just wanted some. It was kinda expensive, but that's okay, it was a treat. And then I ordered a taxi from the ice-cream place, and the taxi took me a longer way home than it should have. Overall, the time difference was negligible but the distance was further and taxis here are metered by distance, or perceived distance by their meter anyway (it sucks in traffic) and overall, it was 50% more than my journey into work this morning even though it shouldn't have been more than 25% more. It was just a bad experience because I confronted the driver about it while I was still in the taxi and he basically said that's what the app told him to drive, even though I literally watched him change the route on his phone. And no apology either, he said 'then you tell me where to drive'. That's not my job, idiot. I just feel so frustrated because it had been a really good day at work, even with some absences, and the price of the taxi was more expensive but it was like max £4 (equivalent) difference, which, in the grand scheme of things, isn't that much money. But it's just the principle of it. I don't understand how drivers feel okay cheating customers like that. And I know they're just trying to make a living, which is why I didn't yell at the driver. I also didn't want to yell at him because yelling reminds me of my dad and I hate when people yell, so I actively try not to yell. But it just made me feel so bad about myself. I left him a 1-star review on the e-hailing app and I tried to file a complaint on there but they basically said that there was nothing they could do. I already feel bad enough ranting about it to my friend, and now I'm doing it on here too. My journal will obviously be hearing about this as well.||
||But I want to just get it out so that I don't feel so upset. I showered when I got home, and I was sobbing in the shower, which is just depressing, and I feel so alone, and now I'm still sobbing and I feel even worse. I still haven't played piano, even though I want to and I’m debating if it’s worth the time and effort to report the driver to the local transport authority, because while this was a small increase in my fare, and a bit of wasted time, the anger I feel has lasted longer than the entire trip. And I can’t help but feel that if I hadn’t gotten the ice-cream, it would have been fine. And now I feel bad for getting the ice-cream. Maybe I’m just emotional because I’m tired and didn’t sleep well last night, but I don’t want to just dismiss my emotions if I’m still crying about it.||
idle aspen
-# definitely okay to feel like this wenqi! I got scammed lately too and try to get fairness here
-# I know it's hard rn but enjoy your ice cream and maybe don't play piano for today. Feelings and emotions are good, don't worry I can understand you and it wasn't your fault at all!
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-# definitely okay to feel like this wenqi! I got scammed lately too and try to ...
thank you sekki, it's just things like this that make adulting really hard for me, and I consistently feel bad for trying to stand up for myself even though I know I should, I just hate the fact that I might be making things hard for other people even though they're the one that wronged me. I'm sorry you got scammed, I hope you get your wrong righted too
idle aspen
thank you sekki, it's just things like this that make adulting really hard for m...
I feel you! I don't think I'll get back some pain money but it's ok, I try to fight and I definitely felt like you in the first place apologizing and didn't wanted to make the life harder for the other peep. But in the end my sister told me truth about the platform and about the peeps - so see, I needed one peep by my side too like you! And it's also fine to not report this guy. Don't feel forced to do things, you stood up for you by confronting him (most peeps don't do and just be silent so it's a great brave step!) and did a reviewe to help others
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I feel you! I don't think I'll get back some pain money but it's ok, I try to fi...
Thank you for your kind words sekki, I don't think I have the energy to report the driver, but I am proud of myself for confronting him. I struggle a lot with anxiety and even in the taxi, I was thinking about doing it or not, but it's definitely a thing here to take advantage by driving the long way, and roads here keep changing to the point that they become inefficient, even though that's not the intention, so drivers have a lot of wiggle room. I think if I have to take a taxi from here again, I will tell the driver exactly which road to take, because if I do and they choose not to take it, then I will review, report and complain, but for today, I think I'm going to rot and unwind since I have work tomorrow too.
idle aspen
Thank you for your kind words sekki, I don't think I have the energy to report t...
That's a great idea and I'm proud of you for coming up with this and still have the strength I wish you good luck!
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That's a great idea and I'm proud of you for coming up with this and still have ...
thank you these experiences don't get better but hopefully I get fewer of them in the future 🤞
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I ended up doomscrolling for a bit, before settling in to watch an episode of Bones and some older episodes of The Rookie. I also journalled and read a bit, not a lot today though, but I want to sleep because my eyes hurt so I can at least feel alive tomorrow
Reading progress:
The Comfort of Crows 26%
The Starving Saints 61%
I'm going to start a more light-hearted book tomorrow but The Starving Saints is expiring soon and I can't renew Bunny so I might read that next
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21-02-26 Quests
K141-145Read a bookPlant a treeBusuuJournalPiano for half an hourDo laundry
Expectations: Mostly the same tasks as yesterday. I want today to be a better day than yesterday, with hopefully no crazy drivers. I'm kinda debating getting shawarmas for dinner, although I had some last week (or was it the week before?) so it feels like that may be too many shawarmas 👀
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Today has been much better, although work was super busy, and I feel one of the girls took advantage of me (this is in jest, I was a bit too nice) but I was firm with some of the others so it's fine. It basically cancels out. I guess I'll just have to be meaner to her next time.
I got a shawarma for dinner, which was great while I was eating it, and then I felt a bit icky afterwards so I ate an apple as well (I may have a cucumber or carrot after, while I'm rotting on the sofa).
Then I played piano for about 45-ish minutes, which was alright. I decided to pull out the tablet for Musescore pieces, which is always a bad idea because the quality varies sooo much, so half the time is actually spent looking for a decent piece. I decided to sing some of them too (pls I can't sing) and now my throat feels funny, but I was due a cold anyway. It's been making the rounds with my coworkers, so I guess it's just me next. I almost always get a cough around CNY anyway. But on the bright side, I didn't get any aches or pains today while playing, probably cos I was taking so many breaks (to look for pieces lol). Honestly, I should just raid IMSLP or smth before I start playing. I think I have some that I would like to learn but they're on my laptop and I haven't sent them over to the tablet yet. I also kinda want to pick a piece and commit to learning it instead of sight-reading a bunch of pieces for fun. It feels like I'm just going through the motions with piano, which isn't very nice. Some other pieces I played today include Joe Hisaishi's Summer, Yann Tiersen's Comptine d'un Autre été, Dream a Little Dream of Me, Colors of the Wind.
I think I'll do K141-145 after I take a shower, and then I can rest for the day.
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I did K141-145 and then decided it would be a good idea to start the washing machine so that at least it'll be up and hanging overnight, and therefore mostly dry by tomorrow 😁 I watched an episode of Bones and now I'm debating if I want to sit and read or watch another episode of Bones. I wanted to watch Mulan earlier but I also cba to plug in my laptop to the TV, so maybe another day...
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I journalled and then settled into bed to read. Today's reading progress:
The Comfort of Crows 31%
The Starving Saints 69%
Bloodchild 100%
I ended up reading a short story instead of reading more of The Starving Saints. I want to read more of it but it's currently a lot at the moment so I broke it up with an equally intense short story 😑 Well done me. Maybe it'll be better in the morning light, I'll finish it by Tuesday for sure. I need something lighthearted to break it up, maybe I should borrow the next Percy Jackson book...
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22-02-26 Quests
K146-150(might do K151-160 too if I can be bothered)Plant a treeBusuuRead a bookDo laundryPiano for half an hourJournalCall R & R
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I managed K146-150, under SCT as usual. I was thinking of doing 10 more pages but honestly, I couldn't be bothered. Maybe I'll do 5 more later today. I did some laundry, although there's now more laundry to do, and I need to fold the rest of it. I also called some friends, which was super nice, and we chatted for almost 3 hours. Then, I played the piano for just over an hour and I finally transferred some of the pieces on my laptop, so I played through some of those. One of them include Animenz's version of A Cruel Angel's Thesis, which is uh... a rigorous workout for small hands 😅 Honestly, I like that you really have to extract the melody, the rhythms are crazy and well the chords are a beast of their own, but hey, it's an excuse to get good I guess. I also played some Dussek sonatinas and sight-read pages 2 and 3 of Chopin's Ballade No. 1 in G minor (this was bad). I did play for longer than I expected so my right shoulder is a bit sore, and now I'm debating if I should order some food or cook 👀 I'm leaning towards ordering food but I also had a shawarma yesterday, but equally I order food like twice a year, so eh...
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I journalled, then did K151-155, which made me feel better about eating takeout two days in a row. Then I sat in bed and read a bit, although I can't lie, it was more sudoku than reading 😅 Anyways, today's reading progress:
The Comfort of Crows 31% - didn't read this today
The Starving Saints 77% - I am almost done istg
Bunny 3% - read a chapter
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23-02-26 Quests
K156-160(I'll do the next 5 pages if I have the energy)Do laundryFold laundryVacuum upstairsRead a bookPlant a treeBusuuPiano for half an hourJournalWash my hair
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A pretty good start, I managed to do K156-160 and I did a round of laundry and watered the plants. I am unfortunately now in a bit of a paralysis where I don't want to fold laundry or vacuum upstairs or do anything except lie down, but I'll get up in 5 minutes and do the vacuuming, that's the hardest part of today anyway, and then I can see what I feel up for
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The mental load of vacuuming is always harder than the actual vacuuming itself. It's having to take out the vacuum cleaner, plug it in, and then drag it aroung that I hate. I would be happy if it wasn't connected to a wire that gets everywhere but alas, this is not my vacuum cleaner. After vacuuming, I did K161-165 which took longer than I expected. It's still under SCT but only by a few minutes, but I'm going to blame that on the graphs.
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Played some piano, just half an hour today. Nothing too special, but I sightread the next page of the Ballade, and then my shoulder went funny so I stopped. I might play again a bit later if it feels better.
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I finally folded all that laundry... I managed to delay the folding for so long that the new load of laundry that I did earlier today was all dry by the time I got round to folding the previous load, so I just did both of them together. It took forever, but it's all done now. (I still have ironing to do, but that's a later job). I've also washed my hair, and I read a bit of my book, I still have about 2 hours before I Need to go to bed, so I'm debating doing K171-175, since I did K166-170 earlier too, but I'm also wondering if it's a bit too much for one day? (It won't be, but I'll do it tomorrow I think)
Also also, I saw one of my friends was listening to their Top Songs 2023 playlist, so I decided to listen to mine, and it's bringing up some interesting memories 😅 Maybe I'll just journal and sit in bed to read. I suppose I could watch something too, but I've already watched 2 episodes of The Rookie, and 3 might be a bit much. Eh, I have time to watch tomorrow.
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Journalled :) I have been pretty good with the journalling this year, I've missed a couple days but I write them again the next day. I think having an A6 journal instead of an A5 one makes me less intimidated by it, and sometimes, I only write a few lines and even then, it's good to write it down. I wish I had gotten into the habit before, and have years of memories to look back on, but it's okay, starting now is better than never starting. I read a bit after I journalled, well first, I went through my Top Songs playlists to make sure they were liked since my sister pointed out that my Liked Songs list is too small... Not sure about the logic since there are a lot of songs I don't Like even though I listen to them regularly, but I guess I'll go through some of my older playlists later too.
Alright, reading progress:
The Starving Saints 100% - finally! I am so so done with this book omg
Bunny 5% - read another chapter
The Comfort of Crows 31% - didn't read this today
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24-02-26 Quests
K171-175(not sure if I'll be able to do this)- Ironing (NOT DOING THIS)
- Read a book
Plant a treeBusuu- Piano for half an hour (NOT DOING THIS)
- Journal
- Eat 5 different fruit and veg
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I am going to amend my quests for today. Work ended an hour later than expected, partly due to a miscommunication issue from our end, but also my coworker who does the admin is off again since her father passed away. It's still earlier than our usual work end time, but also it means I really don't feel like doing any of my list. My brother also asked to talk about an hour before I got off work, so have been chatting to him instead.
But in terms of progress, I'm doing okay actually. I read a bit of The Comfort of Crows before work, and I have 2 more fruit/veg to eat. I had an orange and blueberries for lunch, and there was lettuce and tomato in the sandwich I got given (I'll count that as one though, since it wasn't a lot). I'm going to have an apple later, and I guess I'll raid the fridge to see what's in it.
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I had the apple, and decided I didn't want anything else for the rest of the day, so I called it at 4 different fruit and veg today. I'll try again tomorrow, maybe see if I can get one in during breakfast. I was going to make a spinach egg thing for breakfast today but my bread went green and I didn't want eggs without bread, so that's tomorrow's breakfast.
I also managed K171-180, which was more than I though, but it only took half an hour, so I'm happy with that :)
Now to journal and read :)
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Journalled, and then spent some time in bed reading although today didn't feel right for reading and I kept getting distracted... Still, today's progress:
The Comfort of Crows 36%
Bunny 14%
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25-02-26 Quests
- K181-185
Read a bookPlant a treeBusuuPiano for half an hourJournal- Eat 5 different fruit and veg
I found out that Pagebound introduced streaks and now my dopamine-addicted brain is determined to get the longest streak possible on there. They've done it so that you can amend it to smooth out any gaps and continue it, but honestly, I take days where all I do is read fanfiction, so it would be cheating, and according to my journal, I'm on a 10-day streak anyway, which is what they've currently got me on. Goodreads needs to do better, but since all my book friends are on there, I can't get rid of it...
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Had a bit of a chaotic day at work... Everyone's been thrown off schedule, so there were a few absences, which isn't Bad bad. It's just annoying when we then have to rearrange things for them. Some of them were really good today, and some of them were sooooo annoying. I feel like I make them worse sometimes by being exasperated, but it's such a trial of patience. I'm also getting closer with a coworker who's around my age. She asked me my birth year in an attempt to suss out my age lol, and she then said she wasn't going to do the math to calculate my age, but ended up doing it anyway when I pointed out that it's too easy to not.
I played a bit of piano before work though, and I'll probably play a bit before dinner. I recently found Fauré's Le Papillon et La Fleur again (I was Obsessed with it in 2023) so have been playing that xd I'll probably play it again later.
I'm still undecided what I want to eat, but I got paid today, so I'm thinking of ordering pizza, but I'm also wondering if it's better to leave that until the weekend... But also, if I order a large pizza, I can have pizza again tomorrow, which isn't a downside in my books 👀 But also, I shouldn't be getting takeout when I literally ordered food 3 days ago. I also suspect my neighbour/family friend is going to bring food, which I'm not too keen on, because I feel bad that she's going out of the way for me, but I'm not reciprocating. I also need to eat my 5 fruit and veg a day, which isn't currently happening. Talking about that, I'm on 2 today. I had spinach with breakfast, and an orange with lunch, and I packed blueberries and forgot to put them in my bag, so I guess I'll have them after dinner. I had a slice of bread when I got home, but I don't think the olives in the bread count as a veg since there's like half an olive in a slice.
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I ended up having major decision paralysis regarding dinner, to the point that I had some crackers and another slice of bread and called it a day. I think tomorrow, I will order food if I don't feel like cooking.
I also spent the rest of the evening doomscrolling which is definitely the most productive use of my time. I managed to journal and read though, but my book is getting so so weird. I need to stop reading such weird books. I need to read something that doesn't involve some gore at least for a bit. Maybe I need to read an Anne book. Anyways, today's reading progress:
The Comfort of Crows 41%
Bunny 38%
I'm hoping to finish Bunny before the end of the month. Fingers crossed for me :)
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26-02-26 Quests
K181-185Read a bookPlant a treeBusuu- Piano for half an hour
Journal- Eat 5 different fruit and veg
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Work was both quiet and crazy today, I feel like I wasn't really in it today, and I played piano for 15 minutes this morning with the intention of playing more when I got back, but that kinda didn't happen.
Pretty much as soon as we started seeing people in the afternoon, there was an accident, and I feel like I was particularly useless in the situation. Like, I tried to make myself useful, but found that I didn't know how to, so I stayed out of the way as much as I could. And then the annoying ones that turned up yesterday suddenly turned up again today with extra demands. I stayed out of that today too. But the rest of the afternoon was good, and one of my favourites turned up and did really well today (no, I'm not meant to have favourites).
I decided I could have a shawarma and falafels today, and despite it being literally right outside, I ordered it anyway. There was an offer so it actually ended up cheaper than if I had ordered it in person, but I think this is going to be the last time I order for a while. The 5 fruit and veg isn't going well, but I had an avocado this morning, an orange for lunch and I guess chickpeas in falafels count?
And I did K181-185. It took 10 minutes, so I'm going to do the next 5 pages.
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I did K186-190, and I journalled. Then, I sat in bed and read a bit. I started a new physical book, which is a change from my Kobo. It's been a while since I've read a physical book, so hopefully I'll stick to this one. Today's reading progress:
The Comfort of Crows 49% - I read a lot of this before work today
Bunny 55% - somehow it's getting weirder?!?
The Prophet 12%
I'll be impressed if I finish any of these before the end of Feb, but given that's in 2 days, it doesn't seem likely xd
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27-02-26 Quests
- K191-195
Read a bookPlant a treeBusuuPiano for half an hour- Journal
- Eat 5 different fruit and veg
Call A (I forgot last night oops)Vacuum
I really really do not want to go into work today. It's definitely a depression thing because I actually like my job.
