Day 40: $1k /Month Challenge-Daily journal.

Rahila Khursheed

11h • Daily Journal 📓

Date:11-Dec-2025

Day:Thursday

One thing I want to remember about today:

Jobs search needs more practice ✍️

Sleep & Wake Time:

Slept at 1:30 am

Woke up at 10:30 am

What I will check in the future:

• Improve job search skills

• Get better at writing cover letters

• Stay consistent with learning

Reminders:

• Don’t rush the process

• Keep my energy balanced

• Stay consistent with prayers

Day Start Section

Most Important Tasks:

• Job search

• Cover letter practice

• Learning + community engagement

What I don’t want to do today:

• Wasting time

• Overthinking

• Leaving tasks

Practice: Job search + cover letter

Speaking: None

Time Log

10:30–12:30 Woke up, freshened up, breakfast, baby care, Upwork job search, saved one job, massaged husband’s hands and feet, oiling, cleaned mother-in-law’s room and yard.

12:30–2:00 Cleaned room, folded laundry, baby care, watched Haroon bhai youtube video and commented.

2:00–4:00 Cooked chicken salan, made roti, had lunch with family, washed dishes, opened laptop, community scrolling.

4:00–5:00 Prayed, job search, worked on ChatGPT training.

5:00–7:00 Made tea and snacks, family time, Maghrib prayer, found a good job, wrote multiple drafts of a cover letter.

7:00–9:00 Kitchen work, kneaded dough, made rotis, washed dishes.

9:00–11:00 Unexpected guests came, served them, dinner, baby care, prayed.

11:00–1:00 Worked on laptop, finalized cover letter, saved document.

1:00–2:00 Attended Haroon bhai hangout session, community engagement.

Meals 🍽️

Breakfast: Bread + tea

Lunch: Chicken salan with roti

Dinner: fried eggs with roti

Prayer Log 🤲

Fajr: Missed

Zohar: Prayed

Asr: Prayed

Maghrib: Prayed

Isha: Prayed

Tahajjud: Not prayed

Wins of the Day 🌟

• Found a good job

• Finalized the cover letter

• Stayed consistent with job search

• Attended community session

• Managed home + baby + learning

Mistakes / Learnings 📘

• Missed Fajr

• Need better sleep discipline

• Job search should be more structured

Reflection of the Day 📝

Today was productive and full of small wins. I handled home responsibilities, baby care, learning, and job search side by side. The cover letter progress felt strong. I need better sleep timing and more discipline in the morning routine.

Tomorrow’s To-Do List ✅

• Apply to 2–3 jobs

• Watch Upwork 101

• Draft one new cover letter

• Community engagement

• Stay consistent with prayers

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