The Paragon Path Towards An Epic Destiny

[Sólveig]

Quite a failure of a day, but at least I finished my editing, played the guitar, and finally figured out one thing in it that will allow me to step into new things. No Burpees. ADHD won today.

I should use the 100 Office Workouts often to get some dopamine boosts to start working. I finally noticed what I'm doing that is preventing me to work, but I haven't figured out the why just yet.

Also, no medieval sleep. The water came pretty late, and I only had one hour of sleep before the Watch started. Instead of breaking the sleep in two phases, I just slept through.

September 5th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 184

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 30 Toe Tap Hops +EC
Count: 1589 - 1585 +EC

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Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

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Training Plan:
Altered Valkyrie + Fighter
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

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Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
WoD: Super Abs +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 12 Jumping Jacks
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 36

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Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 5 +Weights
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

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Writing progress:
Finished my editing work
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

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Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

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Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

I'm slacking, and my body is responding to it. I'm actually going to intensify my workouts again; there's no other way around it. I've decided to try to do 60 seconds of Burpees or one of the Office workouts hourly, or both, especially in the days where I don't work out. This is not just to push back on the weight gain that I'm experiencing, but also to be more active and try to release more dopamine, because that's what is keeping me distracted: I'm actively chasing stuff, and I'm paying no attention to writing whatsoever. So not only my productivity is going down, but also my body, and that's not good... not when dysphoria is getting triggered, and if it gets triggered, then I'll do nothing, and the vicious cycle will start.

No more than 50 Burpees again, but I managed to write during the Watch. It's interesting because I woke up at midnight with no idea about what to do next, and I decided to plan my next chapter, and when I still had some time left, then I just wrote the end of said chapter because I already had it in mind. I ended up with 576 words, so nice!

I guess it's time to snap out of it. I'll tell you of the results during my next watch.

E: Apparently I forgot to tick th Get to Bed on Time for a while

September 6th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 184

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 20 Sumo Squats +EC
Count: 1590 - 1586 +EC

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Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

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Training Plan:
Altered Valkyrie + Fighter
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

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Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
WoD: Legs of Steel - LVL I +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 4 Jumping Jacks
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 36

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Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 6
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

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Writing progress:
Planned next chapter and wrote 576 words of it.
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

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Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

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Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

Crap, I slept through! I actually went to bed even earlier because I had nothing else to do! We have a visit, so I couldn't write because I got called out a billion times, meaning no way to focus. Nevertheless, I did it. I realized what was the thing that triggered my lack of attention, and Burpees solved the issue. I scored 260 total today, after doing 25 or 26 Burpees in 60 seconds... twice. Once the timer went off, I did the extra 5 and 4 respectively to get it to 30. So yeah, it was a lack of dopamine that got me into not doing anything. While I only did it twice instead of hourly, I pulled through.

I slept through though... I wanted to wake up at midnight, but I didn't hear the alarm, and when I woke up, the sun was up. It was 8 AM already, and I just felt frustrated that I didn't get to write. Hell, I even didn't see a screen for an hour before sleeping! I resorted to reading a book instead; an actual book, not an e-book.

It's okay. It's just a failure for the day. I'll do it tonight, hopefully, because I really love having those nights where I don't have any interruption, and I have the perfect excuse to just not open any social media and simply write. It even works perfectly for me because it has the perfect space for my accomodations into writing. I can only focus in that.

September 7th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 184

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 30 Seconds Sahaja Navasana +EC
Count: 1591 - 1587 +EC

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Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

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Training Plan:
Altered Valkyrie + Fighter
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

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Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
60": 25 + 5 Full Burpees
60": 26 + 4 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
WoD: Bring Me Some Pie - LVL III +EC +Rest between levels
Crop Top +No rest
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 8 Squats
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 36

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Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 7 +Weights
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

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Writing progress:
A mere 174 words...
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

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Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

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Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

An ICRPG that should've been cancelled. Is not that it wasn't fun, but it was too short, and we had a lot of the afternoon free, and we ended up doing nothing.

I also was going to write during the watch, but nope. I didn't sleep through, but none of my plans worked out.

Reason I'm posting this late is pretty much because I just came back from a powercut. I woke up in a rush this morning, and when I came home, a powercut started. It's difficult to keep track of things like this. I haven't even done the DD just yet.

September 8th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 184

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 30 Squat Hops on the Spot +EC
Count: 1592 - 1588 +EC

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Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Altered Valkyrie + Fighter
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

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Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
60 Side Kicks for Damer's (late) birthday
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 20 Jumping Jacks
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 36

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Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 8
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

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Writing progress:
Almost
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

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Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

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Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

I wrote myself into a dead end tonight. I need to analyze it better tomorrow by reading what I've done before, because I'm stuck at the start. Now I can skip it and go for the part that I'm not stuck at with ease, and I could've done so right now, but I think I used all my bandwidth to figure out how to start this thing. It's fine, I'll figure out. At least I got 269 words done, which is better than nothing. It's the bare minimum though.

What isn't the bare minimum is the amount of Burpees I did today. 300! When I saw the WoD, I just had to do them. It's like it was screaming for me to do it. A shame that I didn't get to have a more broken down training. Instead, I did all of it in a single session because there was a powercut, and the heat went tremendously worse with each minute it passed. By the point I finished my training for the day it finally cooled down, but I could feel my body temperature as high as a pot of boiling water.

Not a good day at all.

September 9th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 184

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 30 Seconds Side-to-side Backfists +EC
Count: 1593 - 1589 +EC

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Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

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Training Plan:
Altered Valkyrie + Fighter
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

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Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
7 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
20 Full Burpees
WoD: The Scorcher - LVL III +EC +Rest between levels +Full Burpees
Monday +EC
Glutes Sculpt
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 20 Jumping Jacks
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 36

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Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 9 +Weights
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

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Writing progress:
269 words. I wrote myself to a place in which I'm stuck. I might have to analyze it a bit more before moving forward.
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

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Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

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Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

Busy day...

I decided to take the Watch for leisure. I mean, it just got busy, and not with writing. It was a day in which life happened, so...

September 10th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 184

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 20 Plank Crunches +EC
Count: 1594 - 1590 +EC

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Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Altered Valkyrie + Fighter
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

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Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 8 Lunges
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 36

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Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 10
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

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Writing progress:
Nope
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

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Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

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Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

Man, the heat was incredible. I actually managed to write 1556 words, but that was a very janky effort due to the heat! Even during the Watch, it was terrible! At least the story got done, but what was the cost if not adding another edit to it? I used the Animedoro technique, which was good, but I had to get out at one point because the heat was terrible! I was planning to do more Burpees than what I've done, but I just had to go out to take a walk. Even the fans blew hot air!

September 11th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 184

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 30 Secodns Bear Plank Hold +EC
Count: 1595 - 1591 +EC

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Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Altered Valkyrie + Fighter
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
60": 26 + 4 Full Burpees
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 16 Lunges
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 36

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Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 11 +Weights
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

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Writing progress:
1556 words!
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

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Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

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Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

674 words during the Watch. All of that was rewriting of what I've done; rewriting that I might have to repurpose because the first 250 words ended up being an unnecessary prologue that would work much better for a book taking place in the same universe. I left it there, but I might scrap it from it on the final version, or repurpose it in another project, or something... I don't know, but that's a prologue I am definitely using. Honestly part of the reason I'm scrapping it is also due to fear as it ended up being very on the nose, which is something that I can't help. When I write, I can't afford to censor myself, and I always have a hard time doing it, and this is one of the examples. It might seem like I am censoring myself by scrapping it from the final version, but honestly I think that prologue would work much better on an actual book rather than a story meant to be published for free.