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Everything feels like a lot today, but I am in a much better mood than I was this morning.
I read a bit of The Comfort of Crows before work, and I played some piano when I got back. I'm not sure it was half an hour, but that's okay. I'll play some more tomorrow.
I had to stay late for a few minutes to make sure everything's ready for tomorrow, but it's fine, I don't think it's a regular occurrence. I think it's the result of having shorter work days at the moment, so it'll be fine when things go back to normal. There were also a LOT of mosquitoes today, and I managed to rid the earth of six of them, but not before they attacked me first grr.
I called A during dinner and that was super wholesome. I don't call A nearly enough anymore, even though we used to talk almost every day but that's okay, they're busy, I'm busy. They did tell me that G was going to be here next week though, so maybe I'll message G and ask to meet up, although we're not as close, so maybe not.
As for the fruit and veg, I am currently on one, because I didn't bring an orange today, but I bought some strawberries, and I still have blueberries, so I'll have some later.
I'm currently waiting on some laundry to be done, so I should really get the vacuum out and do some vacuuming before it is too late
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I'm not sure I'm bothered enough to do K191-195 tonight, so I guess I'll do it tomorrow. I also felt really full after dinner, so no extra fruit for me. I'll have it for breakfast tomorrow. Still, dishes are done, laundry is hung, upstairs is vacuumed, so all that's left for me to do tonight is to journal and read my books 😁
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Oops, I was really tired last night and forgot to update but I journalled and reading progress is currently
The Comfort of Crows 54%
Bunny 67%
The Prophet 20%
28-02-26 Quests
- K191-195
Read a bookPlant a treeBusuu- Piano for half an hour
Journal- Eat 5 different fruit and veg
- Vacuum downstairs
Last day of the month already 😭 I woke up stupidly early today even though I slept late so I think my period might turn up soon. Clue says it's due in 4 days but knowing my body, it'll probably be anywhere from now until the end of next month 😬 but it will explain the bout of negative feelings that I've been getting, so maybe it'll turn up sooner rather than later...
I got the robot to vacuum downstairs last night but she did a bad job so I'll do it again later today. I was also expecting to not be alone tonight, but I am, so I guess I'll make the most of it and watch a LOT of tv 😁 not that I've been watching much lately
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I had a lot of anxiety at work today. One of my people didn't turn up again, for the second time in a row, and I started wondering if it was something I did, but generally, the anxiety was okay up until lunchtime, and then it kinda got worse. A Major part of it is thanks to political uncertainty, and I know things will be fine, it just doesn't feel that way right now. I went to the supermarket after work, and there was a Long Queue for the ATMs and Long Queues for the checkouts as well. A lot of people are panic-buying toilet paper, bottled water, dried goods, etc. I wanted bread and milk but ultimately decided that I didn't want to wait in a Long Queue and there's still food at home anyway.
When I got home, I crashed on the sofa and haven't really been able to move yet. Maybe in an hour or so. I also have a major headache, partially from anxiety, and maybe PMS-ing. It's not fun today. I'm not sure how much of my list I can handle
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I feel better now, I took a shower, ate some food, watched some TV (picked a traumatic episode to distract from real-life anxieties), and I journalled in my tea journal instead of my Hobonichi. I love my Hobonichi because it's dated and forces me to write a little every day to avoid the blank pages but because it's A6, I feel like I never have enough space so I end up needing to process somewhere else and only have the Hobonichi as a brief update thing and well, I have a tendency to word-vomit sometimes. I suppose I could have gotten the Cousin, but then I feel like that's too much pressure if I don't have much to say that day... I'll update the Hobonichi in the morning.
Then, I called my sister and we talked for 3 hours about everything 😅 I miss her so much.
As for reading today, I read a few pages of The Prophet, so I'm currently on 27% but it's a short book so it kinda feels faster. Still, because it's kinda self-help, kinda poetry, I don't feel a need to speed through it.
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01-03-26 Quests
Don't overthink and try to keep calm
Side quests
-# K191-195
-# Read a book
-# Plant a tree
-# Busuu
-# Piano for half an hour
-# Journal
-# Eat 5 different fruit and veg
-# Vacuum downstairs
I got an emergency alert at 12:30am last night, which was just great, especially when I was trying to sleep. We're still getting advice to shelter in a secured building and stay away from windows, but there's not much besides that. Keeping an eye on the news makes me so incredibly anxious but I Need to know what's going on, especially when there's no one I can rely on to give me information quickly, and my closest relatives are some thousand miles away at the moment. I'm also not sure what's happening with work, since other institutions have been told to go remote, but we're in a supplementary position, and so don't really need to be open. Our admin lady also isn't in the country and can't currently fly back due to the airspace closure, so I'm not sure how communications with the people at work are going to happen... It's also not like I can work remotely either, especially when my things are all at work... I also just heard some missiles being intercepted, so that was fun /s
Other than that going on, today is meant to be pretty slow. I had plans to go out with some family friends but I've cancelled, and I think I'm just going to try and relax as best I can for now
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I have piano'd and while I'm not sure it was for half an hour, I'm pretty happy with how I played, although I also realised that one of the reasons why my RH octaves are so stiff is because my RH has trouble with the wrist movement, which is odd because my LH is fine. I guess it just needs to get some getting used to. I might try it again later after I've had a long-ish break.
My boss also messaged about working from home, so now I need to respond to that.
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I'm actually doing okay today. I thought the anxiety would be much worse, but I seem to be taking things in stride. I also managed to call a few friends, and they made me feel better. We obviously despaired at the situation a bit but well, I'm grateful that it's relatively safe still.
Work is also going remote, so we'll have to figure something out, but hopefully, we'll have more of an idea when I have to start work next week.
I'm actually pretty pleased I managed most of my quests today. I'm not really managing the fruit and veg one, but I'm managing to feed myself somewhat. I technically didn't vacuum, but I got the robot to do it again, and she did a better job this time, although she got stuck a lot so eh.
One of my friends also advised that I pack a go-bag of essentials just in case, so I'll probably pack that and head to bed depending on how long it takes. Otherwise, I'll read a bit before. I was hoping to finish a book today, but it doesn't look like it's happening
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I packed a go-bag (kinda). I hope I don't need to use it, and I've journalled, and yeah, I think I'll go to sleep now, and hopefully sleep better than I did last night.
I didn't read much today but I did a bit:
The Prophet 37% - read 10-ish pages
The Comfort of Crows 56% - read only one essay today
Bunny 67% - didn't read this
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02-03-26 Quests
K191-195(let's get this off my quest list)Read a bookFinish Bunny
Plant a treeBusuuPiano for half an hourJournalEat the berries before they spoil
Well, we're heading into Day 3...
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I went outside today, and things are surprisingly normal. I had a vegetable thali that was a bit spicy for me, and then picked up some produce at the supermarket. When I got back, I called my parents and played some piano. I feel like I watched my octaves quite a bit but wasn't in quite the right position so my pedal leg feels a bit sore oops. I ate the berries and folded some laundry and now I'm debating what I should do next :)
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I finally did K191-195, and it only took 15 minutes omg 💀 I should have done it earlier, I don't know why I procrastinated it so hard rip. I was going to read Bunny but then fell down the AO3 rabbit hole so uh didn't get much book-reading done, although I'm working from home tomorrow so I'll have a spare hour in the morning to read 😁
I think I'm going to take a quick shower, journal and then head to bed :)
Today's reading progress (will update if I read more)
The Comfort of Crows 57% - how am I reading less ripp
The Prophet 44%
Bunny 100% - ended up finishing it, but I need a moment to process it before I can write a review
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03-03-26 Quests
K196-200Read a bookPlant a treeBusuuPiano for half an hourJournalYoga- Vacuum the stairs
I'm working from home today, I'm not entirely sure how it's going to work, but well, we'll see. I want to get in some yoga before work, so I probably need to get out of bed soon, and yeah, there's a couple chores I want to get done, but otherwise, it's Day 4 of Staying Inside
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I did the yoga, I didn't realise how uncomfortably tight my hips and lower back have been until I did it, and honestly, I was reminded of how nice it is to have some time to myself in the morning, I should do this more often
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Piano has been played, today was a good session, no aches and pains, the yoga probably helped a lot but I was also watching my posture and getting up every 15 minutes
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It feels so weird working from home, one of the people was super slow today and a lot of them didn't want to be there so work ran over by 15 minutes but that's okay, at least it wasn't any longer, I read a bit while on the clock 👀 but that's okay, I wasn't with anyone
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I'm pretty pleased with my quests today, I finished K196-200 (untimed) and I've journalled. I also started a new show even though I still haven't finished Bridgerton S4, but I will get there! Maybe tomorrow. I just haven't been feeling it, but I also only have 2 episodes left... I didn't vacuum the stairs but that's okay. I'll try and do it tomorrow morning after morning yoga, I really enjoyed it today and it made me feel less stiff :) I forget how nice that feeling is. Now I'm going to read in bed before going to sleep, although I really should stop reading books with weird topics in them
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I didn't end up reading oops, one of my friends has been having issues with a guy so I chatted with her to debrief. Still, I read earlier so today's reading progress
The Comfort of Crows 60%
The Prophet 46% - turns out I recorded the wrong page yesterday oops
Tender is the Flesh 15% - I need to stop reading weird books, istg I will read a Percy Jackson or Anne book next, I can't keep going for weird books
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04-03-26 Quests
L1-5Read a bookPlant a treeBusuuPiano for half an hourJournalYogaVacuum the stairsFold laundryWater the plants
Day 5 of Staying Inside. Before work, I want to have piano'd, yoga'd, vacuumed, folded laundry and watered the plants, so I really should get out of bed. I also need to eat breakfast and charge my phone.
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I'm doing okay on the before work quests. I've yoga'd, vacuumed, watered the plants and washed my hair, and now I'm eating breakfast, so that's pretty good, right?
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I didn't end up playing the piano for half an hour, but I guess I'll play again later today. The laundry folding literally took 2 minutes though, so now I'm like why did I even leave it that long 🙄
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Hehe I've done well with my quests today. I'm sure I've missed a few that I intended to do, but for today, I'm happy with it. I played a bit more piano after work, I played part of a Schubert piece (I forget the name) and then Liebestraum No. 3, which was actually okay, despite the octaves. Obviously the cadenzas were a train wreck and it was nowhere near the right speed, and my right pinky was tired afterwards, but I think that's a dexterity issue rather than a posture issue. It was also somewhat reassuring to play without pain today. Well, relatively without pain, I already had lower back pain from sitting at work, but eh. I'm going to try some stretches before bed.
I also managed L1-5, which took 10 minutes. It was super straightforward, which is always nice. I'm now debating whether I Need to take a shower, especially given that I already took a shower today and I've left the house for a grand total of 30 seconds. Honestly, I might wash my feet and face, and call that good enough for today. I also need to change my sheets tomorrow. I think it will also be a good idea to put some bleach down the toilets, and maybe put the mats in the wash? Ah well, I'll put them all on tomorrrow's quests.
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I didn't do the stretches, but now my right hip feels weird... Still, I journalled and read a bit in bed. Current reading progress:
The Comfort of Crows 63%
The Prophet 49%
Tender is the Flesh 32% - this is making me so squeamish, it really is a good reason to go vegan...
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05-03-26 Quests
L6-10Read a bookPlant a treeBusuuPiano for half an hour- Journal
- Yoga
- Change bedsheets
Wash floormats- Wash bedsheets
Put bleach down a toilet
Day 6 of Staying Inside. Before work, I would like to have yoga'd, piano'd and started at least one round of laundry. The bleach I think might be better after work, but honestly, it'll take me 30 seconds max. And then there's scrubbing, but that's like what 5 minutes?
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I feel like I was so incredibly ambitious, and it currently looks like none of that is happening before work right now 😭 I haven't even been able to get out of bed yet. It's just one of those days where I feel like a useless lump...
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The only thing I didn't manage on my before work list is yoga, so I'm doing better than I thought I was. I think eating breakfast helped, and the floormats are currently cooking in the washing machine. I wasn't sure what setting I used so I asked my mum but she hasn't responded so I stuck it on the jeans setting and it doesn't look like the load will be finished before work unfortunately...
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I played a bit more piano after work, and then I kinda crashed. I did L6-10 during work, which I technically shouldn't do, but there wasn't anyone so it's fine. I don't think the yoga is happening today. Maybe tomorrow
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I think there was a lot emotionally today, and even now, I still feel myself being very anxious. I wonder if I'll be able to sleep at all tonight... I called my friend A for a bit, and we chatted about nothing for a while. She drew a giraffe and I played sudoku, and then we settled to play kenken together. She left once we started the 7x7 but I finished the rest of them on my own. Honestly, I think it really helped that I still do my sudoku variations, and all the extra mental maths from work. Maybe I'll buy a 9x9 book to do at some point, it was kinda fun. Not much reading today, but I got a few pages of The Prophet in, so current reading progress is at
The Comfort of Crows 63% - need to renew this
The Prophet 52%
Tender is the Flesh 32% - may also need to renew this soon
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06-03-26 Quests
L11-15Read a bookPlant a treeBusuu- Piano for half an hour
JournalYogaChange bedsheetsWash bedsheetsWash my hair
Day 7 of Staying Inside. Before work, I would like to have yoga'd and changed my sheets today. I think the piano-ing can wait until after work since we finish early today, and I can always wash my hair after work. It unfortunately means my hair will be disgusting but I don't need to have super clean hair on a Zoom call
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I did great. I only did a 10 minute practice because that's all I had the energy for, but I felt better afterwards, and honestly, I think it's more important that I'm consistent than to do half an hour all at once in a week. I also changed my sheets and washed them, and hung them up to dry before work, so I'm feeling pretty good about myself. Then, I renewed The Comfort of Crows and I sat to do L11-15, which took just under 25 minutes, which is okay, but I think I also need practice
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So... I played the piano for like 10 minutes, which was entirely my fault since I wanted to watch TV and doomscroll after work. The doomscrolling was a bad idea though, since I only sat down at the piano at quarter to 10 👀 I would feel sorry for my neighbours but honestly, I don't. One of them is hosting something at the moment, or at least I think they are, because I can hear kids playing outside still at the ungodly hour of almost-midnight.
Then, I washed my hair, but I'm not sure it was very helpful since I'm sweaty again. Honestly, sweating after a shower is not a vibe.
I still need to journal and read... Well, technically, I read a bit of fanfiction today, but not a proper book, and it needs to be a published book for my quest to count
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Yeah, I'll count my wins. I read an essay from The Comfort of Crows, so that counts, even though it literally took 5 minutes. I'll read a bit more tomorrow since it's the weekend. Then, I journalled, I even backdated yesterday's entry so it took longer than usual, but I'm glad my journal is A6 today. There's less pressure to fill the space, but the gel pens that my sister gave me are starting to dry up so writing with them made me a bit frustrated, but it's okay, I'll probably stop using them in this journal. They make my handwriting really big since the nibs aren't very fine.
Anyways, today's reading progress:
The Comfort of Crows 65%
The Prophet 52% - didn't read this today
Tender is the Flesh 32% - didn't read this today
I also renewed my library books so now I have another 3 weeks to read them :) I should hopefully be done with Tender is the Flesh soon, since it's not a super long book, and then I have Gideon the Ninth to read and return, but it's time for me to pick one of my owned books soon, so I'll spin a wheel, but at the same time, I have been possessed by the urge to reread Black Beauty and technically, I'm in the middle of a Percy Jackson reread and I haven't even touched one of the books since mid-February, which is like 3 weeks ago now (what even!)
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07-03-26 Quests
L16-20Read a bookGet to halfway through Tender is the FleshStart Gideon the Ninth
Plant a treeBusuuPiano for half an hourJournal
Day 8 of Shelter in Place. Oops, I forgot to share my quests in the morning and now I've done most of them 😅 I'm still going to put them up for continuity's sake. Work was really good today, it went surprisingly well, and I got to see all my favourites so that's good :)
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Quests ticked, today's reading progress:
The Comfort of Crows 68%
Tender is the Flesh 54%
The Prophet 52% - didn't read this today
Gideon the Ninth 6% - read 2 chapters
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08-03-26 Quests
Read a bookGet to 75% with Tender is the Flesh- 2 more chapters of Gideon the Ninth
Plant a treeBusuu- Piano for half an hour
JournalYogaVacuum upstairs and downstairs
Day 9 of Shelter in Place and Happy International Women's Day!! It's also my aunt's birthday so I need to message her. In other fun news, I got to a 100 days streak on Treeapp! I don't think I've been that consistent with the tree-planting in forever, so I'm proud of myself for that :)
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Honestly, I thought I would have done more by this point in the day. I did 2 rounds of laundry pretty much as soon as I got up, and then went out for lunch with the Father. We went and got roti canai, but I also wanted nasi kandar so we got that to share. I am now stuffed though. And honestly, it was great. I don't remember if I shared but he came back here a few days ago. He had gone for CNY. We spoke a lot about stuff, especially with the instability atm, and it was nice to hash things out with him. I used to think that we weren't super close, but honestly, I can kinda see where he's coming from now that I've finished doing the whole pushing away my parents and being my own person thing. There are still some prejudices of his that I don't agree with, but we actually agree on a lot of topics, which I didn't realise we did until I spoke to him. There were some topics where I felt like I really wanted to cry, and I did, but I also wonder if my period's going to turn up soon. I don't usually cry that easily, and Clue says my period's 5 days late, but honestly, I don't think their predictions are ever accurate for me.
