Daily Check-in - 2026-10-05 Reflection What a wonderful weekend...just what I needed. Time outside, time for connection with old and new friends, time with my hubby, time with family, time for myself. And...the cherry on top was not only selling a painting at the Art Exhibition but also winning the People's Choice award I was so excited and chuffed 🤩 Activities 🚿 Cold Shower, 🛏️ Good Sleep, 🌙 Early Bedtime, ☀️ Morning Sunlight, 🚶 Walk, 🥗 Healthy Eating, ☕ No Late Caffeine, 💊 Took Supplements, 🥦 Ate Vegetables, 🍳 Home Cooked Meal, 🧘‍♂️ Meditation, 🙏 Prayer, 😌 Low Stress Day, ✨ Positive Mindset, 📧 Inbox Zero, 🌄 No Screentime in Morning, 📅 No Meetings, 🎓 Online Course, 🎨 Creative Work, 👥 Quality Time, 📞 Called Friend/Family, ❤️ Date Night, 🎉 Social Event, 🫙 2Lt Water, 🥗 Healthy snack Scores 😊 Happiness: 10/10 ⚡ Energy: 9/10 🎯 Focus: 8/10 😌 Calmness: 10/10 🌙 Sleep Quality: 9/10 🔥 Motivation: 9/10

I'm concerned that the progess slider for me is at 11% entering into week 4; what is that about? I'm doing all my worksheets, check-ins, calls. What's up with that?

I got my laptop out of the bag to finish organizing my taxes a week before the extension deadline. I tore the house apart looking for an envelope full of 2025 receipts, couldn't find them. After a few hours putting what I had into a spreadsheet, I went to put my laptop in the bag, and there's the envelope full of receipts, which I put in my laptop bag, so I'd know where they were when I did my taxes.🤪

I wrote the first part of this while the panic was actually happening, to help myself settle and sort my thoughts. I had a 1 p.m. appointment at the bank to open an account. At 12:35, I started getting ready. Got my clothes. Got my shoes. No glasses. No backup glasses… when was the last time I saw those? I don’t always put my glasses on when I get up, and sometimes hours pass before I realize I’m not wearing them. Panic set in. I raced through the bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen. I turned the recliner over to see whether they were underneath. While hunting for the glasses, I realized I didn’t have my driver’s license either. How in the heck can I open a bank account without it? I’d been shuffling papers around during the week. Two days earlier, I had noticed that my license wasn’t back in my wallet. Did I retrieve it then? No. It was a sort of pseudo-registration in my brain. Me: “Driver’s license not in wallet.” Brain: “So noted. Carry on.” The information registered, but it never became an action. Now I really needed it to get the new bank anccount. The panic escalated. Fortunately, I was able to reschedule the appointment. Then I noticed something fascinating: I immediately wanted to play Sudoku blocks on MindPal to blank out the feelings. Instead, I stopped to settle myself. Racing around on a fruitless search was only making me more frantic. My goal was to interrupt that familiar pattern. I intentionally stopped and engaged in a breathing practice. I breathed in for four counts, held for seven, and breathed out for eight, repeating several times. This pattern is known as 478. Once I settled, my search became more calm and systematic. Within five minutes, I found both my glasses and my driver’s license. I felt exasperated and frustrated, but I wasn’t calling myself names. I was trying to understand what had happened. I still don’t understand how to get myself arranged well ahead of time before leaving. Like, when exactly does preparation start when I’m busy doing other stuff? How does that work?

📅 Daily Check-in - October 7, 2026 💭 Reflection: "had a meeting at the village hal since I am in the board, had a few beers afterward and good conversations about live and relations ( we were already friends before we entered the board) can home about 11;30 bas was so awake I had a cup pof tea and took time to scroll on my iphone for a few minutes but got lost in all the reels., al interesting , life hacks, politics, archeology, science and went to bed at 2 am... woke up at 6 am , so today is not my best day.... Right now I feel... tired One small win today... candidate calls from my network I'm letting go of... doomscrolling I was hard on myself about... doomscrolling My energy was highest when... I walked the dog with a beautifull sunrise this morning I'd tell a friend in my situation... I Lost against social media What's really bothering me is... that sometimes i just don't escape my doomscrolling I felt most focused when... I was building my list from LinkedIN network with first contacts to introduce my new agency to. Tomorrow I'll protect my energy by... getting good sleep! My L-theanine arrived today! Something I keep avoiding is... to really satrt my new businees i love the creative prces of building an finetuning everything around it, but keep avoiding the actual outreach: afraid of the verdict..." 📊 Wellbeing Scores: 😊 Happiness: 8/10 ⚡ Energy: 5/10 🎯 Focus: 5/10 😌 Calmness: 7/10 🌙 Sleep Quality: 1/10 🔥 Motivation: 7/10 ⭐ Average: 5.5/10 ✅ Activities from yesterday: ☀️ Morning Sunlight 💧 Stayed Hydrated 🚶 Walk 🥗 Healthy Eating 💊 Took Supplements 🥩 Hit Protein Goal 🥦 Ate Vegetables 🍳 Home Cooked Meal 🧘‍♂️ Meditation 🎯 Visualization ✨ Positive Mindset 🌄 No Screentime in Morning 📚 Reading 🎓 Online Course 👥 Quality Time 📞 Called Friend/Family 🍽️ No Phone at Dinner 👂 Active Listening