I also had a pretty busy day yesterday. I finished a lesson in Galician, tried to prep another lesson, and planned a few more things to learn the language. I also played the guitar throughout the day, and I got the hang of Blitzkrieg Bop. It's an easy song, but I still have troubles with the positions because the punk genre usually uses three out of the six strings, and I'm learning how to strum because that's a new one for me. So it was a productive day, even though I didn't do as much as I was supposed to!

Still, progress is progress, and I'm giving myself a pat on the back for it.

Yes, 200 Burpees were in order. I did not forget them!

Also, I'm enjoying this medieval sleep a little too much. I thought it would destroy my sleep, but I'm actually feeling just as rested, and I have a time slot in the middle of the night in which I can work without interruptions, and it's easier to focus. It also turned into a little me time because I've used it for journaling too. I also get to choose whether I wake up, or just sleep through. The latter allows me to wake up early. I'm a night owl, so it does trick my circadian rhythm because it is precisely at around midnight when I'm at my best at writing. I could also add a nap during the day, but that's just because I love naps.

Woke up to this in my recommendations today:

I only have two questions: why wasn't I told that Trent Reznor can also do soundtracks for movies that aren't atmospheric or psychological thrillers? And why is it that every soundtrack he does turns into gold? The second question is rethorical; I know why.

September 12th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 184

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 30 Seconds Supergirl Stretch +EC
Count: 1596 - 1592 +EC

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Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Altered Valkyrie + Fighter
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

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Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
WoD: Upperbody Tendon Strength +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 16 Sit-ups
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 36

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Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 12
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

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Writing progress:
674 words!
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

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Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

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Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

It was a hard day. I skipped training too. I also didn't write. I slept through. It was a rainy day and a cold night, and I had to just sleep through it. It's been such a long time without a cold day that I just wanted to enjoy it the most.

September 13th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 184

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 30 Toe Taps +EC
Count: 1597 - 1593 +EC

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Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Altered Valkyrie + Fighter
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

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Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
WoD: Star Master
Crop Top +No rest between sets
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 10 Lunges
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 36

---

Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 13 +Weights
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

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Writing progress:
Nope
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

I'm going to do something more experimental to increase my activity as well as get some more dopamine. I started it today and, while my Burpees did not go beyond 200, it did help me to stay in motion. Granted, I didn't do any writing today just yet. I'm on the Watch, so it is too soon to tell, as I was distracted, but it was the good type of distraction; it was the distraction that forced me to look for stuff that will improve my writing skills. I also ended up with a neat spread to tackle on my TBR pile: just assign one book for each day of the week, like I do for working out. I started today, and with the non-fiction books I am taking notes.

Now, the experimental thing is to use the training plans. See that I have the altered Valkyrie + Fighter? I split them apart. Instead, I am doing Fighter throughout the day: choose one workout, do it at level SS, but spread all sets throughout the day. Valkyrie will be the main training; this is just casual training to stay active, to keep in movement, and to have some dopamine baseline so that I get motivated to work. I mean, it worked today, and I'm also using my journal to plan each workout ahead for each TP. Splitting the sets to do them throughout the day is very helpful because I can also split the levels. I mean, today I did two sets instead of one a few times, which saved me a lot of time too. After all, the best way to start this was using the one workout that had the SS level on its picture:



As for the times in which it says Rest day, I can either do stretching or abs; it doesn't really matter to me. Both can be done well after Burpees. I mean, for Sundays, I'm doing either Easy Abs or Masterpack at LVL SS as I love those two workouts, but I planned for Easy Abs this time. For Valkyrie, I don't know... I think I'll do some stretching.



E: I wrote two prologues for my book. This happened because I was writing one, but then I suddenly realized I have a book that has a prologue that I like, so I read it, learned from it, and wrote two prologues instead. I put them side to side, and you know, I wasn't intending to go for the second prologue. My intention was for the first one because that was just a call forward to an event that will happen later on, and after some deliberating, I scrapped it and decided to go for the second one instead. The first one works just fine scrapped, because I can just put it where it is supposed to be first. I mean, as soon as I put that critical first line on that prologue, I just knew I was in for one hell of a ride.

September 14th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 185

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 20 Climber Taps +EC
Count: 1598 - 1594 +EC

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Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Altered Valkyrie + Fighter
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

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Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
WoD: Wild Child - LVL III +EC +Rest between levels
Super Saiyan - LVL SS +Throughout the day
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 12 Jumping Jacks
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

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Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 14
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

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Writing progress:
560 words for my book!
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

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Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

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Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

So I chose Easy Abs. Aside from that, there's not much to say. It was just another Sunday for having fun with friends, and relaxation. No D&D, but we played some videogames instead. It was a cool day, but nothing spectacular happened.

I just had a hard time to work out because my time got really squeezed, but I managed it.

September 15th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 185

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 60 Seconds Balance Hold +EC +EEC (blindfolded)
Count: 1599 - 1595 +EC

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Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Altered Valkyrie + Fighter
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

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Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
Easy Abs - LVL SS +Throughout the day
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 8 Jumping Jacks
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 15 +Weights
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Nope
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

Today was a day of a huge discovery about myself. It's something that shocked me and actually explained even more as I understood the nuances that some of my trauma is far much worse than I thought. Then again, because said trauma has healed, I didn't notice how badly it did because it is a very nasty scar. That's why I'm journaling today, with my plans pretty much thrown out the window, especially due to a powercut that didn't last long, but it left like it did.

It was a rushed day in consequence. A few things going wrong at the non-profit because the president loves to fix things that aren't broken. I'm not getting my hopes up because I know the layout they put will change next week, just as the new layout did last week, and as it always goes, and so on, and so on, and so on... Then they ask me why I don't do much, or why I neglect the library, and the answer is usually right before them: no one collaborates with me; always keep invading the library space, and how can I keep things clean if every single time that I come I always find someone's stuff over there, or someone misplacing something in the library? I barely keep track of the books that we have because the previous system sucked, and I'm only one woman with no help to assign a number to these books. At least I checked the computer, and it seems that either the hard drive is not working, it has been disconnected, or it is working but has no OS; I couldn't really tell. The last thing I go out with is my AntiX Live USB. They already know that I stopped using Windows for years now.

It's been a long day, and I have therapy tomorrow, so I'm skipping the Medieval Sleep. I couldn't get to 10 sets, but 7 is enough.

September 16th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 186

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 40 Seconds Raised Leg Plank Hold +EC
Count: 1600 - 1596 +EC

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Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

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Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
7 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
WoD: Chop-chop - LVL III +EC +Rest between levels
Monday +EC
Killer Butt +No rest
Pro Boxer - LVL III +Throughout the day
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 8 Sit-ups
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

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Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 16
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

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Writing progress:
Journaling
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

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Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

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Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

I was sleepy throughout the day. I'll explain: it was a rainy night, and while I did go to bed on time, I just couldn't wake up in time because it was raining! It was so cold, it felt so good, and I just wanted to keep sleeping... but I had my appointment, so I woke up.

Nevertheless, I spent most of the day on bed because it was a cold day, I was still sleepy, and I just wanted to rest as much as possible. It was an opportunity to pretty much take the day off and do some things. I ended up finishing my first commonplace book, which ended up a commonplace book by accident because all I used it for was to write some notes on useful Youtube videos so that I don't have to go to them every time, and I did like to have it finished. It felt just as satisfying as finishing a story, or a volume of a journal. Now, I want to break open a brand new notebook, feel the pages, and get ready to fill it up with more knowledge to hoard and easily have access to whenever I need to.