I've vacuumed downstairs, and I think I'm going to vacuum upstairs, do some yoga, then shower, and play some piano. The Father has gone out on a walk with some family friends, and I was invited to join, but I kinda didn't want to go, and we're seeing them for food tomorrow too, so it's not that serious.
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The piano didn't happen, but the vacuuming, yoga and shower did. I also managed to call my sister for a bit. She very luckily got tickets to see Laufey through work, and I am insanely jealous. Well, I haven't heard much of their music but still, I think it would be a fun concert to go to
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I journalled a bit, and then read in bed for a bit. I'm enjoying Tender is the Flesh more than Gideon the Ninth, which is... surprising given the former is uh... very dark? I don't know, I find Gideon the Ninth very verbose and I skipped the character list at the start, and I really don't care for the plot at the moment, but I'm also 3 chapters in... I'm not sure if I'll read another chapter or if I want to lie in bed with a fanfic yet. Still, I'll put my reading progress here and update tomorrow if I end up reading more of it
Tender is the Flesh 81% - almost done with this!
The Comfort of Crows 68% - didn't read this today
The Prophet 52% - didn't read this today
Gideon the Ninth 8% - read one chapter
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09-03-26 Quests
Read a bookFinish Tender is the Flesh- 2 more chapters of Gideon the Ninth
Plant a treeBusuu- Piano for half an hour
- Journal
- Yoga
Less than 2 hours on social media
Day 10 of Shelter in Place and Happy SUGA Day!! I want to relax today, and I can't relax if I'm spending all my time doomscrolling. I think if I feel up for it, I'll do some ironing, but honestly, I'll be happy if I finish the book and play some piano :)
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Honestly, today was more tiring than expected. We went out with family friends for lunch and we were sat there chatting for 3 hours? I think the staff had enough of us, because they came with the bill and card machine unprompted haha. (Yes, it was empty otherwise) And once we got home, I went out for a walk with them again. I tried to call my sister to chat, and she picked up but was super busy with work thanks to them not doing something properly last year that has an effect on this year, so she's both annoyed and stressed since she now has to fix it. I haven't even read today... Well, I read a lot bit of fanfiction and I guess I'll read a bit of my book before I sleep, but I'll leave the journalling to tomorrow since my head hurts.
In other good news, the music role I auditioned for in January emailed me today to ask me to verify my employment history and send some documents, so I did that once I got back home from lunch. I honestly don't know when I'll get a definitive answer from them, but my current job is nice, even if there's no chance of progression...
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I did great on the reading front, and I started a new book even though I didn't need to. Well actually, I have too many books I bought on Kobo and haven't read yet, so I kinda need to make a dent in them before I can justify buying more books 👀
Today's reading progress:
Tender is the Flesh 100% - This was... weirdly enjoyable, although I feel a little disgusting about the fact that I enjoyed it 🫣
Piglet 6% - read a chapter
The Comfort of Crows 68% - didn't read this today
The Prophet 52% - didn't read this today
Gideon the Ninth 8% - didn't read this today
I also did great on the social media front, only 1 hour today over the course of the full day, so I'll take my wins :)
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10-03-26 Quests
Read a book- 2 more chapters of Gideon the Ninth
Plant a treeBusuu- Piano for half an hour
Journal- Yoga
Day 11 of An Angry Orange Man Being An Idiot... I just want to get through today. I usually set a 7:30 alarm on work days even though I start much later. It gives me that buffer to go and do something before work. Today, I chose to sleep for an extra hour, expecting to not fall back asleep, and roll out of bed after 20 minutes, but not only did I fall back asleep, I slept so deeply that I was jolted awake by my alarm an hour later. I think I need to give myself some grace today, and take it easy
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Not much to add for today, I was going to make dinner but decided I wanted pizza and pasta instead so we went for that instead. It helps that today is Buy One Get One Free at our local Italian restaurant so we had that. It was just right today, although I felt snackish afterwards. I read a bit of The Prophet earlier but I'll read my other books now
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Today's reading progress:
The Prophet 55% - read a chapter
Piglet 13% - read 2 chapters
Gideon the Ninth 10% - ended up finishing a chapter, I hope it picks up soon
The Comfort of Crows 68% - didn't read this today
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11-03-26 Quests
Read a book2 more chapters of Gideon the Ninth
Plant a treeBusuu- Piano for half an hour
Journal- Yoga
Day 12 of An Angry Orange Man Being An Idiot... I woke up early despite sleeping a bit later than yesterday, so I watched the newest episode of The Rookie, even though I should have tried to sleep more. I don't regret it though, I had wanted to watch it yesterday but couldn't find it on my very legal site for movies and shows. Today shouldn't be too busy since it's Wednesday but since schools' spring break started this week, it might be? Let's hope it's not. I'm going to try and wash my hair before work, just to wake myself up a bit, and then read a bit of The Comfort of Crows since I haven't read it in a few days now. Realistically, I could finish the whole book tonight or tomorrow but I think I want to enjoy it a bit longer
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Work was a lot today and I fully crashed when I got home, and took an hour long nap. I considered just going straight to bed, but ultimately decided that that wouldn't be a particularly good use of my time if I ended up waking at 4am, so I watched some TV and chatted to my sister a bit. Now, I need to journal, brush my teeth, and then I can sit in bed with my books 😁
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Today's reading progress
The Comfort of Crows 72% - read 2(?) chapters, well, 2 essays and 2 praise songs, so technically 4 chapters? The praise songs are super short though.
Gideon the Ninth 12% - read 2 chapters, but these were a bit shorter than the previous chapters
Piglet 33% - read 2 chapters, it's picking up and I am excited! EDIT: I read another chapter after I shared this
The Prophet 55% - didn't read this today
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12-03-26 Quests
Read a book- 2 more chapters of Gideon the Ninth
Plant a treeBusuuPiano for half an hourJournalYoga
Day 13 of An Angry Orange Man Being An Idiot...
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I read a bit of The Comfort of Crows before work, which was pretty chill today. Just lots of monotonous things today. I had to get the taxi home, but I got in, did some yoga, showered, played the piano, ate some dinner, and then snacked while I watched TV. I need to break that last habit. I've tried chewing gum, and it helps but then I either want another piece or I just continue snacking, which isn't great either. I'm now debating if I want to watch another episode of something, or if I'm ready to start getting ready for bed. I need to wash my face again, and there's a massive pimple near my mouth that is Painful :( I keep meaning to find the pimple patches and put one on but that would involve having to get up, which is very difficult when one gets eaten by the sofa. I think I'll drink water, and start getting ready for bed. I still need to journal, and then I get the evening to read as much as I want :) I want to get to 15% with Gideon the Ninth today (at least), but no other goals since I suspect I'll end up reading more of Piglet than Gideon the Ninth (as usual)...
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Today's reading progress:
The Comfort of Crows 75%
Gideon the Ninth 12% - read part of a chapter, I'm finding it really hard to get into this
Piglet 48% - read 2 chapters
The Prophet 55% - didn't read this today
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13-03-26 Quests
Read a book- 2 more chapters of Gideon the Ninth
Plant a treeBusuuPiano for half an hour- Journal
- Yoga
Wash my hair
Day 14 of An Angry Orange Man Being An Idiot... Please, when is it over? I am sick and tired of it already 😭
I'm procrastinating washing my hair. Technically, it can last until after work, but then I have to deal with disgusting hair, plus I have a meeting today that I would like to be mostly presentable for.
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I ended up washing my hair twice today. Not because I wanted to, obviously, but I was walking home and I felt something fall on my head. I couldn't tell what it was, like I kept patting my head and there was nothing there, but I felt really disgusted about it, so I decided it would be best if I just washed my hair again.
Work was good though. I had been anxious for the meeting but I think it went really well, so I'm excited to continue. The rest of the day was pretty interesting though, I had 2 of the problem people at the same time, and it went surprisingly better than I thought it would. I feel like they both know what they're doing, they just need more practice at it, but they're both not keen on the practice, which kinda makes my job harder than it needs to be. But otherwise, it was pretty slow.
I practiced the piano for a bit in the evening, and now I'm kinda falling asleep writing this, even though I still need to journal and read. I might leave the journalling until tomorrow though, I'll just do a catchup entry. I seem to be doing those a lot lately, which isn't great. And I'm now realising I may have forgotten to log my dailies in my journal, which is also not great.
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Anyways, I watched a few episodes of High Potential, and well, there's only 10 or so until I'm caught up to the airing ones, so I'm now debating what to watch next. Technically, I'm halfway through S1 of Bones, but that's a rewatch, and I don't really need to rewatch it, although I kinda want to, since I binged it a bit too quickly the first time round and don't remember it
I'm also partway through a rewatch of The Rookie (I'm fairly certain I'm on 7x12 or something like that) but I haven't been watching it lately. And then One Piece released a new season, and I still haven't finished the first one. But I should take advantage of that Disney Plus subscription while I still have it and binge 9-1-1 or something, since that's supposed to be good? It's 9 seasons though... BUT it's about the same number of episodes as The Rookie, and I've technically watched that twice, so it's totally doable. Maybe I'll renew the Disney Plus subscription for another month...
And my dad just finished a drama called The Art of Sarah Kim, and it looked really good even though I've not really been feeling kdramas lately... Kind of gave me the same vibes as The Glory or Mask Girl or Little Women (the kdrama) Also helps that Shin Hye-Sun stars in it, she's amazing!
Or I could watch Dark Matter since Melissa O'Neil is in it and it's meant to be quite good even if it's not my typical genre
I could share this on the tv shows channel, but I feel like this would be super annoying and I'm rambling for the sake of rambling at this point. Honestly, this kinda counts as journalling, right? I basically just have too many choices for shows right now, and I don't need to watch more TV, but I should take advantage.
Oooh, and the BTS comeback livestream next week too, and I initially thought I would be at work for it, but it turns out we've got a public holiday that day hehe, so guess who's watching it live :D
Now that I've finished yapping about my shows, I should read a book or something
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Basically only read Piglet today but that's okay, it's just one of those days... anyways, reading progress:
The Comfort of Crows 75%
Gideon the Ninth 12%
Piglet 65% - read 2 chapters
The Prophet 55%
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14-03-26 Quests
Read a book- 2 more chapters of Gideon the Ninth
Plant a treeBusuu- Piano for half an hour
- Journal
- Yoga
Vacuum upstairsVacuum downstairsFold laundry
Day 15.
HAPPY PI DAY!! One of my favourite days in the year, since I get to be a geek about maths all day! (Also fun fact: it's Einstein's birthday)
I think I'll need a nap today, and maybe to sleep a bit more than 6 hours tonight.
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Small amendment to my quests to include vacuuming upstairs, vacuuming downstairs and folding laundry
I also forgot I was meant to call RK today... And I was almost done with work by the time I responded to their texts, but thank god for time differences because me finishing work is their noon, so we had a 2 hour long natter about everything and nothing, which is my favourite kind of conversation
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Finished the chores and spent the evening watching High Potential, I think if I time it right, I can catch up tomorrow 👀 Minorly concerning that I'm watching so much TV these days but in my humble opinion, it beats doomscrolling, plus I get to play with the fishing bot (which isn't great, since that's 2 screens...) Well, I usually pick a craft and do it while I watch TV but I've been avoiding needles for CNY and kinda didn't get back to it. Still, that excuse is long gone now, so I guess I'll have to pick up the cross-stitching again. I did also say that I don't have much time to play games but that's not entirely true if I'm watching so much TV, I guess I could cut back the TV time but TV just takes fewer spoons...
I still need to wash the dishes, put the vacuum away, and journal, but otherwise, I might go to bed. I didn't read much today either, just a chapter of Piglet. Tomorrow will also be a good day.
Reading progress:
Piglet 69%
The Comfort of Crows 75%
Gideon the Ninth 12%
The Prophet 55%
In other news, some people on Pagebound recommended me some books, so there goes more book on my TBR! There is not enough time to read or watch or play everything 🙄
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15-03-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a treeBusuuPianofor half an hourJournal- Yoga
Day 16.
I think I also need a nap today. I might call The Sister at some point, and I need to text RH and RK to arrange a group call even though I spoke to RK yesterday. Bit annoying my friendships have to be pre-planned now :( I guess that's just adulting though
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Today was a super lazy day. I spent a lot of time on the server playing with the fishing bot, and the spelling/counting threads, and generally chatting, which was nice, since I don't do that very often.
Other than that, I messaged the RH/RK group chat to arrange a group call, and I managed to catch RH as they were getting ready for their day, so we had a quick check-in, which was nice. There's a date set for the group call in 2 weeks, so we'll hopefully all be able to chat then.
I played a bit of piano before dinner. I'm not sure it was half an hour, but it was alright. My right wrist has been dodgy all day, probably from holding my phone, so I took it easy. I ended the day watching a few episodes of High Potential, and now I only have an episode left before the new one releasing on Tuesday, so I guess I'll have to pick a new show to watch
Not much reading today either, but I managed a little of The Comfort of Crows. Maybe I'll spend tomorrow finishing off my books rather than watching a show, since I can technically finish Piglet, The Prophet and The Comfort of Crows all relatively quickly. I have 11 days left on my loan for The Comfort of Crows and I really don't want to renew it again, so I guess I better pick up the pace.
Reading progress:
The Prophet 62%
The Comfort of Crows 78%
Gideon the Ninth 12%
Piglet 69%
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16-03-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a treeBusuu- Piano for half an hour
- Journal
- Yoga
Day 17.
I keep waking up feeling more tired than I did before I went to sleep... I have plans today to meet DL for lunch, so that will be nice. She's stuck here for a few weeks now, so we should meet up to commiserate a little (jk, it'll be nice to catch up). We also invited GR but she hasn't gotten back to me, so I'm not sure if she also responded to DL. It'll be nice if she comes but it's not the end of the world if she doesn't. Other than that, I want to read a lot more today, so fingers crossed I'll be able to do that :)
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I had a really nice time with DL today, we went to a food court and got a bunch of different cuisines to share, which was so nice. GR didn't respond to either of us, but I think she might have paused her social media for a bit what with everything going on. I finished Piglet and started a new book, and I'm caught up with High Potential, so it's just waiting for the new episodes now
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It feels like I read very little today, but I still finished a book, so I'll take my wins
Reading progress:
Piglet 100%
The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop 6%
The Prophet 66%
The Comfort of Crows 81%
Gideon the Ninth 12% - didn't read this today
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17-03-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Busuu
- Piano for half an hour
Journal- Yoga
Day 18. Another day, another slay... (jk, it's not slay)
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I feel so so tired today. I don't even know why. I'm having an early night and praying I feel better tomorrow. I didn't mention yesterday but I started 9-1-1 after all, and I'm still a little undecided on it, so I'm going to keep going for a bit longer.
Today's reading progress:
The Comfort of Crows 85%
The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop 24%
The Prophet 66% - didn't read this
Gideon the Ninth 12% - didn't read this
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18-03-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Busuu
- Piano for half an hour
- Journal
- Yoga
Day 19. Woke up at 2am last night thanks to some loud bangs. It sounded really close to my window but I couldn't see anything outside. I also must have received something like 5 emergency alerts last night since they were all piled up for me to clear this morning.
Other than that, work is supposed to be busy today, but it'll be the last day before the Eid holidays!
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19-03-26 Quests
Read a book- Plant a tree
Busuu- Piano for half an hour
- Journal
- Yoga
Day 20. And Eid holidays Day 1!!
Not much going on today, I fully expect to be a potato and do nothing. Absolutely nothing.
Reflection
It was a successful potato day. I took a 2 hour nap, played with the fisher bot, read some books, watched some shows, so overall, a good potato day.
Reading progress:
The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop 100%
The Comfort of Crows 92%
The Prophet 72%
Gideon the Ninth 12% - didn't read this
Mrs Spy 9% - started this
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20-03-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a treeBusuu- Piano for half an hour
- Journal
- Yoga
Day 21.
Eid Mubarak everyone!
Probably another potato day. BTS's new album released earlier, so I'll probably make a playlist and play that on repeat (like all the other albums lol) And now, I can send them to the top of my Spotify artists again xd
Minor edit to add I forgot to plant my tree yesterday and lost my 100+ day streak and now I feel sad because they don't do streak protection :(
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I potato'd super hard and didn't do anything remotely productive today! (which is actually a lie, cos I vacuumed upstairs). Heck, I didn't even end up making that playlist 😅 but I guess playing the album on repeat is enough?
