Urgent Care at 930 PM
It was a bad case of hyperacidity.
This was the first time I had to check myself into Urgent Care because the pain has gotten to a point where I couldn’t handle it anymore.
It feels like someone is twisting your insides for about 10 seconds. Then the pain dissipates for a few seconds. And after 15 or so minutes, it comes back for more twisting. It was annoying. It was torture.
The clinic did some bloodwork to find out what’s causing this internal torture. But all my other organs turned out OK. *Phew*
After 2.5 hours of waiting to confirm that it was just a bad case of heartburn or hyperacidity, the doctor finally decided to sign me off.
But before he was able to do so, he had me take a medicine cocktail called the “pink lady” – a mixture that numbs your insides, including your tongue and everything else it touches.
The nightmare ended at 2 AM. No prescribed medicines but I was advised to watch my diet.
Damn takeouts and fast food – their greasiness might have been the main culprit behind the torture.
When is "Side Project" Day?
I needed to block some time in my weekly schedule to focus on my goal of creating extra income on the side.
As parents, you have a lot more constraints in life you need to work with to allow you to do extracurricular activities.
It’s tough but I’m sure there’s always a way around it.
One thing I do to deal with this is to wake up super early (before Lexi gets up) because when she’s up – she becomes THE priority.
This is why it’s critical to be good at prioritizing. It’s a skill I wanna get better at.
Two of the books I read emphasize the importance of prioritization.
Overwhelm kills productivity. It helps to step back and focus on the list – one step at a time.
What's My Daily Seven?
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This is a strategy for productivity I read a earlier.
It’s basically a to-do list in sequence – can’t skip or move to another task until the first one is done.
I have yet to come up with a list but as a start, I’ve gotten into the daily habit of asking myself these questions:
How can I use today to move me an inch closer to my goals?
It may be a bad start, but how can I turn things around to my advantage?
We are all experts at finding excuses to avoid painful, annoying, not-so-fun work. I need to train myself to get around that.
A Year Ago This Week
I wrote about…
- how some words have a negative connotation to it.
- receiving criticism on my website.
- burning out on studying insurance
[read here]
Goal Update
Personal Projects
I started putting less effort into my weekly updates and I will attempt to write more focused blogs/topics.
Planning to create a business manager account with Facebook to allow me to boost my post and create ads.
I realized that I needed to get good at getting referrals to sell life insurance.
Not sure how I’m gonna pull that one off yet but I came across a book that could help me.
This is why I wanted to learn how to prioritize better because my actions tell me that I’m not putting enough effort to see things through…
Health
A co-worker shared how easy it was to make chili. So I tried making it myself – the day after I had a bad case of hyperacidity. Why chili?
It is high in fiber and quite a bit of protein. I’m thinking about turning it into my go-to breakfast.
I also bought some protein bars from Quest. Pretty pricey but if it helps heal my gut then screw it I’ll buy.
Prevention is better than cure. Are there other cheaper alternatives?
I’m sure there are but I needed to take into account the time it takes to prep a healthy meal.
Going back to my 30DT experiment, I managed to come into work at 5:30 AM for the whole week.
I will try to do that again this week.
Finance
Our expenses have temporarily stabilized BUT man, December is coming…