So yeah, it was a rest day. No progress has been done, except that my therapist saw me in femme. First person I know IRL who sees me lik that.

September 17th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 186

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 30 Calf Raises +EC
Count: 1601 - 1597 +EC

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Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

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Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
Seated Strength - LVL III +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 16 Sit-ups
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 17 +Weights
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Nope
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

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Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

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Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

It is wrong to not do that workout without listening to this... even if it was throughout the day.

As for yesterday, I went on to write my book. Officially started too by taking the Relationship Map from Vampire: The Masquerade (V5) and putting it in my book. I tried to write, and even got to 405 words... until I realized I was going nowhere. That realization made me go even further down the outline, as in, down into a smaller scale, and realized I have so much work to do. I do need to put a lot of threads in order, and I just came up with some that would work before actually starting to write. I realized that I need two extra stages before going straight into The Call to Adventure, and those are The Ordinary World, and The Inciting Incident. I've seen that many myths and things as such have that. The Matrix, for instance, has The Ordinary World before The Inciding Incident of Neo finding out about The Matrix, thus reaching The Call to Adventure. Since I'm using this structure, I am putting arcs and threads for each stage before advancing to the next one, giving it a more episodic and anthological structure to it as well, so everything is always fresh as the story follows.

September 18th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 186

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 6 Tricep Extensions +EC
Count: 1602 - 1598 +EC

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Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
WoD: Hero - LVL III +EC +Rest between levels
Run & Gun - LVL III +EC +Throughout the day
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 20 Push-ups
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

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Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 17 +Weights | Day 18
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
405 words
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

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Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

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Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

I had a hard time trying to sleep, so tonight's Watch feels a bit compromised. I also think I did put way too much in my list today considering that I'm majoring in distractions again, but I managed to leave it to a single task for tonight. As I tried to catch my sleep I tried to figure out how to do it, and I thought I forgot, but it's coming back to me now. See, the issue with me trying to sleep was not hyperactivity, but heat. It is hot tonight, once again, and I can't tolerate it. I think my sleep quality dropped because this problem started before I tried my hands into the medieval sleep. Even during the day, it is just impossible to concentrate because the sun is straight in here. The size, and the location, turns this bedroom into pretty much an oven.

Anyway, let's see if I can do something tonight.

September 19th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 186

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 40 Back Leg Raises +EC
Count: 1603 - 1599 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
WoD: Re-gen - LVL III +No rest
Reforged
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 10 Lunges
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 19 +Weights
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Those were 512 words written.
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

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Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

Well, I could've done the Watch, but I didn't. See, the issue is not that I was too tired, but I did go to bed early, however I just scrolled (not doomscrolled, mind you!) while I was in bed, thus I ended up falling asleep later than usual. I did wake up, but I kept sleeping. It was an uncomfortable night too.

I've also been reading the NaNo I did back in 2020, and I'm on 50% now. I actually noticed that I wrote under a Hero's Journey structure without realizing it, and it took me quite long before I reached The Call to Adventure. Then again, it took an entire hour of film before Rocky got his Call to Adventure too. Character building is important, and I've done a pretty good job with it. The draft is quite barren; not much can be developed on 50K, but what I see as blank spots I see a lot of opportunity on it, especially since I can add more stuff to it. I actually went to that draft because I might have it traditionally published, but that's me speaking too soon. Regardless, I'm still writing, but I didn't do any of that yesterday. Instead, I focused more on fixing my campaigns, and I feel much better in doing so. It gives me constraints to fix my campaigns so that they don't get bloated. I still need to do more stuff though.

Also, I could've done this with EC. I just didn't read it, so next time, I'll go for EC.



September 20th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 186

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 30 Seconds Clench / Unclench +EC
Count: 1604 - 1600 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
60": 24 + 6 Full Burpees
WoD: Friday - LVL III +EC +Rest between levels
Welcome to the Jungle
Crop Top +Throughout the day
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 10 Push-ups
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 20
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Nope.
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

Another hot night. However, I'm on the Watch. Pending some writing, skipped Burpees... I didn't even reach LVL II with the workout for Fighter today, but it was still a good day. I finished reading my own work and actually realized I've done much better than I thought, but now I should not just rewrite, but add more stuff to it because there's plenty of opportunity for expansion. I also made a zine with all of the books I should read, and assigned one for each day of the week. The zine ought to be open and put on the table in the same way a calendar does, but instead of showing months of the year, it shows a day of the week, and the book I should read. I put those in pencil so that I can just erase and replace with a following book.

Skipped ICRPG prep and decided to improvise, as I have an adventure outline that I didn't feel like writing completely. It will be better if I just let it flow on the table instead.

September 21st, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 187

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 30 Seconds March Jacks +EC
Count: 1605 - 1601 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
WoD: Wild & Free - LVL III +No rest
Kickboxer - LVL I +Throughout the day
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 20 Full Burpees
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 21 +Weights
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
307 words...
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

It was supposed to be an ICRPG day, but we couldn't play. The table that we use to play got busy, so instead we simply hung out.

That's it. That was the day. I did wake up early, but the day was just horrible when it comes to the weather. I'm on the Watch, currently, and I am so sweaty on my back right now... First thing I did after waking up from the First Sleep was take two glasses of water. It's just horrible these nights... It didn't rain at all this year, and it's simply unbearable. I don't know how I'm making it.

September 22nd, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 187

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees +EC
Daily Dare: 40 Balance Low Turning Kicks +EC
Count: 1606 - 1602 +EC

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Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: Unrolled
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 22
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Nop
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

I took the advantage of taking a look at some of the books I'm getting rid from the library since most of them are encyclopedias. Among those volumes I was pleased to find some information about my target language's history, and I got a new aspiration to strive forward to. Aside from that, I planned goals for the week, and put a few things forward too. Honestly, I was quite happy today with it. I haven't written as of yet, and I'm not sure if I'll have some time to write tonight or not, because my time got eaten mostly by the non-profit, but it was, overall, a good day. I even rescued a book from its hideout in my personal library; a book that I haven't read because it was a find somewhere hidden among the boxes in the house, and I added it to my list to read.

One of the systems I put in place is a flexible system to keep myself from reading. I assigned one book to each day of the week, with the weekends being more for novel research, leisure, and TTRPG development. Since Sundays I'm not home, I put it as a free day to read whichever book I want out of three. The goal is to also take notes and see how can I apply everything, plus, if I don't want to read a book one day, it's fine, I can switch to another book, as long as I am keeping notes, tracking, and revising my progress, I'm fine. Even if it is just a page, it's progress, and the books that I picked are not random books, but actual books that will help me move forward. One of them is actually very controversial, but I need the knowledge. If I have to navigate under dark waters, I better be prepared for anything, and that means even reading what's banned.

I'm also being more targeted when it comes to learning my target language. I just hate that there's too much theory going on everywhere I see. Hell, even the encyclopedia offered som basics on the language, and those basics were still theory. I'm speaking like a toddler right now; theory is the last thing I need. So, because I'm still on the infancy, I'll make myself accountable here, and say that my first lesson is about greetings and introducing myself. It's how Duolingo usually follows up their language plans, so I might just follow that path of functionality first, and rules later.