Also I found out today that the planting tree thing does have streak protection but it's £2.50 for one? Yeah, that's not happening.
Other than that, it was a good reading day (mostly). I should journal today though. It's been a few days since I've journalled and I now need to write in some catch-up entries. Well, I suppose it would be fine not to, but I would like to.
Reading progress:
The Comfort of Crows 100%
The Prophet 72% - didn't read this
Gideon the Ninth 12% - didn't read this
Mrs Spy 21%
Entangled Life 4% - new book!
It's still early so I might read some more before I go to bed. I also found some new book recommendations off of bookstagram and at least a few of them are available on my Libby, so I have my books all lined up to go :)
Also small note to self not to play on the fishing bot so much tomorrow. It's becoming concerning.
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21-03-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Busuu
- Piano for half an hour
- Journal
- Yoga
- J1-10
Day 22.
Eid Mubarak everyone! Apparently today is International Day of Forests too! Hope everyone is having a green day 💚
Probably another potato day. I got distracted last night chatting to a friend and didn't end up journalling 👀 It's okay, I'll do it today, after I read my book. It rained this morning, like a full-on downpour, which is super rare in this part of the world. It only lasted about 10 minutes though, but it was nice while it lasted. I want to live somewhere that rains more regularly than this though. I miss a good storm.
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May have potato'd a bit hard today too oops. I think I'll have to un-potato a bit tomorrow or going back to work will be hard, especially when we have full-length days again.
Reading progress:
Entangled Life 8% - I don't trust my Kobo's progress tracking, I think having such a long-ass bibliography (it's a good thing) is skewing the % a bit, but I finished Chapter 1.
Mrs Spy 37%
The Titan's Curse 19% - started this today
The Prophet 72% - didn't read this
Gideon the Ninth 12% - didn't read this
I think I have enough books on rotation now. Need to stop starting them xd
TV:
9-1-1 1x08-1x10 - currently debating if I want to continue the next 7-8 seasons or start a new show... It's fine but I don't feel invested in it.
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22-03-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Piano for half an hour
Journal- Yoga
J1-10
Day 23.
I went out for breakfast with the parents, which was super nice. I'm planning to go out for a walk later with the Mother so that will hopefully be quite nice. It's a family friend's birthday today, so we're going to bring her a cake. Other than that, I think it'll be a quiet day.
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Spent the afternoon catching up on the journal entries I said I would write a few days ago 👀 Also did J1-10, and now I'm debating between a nap and a walk. I am leaning towards the nap...
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Lol I did neither the walk nor the nap. Still, I took a shower, and attempted to call my sister. She's not responding to my messages, and I finally signed myself up to the language learning app that I supported(?) a while ago. I can't find the right word for it. They have a Patreon that I paid a few months for, since I was able to do it then, but I've since stopped, but they're still letting past patrons access the alpha, so I've signed myself up. It's very much still in development though, but it's not like I'm taking language learning seriously, so it's chill xd
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Reading progress:
The Prophet 79%
Entangled Life 9% - read half of Ch2
Gideon the Ninth 12% - didn't read this
The Titan's Curse 19% - didn't read this
Mrs Spy 37% - didn't read this
TV:
Dark Matter - watched half the first episode, kept getting interrupted
BTS ARIRANG Comeback Livestream - watched half of it
I ended up chatting to my sister for about 3 hours plus. My brother was there for some of it, and we got to yap about books, and we played KenKen together but separately for a while, which was also nice. My brain definitely needed waking up a bit though xd
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23-03-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Piano for half an hour
Journal- Yoga
J11-20
Day 24.
It's my last potato day before I have to go back to work tomorrow, so I'm taking full advantage. Still, I'm going to try not to doomscroll too much and hopefully get some reading done today since I didn't really read much yesterday
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Another successfully lazy day 🤩
It rained all day today, which is unusual, but I found it funny that the local Emergency Crisis department had to release a statement that the sounds of thunder and lightning are NOT sounds of threat lol.
I read a bit, and tried to take a nap around noon (I couldn't fall asleep rip) and I did J11-30, which is more than I expected but it wasn't taking me very long, so I figured I would do a bit more. I'll see how I feel later and decide if I'll do another set.
I also need to wash my hair today, so I'll do that a bit later. Maybe in like half an hour?
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Hair washed, I'm going to journal now. I didn't end up reading as much as I hoped (oops), but that's mostly because I got distracted by fanfiction halfway through my book hehe, but it's okay. Tomorrow is another day to read more xd
Reading progress:
Entangled Life 12% - finished chapter 2
The Titan's Curse 49%
Mrs Spy 37% - didn't read this today
Gideon the Ninth 12% - didn't read this, I might just leave the loan to expire and dnf it
The Prophet 79% - didn't read this
I might read a bit more after I finish journalling
TV:
Dark Matter 1x01-1x02 - I'm enjoying this more than I thought I would, and someone very kindly uploaded the whole thing onto YouTube, so even with choppy subs, it's better quality than the very legal site I was using previously
I need to finish the BTS livestream... I swear I am not a fake fan 😭
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24-03-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Piano for half an hour
- Journal
- Yoga
J31-35
Day 25.
Back to work today 🥲
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Today was actually pretty slow at work. Adjusting to non-Ramadan timings was a small challenge though, I felt so hungry and tired in those last 2 hours 😭😭
I managed J31-40, but honestly, I don't think I could be bothered with anything else. I'll do better, or at least I need to try to
Reading:
I only read a few pages of The Prophet today.
TV:
Dark Matter 1x03-1x04 - turns out YouTube only had the first 3 episodes, so it's back to the very legal site again
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25-03-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Piano for half an hour
Journal- Yoga
J41-50
Day 26.
It shouldn't be too busy at work today. I want to read more, so that's my main goal. Also, there are new episodes of both The Rookie and High Potential, so have to watch them at some point. Maybe The Rookie tonight and High Potential tomorrow? My dad's k-drama was also looking really good yesterday so I might pick that up once I'm done with Dark Matter. Who knows? There's too many shows to watch. Oh, and I still haven't finished the BTS livestream oops.
chilly pike
-# nothing suspicious about a very legal site!
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-# nothing suspicious about a very legal site!
absolutely no suspicions at all 🤣
tbf i don't think it's licensed in my country and even if it is, it's on a streaming site i don't have, and I'm not going to pay for one just to watch it 😅
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Work was a lot today. Well, more correctly, I was just very tired at work today and I felt like a zombie in the last 2 hours. Around lunch, my boss also came in telling us about the strawberries at the local florist being super super cheap, so a group of coworkers and me went to get some. They were so so good, but it sucks living in a warm country. They started spoiling before I got home and I had to chuck about half of them, which was really annoying :((( Still, I managed to have some at work, so I'll take my wins. Honestly, work wasn't even that busy, like I had time to do J41-50 AND I read for a bit, so I think I was just tired.
I honestly don't even think I have it in me to watch something tonight. Maybe in like an hour or so, but right now, I wanna snooze a bit.
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Journalled, with a bit of reflection :) I think I'll read a bit of fanfiction before sleeping
Reading:
Entangled Life 15% - finished chapter 3, which was great! I really enjoyed reading about lichens and I think I might pick up another one about lichens later!
Mrs Spy 43%
The Titan's Curse 61%
The Prophet 88% - planning to finish this tomorrow
Gideon the Ninth DNF - officially marked this as dropped today, the loan expires on the 27th actually, but I'm not planning to read it in the next few days
TV:
Didn't watch anything today
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26-03-26 Quests
Read a bookFinish The Prophet
Plant a tree- Piano for half an hour
- Journal
- Yoga
J51-55
Day 27.
I hope I don't feel so tired after work today. I had to have coffee this morning to get myself going and even then, it's kinda already wearing off? I don't know, I don't usually drink coffee but my dad does and he has these Nespresso machines but I don't actually like super bitter coffee so I drown my coffee in milk (well, soy milk today). I always joke that when I make coffee at home, I'm not actually making coffee, I'm making coffee flavoured milk xd
I also need to clip my nails and finish a book today. I only have a chapter left, and I have my next physical book lined up! Hopefully it won't take another 2 months to read it lol
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Today was a good day. I finished The Prophet before work, and work wasn't too busy, PLUS we got to finish an hour early! I got a small shawarma after work, and I nabbed a few of my brother's falafels, so wins
Honestly, my evening was good, I yapped with my brother while doing J51-55, which wasn't actually that hard. It was so much worse the first time round, but we don't talk about that. I also seemed to have found my inner yapper on this server, and it feels like a lot of my downtime is spent here 👀
I also checked and apparently it didn't take me 2 months to read The Prophet, since I started it exactly a month today 😂 I need to start getting ready for bed, but I still need to journal, and I want to read some more...
Journalled, but wasn't able to read much, kinda stared blankly at the pages for a bit, so I'm going to call it a night
Reading:
The Prophet 100%
The Titan's Curse 73%
Mrs Spy 43% - didn't read this today
Entangled Life 15% - didn't read this today
Heh, I'm down to 3 books on my currently reading. I'll start a new one tomorrow I think.
TV:
The Rookie 8x12
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27-03-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Piano for half an hour
Journal- Yoga
- J56-60
Day 28. Love us a casual emergency alert at freaking 4am 💀
Between the thunder and lightning and the missile interceptions, I must have slept like 3 hours last night. I was so so tired this morning, but I got to work, and one good thing about today is that work ended early, so I got home before I would have normally finished work 😁
I'm thinking of taking a nap, just so I can manage the next few hours before bedtime, but equally, if I nap, I might not wake up until bedtime 💀 Urgh pros and cons
cunning vortex
I took the nap, I still feel tired but definitely more awake than before the nap. I'm going to watch some TV and then go to bed I think
cunning vortex
Lol now that I've watched some TV, I feel less tired? What is this 😅 I'm going to get ready for bed, journal a bit, and then read in bed. Maybe I'll be dead tired by then xd
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28-03-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Piano for half an hour
- Journal
- Yoga
- J56-60
Day 29. I had 3 emergency alerts overnight but slept through all of them. My coworker wasn't so lucky xd
Work was good. Busy but good, and some of them are working really well
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29-03-26 Quests
- Relax
Day 30.
I don't wanna do anything productive today. Well, I already did something productive, so I'm going to spend the rest of the day rotting.
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I had a successful rot day :) I lazed around, baked a cake, took a long nap, read a book, and watched a few episodes of my TV show :) I should start up the reading/TV progress thing again, but I'll do that tomorrow
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30-03-26 Quests
Read a book- Plant a tree
Piano for half an hourJournal- Yoga
J56-60Wash my hair1h of driving theory
Day 31. Had another emergency alert last night, but I woke up to the all-clear message instead.
Went out for breakfast with the parents since it's their anniversary today ✨️ and then I finally registered for driving lessons, and now I have 8 hours of lectures to sit through. There's so many tests to pass here before I can get my license, but thankfully it's less expensive than if I had done it in the UK so there's that, although I should have done it when I was still in secondary school. Gah, I was hoping I wouldn't need to drive at all in my life and remain a supporter of public transport, but alas, it's very limited in this country. I also did the eye test when I registered and honestly, I couldn't see some of the smaller letters, which was a little concerning. It would have been fine with both my eyes but they made me cover one eye and do it that way... Still, they didn't say I didn't pass, so I'm assuming it's fine.
Other than that, I want to read a lot today, and finish Dark Matter tonight. And wash my hair.
chilly pike
-# happy anni to your parents!!! 
cunning vortex
-# happy anni to your parents!!! <:pWow:664280785368514570>
tyty
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Had both a successful and rot-ty day today. Let's see... I did 1 course of driving theory, then took a nap. When I woke up, I plink-plonked on the piano, did some more driving theory, and then took another nap. Then, I washed my hair, did J56-60 (got majorly stuck on the last question oops) and then called my friend A :) It was a great conversation about absolutely nothing. I got some gossip, she got into an MBA programme that starts in August/September, but the group chat's already causing drama, so that was interesting to hear about. Crazy that some people straight up don't have social training (these are people in their late twenties/thirties). I played some KenKen while chatting to her, and I'm embarrassed the 8x8 took me longer than the 9x9 
Then, I texted my sister for a bit, and finished the rest of Dark Matter S1 while playing on the fishing bot, so a decent amount of lazing around, but equally, I got some things done, so an overall good day :))))
Wait, I said I would do reading progress today. Honestly, I haven't read much, but let's do it anyway.
Reading:
27-03-26
The Piano Teacher 11% - started this
Mrs Spy 49%
The Titan's Curse 100% - finished this
28-03-26
The Piano Teacher 14%
29-03-26
Pride and Prejudice 14% - started this
30-03-26
Pride and Prejudice 19%
Not doing great on the reading front now that I'm looking at that 😅
TV:
27-03-26
High Potential 2x16
Dark Matter 1x05
28-03-26
Dark Matter 1x06-1x08
29-03-26
Dark Matter 1x09-1x11
30-03-26
Dark Matter 1x12-1x13
Maybe I don't read that much because I watch too much TV 👀 This all needs to go in my journal but someone hasn't been journalling 🙄
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Finally journalled :) Did all my catch-up entries too, so I'm happy with that. I also failed to plant my tree today, so the streak's reset 😔 I really need to get back into the habit of planting it first thing again.
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31-03-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Piano for half an hour
Journal- Yoga
J61-651h of driving theory(ish)
Day 32. Had another emergency alert last night, but I woke up to the all-clear message. Can't believe it's already the end of March already 😔 I guess this is just normal now...
I need to get out of bed cos I have work today, but I really don't want to. Goal of today is to get some form of stretching in, and do the driving theory stuff.
It's also time for me to avoid social media again because the new episode of The Rookie is out, and I have no intention of spoiling it for myself 🤭
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I feel so tired today. Work was both slow and a lot. There was a series of loud bangs mid-morning (followed by an emergency alert) and the internet at work cut out for a bit, but otherwise, it was kinda okay. Like everyone I worked with was good today, although one of them was super vocal and disturbed the other one. I thought I would have time at work to do J61-65 but alas, that wasn't the case.
Still, I managed a bit of driving theory. It wasn't a full hour, more like 45 minutes, but I was starting to fall asleep watching the lectures, which isn't great, so I put a pause on it. (It doesn't help that half of it is common sense or stuff that I already know) I'll pick some of it up tomorrow morning before work I think. And I just finished J61-65. Surprisingly, it woke me up more than I expected (the music helped) and now, I have the evening for myself :) Now I want to watch an episode of something, but I'm feeling a little undecided... The Rookie 8x13 isn't available on my super legal site yet, and High Potential 2x17 isn't out yet, so maybe I'll watch something else? Or maybe I can read my very many books instead 👀
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Journalled, and then read for like half an hour? I think it's time for bed now though, so I'm going to leave any more reading for tomorrow
Reading:
The Piano Teacher 20%
Pride and Prejudice 24%
Mrs Spy 54%
Entangled Life 15% - didn't read this today
TV:
Dark Matter 2x01
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01-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Piano for half an hour
- Journal
- Yoga
J66-701h of driving theory(ish)Wash my hair
Day 33. No emergency alert last night but I woke up to the sound of jets. Not sure which is worst but oh well.
I still have 2 and a half hours before I need to be at work, so I'm going to try get in some driving theory, although I may need to wash my hair? It'll be okay if I don't do J66-70 today, and otherwise, a little bendy-bendy beyond sitting down would be good.
Let's have a good day today (or as good as I can with everything going on)
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I did like 20(?) minutes of driving theory, which honestly wasn't great since I kept getting distracted, but the session was on turning at junctions and intersections, which is mostly common sense (and physics) to me. The procedure acronym was kinda helpful, but I can't lie, MSPSL is such a mouthful :/ Still, I'll try and do a bit more later tonight. Now I have to get ready for work
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Today was great for most of my quests :) I read a bit of Pride and Prejudice before work, and I tried to read some while I was at work, but kinda kept getting distracted. But it's all good, I didn't need to read at work. Besides, I managed J66-70 at work, so I'll call it a win. After work, I was umm-ing and ahh-ing about washing my hair. it's just such an expensive spoon activity, and I was actually leaning towards washing it tomorrow, but then I saw it listed on my quest tracker and decided that actually, I would like to tick it off my tracker today, so I washed my hair. And a good thing I did too, because it manifested a hotato! (at least I'm going to think of it that way) And then I did about half an hour more of driving theory. I would do more, but I was getting a little confused with roundabouts, so I'll leave it for now, and then rewatch the video tomorrow. I failed the mini-quiz they put at the end of the video, so clearly I didn't understand it. Obviously if I take it again now, I'm going to pass given that I now know the answers, but I'll rewatch the video and call that sufficient revision xd
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No journalling or reading before bed today. I was trying to set up my Pikmin Bloom account cos my sister's been raving about it, and it wouldn't accept her invite code, so I made the account anyway, and now I can't add it back in...? I suspect it's cos all my PoGo friends got added, so technically she's not my first friend :(( Oh well, at least we're friends on there.
