Week 1 – caught Covid. reached 100 followers on Medium. i turned 36.

Week 2 – reading about Tony Hsieh’s life to understand: what’s it like to experience success at such a young age?

Week 3 – thinking about learning Excel programming. i pre-publish 2 articles a week. i needed a sense of direction for where I wanted my life to be.

Week 4 – i learned how following my circadian rhythm is better than trying to get 7-hours of sleep. fell into the rabbit hole of real estate investment. i decided to focus on improving my relationships.

Week 5 – realized how the lack of time pushes you to focus only on what matters. i was practicing visualization. i’m meditating at noon.

Week 6 – i decided i should celebrate small wins. one of Medium’s biggest publication accepted my article on goal setting. i listened to Tony Robbins’ class on mastering sales.

Week 7 – i kept joining writing challenges to attract more followers. i tinkered with funnel hacker and Russel Brunson.

Week 8 – i was a “high performer” at work. learning more about real estate stuff. 

Week 9 – i had a gout flare up. watched The Last Dance on Netflix. focusing more on learning visualization (than meditation).

Week 10 – i was told i’m now better at listening. catching up with family. i was declined to donate blood lol.

Week 11 – my uric acid levels were at normal range. downloaded Inkscape as my new tool to create illustrations. i wanted to level up my writing skills.

Week 12 – lost another house bid. realized how uric acid has a bigger role in our overall health (it’s more than just gout). dabbling with writing templates.

Week 13 – tried FB ads to increase traffic to my posts. i decided to stop promoting my personalized designs. i was consumed by my desire to create that i forgot about my family.

Week 14 – i wondered if my routine is there to help or to slave me. the internet made me an Excel “expert” at work. 

Week 15 – 1st family trip: Hawaii. 

Week 16 – i felt like quitting at work because i wasn’t willing to half-ass my work to meet deadlines.

Week 17 – we bid on two houses; we lost both. my body gave in to the harmful effects of sleep deprivation.  scrapped the use of index cards to keep track of my monthly goals.

Week 18 – learned the following from The Archer: “Mastery” is when you’re able to perform in the worst conditions.

Week 19 – 1st nosebleed. i felt challenged when my mom and my partner were sick and I had to look after Lexi. i crave playing video games when i’m burned out.

Week 20 – 2nd family trip: stayed in B.C. for the weekend.

Week 21 – the pressure of tight deadlines at work doesn’t feel like it’s ending. i don’t have work-life balance. learning how to play mahjong.

Week 22 – slowly trying to get back to my morning routine.

Week 23 – Lexi scratched my car. bought a bigger desk to give myself more room for writing on my journal and using my computer.

Week 24 – nose bled again! took Lexi to Red River Ex for the 1st time. i’m now making at least $5/month on Medium.

Week 25 – bought a new Keurig machine. inflation rises and we’re trying to be more economical with our budget to keep up.

Week 26 – i realized how understanding the “how” can be a distraction to taking action. created personalized illustrations (printed on a mug) as a giveaway to promote my cousin’s bakery. i’m learning how to become a copywriter (again). Also, I learned that when I’m super sick, it just means that my body is craving rest.

Week 27 – we’re trying to be a little more aggressive with our budget due to the high inflation rates. learned more about visualization (thru Shaan Puri).

Week 28 – i let social media and reading stats distract me. i might be addictive to productivity, meaning, i feel uncomfortable when i’m not doing anything. in other words, i guilt myself for doing something i love doing.

Week 29 – i got yelled at by one of our Sales Managers—oooff! i joined the Night Owl Nation.

Week 30 – still stressed at work. i decided to focus on audience building. created a machine file that allows you to create a bread stamp.

Week 31 – drinking LOTS of water suppressed a what could’ve been another episode of gout flare-up. i attempted to get back to MSPainting but i wasn’t feeling it…

Week 32 – got our floor renovated. Bubble Run with Lexi.

Week 33 – found out how our bathroom walls has asbestos init—yikes! A blood vessel popped in my eye because i was lifted a cabinet that was just too heavy for me.

Week 34 – impressed with IKEA. i told everyone at work how i’m going on loooong parental leave. tried out affiliate marketing with Amazon. family swimming at a strangers house lol (swimply).

Week 35 – 1st meeting with Night Owl Nation members. our gas bill this summer is 10x more than our bill on winter…wtf.

Week 36 – learned that i’m an INFJ-T. my dentist says i have a bad habit of clenching (unconsciously). Lexi’s 1st day of playschool. Lexi’s 1st time going to church.

Week 37 – Lexi hates it when i snore. i thought about creating a goal to pre-publish 2 articles a week.

Week 38 – i always end small talk in a an awkward way. i started my parental leave.

Week 39 – Emilio was born. being on parental leave made me feel like i was laid off at work. i also thought, “if parenting is easy, it would’ve been boring”. 

Week 40 – due to a delivery complication, we had been in-and-out of the hospital. sleep deprivation became more of a problem…but that’s ok. It’s part of the package 🙂

Week 41 – struggled to set up my dual-monitor workstation. the unstable schedule gave me a new kind of “freedom” — it has its pros and cons.

Week 42 – tested AWAI’s copywriting program. felt like i’m getting better at writing hooks for my storytelling assignments. 

Week 43 – participated in a copywriting contest (for a chance to win free membership). signed up for a newsletter to upgrade my knowledge of web design.

Week 44 – AWAI made me realize that you can make more than $50 per article. Easier said than done though because you need clients! i pushed myself a little too hard (working out) that a blood vessel popped in my eye again!

Week 45 – date with Lexi. realized i didn’t want to become a freelancer. bought a new car battery.

Week 46 – nose bled (again). i’ve been thinking more and more about taking care of my health. got that quad bike to work (bought from garage sale for $10)

Week 47 – i failed at pre-publishing 2x per week because i lack clarity. our little Night Owl Nation group disbanded — we decided to go our separate ways and apply what we’ve learned so far. discovered the coffee+cold shower combo to pump me up!

Week 48 – bought a new cellphone. took over Mrs. R Bakery’s social post to apply what my copywriting skills. signed up for another annual membership for a meditation app.

Week 49 – there’s blood in my poop. i was given free access to a workshop (as the reward for leaving a good review). i realized how fun it was to show-off my goofy/lame personality working on Mrs. R Bakery’s social posts lol.

Week 50 – I was able to relieve myself from feeling directionless with my writing. After going through Ship 30 for 30’s webinar, I felt pumped for 2023.

Week 51 – I spent a lot of time reflecting on the things I’ve done this year. This includes going through all my journal entries (3 notebooks). All I gotta say is that…A LOT of stuff can happen in a year. I know that sounds obvious but when you reflect on each day that happened, you’d have a high appreciation of life.

This is why I continue to write a journal 😉