September 23rd, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 188

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees +EC
Daily Dare: 40 Side Leg Raises +EC
Count: 1607 - 1603 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
7 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
Monday +EC
500 Kicks +EC +Throughout the day
Stronger Glutes
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 20 Jumping Jacks | 4 Squats
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 23 +Weights
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Maybe?
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

NaNoWriMo is coming over, and I'm having a lot of things to do, meaning that I must prepare because I have a lot of things going on my plate right now, including plot bunnies and a couple of ideas that I'm toying with. I didn't get to write because it was a busy day, plus I didn't do the Watch and kept sleeping because I was really tired by the end of the day. Yeah, it was a hard day.

I ended up cleaning the library. Got rid of more books than I planned. 50% of it was just gone. Plenty of books were already in poor state, with mold and water damage all over due to being storaged poorly from that fatidic year in which the entire non-profit was forced to move everything... and that ended up in storing the books in a place where things were going to get wet. Still, it's good. I didn't feel bad that I got rid of 50% of the stock; I was actually looking for it. That means more donations coming over. This opportunity came thanks to a company that's recycling paper, and they just expanded into books, and are willing to take books that are in bad shape. Books that are in good condition and have no home will eventually end up into other non-profits, libraries, and people in need, while the others will be recycled. Since it's not a library of rare books, I got rid of a lot, including tomes that aren't completed. The only thing that I won't get rid of from that library because it is a collectible is an entire print of 20 classic erotica hardcovers. I don't know how we ended up with that, but I'll protect it nevertheless.

Gave a class, I kept reading my book... so far it was a busy day, and today will be a journaling day, because I have a lot of things to do, so I must order them. I mean, I'll be working on three books and free short stories simultaneously, and I don't want to sacrifice any of that, so I must write even if I don't want to write, and I must manage my time. I already put up Reverse Animedoro as my weapon (yeah, I know it's a joke, but it actually worked for me during several projects I had in university, believe it or not, and that includes my internship), but I also need some stuff in order. I might going to tone down on a structure I have on a journal from time to time in order to break the resistance of not writing, and I already created a new graveyard on my computer to freewrite any plot bunny that I have, from start to finish, in 15 to 20 minutes as a warmup. It doesn't need to be perfect, it just needs to be out so that it doesn't bother me when I'm writing.

September 24th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 188

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees +EC
Daily Dare: 20 Around the World +EC
Count: 1608 - 1604 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
WoD: Arms of Steel - LVL III +EC +Rest between levels
Back & Biceps Express
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 16 Jumping Jacks
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 24
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Nope
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

I forgot to do Squats. In fact, I forgot to do Burpees too. I actually spent the entire day filling a brand new commonplace book, as well as going over my systems. Not even distractions got me over, but it was a very, very busy day with these. I don't think I'll get to write this week, because I am fixing some stuff? Then again, I got some new tools to fix everything up, because... I mean, everything went downhill after July, and August was mostly paranoia... there's still paranoia, but at least is not as bad, like... things are going back to normal, I guess... even though nothing is normal in here.

I got to draw my last three calendars for this year. Those are empty right now, but after I finish my journaling, I'll start filling them up. I also have to finish my BuJo as well, to put all the dates for the rest of the year and stuff. I think I only have capacity for two more weeks and I'll break a brand new notebook for the final 12 weeks.

The heat is off though. I'm on the Watch, but I didn't sleep one bit in the past three hours. I was just thrashing around my bed, trying to find a fresh spot... but nothing worked. Figured I might get out anyway, though I should've done so earlier.

September 25th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 188

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees +EC
Daily Dare: 20 Reverse Lunges +EC
Count: 1609 - 1605 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
WoD: Nomad - LVL SS +No rest
Zombie - LVL SS +No rest
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 4 Jumping Jacks
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 25 +Weights
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Journaling
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

I believe I am going to spend the rest of the week journaling. This is because I was journaling today and realize there is a lot to consider about my goals, and I really need a wake up call, maybe through an Inversion exercise. I tried to do everything today, but life happened quite a lot, and I'm not sure I can end this tomorrow or on the weekend because I'll be busy, but as long as I keep on it and finish it, I'll be fine. I really, really, really need to have the next three months as figured out as possible. I already have an idea for NaNoWriMo, and I want to participate on it. I might actually need to read one particular book again... maybe start it on the week before NaNoWriMo, and have it as my companion during the entire month of November until it ends.

I'll be juggling with lots of things now, so I need to advance and get rid of as many things as I can during October, and then focus on NaNoWriMo before going back to everything on December. I won't let NaNo simmer though. Depending on its wordcount, and the amount of story that I put in it, I'll expand it and have a release ready so that I could just push it out and be done with it.

However, I need a lot of prep. My head is not on a right place right now, and I need to set things in stone. I need to tie myself up to the mast, like Ulysses, because I genuinely suck, and my BuJo proves it. Yes, there are successes and victories, but nothing is bringing me closer to the goal that I have. I haven't moved a centimeter in a long time.

September 26th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 188

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees +EC
Daily Dare: 40 Butt Kicks +EC
Count: 1610 - 1606 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
WoD: Nomad - LVL SS +No rest
Iron [Lowerbody] Tendons +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 8 Push-ups
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 25 +Weights | Day 26
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Journaling
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

Well, it was a day exclusively for journaling. Just for curiosity, I did a rought calculation on how many pages does my entire journal has ever since I started; all volumes combined... It is, roughly, 2060 pages long, and I'm taking a margin of error because, on one hand, I'm including the unspent pages, and on the other hand, the first volume is a notebook that I used back in middle school that still had some pages left.

9 years in 2060 pages is good, honestly. Putting that into perspective, Anaïs Nin's entire diary takes up to 35000 pages.

I didn't think the journaling exercise will take me until yesterday to complete, but I'm still not done. Nevertheless, it got me some clarity, and a goal that feels slightly intimidating, but I can reach it. I hope I can reach it.

Hopefully deadlines will be fun this time. They never were back in the day. Let's reframe that now.

No workout. That was replaced by journaling, which was necessary. Plus, I had a journaling workshop too, so that ate my time. I didn't do the medieval sleep either, hence I'm posting. I went to bet in time, but that wasn't enough time to have the First Sleep, so I skipped the Watch.

Then, I woke up to a complete mess in the morning, but I am finally out of it... and I'll have a busy afternoon today, f*ck!

September 27th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 188

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees +EC
Daily Dare: 30 Seconds Wide Arm Circles +EC
Count: 1611 - 1607 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
60": 25 + 5 Full Burpees
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 20 Push-ups
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 27 +Weights
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Journaling
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

I knew. I knew I had a busy day. I just didn't expect it to be far much busier.

I don't like today, but I'm glad that the week is over for now. I feel like I should take back control, because I didn't have any control today. My time got sapped right out of me, and while I managed to put some words, those weren't what I needed to put, in all honesty.

I don't know how I did things, but I did them. I just want this week to end now, because I have a lot of things on my plate right now.

September 28th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 188

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees +EC
Daily Dare: 20 Toe Rolls +EC
Count: 1612 - 1608 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: Unrolled
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 28
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Managed to get 289 words, at least.
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

Well, I missed it! It got busy, and time just... shrank! It was D&D day and would you believe me that the session was the longest part of the day? Is not that it was a drag; quite the opposite, it was good fun. I mean, my character nearly died because her backstory got involved, and she got misunderstood as a traitor, but she ended up fixing things, and reminding her commander that he should stop being emotional and recognize that we're fighting a war against cosmic forces, and the person who saved her life in her backstory is the same individual who managed to fight against a literal god not once, not twice, but three times, and he is the sole survivor of the last conflict (it was the Monk in the party of our first campaign; most of the PCs either died in the fight, or disappeared under mysterious circumstances after messing around with stuff they shouldn't be messing with. He was the sole survivor). He only sees him as an enemy due to a personal rift under circumstances that happened during a time none of our characters were even born yet, and he is the only one alive in the world who managed such a feat. I mean, at the end of the day, we all have the same goal. The motives, however, are different, and my character's are to finally attain godhood.