Reading:
The Piano Teacher 20%
Pride and Prejudice 26% - only read this today
Mrs Spy 54%
Entangled Life 15%
TV:
High Potential 2x17
Need to read more tomorrow, let's read a chapter of the fungi book
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02-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Piano for half an hour
- Journal
Yoga- J71-75
1h of driving theory
Day 34. Woke up to an emergency alert this morning -_-
I think I really need to do yoga today, I should have time after work to do driving theory since I don't need to wash my hair today, so I can stretch in the morning and still have time in the evening. I probably won't be able to finish a full chapter of the fungi book though, but it's fine, non-fiction will wait for me
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I did a 10 minute yoga practice off YouTube and then did some stretchy-stretchy off this stretching app I've had for ages and never used 👀 Well, I used it maybe a year ago? I don't remember. BUT I did the yoga and the stretching and that's good enough for today :) Now I have to get ready for work :(
chilly pike
-# have a fantastic work dayyyy! i also did a little de-bloat exercise for 10min earlier and that's good enough for me... for now at least.... wew we movement buddies 😆
cunning vortex
So... I did not journal, I didn't play the piano, I didn't read the fungi book. Gah, it wasn't a good day for questing today. Still, I did yoga and stretching for the first time in ages, which was actually super helpful today. I had less back pain than usual, but still. I also did more than an hour of the driving theory. It was so so boring though, and I felt my eyes glaze over in the last video. It was 27 minutes and supposedly about distractions, but then they started yapping about stopping distances at different speeds and it was just bad. Some of the videos were from the UK and they drive in the opposite direction to here 😭 Plus, the guy who did the video is clearly just reading off the video slides with an Australian accent and I was just... so bored. Still, a little bit more today means a little less tomorrow, so I have to take my wins.
Highlight of my day was actually watching The Rookie's new episode, although one of the people at work started a new thing today and did really well! She's gonna do it again tomorrow and we'll see how she does on Saturday, and hopefully she'll continue doing well!
Today's reading progress:
I'm gonna start sharing these, I just realised I could share these instead of writing it out xd, not that I'm complaining 👀
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03-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Piano for half an hour
Journal- Yoga
J71-75- 1h of driving theory
Day 35. No emergency alert this morning, but I woke up feeling disgusting... I don't have time to wash my hair since we're going out for breakfast so I'm just going to have to try my best not to think about it or touch my hair :( The thing is, it wasn't even that bad last night but somehow it's worse today 😭
Doing most of my quests should be okay today. I also have shorter hours today and I finish at 5pm instead of 6/7pm so I should have time to tick all of my quests off after work! Except maybe piano, we'll see how that goes
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Today was an okay questing day. We went out for breakfast and I got my masala dosa! The Father got a ghee roast and appam, and the Mother and Brother got vada. It was honestly so good 
Work was a bit slow. I went to the cake shop with two of my coworkers and we got an emergency alert on the way back -_- And we got alerts on the tablets too, so everything was sounding... Still, it was fine. I didn't get anything from the cake shop today because I felt really full from breakfast, but I was tempted... I went yesterday and got a chicken puff (they also do pastries) and then realised on the way back to the centre that yesterday was a vegetarian day 💀 so no chicken for me... BUT I gave it to my coworker, so she now owes me a treat (I owed her for a while rip) It's fine, we'll sort it out at some point. Anyways, I did J71-75 at work, it was fine.
Also, work ended half an hour early, so I ate dinner early, and then went out on a walk with the Parents. I'm kinda thinking of getting a data plan just to play my Pikmins... I had one when I used to play PoGo but that was also a different country and gah, phone plans are so expensive here. The prices are only going to up though, so I'll think about it. Maybe after I get my driver's license?
I didn't end up doing an hour of driving theory. I got majorly distracted yapping on the hotato thread, and then about Loftiabot in general, so it only ended up being 20 minutes or so, oops! Still, I've done 4 out of my mandatory 8 hours of theory, so I guess I'll speed run it on Sunday or something. I still did a bit today so that counts for something.
No yoga today, but I stretched out my shoulders :) I may have skipped a few exercises though 👀
Twas a good walking day, I should walk more :)
cunning vortex
-# Oops I didn't finish reflecting yesterday...
I journalled and pretty much crashed. I was planning to call my sister, but we've moved it to tomorrow. Not much reading but I read some of my fungi book :)
04-04-26 Quests
- Read a book
Plant a tree- Piano for half an hour
- Journal
- Yoga
- J76-80
- 1h of driving theory
- Walk 10k steps
Day 36. No emergency alert this morning,
I don't want to get out of bed for work 😫
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Work was a lot today - someone spilled water everywhere almost straight away, and I thought that was going to be the most eventful thing, but no, one of the kids threw up shortly afterwards and my boss had to clean it up 💀 And after lunch, we had to talk to someone for almost an hour. They had a LOT of questions. I think I'm really done for today. I also left J76-80 at work, so I won't be able to do it at all now 🙃 I might just skip it and do the next one, and then do this again when I go back to work next week.
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05-04-26 Quests
- Read a book
Plant a tree- Piano for half an hour
- Journal
- Yoga
- 2h of driving theory
Day 37. No emergency alert this morning.
Gotta lock in with that driving theory since I didn't do any yesterday...
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Not exactly 2 hours of driving theory, but I did a lecture and 3 out of 4 of the previous one, and each lecture is meant to take an hour, so I guess I did 1h45m, which I suppose is close enough to 2h for it to count xd I still have 2 left, so I'll finish them tmrw and then start some practice tests and hopefully, I can book my theory test for some time next week!
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06-04-26 Quests
- Read a book
Plant a tree- Piano for half an hour
Journal- Yoga
2h of driving theoryCall A
Day 38. Woke up to 2 emergency alerts 😔
Main goals are to finish the driving theory, call A and journal today! I would also like to read a bit more today, I've been reading a few pages of Pride & Prejudice every day (I am so bad at updating on here) but the rest of my books have kinda been forgotten (oops!)
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Happy to report that all the driving theory lectures are done so it's just the mock tests, but I can book the theory test now, so I'll do that later tonight and hopefully they have an early slot so I can do it before work some time this week! Ideally, I would have done it today, but the lectures took me wayyy longer than I thought it would
I also called A this afternoon and we spoke for almost 2 hours! She's betrayed our friendship and found herself a boyfriend so no more relationship drama from her, or maybe just less relationship drama, hopefully for her anyway
Then the Mother and I went for a walk, and that was good :) Submitted it to the autism run, so we'll see if they approve it
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Washed my hair, did a practice test, I think I might watch an episode of Dark Matter before I go and journal, then read :) I have a few entries that I still haven't written in, so those have to be done
cunning vortex
Journalled :) I did all the catch-up entries AND I finally wrote in March's playlist! I misspelled one of the artists oops but it's fine, better than getting whiteout and changing it all
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07-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Piano for half an hour
Journal- Yoga
- J76-80
Driving theory practice- Walk 10k steps
Day 39. No emergency alert this morning.
I was pretty upset last night but woke up in a good mood, and it helped that I spawned a hot potato this morning :)
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Gah, I'm tired today. Work was fine, it was actually pretty slow, just lots of paperwork and things, and I only had 2 people, which was nice. I ended up doing a bit of reorganising and generally chatting with my coworkers, which was nice. There was an emergency alert at work though, but we kinda just ignored it and went on as usual. I was hoping to do J76-80 at work but that kinda didn't happen. Still, I took it home with me, so I now have that to do at some point.
I thought of taking a walk when I got home after work, but I didn't fancy a walk in the dark after dinner, especially not on my own, so I took a shower instead and did driving theory questions. I'm not entirely sure how to feel about them. I got 10 wrong in the 227 set which is like 4%? and then 29 wrong in the 339 set, which is like 9%? but it's my 2nd time doing the 227 set and my 1st time doing the 339 set, so like obviously I expect there to be more mistakes in the second set. I'm going to try the second set again tomorrow, and then try the transport authority's official mock test, but honestly, I need to get 75% right to pass, so technically I'm doing okay already. It's too late for me to function properly right now, so I'll probably try do some more tomorrow.
I still need to journal, and I still need to read... Gotta keep that reading streak going!
chilly pike
-# hope u had a good rest!!! good job!!!
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08-04-26 Quests
- Read a book
Plant a tree- Piano for half an hour
- Journal
- Yoga
- J76-80
Driving theory practice- Walk 10k steps
Day 40. Had an emergency alert last night, I slept right through it though, and I suspect there might be more later today...
EDIT: Okay... turn of events!
Other than that, I took a walk as soon as I woke up, and I saw a few cats (cat count: 3) I didn't pet any of them but I said hi to 2 of them :) I also managed to log a few more kilometres for the autism run so that's a win too
cunning vortex
-# hope u had a good rest!!! good job!!! <:EnamoredPuffington:139085203374080419...
thank you! it was an okay rest but better than nothing :)
cunning vortex
I feel so tired now, that walk took so much more out of me than I expected... Work was also super busy, so that didn't help.
I ate dinner like a zombie, then washed my hair and did some practice questions. I actually did the 339 set again this morning, and this time I got 4 wrong :) And I did the 277 set after work. I got 8 wrong but half of them were from reading the question or choices wrong, which was embarrassing. I also didn't realise they had actual mock tests that gave you the score and logged which questions you got wrong. Instead, I was doing their full sets of practice questions and just tallying up the ones I got wrong 💀 Anyways, I did 2 mock tests and I got 50/50 on one, and 49/50 on the other. I'll probably do them again tomorrow, and review the hazard perception stuff. I'm too tired for it to be useful now.
I still need to journal and read something. I haven't been reading much lately, even though I have a lot of books on loan. I got the loan is expiring soon notification earlier today, and I couldn't renew one of them so I've placed a hold on it instead.
My step count is currently 7712 which I suppose is close enough to 10k, at least for today.
cunning vortex
09-04-26 Quests
- Read a book
Plant a tree- Piano for half an hour
- Journal
- Yoga
- J76-80
- Walk 10k steps
Day 2.
I have been up for too long already and now I need to get ready for work but my bed is so so cosyyyyy.... Anyways, I did the theory test this morning, I went stupidly early because they said to, and the Mother was worried about traffic so we left an hour (!) before the test start time. I did another 2 mock tests in the car, and one more outside the test room, and also reviewed the hazard perception video. And I have to say, I may have overprepared but the anxiety was anxiety-ing so we do what we must. But the test itself was fine. Seriously fine. I finished all the MCQs in 5 minutes, then reviewed them and submitted. The hazard perception questions were also super straightforward, and this girl passed with full marks on the theory test xd But yeah, now I have actual lessons booked and I will finally be on the roads. With all luck, I'll have this all done by the start of June, which will be good since it'll get stupidly hot by then.
cunning vortex
I kinda don't really know what I did today. Work was fine, it was kinda slow and stressful as opposed to busy and stressful. One of the really annoying kids has made a habit of sitting with me while simultaneously annoying everyone around him -_- so now I have to deal with him every time he comes... Today he decided to start singing while drawing ON THE DESK just as I was trying to speak to someone else. Gahhhh
Anyways, I doomscrolled for ages when I got home, then watched the new episode of The Rookie (late again) and dumped all my thoughts on it in the TV shows channel, and now I'm going to read a bit of P&P before I go to sleep. I'm going to get up early tomorrow to go and grow some more Pikmin for those mushrooms!
cunning vortex
10-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a treePiano for half an hour- Journal
J76-80Walk 10k steps
Day 3. Apparently, it's kinda stopped now? We'll see how long it lasts, and it's not even completely stopped in the region.
It kinda feels like cheating sharing my quest tracker at the end of the day when I've already done most of the quests lol.
My body work up stupidly early at 0630, which is ridiculous because I went to sleep at midnight. Like, I wanted to have a bit of a lie-in, but apparently not. I didn't even set an alarm or anything, it just happened that way, so I took myself out on a walk and walked 7.3km, which went straight towards the autism run. I managed to grow a bunch of Pikmin though, so I'll call it a win :)
I managed to do J76-80 at work, so that's also a win, it was good though, I didn't need to use my brain too much and it didn't take longer than half an hour, and once I got home, I ate dinner and plink-plonked on the piano for a bit. I'm not entirely sure it was half an hour, but it was close enough, so I'm counting it. I didn't play anything interesting either, just some old pieces and half of Clair de Lune, and not even the hard parts, just the super slow part at the start 😅 so it definitely feels like cheating xd
I'm not sure what I'm going to do for the rest of today. I went to lie down about an hour ago, and I doomscrolled for a bit, but that's never the most productive use of my time. I keep meaning to tell myself to read more, but that's kinda not really happening these days. I have still been reading though, so I'll take my wins where I can. Maybe it's the book, but I don't feel like I can read more than a few chapters at a time. I'm going to try read more of my fungi book this weekend (I said that last weekend rip) and maybe finish Mrs Spy? I also have the last episode of High Potential to watch, but I might do that tomorrow? Or maybe even this weekend, I don't think I'll have the energy tomorrow either
cunning vortex
Ahh I didn't even get through a few chapters today... Just 4 pages, but it's something, I'm going to try again tomorrow, I'm tired and I need to sleep I think
cunning vortex
11-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
Walk 10k steps
Day 4. We remain optimistic.
Again, this is cheeky of me to share my quest tracker when I've done most of it. But it's fine. I'll get back to normal tomorrow... I hope anyway.
cunning vortex
I woke up stupidly early again today, at like 0615, which is getting ridiculous. I wasn't actually planning to go since work starts earlier today, so I wanted to make sure I had time to chill and things, but it was Pikmin Community Day, and there was a swanky new badge 🥺 so guess who went out for a morning walk. It was fine actually, I got in about 6k steps that morning, and I planned to go for another walk after work, since work is quite sedentary for me... (And even when it's not, I don't carry my phone around with me so it's not like I can track steps anyway)
Work was good though. A lot of the annoying people didn't turn up, but a lot of other people had issues today, which I thankfully didn't have to deal with, but good grief. And someone came in for a diagnostic, and they went on for ages. They even came back (twice!) after they were done to ask further questions. Straight up they could have been texts.
It was raining by the time I got home though, and I was umm-ing and ahh-ing about it, cos I really really wanted that badge, so I grabbed the umbrella and went for a few rounds around our block. It didn't rain while I was outside though, so I'll take my wins, and I got to just under 11k steps by the time I got home, so I managed to get the badge 😁
I procrastinated taking a shower when I got back, since I had already taken one already this morning, but it's starting to get so hot that it would be disgusting if I didn't, plus Germs. I also washed my hair today, so I'm starting my weekend with clean hair!
I also procrastinated eating dinner, so I only got round to it an hour ago, which is ridiculous because my regular bedtime is in half an hour. But it is what it is, and I can always sleep in tomorrow. And not just a 15 minute lie-in but a proper, I am not rolling out of bed until 10am, kind of situation.
I still need to read and journal, and write in yesterday and Thursday's entries, since I was too tired both days to journal, but honestly, I might leave the catching up to tomorrow morning when I'm less tired. I'm still debating if I want to go for the morning walk tomorrow too, since it's quieter, but that would mean getting up at like 6am again, which is not my idea of fun
cunning vortex
wen-questing
cunning vortex
12-04-26 Quests
Read a bookOne chapter of P&P- Finish chapter of Entangled Life
Plant a treeJournalUpdate previous entriesWrite new entry today
J81-85- Walk 10k steps
Piano for half an hour- Do some cross-stitch
Day 5. We remain optimistic. Went out for breakfast and it's so funny to me seeing all the billboards now.
Quests should be quite doable today, just gotta find the motivation to do them.
cunning vortex
I did J81-85 super quickly, so I might do the other half later today. I also caught up with the journal entries that I skipped, I have to do today's entry later today, but I'll do it when it's a bit later. It's still too early to do it now. I also texted my penpal R (all my friends' names start with the same letter istg). I last texted her on her birthday in December, which is crazy. We used to use this app called Slowly and send each other 'letters' on there, but I haven't used it it in forever. I also used to be super active on the forums, but it got a bit toxic for me, so I stopped, and then stopped using the app altogether, but I still try to keep in touch with her every so often.
cunning vortex
I ended up doing J86-90 anyway, it took all of 9 minutes, so I should have just done it in the first place. Then, I took a long-ass nap, I think it was almost 3 hours? So I'm kinda not really surprised that I'm still really awake now. I'll sleep in an hour or so though! Journalling was good today, I managed to get my journal up to date, but journalling has been spotty lately. I don't really know why. Like I've been pretty good the last few months with it, it's just this month. We're on the 12th of April and I've journalled 5/12 days, which is... not good. I think goal for next week will be to journal every day, even if it's just one line.