When I entered this campaign, the character was supposed to be a joke character; an Order Cleric inspired on Belle Delphine who thought of herself as a goddess. Turns out she is not only getting closer to that goal, but actually becoming more and more a rather... eccentric moral compass for the party, to the point that, in this session, she pretty much proved herself to be a goddess again: she stopped a fight, she saved a life, her mission of finding her savior now became a rescue mission of saving him, and she is even restoring the morale of our faction, slowly transforming it into something that wasn't when it was under the command of a different god. When I finished my notes for the session, in character, I realized she is now afraid of ascending into godhood (it's my setting, and I revealed the DM for this campaign that's actually a possibility, the way it happens, and the consequences of such actions, which will be felt accross the universe) despite realizing she is a goddess in her own right. While her loyalty is still to herself (to the disdain of the commander), she knows that she is the patron goddess of the faction, and has a huge responsability for them. That's why she nearly sacrificed herself for her savior, because she is so afraid of what's happening that she is not sure her divine powers alone can help her be the goddess she's meant to be, at least not under her current condition (11th level), so she is looking up to the hero who saved her life during her younger years; the same hero who killed a god thirty years ago.

In the end, she became a better character than any serious character I made.

I pushed some movement at night, but I didn't go into the Watch. I went to bet in time, but a bit late, and I ended up sleeping through the night.

September 29th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 188

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 20 Sit-up Punches +EC
Count: 1613 - 1609 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 8 Jumping Jacks | 16 Push-ups
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 29 +Weights
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Nope
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[MadamMeow]

I like that unexpected turn for your character. Sounded like a nice surprise.

Some things you just can't plan.

 

[Sólveig]

@MadamMeow Considering she was a joke character, it is, especially in a party where even the DM is a murderhobo, and she is the most chaotic of the bunch.

---

I did it today. I'm not done with every item of my list, but I'm damn near through the whole thing. It got busy on the morning, but I managed to push through during the entire afternoon, and it was all in small bits. Small feats considering that, so far, I've written 431 words, in the hopes of writing more now, during the Watch, but doing that in 20 minutes, after doing some worldbuilding... I call that a success. I also kept reading some more, got a few new books for research (Homer books: the Iliad and the Odyssey), and well, everything seems to be looking good for now.

I thought it was going to be a rocky start, but the week started quite smooth. Another kickboxing day has been ticked off, and I did everything I planned for my workout too. All that remains is to push my writing goals tonight, so I'll edit this entry tomorrow.

Also, 1000 Squats is finished. A new badge!

September 30th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 189

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 10 Dragon Push-ups +EC
Count: 1614 - 1610 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
:V: 150 Burpees +EC
7 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
WoD: Party of One - LVL III +No rest between sets
Monday +EC
Side Kicks Practice - LVL III +Throughout the day
Tyr
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 4 Sit-ups
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Squats: Day 29 +Weights | Day 30
Up Next: 1000 Calf Raises
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
I got to 1022 today!
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Fremen]

Congrats

 

[Syrius]

Happy Badge Day!!

 

[Anek]

Congrats on the challenge!!

 

[MadamMeow]

Congrats on 1,000 Squats!

 

[Sólveig]

@Fremen @Syrius @Anek @MadamMeow Thank you!

---

It was a very busy day. The morning got filled with tasks, then I had class at the afternoon, but I was told at noon that more books were brought to the library, so I went after class and...

I got consumed by librarian duties. I came there, did some quick lookaround the books, filled two boxes for recycling, and I'm still one box away for the rest of the books that we've got, but that box I haven't checked it properly yet, and I haven't decided whether those books are good or not. Nevertheless, I was one box short. Since there was an assemble practicing at the center, some approached and asked me about the deal with the books, and told them everything.

At the end of the day, I took the opportunity to put back one book in the library that I borrowed, and came home with two more books that peeked my interest as both a writer, and a teacher. I also saved one book from recycling because it got me curious, and came back smelling like old books. I loved it. I've never felt like a librarian so much in my life than today, and now I know how Quentin Tarantino felt when he worked at a video store. I mean, I know what the job is, I never had the chance to work in his position, but I mean the position he was in where he had the chance to watch all these movies that inspired him. It's the same deal with me, but with books.

Then I worked out. Skipped the Burpees, but they weren't forgotten. What I skipped was writing during the day, but I hope to change that. If not, then it's just a bad day. Not beating myself too hard about it.

October 1st, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 189

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 30 Seconds High Knees +EC (at 3.6 High Knees per second)
Count: 1615 - 1611 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
60": 27 + 3 Full Burpees
Sculptor +EC
250 Double Side Kicks throughout the day
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 4 Lunges
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Calf Raises: Day 1
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
559 words!
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

Bad day. Two powercuts that were short, but at very critical times. It was incredibly hot, and then it finally rained, which lower the temperature for a bit... but it was only for a short little while that it rained. I couldn't write in the entire day, nor I could even work out like I properly planned because, out of the sudden, I got dizzy, to which I think it was a heat stroke now. The weird thing is that it happened when the temperature dropped, but it lasted for hours; I could barely walk straight. After a while, it ended.

I guess I should be careful about it next time. I'm staying hydrated, but maybe that wasn't enough.

Anyway, I'll try to write something tonight.

October 2nd, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 189

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 20 Bridge Taps +EC
Count: 1616 - 1612 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
Beer Belly - LVL III +Throughout the day
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 10 Sit-ups
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Calf Raises: Day 2
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Wrote exactly 800 words!
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

Now, I could've done something today, but I actually planned it out to have a day in which I had to break my plans if I had to, and I had. There's some small remodeling that happened on the house, so I didn't have power for a huge chunk of the day, which I used mostly to read the physical books that I have. I don't think I'll be able to write tonight because I'm a bit way too hot, like, I was sweating during the first sleep, so...

And I didn't have a good buffer to start working out. Only the Burpees, and that was it. It's been a rough day due to the remodeling, but not a bad day. Just rough.

I got some stacks of paper which will work fine for me as a Game Master though. I used that type of stuff before to build a dungeon, with each piece of paper being one room or passage, and it contained everything. It was easy to flip through them, and have one extra piece of paper hanging on my screen to keep as a general map of the area, with one thumb tack serving as a way to track where my players are at at the moment.

October 3rd, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 189

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 30 Seconds Squat Hold +EC
Count: 1617 - 1613 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
2 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 8 Full Burpees
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Calf Raises: Day 3
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Not sure
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

Had a bit of issues yesterday, but I did get some stuff done. Even though I wasn't reading properly because I was going after a few especific rules that I want to use in my games to make both my life and my player's lives easier because I do like how Ironsworn tracks progress on things. It was easy to convert to Pathfinder 2e, and all I have left is th Pay the Price table. I'm also going to add the Scale of Trouble and Grace from VtM's solo engine Tourniquet as a replacement for Momentum because the randomness of it can actually make the game fun in the long run, plus Momentum will be helpful, especially with one cursed player that can't seem to roll higher than an average of 8. Then again, what I use for Pathfinder 2e is Proficiency Without Level because it doesn't artificially inflate the numbers, and keeps the DCs the same.