Anyways, I spent most of today playing Hot Potato 👀 but I also played a bit of piano today. I played some of the Grade 6/7 pieces that I didn't really study for my exams. They're kinda fun to sightread. It's also been a while since I've played, so my hands are a little stiff and out of practice. Well, I played on the 10th briefly, but before that was the 23rd of March... oops! Some of the runs were jumpy, when they normally aren't. This is fully an excuse but I just haven't been practising much lately. I got super in my head about it, and kinda feel self-conscious about practising, even though it's literally just family at home. I've also recently been thinking about getting myself a ukulele, just for the vibes. But I'm not sure I will play it regularly, nor do I know how to play one (easy fix - just learn lol). And if I get one but don't play, I'll just be collecting instruments at this point, which is not a vibe.
I also didn't walk much today or cross-stitch. It was raining when I wanted to go out for a walk, and I didn't fancy washing my hair again if it got wet, so I skipped it. Also, I went for 2 walks yesterday, maybe one of them can be for today (this is not how it works lol), but yeah.
I'm going to read some more before I go to sleep, maybe in an hour or so. I'm not too happy with my quest progress today, but tomorrow is a new day ✨
cunning vortex
13-04-26 Quests
Read a bookOne chapter of P&PFinish chapter of Entangled Life
Plant a treeJournalJ91-95Walk 10k stepsPiano for half an hourDo some cross-stitch
Day 6. We remain optimistic.
I finally had that lie-in I wanted. I woke up stupidly early, but went back to sleep expecting to wake up in an hour or so, but I slept for a full 2 hours lol. I might nap again later, but I'm happy that I got to sleep so much 😁
cunning vortex
I've spent most of my day lazing around so far, which is super lazy of me xd
But I read a few chapters of Pride and Prejudice (Darcy confessed and the tea is tea-ing) and I finally finished that chapter of Entangled Life. I hadn't been feeling it much lately but I got through it. I'm also considering dropping The Piano Teacher, since I'm so incredibly confused and bored by it at the same time. I don't know if it's the translation, or the style of writing, but I'm not really enjoying it. I might give it another go later, but right now, I don't want to read it.
I also managed J91-100, which was surprisingly fun. I kinda got a bit tired of it towards the end though, but it's all good. I'll be okay. I'm thinking of taking a nap now, and then going out for a walk when I wake up. We'll see.
cunning vortex
I took the nap, and plink-plonked on the piano for another half hour. It was just Grade 7 pieces today, and I played a bit better. A couple of the jumps are a bit odd still, and some of the chords sounded off (my piano is old and very out of tune) and the sustain pedal was acting up again. I've tried to fix it before and well, it wasn't super successful. The rod thing has come loose so it kinda doesn't stick properly. I'm also reluctant to use super-glue in case it messes with something else (I don't think it will), but I also don't want to call a repair guy just for the pedal, so you see, I am in a mess of my own making. I used tape last time but obviously, it's not super strong so obviously it's not going to stay in place very long.
After piano, I went out for a loooong walk. Before the walk, I had walked a grand total of 200 steps, mostly from me walking up and down the stairs to grab snacks 👀 but I got to 9.2k steps by the time I got home from my walk. It's not quite 10k but I'm crossing it off my quests anyway because it's close enough.
I got a shawarma for dinner and washed my hair, and now I'm debating what I want to do before I go to sleep. I might have a chocolate pudding before I pick something though xd
-# heh all my pikmin are hiding behind me like they're shy xd
cunning vortex
I didn't have a chocolate pudding, but I did some cross-stitching (did all the stitches for one strand and stopped when it ran out), and I played a bit of Graveyard Keeper. Then I journalled for a bit, and that means I've ticked off all my quests today, which is a rare occasion 😅
I'm going to read some more and then sleep :)
cunning vortex
14-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a treeJournalGo out for a walk - no step goalDo some cross-stitch
Day 7. We remain optimistic.
I decided I needed to lie in bed more than I needed to go for a walk this morning. I'll try to go for one later today, maybe after work, but we'll see how successful I am
cunning vortex
Today was pretty good. Work was fine, not too busy, and I got to finish a little early, so I went for a walk before dinner. After dinner, I lazed around reading fanfiction for a bit, before doing a bit of cross-stitching and I also managed to play a bit of Graveyard Keeper, so I'm happy. I'm going to brush my teeth and journal, and then read a bit
cunning vortex
15-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a treeJournalDo some cross-stitch- Yoga
I have very low expectations for myself today. Work is going to be a lot so I'm just aiming to take it easy.
cunning vortex
I would say it was a lot today, but that's not really true. I did J101-105 and some cross-stitching before work, and honestly, work started really slow. I thought I would be busier, but honestly, I spent the first few hours kinda twiddling my thumbs. Like, I managed to read at work, which is a sure sign that there is nothing for me to do. The most exciting thing that happened today was a cat desperately wanting to come into my workplace. He even came in for a few minutes at one point, and just loafed on the floor 🤣 I kinda wish I took photos haha but alas, there are no photos. He was so keen to come in too, idek why. Unfortunately, he can't afford our fees though, and someone ended up spraying him with water to get him to go away. It was fine after that.
Now that I've showered and eaten dinner, I'm like is it worth watching the new episode of The Rookie if I'm too tired to enjoy it? I think I might leave it until tomorrow. Honestly, I still have the last episode of High Potential left. I might watch something I've seen before though.
cunning vortex
I have now journalled, so I'm ending today with 4/5 quests completed! I'm going to take that win, the yoga was honestly a bit optimistic, given I've only yoga'd once this month. I ended up watching an episode of Bones while binging peanuts 🥜 Dw I didn't finish them, there's still enough for other people to have some too. I checked my journal earlier and apparently, the last time I watched Bones was 28-02, so "Day 1". I'm meant to be in the middle of a rewatch, but I'm still on Season 1, so it's a very slow rewatch (also there are other shows that I'm currently watching, and I keep finding new shows to watch ✨) Eh, it's a rewatch, it's not that deep
hushed wagon
-# LMAOO that watering grass picture for your quest tracker
cunning vortex
-# LMAOO that watering grass picture for your quest tracker
hehe it's great, i used to use it as a sticker xd
cunning vortex
16-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a treeJournal- Do some cross-stitch
Wash my hair
🤧
cunning vortex
Oops, I got distracted by hot potatoes yesterday and forgot to update 😅
I'm happy I managed most of my quests yesterday. I washed my hair before work, so ticked that one off early. Work was fine, and we ended up getting to finish early, even though we were expecting to finish on time, if not later, so that was nice. I called my friend A for a bit. She's taking a 3 week trip to the US soon 
so we got in a call before she gets super busy. While on that call, I despaired over not being able to play the beta playtest, but it's fine, I'll cope 🥲
I ended up swapping my cross-stitching to play Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, which is so so cute. I'll cross-stitch today, I actually have time today xd
17-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a treeJournal- Do some cross-stitch
Go on a walkWatch the new episode of The Rookie
Not much to say, just an average day I think.
cunning vortex
I didn't manage to do much of my quests today. Work wasn't too busy, but I didn't have time to check my phone and it was really exhausting today. Still, I found out something that brought me a bit of relief and I'm looking forward to it being confirmed and coming to fruition. After work, I went for an hour long walk with the Father, and logged it for the autism run. I'm not sure what time exactly the submissions deadline is, but if it's before I finish work tomorrow, then I'll have finished the run at 36km, which I'm quite happy with, especially when I find it really hard to walk here.
I also watched the episode of The Rookie (finally!). I've felt super drained this week so I've just been putting it off, but maybe I'll get back on it next week. Who knows? I'm starting driving lessons next week, and I need to ask my boss for leave. I should have asked ages ago, since the holiday is for the start of May, but I was on probation until the end of March, and I keep forgetting because there's always something more pressing. Still, I'll try and do it tomorrow, because then she'll have at least 2 weeks. It should be okay, but I feel really anxious about it, because I don't actually know how I should ask for it. Tomorrow is also our busiest day, so I also don't know when I'll be able to ask. Adulting is so hard 😭
I'm going to start getting ready for bed now. So teeth, journal, read and sleep. Well actually, just no cross-stitch today, which is okay. I can work on it tomorrow
cunning vortex
18-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a treeJournal- Do some cross-stitch
Go on a walkWash my hairTalk to my boss about leave
Should be okay? It's a busy day today though
cunning vortex
Work was a lot today, I think we barely managed to catch a break for almost 4 hours, which is crazy. Like Saturday is usually our busiest day, but we usually have time to breathe every so often. Today was not that. Still, I managed to talk to my boss about leave, and she's verbally approved it, but I still need to fill in a leave request form. I will ask for a form on Tuesday, it's the weekend now and I am not texting her about it on her days off.
Then, I went for a long-ish walk with the parents. We walked almost 5km, so I submitted it to the autism run 👀 even though it's a little last-minute now haha. It's still pending though, so maybe they won't accept it.
I washed my hair afterwards. I was umm-ing and ahh-ing over it, but ultimately, it's good that I did it. My scalp starts bothering me on Day 2, and I last washed it Thursday, so it was necessary today. I'm glad I did.
I ended up lying in bed for an hour afterwards though, but I ended the evening playing Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, which is such a sweet game 🥹 I like that it's super low-stakes and nothing is that serious, and I just go and complete these quests, and it's just I don't have a great track record of sticking with games, even with ones that I love, so hopefully, I'll keep playing it and actually finish it lol.
No cross-stitching again today, but I'm going to journal, read a page, and then go to sleep. My head dislikes me.
cunning vortex
19-04-26 Quests
Read a book- 20 pages of P&P
- Half a chapter of Entangled Life
Plant a treeJournalDo some cross-stitchGo on a walkPlay the piano for at least half an hourHanon 1-20Major scales 4 octavesMinor arpeggios 4 octaves
J106-110Call the sister
Went out for breakfast this morning, and I felt really full afterwards, so will have a lighter lunch. I also want to do some more reading today, since it's been a little on-and-off lately, and well, I don't want to keep the fungi book for too long. A few of my books are nearing their second renew period too, which is not great... But in good news, if I journal today, I will have journalled every day this week, which is amazing. I'm not sure what I write is particularly profound or anything like that, but I want to keep a record of my daily life, and honestly, receipts 👀 Like the other day, my friend A was complaining about how we don't call as much anymore, and I pulled out the journal to tell her that actually that's not true. We called 5 times (now 7) since the start of the year, which is like almost fortnightly xd (She's right though, we used to talk every few days, and that was with a larger time difference)
But yeah, not much today. A mostly chill day. Might play a bit more of Snufkin later today.
cunning vortex
Managed all my quests except the reading one. The call with my sister ended later than I expected, so I didn't end up with much time to journal and such. I honestly don't remember what I wrote, but I also felt really annoyed last night. Lots of negative feelings, which is never fun. I woke up in a bad-ish mood but somehow, I'm in a much better mood now, so I'll take my wins.
cunning vortex
20-04-26 Quests
Read a book- 20 pages of P&P
- Half a chapter of Entangled Life
Plant a treeJournalDo some cross-stitchGo on a walkPlay the piano for at least half an hourHanon 1-20Minor harmonic scales 4 octavesMajor arpeggios 4 octaves- Scales in thirds
Fix the pedal
J116-120
Had my first driving lesson this morning and I am so freaking tired. I had to wake up early for it as well, so that I could make the pick-up time. I'm thankful it wasn't earlier because I don't think I could have coped. I don't think I'll get the transport back though, because it took too long, and they kept moving me around because I am apparently the only one that lives in my area 🙃 and I need to make it to work at a relatively reasonable time, so I'm going to get the transport to my driving lesson, and ask my mum to pick me up from driving and drop me off at work, so it's all one trip. It should be fine. The driving lesson was really stressful though, and I kept getting really worried whenever it was time to turn, so I kept overturning or underturning and also forgetting to take my foot off the brake/accelerator 🤦 Heck, I'm not even sure I had time to check my mirrors much because I was so stressed. My driving instructor was super nice though 🥺 and she kept reassuring me like you're doing okay! She also told me that it's fine for me to mess up since it's my first time driving, but if I keep making the same mistakes on the fourth or fifth class, then I should start getting worried xd I also kept slamming my foot on the brake/accelerator, so that's a habit I need to fix, although I also do that on the piano, and I'm now getting flashbacks of my piano teacher yelling at me to gently press the sustain pedal and not stomp on it. Nowadays, I suspect it's because my home piano's pedal is dodgy, so I need to sort that out today.
cunning vortex
Gah it's been a busy day of walking and going out and all that, but in good news, I finally fixed the sustain pedal! Well, my dad fixed it more like. I got the superglue out and was fully planning to glue the pin in place, and my dad took one look and was like this bit is loose, which is why it's bouncing 🤦 Bruh, I was looking in the wrong place even 😭 Anyways, we now have a decently good sustain that doesn't sound like it's bouncing all over the place. It was really long when I tried to play though, so I ended up loosening the thing anyway, so now it's a somewhat short sustain. I might fiddle with it again in like a few weeks. We'll see.
Also lots of Pikmin-ing, so now I have a LOT of Pikmin. I think I'll have to start naming them because Blue Pikmin from x location is not a cute name.
cunning vortex
21-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
Do some cross-stitchGo on a walk- Tidy my desk
- Name my Pikmin
Ask for leave request form
Hoping for a slow day at work today, and hoping it's still light and cool enough for me to go on a walk after work!
cunning vortex
Today was tiring, mostly because it's the first day of the week. Some problematic people are coming back at work, and the audacity of them to say it's not their fault there was a war... Well, it's not ours either, and honestly, I hope they don't continue. They're disruptive and haven't been very fun to work with, but it looks like they'll be back for at least a month urgh
Still, I went on that walk after work. I didn't get to 10k steps but I planted some flowers and grew some Pikmin so I'll take my wins. I also cried a little over not being able to play Loftia but it's fine. I'll get over it.
cunning vortex
22-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
Do some cross-stitch- Tidy my desk
- Name my Pikmin
Don't have time for much today, I'll be thrilled if I end up tidying my desk. Bare minimum things today.
cunning vortex
I was a zombie last night. I fully came home and crashed hard. I started the day with a driving lesson, and then went to work, and then had a super busy day at work, and I just didn't have the energy for much else when I got home. I ended up watching rewatching The Rookie 5x05 because that episode is so funny to me. I love a yearning episode. Maybe I'll watch the new episode tonight, I've been watching the spoilers on social media, which is never a good idea
prime stone
Name my Pikmin
cunning vortex
> Name my Pikmin <a:04_hyperkitty:736340289878360156>
do you have name suggestions 👀 I'm struggling to think of over 140 names off the top of my head xd
23-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
- Tidy my desk
- Name my Pikmin
Same quests as yesterday. Will be pleased if I do more than yesterday.
cunning vortex
I haven't done any of these and it's almost bedtime 😭 I got distracted by a hot potato earlier, but honestly, I don't think I would have had the energy for it. I'm going to try and read a bit, and then maybe just go to bed.
chilly pike
-# i wanna be one of your pikmins 
(dunno how the game works)
cunning vortex
-# i wanna be one of your pikmins <:frfr:1209895729280057375> (dunno how the ga...
it's kinda like pokemon go if you played that, you just walk around and send your pikmin on expeditions to get seedlings and then walk some more for the seedlings to become pikmin :) so that i can grow my pikmin army mwahahaha but yeah, i now have so many pikmin and a lot of them still don't have names haha
chilly pike
awww so cute
tribal fog
Rest well it's ok to take things slow
cunning vortex
awww so cute <:pWow:664280785368514570>
it is! do u wanna play too
24-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
- Tidy my desk
- Name my Pikmin
Go for a walk- Piano
Feels like cheating to share my quests late in the day but whatever. Had a driving lesson this morning vroom vroom, went to work, finished work and went on a Pikmin walk! Currently debating what I want to do this evening, although I think top of the list is watching the new episode of The Rookie 👀
chilly pike
-# maybe 
cunning vortex
-# maybe <a:aPES_Eyes:646442061087768581>
lemme send u my invite code hehe and then we both get rewards if u join
cunning vortex
Not feeling like journalling these days 😭 I should do it tomorrow at least, I think I've only managed it one day this week... Maybe it's my desk, I'll try and get that tidied tomorrow so that I can actually enjoy using my desk again. Also need to dust and wipe my little figurines, so probably another reason why I've been procrastinating... But I read a bit today, watched the new ep (finally!) and now I'm procrastinating going to bed
covert ether
Idk if we're really allowed to talk here but I noticed the ikmin addition to your name and was like whaaat another pikmin fan? :D I love pikmin, my favourite is the yellow one and has been my pfp on a lot of sns
tribal fog
Idk if we're really allowed to talk here but I noticed the ikmin addition to you...
Wenqi and I and a bunch of others are friends on pikmin bloom if you wanna join!
cunning vortex
25-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
- Tidy my desk
- Name my Pikmin
Go for a walkWash my hair
I don't want to be awake 😭😭
cunning vortex
Truly feel so tired right now 😭 but I gotta go on that Pikmin walk and wash my hair 😭
covert ether
Wenqi and I and a bunch of others are friends on pikmin bloom if you wanna join!
Oooh thanks for the invite, ill download it and check it out!
cunning vortex
I'm struggling with those middle 4 tasks, they've been on my quest tracker for days now, and no movement 😭 But today was a good day, work wasn't too bad (surprisingly) and my coworkers ordered pizza, which was good, because I forgot my freaking cutlery even though I packed lunch 😭 The Pikmin walk was good, I went with the Father and we yapped a lot, and then I washed my hair when I got home, which is also nice. Then, I got distracted by a hot potato and now, I'm sat reading P&P in bed. I think I shall try to finish it this weekend, and hopefully get back into reading on my Kobo again. Physical books are nice, but I always feel a little stressed carrying them out in the wild...
cunning vortex
26-04-26 Quests
- Read a book
- 10 pages of P&P
- Any pages of Entangled Life
Plant a tree- Journal
Do some cross-stitch- Tidy my desk
- Dust the figurines
Put the pens awayRearrange the wiresMove the bag
- Name my Pikmin
- Go for a walk
- Piano
- Hanon 1-20
- Minor harmonic scales 4 octaves
- Major arpeggios
- Practice thirds
Call RH- Play Snufkin
Hehe long list, but a lot of this should be doable. Had a bit of a lazy day so far, lounged around in bed this morning after I woke up playing hot potato. Got up when I felt ready to get up, and played hot potato some more. Then went out with the Mother for lunch. Thought about getting some Crocs but ultimately decided against them... But got the chocolate puddings I like, and I found a giant mushroom, and a kimchi decor Pikmin, so I'm happy xd
Gonna do some cross-stitch now, and then piano, maybe it'll be an hour, maybe half an hour, however long it takes me to go through the drills and then play Something. My library also got copies of some books that I wanted to read, so maybe a change of pace will be good for me. BUT I only have like 90 pages of P&P left, and the tea is STEAMING so it'll be done soon, maybe later this week!
cunning vortex
Did the cross-stitch but I think I need a nap
cunning vortex
Took the nap, woke up feeling worse so I didn't go on my Pikmin walk 😭 No piano, and now no walk?
cunning vortex
Called RH and rearranged my desk some of my desk while doing it, so wins. Feeling hungry now, so might go grab a snack and play Snufkin!
tribal fog
-# you're doing great sweetie
cunning vortex
27-04-26 Quests
Read a book- 10 pages of P&P
- Any pages of Entangled Life
Plant a treeJournalDo some cross-stitchGo for a walkPlay Snufkin
Feeling especially lazy today xd but went out in the morning for breakfast, and now I am tired lol
hushed wagon
-# ooh did you name your pikmin! (no pressure if you didn't, i'm just curious what people name theirs)
cunning vortex
-# ooh did you name your pikmin! (no pressure if you didn't, i'm just curious wh...
i got thru like half of them and then ran out of ideas haha, some of them are random objects that are the same colour as the pikmin, like fruit or flowers or stones for rock pikmin, but some of them are just smth silly like Number One, Reed, RBC, Plop, etc
-# i suppose RBC is kinda colour based since it's in the name 👀
cunning vortex
Did some cross-stitch and played Snufkin for about 1.5 hours (at least that's what Steam says). I'm now feeling lazy about going on the walk though, but I didn't go yesterday, so I should probably go today, and get some of my seedlings grown!
cunning vortex
Went on a long-ish Pikmin walk and grew a lot of Pikmin, and now I'm thinking of spending IRL money to expand my storage 👀 Came home, ate the other half of the mannakish and washed my hair. Played some hot potato, and now I should probably journal for the first time in a week 👀 I've not been very good with the whole reflecting thing lately... The last time I journalled was the 20th omg 💀 Now I have 6 entries to catch up, plus filling in all the reading and TV watching although I haven't been doing much of that, so it should be okay. Plus, Pagebound and this quest tracker have my back. At least I'm still yapping about my day in here :)
cunning vortex
I only did one catch-up entry, but I filled in the habit tracker and also wrote today's entry, and I'm yawning a lot, so I need to sleep sooner rather than later, but I still have to read at least a page, and get ready for bed
cunning vortex
28-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
Quests are late, but it's okay, I felt like a zombie this morning, but work was good, even if someone was having an issue as always 🙄 Seriously, this is like the tenth time in 3 months...
cunning vortex
Kinda got sucked in a doomscroll spiral, but I managed to read a decent number of pages of Pride and Prejudice! The end is in sight!!!
cunning vortex
29-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a treeJournal- Do some cross-stitch
Driving lesson this morning, and then a looooong day at work 
tribal fog
-# how is the driving going? Any closer to getting your license?
cunning vortex
-# how is the driving going? Any closer to getting your license?
it's closer for sure, but i still struggle w turning and positioning the car lol so who knows when I'll even pass 😭
cunning vortex
Today was a lot for me, I feel like a piece of bread dough being held up for a windowpane test. I think I'm going to take a break from the hot potatoes for a bit, it's becoming a bit of an obsession and I don't want to feel like I can't stop. Might watch an episode of something, and then read before bed
hasty salmon
self care is so important please take care of yourself you is important
cunning vortex
Ended up doomscrolling for an hour oops, but I read a bit and I journalled, wrote in one of my catch-up entries, but I didn't journal yesterday so now I have another catch-up entry to write... In good news, I only have 40 pages until the end of P&P so maybe tomorrow or Friday!
cunning vortex
30-04-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a treeJournal- Do some cross-stitch
Pikmin walk
Quests are late, but it's okay. I woke up stupidly early to go on my Pikmin walk, and it was pretty good. I got in about 6k steps before work, and then 2k over the course of the day, and now I'm too tired to function. I read a bit of P&P before work, so that's good, I have about a chapter left, so I'll finish it later tonight, but I think I'll watch an episode of something first.
cunning vortex
Doomscrolled a bit, watched the penultimate episode of The Rookie S8, and then dumped my thoughts in the TV Shows channel. I should probably sleep soon, so that I can get at least 7 hours of sleep, but I still need to finish journalling, and then read (and I'm waiting for my watermelons)
cunning vortex
01-05-26 Quests
- Read a book
Plant a treeJournal- Do some cross-stitch
Pikmin walk
Had a driving lesson this morning. My driving instructor was off ill, so I had a different lady instead. She was super nice though, and it was weirdly helpful to have a different perspective on my driving. She also mentioned this was like her last week with my driving school though, so I won't be able to run into her anymore, but I wish the best for her.
Work was also good, not super busy, and half of them didn't show up xd Tomorrow will be busy though, so tonight is for going on my Pikmin walk, reading a ton, and a little bit of self-care ✨️
cunning vortex
Pikmin walk was good, planted lots of flowers, but didn't actually pluck that many Pikmin ripp
A lot of my seedlings need like 5k steps or more, so it's taking a while :((
cunning vortex
I did some journalling! I wrote in a catch-up entry, today's entry, April's playlist, and updated my paper TBR. I forgot to say, but I did actually finish Pride and Prejudice last night, only I then forgot to update Goodreads and Pagebound, and I tried to update Pagebound this morning, and it messed up my reading streak a little (it says I read P&P today when I didn't), which isn't a super big deal since I'll end up reading something else today, but it's just a little annoying. Maybe I'll try and adjust it on laptop instead of through the app 👀
I'm not entirely happy with the April playlist thing - I didn't plan the heading properly, and then didn't realise that this month's playlist was shorter than last month's so there's now this massive space at the bottom... hence the sun! I was looking for a sticker that would fit the bottom right corner, but my only blue stickers are winter-y atm. It's fine, I'll get my sister to give me some stickers!
Not sure if I've shared my paper TBR before. It's mostly a list of books that I own, and books that I borrow. Every time I buy a book, I add it to the list, and once I've finished it, it gets highlighted. I'm thinking of using a grey highlighter for the DNF ones, but I don't actually have that many, so I might just write in DNF or leave it as is? I'm still undecided
prime stone
your beautiful writing! 
maybe the flaws are the things you see because you had another plan, but to me that page looks so balanced and appealing.
cunning vortex
your beautiful writing! <:iara_wow:863994252329353237>
maybe the flaws are the t...
thank you mana I'm trying to be less perfectionist about my journalling but it still comes out sometimes, thank you for pointing out the good things about that page
prime stone
-# as a side, I really need to keep a physical tbr; this has inspired me.
cunning vortex
-# as a side, I really need to keep a physical tbr; this has inspired me.
do it!! it was oddly motivating to keep a written one haha, i didn't read much in april, but my journalling was a little all over the place, so maybe once i get back into journalling, the reading will come back xd
cunning vortex
02-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a treeJournal- Do some cross-stitch
Pikmin walk
Lol late post again, I forgot this morning. Work was soooooo busy, but I managed to finish early, which was nice. I went for a 2hr long Pikmin walk with the sister, and we're planning a hike-ish thing soon, hopefully for those forest Pikmin! I'm genuinely so excited to begin my weekend!
cunning vortex
Late reflection too omg, but I spent last night resetting my brother's old laptop because apparently, it still runs and therefore could run Loftia... I'm a little upset that I didn't know this before, because tell me why I could have been playing the beta all this time 😭😭😭 Anyways, now I'm going to speedrun it so that I can get that betabara skin!
cunning vortex
Already spent 3 hours trying to finish the main storyline, and I feel like I'm nowhere near done with it 😭 I got the friend key though, so I've gifted it to a friend, who hasn't actually responded to me yet but eh. Oh I still need to share my quests...
03-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
Pikmin walkPlay Loftia
cunning vortex
I spent about 9 hours today just playing Loftia. Obviously with breaks but I wanted to speedrun Betabara and well, I was thoroughly unsuccessful. I only had 2 missions left but alas, I am now unable to play for the rest of the beta period. Oh well. To be fair though, I wasn't expecting to be able to play at all, so the fact that I even managed to finish most of the main storyline makes me pretty happy already!
Plus, I got to join Tea Party even if my VC was not happy :( and I also made some new friends, and I ran into Neshii randomly which was such a vibe
chilly pike
🥹 oh no!! Is it cause you'd be busy? i couldve helped with quest items to speed up the process
It was nice seeing u
cunning vortex
🥹 oh no!! Is it cause you'd be busy? i couldve helped with quest items to speed...
yeah i don't have access to steam for the next week or so either, so it is what it is, and no worries! it was nice to run into you!
cunning vortex
12-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
Pikmin walk
Back to work today 😭😭
cunning vortex
Slow-ish day at work, and went for appam with the family after, so I'm feeling a food coma coming
cunning vortex
13-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
- Pikmin walk
Need to start writing my missed journal entries...
cunning vortex
Straight up feel like today... Had a driving lesson that was stupidly hard, and then work was a lot too, so I'm just going to call it a day
cunning vortex
14-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
Pikmin walkWash my hair
I've been waking up at 4am thanks to jet lag, but I think I'll try and go for a walk around 5am? It's not quite light yet but it'll be better than going out when the sun is high, and well, it's not like I'm going to go back to sleep now anyway.
cunning vortex
No journalling or cross-stitch again but I managed the rest! I started a new book yesterday that is so so weird but idm weird books so it's fine I guess. Gonna check on my Pikmins again and then sleep!
cunning vortex
15-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
Pikmin walkWash my hair
Woke up at almost 7am today, which is significantly better than the last few days! I feel better rested too, so that's a win xd Only downside is that it's now too sunny to walk outside, so I'll go for a walk after work. We should finish early enough for me to walk the kids and finally catch up on some journal entries 👀 I also finished my book last night instead of going to bed early, but it's probably why I managed to sleep that long, so again, I'll take my wins
cunning vortex
Still no journalling or cross stitch today but I started a new book, it's a novella so will probably finish it some time tomorrow, and I went for a long-ish walk where I planted lots and lots of Pikmin flowers! Planning to do 2 walks tomorrow so will have to get up super early for the first one. I'm also leaving work early tomorrow for my first driving test, which I'm not ready for, but my driving school says I need to fail it in order to book more lessons, which is an absolute waste of time. I should be able to just book, but it is what it is. At least this exam is covered by the package I picked, so I don't have to pay extra, so I guess there's that upside
cunning vortex
16-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
Pikmin walk- Update Pagebound
Woke up before 5am today, which I planned so understandably, I'm tired... Still, I did my first Pikmin walk of the day and planted about 4000 flowers, which is always nice. I just have the mushroom mission left for today, so I may ticket into some later... Otherwise, I've eaten, showered, had some coffee, and I think I should probably sleep another hour or so before I have to go to work
cunning vortex
Lol I failed my driving test spectacularly Didn't even manage to pull out of the parking lot before the examiner was like you're not passing 😭😭 Anyways, I'm only allowed 2 lessons before I have to take the test again, and they had no slots so it's not like I could just get it done next week. Nope, I have to wait until the week after for my next class, and then June for the one after... Either way, 3 months for a learner's permit is so optimistic, which again means I have to fork out more money to get that renewed... Urgh I hate capitalism 😑
finite river
Lol I failed my driving test spectacularly <:DespairPebble:1390852063507779604> ...
Its okie! You did good regardless!!!
I failed my permit test the first time
cunning vortex
I failed my permit test the first time
haha it wasn't even the final one, just the initial one to show that you know how to control the car and can start learning how to park xd
finite river
haha it wasn't even the final one, just the initial one to show that you know ho...
...tbh for my driving test, i couldnt back up in a straight line 😭
Without trying to look at the backup camera
cunning vortex
Final reflection today is not very many goals completed 😑
Kinda crashed a bit after I got back from my second Pikmin walk, was searching for another giant mushroom but alas. I finished my book though, so there's that. I need to write all my reviews for the books I've read recently, starting from P&P, and I've read 5 books since then, 6 including P&P. Lol maybe it was P&P that caused my reading slump, but I doubt it, I just got busy with stuff and I was still reading, just not as much 🤷🏻♀️
Tomorrow's priority is to get the journal entries done and to tidy my desk a bit so that I can actually sit down and write them in. Also need to look into open source maps so that I can eventually get something other than roadside Pikmin. Oh, and I need to call RK and catch up a little. But it's also still weekend so giant mushrooms, so I need the morning walk, so I have to sleep now... Maybe piano on Monday? I'll sort it out tomorrow.
Also new book tomorrow, I had a wheel before, I need to bring it back... or just use RNG, since my physical list has numbers 👀
cunning vortex
17-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
Update Pagebound- Tidy room
- Find space for the bags
Call RK
I decided I needed sleep more than I needed to go out and plant flowers for my Pikmins so I slept instead. I managed about 8 hours of sleep but still feel oddly tired, so maybe I'll try to go to bed a bit earlier tonight. I also ended up starting a new book last night, also non-fiction, so hopefully I don't stagnate on both of those books BUT it's a different topic and one I'm more interested in, so I should finish it, but generally, I don't have a great track record with non-fiction books...
cunning vortex
I was feeling super lazy today, even though I had the time to tidy my desk and write in some journal entries... I ended up going on a Pikmin walk anyway, and I spoke to RK for 2 hours after, which was super nice! I also ended up starting a fiction book on top of the non-fiction one, so now I have 4 books on the go, although one of them I'm not really reading, but because I own it, I kinda want to finish it anyway. Honestly regretting some of my impulse purchases on Kobo, I don't need a book just because it's 99p but also, I liked the blurb, it just didn't live up to my expectations a bit 😑
cunning vortex
Not me staying up late to read fanfiction instead of going to sleep like a normal person... Still, I finished updating my Pagebound, and tomorrow, I'll update my Goodreads. Priority is the desk tomorrow. I literally cannot see my desk, it's just filled with stuff!
upper loom
reading your daily quests is making me want to get back on goodreads & back to reading this summer
cunning vortex
reading your daily quests is making me want to get back on goodreads & back to r...
you should do it! reading is such a fun hobby for me, and i will yap so much about books xd there's also #1241843316253921310 on here if you're looking for more bookish friends!
cunning vortex
18-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a treeJournal- Do some cross-stitch
Update GoodreadsTidy roomFind space for the bagsTidy desk
Pikmin walkWash hair
Pretty much the same quests as yesterday. It'll be a good day today!
cunning vortex
I already feel better having tidied my room and desk! Also finally got round to updating Goodreads AND I added a new friend on there I'm feeling very sleepy now though, so may take a nap, and then go on a longer Pikmin walk today :)
cunning vortex
It was a good day today! The Pikmin walk was good, and I sent off a couple Pikmin for their decors Don't know when I'll see them again, but they'll come home eventually, I hope. Washed my hair and also played a bit of Naiad, which was nice. Got a bit frustrated with the controller though, but it's easier on my shoulders than using a keyboard and trackpad, so wins. I need to start writing my catch-up journal entries, but I think I'm just going to do one today, and then today's entry, and I'll leave some for future wenqi to deal with. Honestly, I should have done it ages ago, but it is what it is
cunning vortex
Hehe managed everything on my list except the cross-stitch, but I can do that another day. Journal entries were good, I did the 3rd, 17th and today, so there's still 13 entries left, but I also updated my book tracker. Tomorrow, I'm going to try and do the 4th and 16th, and slowly plod my way through my backlogged entries xd Now my bed is calling me!