I managed to get 927 words done under Animedoro circumstances, but I didn't have time to work out. In fact, something came up at the last minute, so I had to cancel my plans. I went to bed late because of that, so no medieval sleep.

Just a bad day, I guess. It's still progress, and I still had a lot of victories, but still nothing went the way I wanted for it to go.

October 4th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 189

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 30 Twists +EC
Count: 1618 - 1614 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 20 Push-ups
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Calf Raises: Day 4
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
At least I managed to put out 927 words!
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

Went back to this today out of the blue, because I couldn't figure which workout to do. Not only that, but I also transcribed many rules and tables on paper, as well as I wrote 1206 words, finishing a story that I had pending and I didn't do because I got too ambitious, and I was so frustrated on how to go... I actually doubled the amount of total words it should have, but I don't really care. I can reduce the word count. The important part is that it is done, and I am so done with it too! I was going to write more tonight, but I'm not posting from the Watch. I actually stayed up because I still had many tables to transcribe, and I wanted to be done with it so that I could reduce friction on what comes next week.

I also came to the conclusion that my D&D campaign is beyond saving, thus it must be either rebooted or dropped. I'm leaning more towards rebooting it because, well, Ironsworn is not exactly what I needed flavor-wise, but some of the mechanics are actually making my life so much easier as both in preparation and during the game. I also learned to contain things into a smaller scale, and I rather do that instead of the bloated piece of crap that I ended up making for my players, and 90% of that is either empty or remains unused. My players are not into an open world campaign, contrary to what they seem to be into, and they aren't good at following plot hooks, so instead, I'll make them matter. The way Ironsworn tracks progress through boxes with everything, from quests, to journeys, to even dungeon crawls, makes it not only more visual, but it also helps to visualize where everyone is on each thread, and also reduces prep time by a huge bunch since everything is abstract enough so that any dungeon map that I end up drawing or generating randomly can be used as a minor guideline, and I will let the crawl develop within the game. Aside from that, keeping everything contained in a much smaller scale, with less factions, less NPCs, and less player actions bloating things up, I can actually go back to the roots of our original campaign, and maybe add a roster of 9 NPCs that would work as "hirelings," though rather they would be more like lieutenants from our faction. I mean, the overall story of the first campaign is that a legendary faction resurfaced from its legends as its fourth incarnation. This prequel campaign was about its third incarnation, which was Tiefling only, hence we are all playing Tieflings. The story was good. The setting was even better. The development and everything else was just crap, and it got so bloated with it that I no longer can identify what's good and what's bad.

So a fresh start is required, and I don't mind having a fresh start. I'm a better GM now, and with Ironsworn I can do much better. To replace Momentum, I decided to use Tourniquet's Scale of Trouble and Grace instead, and reduce it to a -6 and a +6 instead of a -10 and +10. I don't want to give a +10 Momentum to my players and have them automatically crit on pretty much any roll since I'm using Pathfinder 2e's rules for Crits instead of 5e's. The reason is because they are more fun, and they provide both a huge advantage, and a huge disadvantage. That's how I homebrew: if I give a huge buff, I also give an equally huge nerf. Balanced, as all things should be.

October 5th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 190

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 8 Plank Walk-outs +EC
Count: 1619 - 1615 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
WoD: Alpha Protocol - LVL III +EC +Rest between levels
Queen of Hearts - LVL SS +Throughout the day +Old version
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 12 Squats
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Calf Raises: Day 5
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
1207 words and a story finished, for real this time! It took me way too long!
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

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Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

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Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

Now, I'm not doing the Watch again tonight because something happened as I was wrapping up my notes for today's D&D session: there was an accident right near my house. A drunk driver flipped their truck sideways on a sidewalk, and while we waited for the emergency, many families went outside to check what was going on. Thankfully, no one was hurt. The driver, aside from a few bruises and scratches, was fine. We managed to push the truck back on its wheels before the police came to tow the truck and do their investigation. Someone's license is getting suspended, for sure, but it could have been much worse. On the other side, I'm just glad that we all came to help. I mean, a teen who is very nimble climbed the truck and was about to take the driver out by himself if it wasn't by the fact that the driver was actually fine. Conscious, and standing. They didn't seem drunk, but the smell of their breath and the way their eyes looked said a different story. I saw the police doing him the tests; you know, walk the line, breathe here...

What happens next, I won't know. What will happen next in our D&D campaign though will develop once our GM relaxes. He is starting a big semester in university this time, so it is now my turn for GMing. I told the group that I'm rebooting the campaign because I bloated it so badly that I couldn't cut anything out because I didn't know where to start. Nevertheless, I introduced some Ironsworn mechanics briefly, and I will have them keep track of things like vows and stuff. I will put a limit to those, and keep them related to the active threads that go on. I also introduced the Scale of Trouble and Grace from Tourniquet, the VtM solo engine, which will replace Momentum, but this will be limited to a +6. Why a +6? Because ICRPG's Battlefury Die is a D6, and this works similar. This will help me get rid of the reminder for Battlefury, plus I can reward Momentum for minor successes that seem to tip the balance in favor of the players, but also penalize players. Ironsworn already has rules on giving and taking Momentum inscribed in its moves.

Mechanic-wise, everything is done. Now, all that remains is to start the story again. This time, I will go small, and keep it as small as possible. I bought myself a notebook, so that way I am restrained to the amount of space that I can have in that notebook alone. No more bloating. Even if it is a city campaign, this is a theme park, not an entire world to explore, and you can only ride many rides on a theme park.

As for the other campaign, well, our characters faced a huge defeat, and we had a guest appearance of a character that died in our first campaign, thanks to the Horn of Valhalla. This was established during the final sessions of that campaign, where I allowed for one especific berserker to be the Fighter who died in that campaign to be summoned due to the sounding of the Horn. Since then it became something flavorful to add to anyone who has the Horn of Valhalla: the chance of summoning one dead character for help, like in Skyrim, which allows you to summon Lucien once you advance in the Dark Brotherhood long enough. No mechanics changed; it's just nice flavor, and a chance to have our beloved characters back on the fray. There was also reveal and confirmation about my character's backstory, since she's the only one who hasn't her backstory fully developed yet. As I teased everyone, she will die at the end. Is not werid from me, honestly. I do like to have my D&D characters to die at the end of the campaign. Besides, she probably won't be truly dead, but actually reach her one true goal, and I want to see this develop because it will change the world for good, and it will have an impact in campaigns that happen after this event.

Is not like I will miss that character though. While, yeah, I will miss playing as her with my friends, I can actually develop her story on my own terms in a different setting that suits her storyline better... one new setting where I will be free from the constraints I put in this one, and her story will pretty much kickstart the entire showdown that happens in that setting itself. That is something I will play in my own, one day...

October 6th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 190

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 20 Plank Step-outs +EC
Count: 1620 - 1616 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 20 Jumping Jacks
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Calf Raises: Day 6
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Journaling
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

On one side, I finally went back to bed on time. On the other side, I slept through. And I made plans for stuff during the Watch, but I wasn't counting on sleeping through. It's the second time I don't hear my phone during the day, and I don't know why.

There was a powercut right as I finished Shredder. I ended up doing Burpees, but my dopamine levels got so low that I just skipped Black Belt, as I picked that up for Fighter. Seriously, there's nothing like a powercut to destroy any sliver of motivatoin you had on the day. At least I got my campaign going again, but as for writing goes? It was a huge failure of a day, and I actually need to rush.

I lost my morning too, so... Yeah, and my afternoon will be quite occupied too.

October 7th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 190

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 40 Hooks +EC
Count: 1621 - 1617 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
7 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
WoD: Shredder - LVL SS +No rest
Monday +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 16 Push-ups
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Calf Raises: Day 7
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Nope
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

I feel a gag coming soon. Today I learned that Discord got banned in Russia, and the reason for the ban were... frighteningly similar to the usual reasons they ban stuff here, like... I don't know. I felt like I went to an alternate dimension or to an uncanny valley and saw us as a Russian-speaking country instead. I've never felt like this before. I know Cubans do have empathy, and our struggles are similar, and they actually warned us twenty four years ago, but this... this was way too much. It really felt like I was about to meet my own Doppelgänger. I never noticed how similar we were to the Russians that now I'm wondering that maybe all of us who are under an iron fist are more similar than I think.

Why does it worry me that Russia banned Discord? Because we might be next. Like I said, the reasons for it could be the same reasons to use behind it here, and so far they haven't messed around with Discord here because it isn't as popular as, say, WhatsApp, but I say just give it time... After January 10th, it's only a matter of all hell breaking loose, but in which way is impossible to see. Discord is also my main way of communicating with people since it's less pesky than WhatsApp, people don't take it so seriously (why do I have to check your status, why do you care so much that I left you on seen, why do I have to answer to everything...), and I have full control of the notifications that I get. That's actually how my D&D group manages to chat about the game, to confirm whether we'll be able to gather up or not, and laugh at our inside jokes...

I hope I'm wrong, but I'm on a roll with predicting this type of stuff. I might just write a custom Bingo card and start ticking things off as the show unfolds. Then I read a title that was pretty much a prompt to change something that's been fine for nearly 200 years, which is pretty much reverting all these years of history back to the Independence era, but I didn't read the article because now I was at the risk of actually doomscrolling.

January 10th is the key date, for now. There's only two ways this is going to end, and neither of them are pretty. I don't know about bloodshed, but corruption is only going to increase. And I wish I was talking about politics though, but I'm talking about the majority by this point. We're all going to eat each other, as history has shown over and over and over.

What a sad post, isn't it? Well, I didn't have time to do anything today, but at least I journaled and mapped my way out. Enlisted my priorities and finally took it down to four. I ditched what was dragging me down, and now I will only focus in the things that will help me to move forward. A sacrifice is necessary, but at least this sacrifice can be temporary. Thankfully, my plan is not a single road, but a Dungeon Crawl in which all paths lead towards the same place: outside of the Dungeon.

Fun fact about today's workout: I did it twice, and I did 7 sets of the first one instead of 5. Why? Because:



I didn't know there was a version with Dumbbells until I scrolled down to tick "Done!"

I also didn't know it had 5 sets instead of 7 at LVL III because I read the reps of the circuit, and not the levels!

Also, I'm writing this from the Watch, but I'm not sure I'll get to write.

October 8th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 190

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 40 Archers +EC
Count: 1622 - 1618 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
8 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
WoD: Upperbody Works - LVL III +No rest +7 sets instead of 5
Upperbody Works Plus - LVL III +30 Seconds Rest
Epic Arms
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 12 Full Burpees
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Calf Raises: Day 8
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Not sure about it
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Maegaranthelas]

I know I used to sleep through alarms when I was just truly so tired my body decided it needed to ignore everything to get rest...
I can't imagine the stress you're under with the powercuts as well as the general political situation and minority status.
So I am sending you lots of love and hope you can forgive your body for trying to give you a longer break from the stresses

I'm impressed you manage to do anything above just survival at all. And if some days you can't that's also valid. Survival is enough <3

 

[Sólveig]

A 3-hour long powercut left me powerless to do things, but I ended up journaling some more today. I gave myself ten clear rules; ten clear laws to follow for work. I put my priorities in order, and there was some sacrifices done. Not painful sacrifices, but sacrifices that wouldn't make others happy nevertheless. Those rules also depend on me using my BuJo quite a lot, which I also prepared, so now it ends on November 2nd. Funny date to end a volume, because the next one starts on the 3rd, and that's my birthday. I already have that notebook prepared. All I need is to grab it, get a few weeks in it, and be done with it.

Setting up my rules didn't feel overwhelming. Actually, I managed to make a couple of things clear: work is work, and progress is progress. I tend to overestimate and underestimate my effort simultaneously, so I gave myself some ground rules to how long do I put effort today vs. what kind of day would that be considered as. Then, I must journal about it and argue how can I make it one category worse, or one category better. This is to make a case for myself, to defend my effort, and to give myself suggestions to improve.

October 9th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 190

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 30 Seconds Bounce on the Spot +EC
Count: 1623 - 1619 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
Zombie - LVL SS +No rest
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 16 Sit-ups
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Calf Raises: Day 9
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Edited 234 words in 20 minutes
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

Skipped working out today. It's been a really hot day, and I was feeling very uncomfortable. While I managed to put in 25 minutes of work and edited 528 words of my manuscript, I actually planned to do more, but I guess I'm doing some baby steps now. I'm taking things far too slow, and the heat is just relentless. The sun really strikes hard at this time of the year too.

I can't do the Watch today, even though I'm posting from it. The water came really late, so I stayed up. I don't think I'll write more tonight, but is not a complete loss. I'm just... all over the place, I suppose.

October 10th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 190

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 20 Split Lunges +EC
Count: 1624 - 1620 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 10 Push-ups
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Calf Raises: Day 10
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Edited 528 words in 25 minutes
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

I am living in a satire that I can no longer satirize.

That's the only way I can title my day. I went to the city today and took the opportunity to go to the biggest smallest book store that's in there, mostly to see the trends and whatnot. I'm glad to see many familiar books and faces; authors that I did not expect to see (Cal Newport among others, to say the least... Goggins was there too, but Goggins translated to Spanish loses a lot of its charm), books that I've read, reprints of classics... High fantasy seemed to have a resurgence, and there's a huge trend for classic literature, but there are two titles that picked my attention. Everybody knows them, everybody claims to have read them, but no one, no one understands them unless you actually lived through it all. And, out of all the things that happened here, banning books is the one thing that I haven't seen, and it is quite a big deal to see these two standing high and above, brand new editions, for sale.

Of course, I'm talking about Animal Farm and 1984. For a country that's so adamant about censorship since two months ago, you'd expect this pair to be banned because it mirrors everything that's been going on, but here they are, for sale. How? How is it that these two are still being sold when it is pretty much currently illegal to even write such things? How?! People got thrown in prison for even complaining about the administration on WhatsApp, and that was because the police forced themselves to see their conversations! What the f*ck is going on? You can't speak bad about stuff, but you can certainly read everything wrong that we do, and how big we can f*ck you while we torture and brainwash teenagers for the good price of 12$! What kind of mad world did I walked into in which, out of all the things that are censored here, 1984 is not one of them?

I just want to be clear that I am, in no way, whatsoever, endorsing book burning or book banning. I am just confused on how something so adamant about censorship isn't banning the author that exposes them. I just... How did this happen? Will these books be banned in the future? I don't know. Maybe, who knows? All I know is that I'm living in a satire itself, and I just don't know how to satirize this. Just... how?! How did they miss this? Out of all the things that are being censored, how come this isn't one of them?