cunning vortex
19-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
- Pikmin walk
I don't want to get out of bed 😭😭
cunning vortex
Crashed kinda hard when I got home today, I think I'll try the Pikmin walk tomorrow, but we'll see how that goes. Read a bit of When We Lost Our Heads before work, and then some fanfiction after work. I might try and read a bit more of the book after I get ready for bed, but we'll see. I need to get up early for the Pikmin walk tomorrow
cunning vortex
20-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
Pikmin walkWash my hair
Woke up stupidly early for my Pikmin walk, which was okay. I managed to send off a bunch of my kids on their decor pilgrimages so wins, I guess. If I'm lucky, I'll see them again in October... I feel a bit sleep deprived and tired, and I guess I could sleep again for an hour or so, but I also need to wash my hair, which is always a Chore™ and I think sleeping might actually make me more tired, so I guess I'll just caffeine it and see how it goes.
cunning vortex
saving this because hehe 888 books xd
Washed my hair, ate breakfast, need to do dishes, but otherwise I have another hour and a half until I need to get ready for work. I would piano but everyone else is still asleep and I feel like piano-ing when people are still sleeping is a no-no. In other news, I found out yesterday? this morning? that Kobo is getting Storygraph integration! Which for better or for worse, means I have another tracker I could use... BUT I'm debating if I need to, because I only use Goodreads to keep up with friends, and to keep them updated with what I'm reading, and I track all the rest of my reading on Pagebound. Still, I've heard their stats are good, so maybe? We'll see, it might turn into another Fable situation for me lol
cunning vortex
Crashed when I got home, but I still did (most of) my selfcare bits. The moisturising isn't really happening these days but I just hate the sensation so much, especially when I start sweating so quickly afterwards 😭 Anyways, I doomscrolled a bit, and binged half a fanfic instead of just going to bed, which is always a bad idea... I will definitely journal tomorrow, I say.
cunning vortex
21-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
Pikmin walkWash my hair
Woke up stupidly early for my Pikmin walk again, but I don't have time to walk after work, and if I want it to be even moderately nice, I need to leave at 5am 😭 Either way, it was a good walk, plucked a bunch of Pikmin, sent off a couple more for their decor (some thousands of kilometres away 😭) and got in almost 8k steps! Plans for the morning are to shower and maybe wash my hair? I can do it in the evening too though... but it's nice to have clean hair for work... I also need to eat breakfast and that's about it. I will probably read a bit before work, and maybe even get in a nap? We'll see how long the shower takes lol. Gonna see how today works without caffeine, although I've just realised I technically finish a bit earlier today hehe
hushed wagon
-# whats up with planting a tree? 
cunning vortex
-# whats up with planting a tree? <:BigEyePingu:1329342765007638528>
it's an app that lets you plant a tree daily for watching an ad! the ad revenue goes towards the cost of planting and maintaining the tree! i got the app when i used to live in the uk and they haven't kicked me out yet even tho i changed my phone number to a non-uk one and moved out of there 🤭
this is their website: https://www.thetreeapp.org/
hushed wagon
it's an app that lets you plant a tree daily for watching an ad! the ad revenue ...
-# ohhh interesting! thanksss :>
cunning vortex
Had a slower day at work today thankfully, a lot of people were already off on Eid holidays, so that was quite nice. I tried to call my sister earlier but the internet was not having it, which was annoying because she had TEA! It all got put into voicenotes, which means I get to listen to it again later, but it was crazy. Unfortunately not mine to share, but corporate drama is insane sometimes. Anyways, I spent the evening lying in bed and procrastinating going to sleep. No journalling or cross-stitch again, I think I'm feeling oddly intimidated by my little A6 notebook, which is so funny to say, but gah. I read a bit before work, and well, there was a trigger warning I probably should have looked up first, but that's on me rip. Oh well.
I think I won't go on a Pikmin walk tomorrow morning, but I'll try and go after work. The morning ones are hard for me.
Reading progress
When We Lost Our Heads 56% - 32 pages
It's Not Hysteria 24%
Entangled Life 45%
Mrs Spy 63%
Bringing this back, it was fun before, might read a bit more before I fall asleep
Edit: read a bit more, I should read more tmrw
cunning vortex
22-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
Pikmin walk
I can do this, just 2 more days until I get most of the week off!
chilly pike
yippee!!!!
cunning vortex
Methinks the journalling will happen next week... As will the cross-stitch... Tbf, I usually cross-stitch when I watch TV and I haven't been watching TV, so no cross-stitch for me 😬 Other than that, it was a good day, we got falafels and shawarmas for dinner and I went on a Pikmin walk, which was okay. It was really warm and muggy though. I'm going to go on 2 tomorrow. Get up early, plant a ton of flowers, work, then go again after work!
Reading progress
When We Lost Our Heads 67% - 37 pages
It's Not Hysteria 29% - 22 pages
Entangled Life 45%
Mrs Spy 63%
Read a bit before work, read a bit before bed.
cunning vortex
23-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
Pikmin walk 1Pikmin walk 2
Woke up early for the first Pikmin walk, and that was quite nice. I figured out where I would need to go for the big flowers yesterday and I was hoping one of them would give me the fruit without me actually being in the radius but alas. It's not like I can climb or cut the fence, so I guess I just won't be blooming that flower again xd I think I'll also try and take it easy with the flower blooming, they don't all need to bloom at once, and I calculated that I only need about 250 petals-ish, which is doable with 125-150 nectar. Each fruit gives me roughly 30-40 nectar so really, I only need like 4-5 fruit to make it worth my time. And somehow, I already have petunias, so I guess I only need like 16-20 of the event fruit to plant enough flowers. That's doable I think. Only problem is if the flowers bloom into ones I don't want or need... Like today, when I accidentally walked into a radius with my yellow anniv roses 😭 Now I need to wash my hair, eat breakfast and go to work 😭
Pikmin fruit tracker
23-05-26 walk 1
- 1x yellow salvia
- 2x red moth orchid
- 1x white clematis
- 1x yellow anniv rose
work - 1x red primrose
- 1x white snapdragon
- 1x blue salvia
- 1x blue canola flower
-# there was one more but i forgot it
23-05-26 walk 2 - 1x yellow forget me not
- 1x red petunia
hushed wagon
## 23-05-26 Quests
- ~~Read a book~~
- ~~Plant a tree~~
- Journal
- Do some cros...
earlier i was planting my petunias and snapdragons and it didn't guarantee blooming the exact same flower!
cunning vortex
earlier i was planting my petunias and snapdragons and it didn't guarantee bloom...
yeah it doesn't, but because I'm the only one who plants flowers at all in my area, it's definitely from me walking into the radius w the yellow anniv roses 😭 cos the rest of the flowers were basic white flowers. from what I've planted, it's either from the flower that you plant the most or the one you plant first (I think it's the most one) BUT if you walk into a radius with even one event flower, the event flower takes priority over any basic petals you plant
hushed wagon
normally it is the case of the flower you plant the most being the one that should bloom, but for this event... maybe you're just unlucky?
literally like the first 5/6 flowers i bloomed were all parrot tulips (RIGGED) when i was using petunia the whole way HAHA
cunning vortex
normally it is the case of the flower you plant the most being the one that shou...
nahh i was planting yellow anniv for the game pak event and then switching to basic/other event flowers for the big flowers, so i probably just forgot to switch on time 🤣
i also noticed that the big flowers that had forget me nots planted before but hadn't bloomed yet didn't reset when comm week started so have been getting lots of those too
cunning vortex
literally like the first 5/6 flowers i bloomed were all parrot tulips (RIGGED) w...
omg that's so unlucky 😭 i already have so many parrot tulips from last month, i would cry if i kept getting them
cunning vortex
I don't think I'll go on another morning Pikmin walk tomorrow, it's a bit insane to get up before 5am to play a video game 👀 especially when I have a busy day ahead. Today was otherwise good though, work was surprisingly quiet, and we got to finish almost 2 hours early, so I wandered around a bit for big flowers but it was really hot and not very pleasant. I took a nap when I got home, and then went out for a second walk, which was nicer. Forgot to turn on the plug at the wall when I put my phone to charge so it was dying away throughout my walk 😭 No journalling or cross-stitch again, but I'll do at least one of those tomorrow...
Reading progress
When We Lost Our Heads 80% - 42 pages
It's Not Hysteria 29%
Entangled Life 45%
Mrs Spy 70% - 34 pages
Still plodding through When We Lost Our Heads, but I should be able to finish it tomorrow or Monday. I have 2 more chapters (+ epilogue + pictures) for Entangled Life, so I want to get that finished next week. I also need to finish Mrs Spy, it's been on this list for months at this point 😭 Kobo tracking says I have about an hour left, so I should just binge it and get it done. I might read a bit more before I go to sleep, that nap helped
cunning vortex
24-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
Pikmin walk
Feeling super lazy today, but am going shopping with the mother later. It'll be nice I think
upper loom
-# twins! i just went shopping with my mother
cunning vortex
Pikmin fruit tracker
24-05-26 walk
- 2x yellow petunia
- 1x white forget me not
- 1x red camellia
- 1x yellow salvia
- 1x white poinsettia
- 1x yellow poinsettia
- 1x red poinsettia
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I don't think I'll journal or cross-stitch today either... Tomorrow, I'm going to aim to do just that day's entry, but today, I fear shopping and the Pikmin walk tired me out. Tbh I quite like shopping, I didn't buy anything today, but because it's Sunday, there were a LOT of people, which always drains me so fast... I took a long nap when I came back though, and then went on my Pikmin walk, but other than that, I've been reading a lot today. I'll probably read a bit more before I go to bed, so I'll share reading progress later.
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Reading progress
When We Lost Our Heads 80%
It's Not Hysteria 29%
Entangled Life 52% - 42 pages
Mrs Spy 100% - 138 pages
Chinese Cinderella (re-read) 27% - 64 pages
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25-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
Do some cross-stitchPikmin walk
Urgh driving lesson today, but it should be okay otherwise. Planning a cross-stitch session with an episode of Bones afterwards, although I think we're going for groceries after my driving lesson first
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Driving lesson went really well today, I got a nice instructor and we drove around more metropolitan areas, which was surprisingly fun. I still need to work on my turns and things, but it's getting better, and I remembered to check my mirrors this time. Went out for lunch and groceries after and I forgot to use my free detector charge while I was out omg I'll go on my Pikmin walk later today, I need to drink a LOT more water
Pikmin fruit tracker
25-05-26 groceries
- 1x yellow anniv rose
- 1x white primrose
- 1x red camellia
- 1x white clematis
25-05-26 walk - 1x yellow primrose
- 1x blue forget me not
- 1x white snowdrop
- 1x yellow snapdragon
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I forgot I was supposed to call A until she messaged me while I was on my Pikmin walk, but we still managed to talk for an hour and a half! She only left because she had to sleep, but it was nice to catch up and complain about doctors. I managed to do some cross-stitch while chatting to her, so small win there. Other than that, today was good, I finished my re-read and sobbed hard, and then tried to read more of my other books, and I guess I would have read a bit more before going to sleep, but I decided chatting to A was more important since we don't get to catch up very often now. Looking forward to my Pikmin walk again tomorrow but my knees are starting to feel funny from all the speedwalking, so will take it easier.
Reading progress
When We Lost Our Heads 83% - 11 pages
It's Not Hysteria 33% - 20 pages
Entangled Life 52%
Chinese Cinderella (re-read) 100% - 170 pages
Also made it to a 100 day reading streak
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26-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Journal
- Do some cross-stitch
Pikmin walk
Public holiday until Saturday so am having a super lazy day xd
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26-05-26 walk
- 2x yellow primrose
- 1x white camellia
- 1x blue salvia
- 1x yellow moth orchid
- 1x yellow poinsettia
- 1x white snapdragon
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Super lazy day today, not much got done, but I still managed to read a chapter of Entangled Life and a graphic novel, and went on a Pikmin walk! It was hot though, so not very fun, but it's fine, at least I'm still able to go out and about. I should go later next time. I also borrowed about 10 books on Libby to get through this week, which I don't actually think is going to happen, but hey, one should be optimistic! Some of them are ones that are on my TBR but a couple of them are random, so we'll see how it goes. Might read a bit more before bed, please bonk me if you spot me in the hotato threads! I have played too much today xd
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Reading progress
When We Lost Our Heads 83%
It's Not Hysteria 33%
Entangled Life 58% - 33 pages
It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth (graphic novel) 100% - 194 pages
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 10% - 60 pages
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27-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a treePikmin walk- Drink water 2100/2200
Eid Mubarak everyone!
Busy day today, won't have access to my journal or cross-stitch so am taking those off my quest tracker temporarily
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Did my Pikmin walk early and finally collected all the badges. No one needs gold skinny pants tho 👀
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Had a busy day today, but still stayed relatively hydrated. Also managed to read a fair amount so that's good too. I'm tired now though.
Reading progress
When We Lost Our Heads 100% - 55 pages
It's Not Hysteria 33%
Entangled Life 58%
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 51% - 230 pages
Butter 8% - 64 pages
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28-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Pikmin walk
- Drink water 1600/2200
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Didn't really have much water or go on a walk today, but I drank a lot of tea, which I haven't counted. I read a little bit though.
Edit: I chugged some water and now I feel a bit better about my water intake.
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Reading progress
It's Not Hysteria 33%
Entangled Life 58%
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 74% - 130 pages
Butter 8%
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29-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Pikmin walk
Sleep another 4 hours- Journal
- Cross-stitch
I feel like a zombie, I've slept like 6 hours in the past 48 hours and I can feel my body shutting down :( AND I have work tomorrow 😭
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I slept almost 5 more hours and feel much better, but I think I'll need to sleep early tonight still
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Had a lazy day, but it's okay, I needed the rest. I debated going on my Pikmin walk, but then ran out of data before it was time to go, so that decided it for me lol. Didn't journal or cross-stitch, so I'll try and do that tomorrow. I also committed to setting up another reading tracker, so I imported all my Goodreads data onto Storygraph, and gah, the numbers are all wrong, so I'll have to go through that tomorrow. I also need to check all the books are right, because Goodreads isn't doing a very good job of keeping my reading in check. Although having said that, Kobo isn't doing a good job either. I finished one of my books only to realise that the last 60% of the book is literally just notes and bibliography 💀 so the percentage on it is all wrong omg. I thought I fixed it on Pagebound, but apparently not gah. It's fine. It's just a tracker. 👀 But yeah, very slow day. I need sleep now.
Reading progress
It's Not Hysteria 36% - 20 pages (1 chapter)
Entangled Life 100% - 13 pages (epilogue, picture section, acknowledgements)
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 100% - 143 pages
Butter 22% - 101 pages (2 chapters)
City of Last Chances 6% - 45 pages (2 chapters)
Finished 2 books, started one more. Good reading day.
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30-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a treePikmin walk- Journal
- Cross-stitch
- Fix Storygraph books
Work today 😑
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Went for pho with the parents after work, attempted to sort Storygraph and got distracted by hot potato. Went on my Pikmin walk, which was good, I didn't try to zoom today. Didn't read as much as I would have liked though
Reading progress
It's Not Hysteria 37% - 5 pages
Butter 28% - 49 pages (1 chapter)
City of Last Chances 6%
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31-05-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a tree- Pikmin walk
- Journal
Cross-stitch
Last day of the month, happy Wesak day!
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Super lazy day, watched a bit of Bones in bed, and did some cross-stitch. Not much reading to be had, but it's fine, at least I'm still reading something
Reading progress
It's Not Hysteria 37%
Butter 28%
City of Last Chances 8% - 15 pages
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01-06-26 Quests
Read a bookPlant a treePikmin walkJournal- Cross-stitch
Driving lesson today but otherwise a super lazy day :)
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Driving lesson was okay today, the instructor still thinks I need a bit more practice, but I definitely feel more confident than I did when I did the first assessment, so I booked my exam for Wednesday morning, so hopefully it'll be all good 🤞 Went for lunch with the mother after, and I got myself a chicken katsudon, only for it to come WITH NOODLES???! It was kinda eh even without the noodles though, so probably won't go back there again. I used a few of my detectors to try and get a kimchi Pikmin but alas. Went on a Pikmin walk in the evening, and picked up a new supplement, so hopefully the periods come back 👀 Then did the lifelog hack thing, and IT GAVE ME A KIMCHI PIKMIN so I'm happy now hehe. I'm now attempting to journal, but I'm drawing a blank on what to write... Lemme see if I can fill up some space 👀
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HAHAHAHA I ENDED UP RUNNING OUT OF SPACE ANYWAY 😭😭 but it was nice to journal, I'm gonna try and stick something down every day and hopefully that will help to stop the blank space 🤷🏻♀️ No cross-stitch today, it's too late for it.
Reading progress
It's Not Hysteria 37%
Butter 31% - 18 pages
City of Last Chances 8%
Ahh I didn't read as much as I would have liked this weekend unfortunately 😭