I don't know if I should be glad or alert. What I know though is that 1984 should not be sitting on a shelf next to Mein Kampf. As soon as I saw that, I just said "hey, what's up here? That don't match! Those two are completely opposites!" I would put a label on Mein Kampf that said "WARNING: This book has Nazis on it. Proceed with caution," but I guess it's already funny enough to see those two together.

I mean, f*cking 1984 isn't banned, but X is, and it was because they beefed... I just want to smash my face against the keyboard right now...

October 11th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 190

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees +EC
Daily Dare: 30 Seconds O-pose Hold +EC
Count: 1625 - 1621 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
Daily Dumbbells - LVL III +No rest
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 20 Lunges +Weights
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Calf Raises: Day 11
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Nope
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

Challenge: write a story in one hour.

Question posed to myself at random: can I write a full story from zero to ready for publishing in the two hours that I have from the Watch?

Cliffhanger!

Yeah, I'm posting this late because I just tried to answer those questions. I had a long day, and I really wanted to write, but never got around it, or at least, not a story. I spent my day figuring out my campaign, designing a flyer, and watching some videos. I even started a journaling exercise that I put off because it was late, but the reason I started that journaling exercise is to see what the hell just happened this year, and how do I come back from it. That's when I realized that my rut didn't start on March. I checked my BuJos of the year and noticed the pattern begun on February, and it was all a downward spiral from there.

Tonight though, things got different. While I will do that journaling exercise tomorrow, maybe before and after I come back from D&D, I can tell you this: I challenged myself to write a story in an hour. I ended up spending 75 minutes in total. Is not that I'm not capable of doing it in an hour, but the story on itself was just longer than I anticipated. Still, fifteen minutes extra was good. I did beat the clock since the Watch is not over yet! However, can I write a full story from zero to ready to publishing in two hours? No, I can't! At least not one that is 2000 words long! I need more time, but can I do it in less than a day? I... actually can. After seeing what I've accomplished tonight, I can actually do this in a single day.

So yeah, 2256 words on a challenge. It is a bad draft, but I like that bad draft. I like it because it is not a bad draft on its own, but rather an opportunity to make something. The story feels like a pilot episode for a series, and I don't mean to serialize it. All I want is to go back into writing.

Lesson learned: Sólveig needs more timers and more challenges. I should do one that says "can you write 2000 words in 60 minutes with just one hand on the keyboard?" just to keep it intersting. I don't have a unicycle, so I guess that would be my unicycle...

October 12th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 191

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 8 Up & Down Planks +EC
Count: 1626 - 1622 +EC

---

Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

---

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
WoD: Pro Boxer - LVL III +EC +Rest between levels
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 20 Lunges
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

---

Challenges:
1000 Calf Raises: Day 11 | Day 12
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Challenged myself and ended up with a 2256 words draft
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

---

Other Victories:

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

So yeah, 2256 words on a challenge. It is a bad draft, but I like that bad draft. I like it because it is not a bad draft on its own, but rather an opportunity to make something.

Great job!

Lesson learned: Sólveig needs more timers and more challenges. I should do one that says "can you write 2000 words in 60 minutes with just one hand on the keyboard?" just to keep it intersting. I don't have a unicycle, so I guess that would be my unicycle...

 

[Maegaranthelas]

Sometimes doing silly challenges really helps get you going.
They're not always sustainable, but it's motivating to see how much you can get done!

On the Orwell front, I wonder if it's because they're not nearly as revolutionary as they are held up to be.
More of a 'futility of resistance' vibe to them. Also I read somewhere the bureaucracy was mostly based on his experiences in the CIA :')

 

[PetiteSheWolf]

Just a not-random question, is "Farenheit 451" available or banned.? I really find that one very relevant... (though not a dictatorship in the strictest sense, it is a censured world that's crumbling because of that).

 

[Sólveig]

Sometimes doing silly challenges really helps get you going.
They're not always sustainable, but it's motivating to see how much you can get done!

Writing on an unicycle it is then!

On the Orwell front, I wonder if it's because they're not nearly as revolutionary as they are held up to be.
More of a 'futility of resistance' vibe to them. Also I read somewhere the bureaucracy was mostly based on his experiences in the CIA :')

Well, Animal Farm is a criticism towards Stalin's regime, and comparisons with Stalin have been happening here since as back as 2013. There's no ethnic cleansing, but 2016 nearly put us into a famine, and I don't even need to mention the human rights violation that happened over 2014, 2017, 2018, and 2024, including a call to build modern concentration camps in national television. Racism towards white people have been happening since the beginning in the year 2000, perpetrated exclusively by the regime as a way to impose the reality that the conquest was bigoted when the Spanish empire back then was not really bigoted, compared to the British, French, or Dutch empires of the era. They still try to stir the pot for things that happened five or six centuries ago... Ethnic cleansing hasn't happened though.

1984, however, with the Room 101 element, and the brainwashing Winston goes through, as well as the constant censorship of the truth, and how they are portraying the opposition leaders as rats, and how even their own followers say that they are going astray from the path that their leader put upon them... The two have really Emmanuel Goldstein vibes, and it's very creepy how everything is starting to unfold. Also, IngSoc and the ruling party here are way too similar. Some people are starting to notice really late that it's actually a cult, but that's mainly because they've been gradually turning into that.

Just a not-random question, is "Farenheit 451" available or banned.? I really find that one very relevant... (though not a dictatorship in the strictest sense, it is a censured world that's crumbling because of that).

I didn't see Fahrenheit 451 for sale there, but I just checked online and it is available both old editions and brand new editions. One big chain book store has it for sale for 24,22$ right now; brand new.

Funny enough, censorship is also hurting the academia big time, especially the government-issued academia. A student from one of those universities told me that they've been assigned to research the issues of social security in the country. A localized search shows no result because the narrative is that everything is perfect. How are they supposed to fix troubles if you sweep them under the rug? It is very harmful, and these are students from government-issued universities.

 

[Sólveig]

There's not much on the workout department today as I still struggled with the DOMS from Friday. It was also D&D day; the Session Zero for the reboot, and also a day to just play videogames for a while... until the power went out for like an hour.

Not much to be said except that I finished a journaling exercise I started last night. I don't know if I'll write tonight or not. I honestly have no idea, but I don't mind giving a try though.

October 13th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 191

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 30 Seconds Half Jacks +EC
Count: 1627 - 1623 +EC

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Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

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Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

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Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 8 Jumping Jacks
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

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Challenges:
1000 Calf Raises: Day 13
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

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Writing progress:
838 words!
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

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Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

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Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

A bunch of victories, but no writing. Plans for writing were made, but my workout left me so tired that, while I woke up for the Watch, my body was frozen in bed. I even had a bit of a hard time waking up this morning if it wasn't because I had some stuff to do.

I have some slight DOMS, but they aren't bothering me. I mean...



This is painfully deceiving. I had to take a longer break between the Split Lunges and the Sumo Squats

October 14th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 192

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Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees +EC
Daily Dare: 5 Jump Knee-tucks +EC
Count: 1628 - 1624 +EC

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Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

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Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
None yet
Bucket List:
Shadebound
Cardio & Abs

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Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
7 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
Monday +EC
Bigger, Stronger Glutes +EC
Counter Strike - LVL III +EC +Back leg on third combo
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 12 Squats
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

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Challenges:
1000 Calf Raises: Day 14
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

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Writing progress:
Nope
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

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Reading progress:
Can't Hurt Me - 35%
Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

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Other Victories: