The Paragon Path Towards An Epic Destiny

[WolfDreamer]

This is painfully deceiving

I love/hate exercises like that. I remember one of the daily dares where you hold your arms over your head and open and close your palms. It looks easy but quickly becomes painful and difficult.

I see a lot more check marks than X's on your checklist! Well done! Keep that momentum.

 

[Sólveig]

@Maegaranthelas @PetiteSheWolf You might want to check this news article from last year, and I think the statistics hadn't changed so far: https://orinocotribune.com/venezuela-leads-western-hemisphere-as-country-with-most-reading-activity/

I guess it is in the government's interest (especially the Ministry of Culture) to keep this number high, which is good. The International Book Fair is hosted here as well. So far, there's only one book banned: The Satanic Verses. It was banned back in 1989, eleven years before Chávez took power, so I'm guessing the ban was due to religious purposes (the country was quite supersticious back then, and everything that said "Satan" was enough to trigger many alarms upon the christian population), or because the book was actually too much... I don't know, and I don't have the time to dig up upon the reasons for its ban in here, but that's the only banned book in here that I'm aware of so far. It's still banned to this day.

I love/hate exercises like that. I remember one of the daily dares where you hold your arms over your head and open and close your palms. It looks easy but quickly becomes painful and difficult.

I see a lot more check marks than X's on your checklist! Well done! Keep that momentum.

Thank you! The Xs are mostly because there's so many hours in a day, and some things aren't as "daily" as they ought to be (for instance, I can't do belly dance or shuffle dance in a day, but I keep them there). I am reworking on my reading progress though, as I've reworked my system, though I haven't done much reading since last week.

 

[Sólveig]

Minor DOMS didn't allow me to do Burpees today, but I don't mind. I did had a spur of writing during the day, which was neat. 733 words in 15 minutes. Most of it were ideas, sentences, and rants I will use in my upcoming project, but that was it. Today was more of a day for researching, getting inspired, working, and dealing with some paralysis by decision, which was solved with some help.

I am going to write tonight though. I don't know what, but I will.

E: I MANAGED TO DO 2500 WORDS TODAY!

E²: There was a typo in the list. I did roll the dice and did the exercise.

October 15th, 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
Daily Dare: 20 Scissors +EC
Count: 1629 - 1625 +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
WoD: Herald - LVL III +No rest
Seated Hero - LVL III +30 seconds rest
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 15
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

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Writing progress:
2545 words in 70 minutes!
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 skipped the Watch. Reason for it being that I really had no idea about what to do. I wrote goals for the day, but my time got absorbed, and a powercut that happened right at the highest of the heat didn't help. I did read a book though, but that was it. All I did is do my workout, deal with someone who seriously can't take no for an answer, and now I have an appointment.

Everything got screwed up, but I don't worry about it. Today is just a second chance to do the same things that I skipped yesterday.

October 16th, 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
Daily Dare: 30 Seconds Punches +EC
Count: 1630 - 1626 +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
Zombie - LVL SS +No rest
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 20 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 Calf Raises: 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:
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]

Well, I managed to do a couple of things, like organizing my stuff, getting some of my motivation ready, and an exercise that I'll be doing while in the moments that I catch myself having self doubts during writing, working out, or anything. Also, while I was working on my stuff yesterday I felt quite excited at some points, which was good because that's the feeling that I need to have. I was doing some research and that got my imagination run wild.

I also did a couple of tables to prevent myself from doomscrolling: one with research projects, and the other one with content that I want to consume instead of doomscrolling, content that is more wholesome, or entertaining. A couple of podcasts, books, some shows... Research projects is just for me to seek out the content that I want instead of having the content fed at me, plus I can make stuff out of it. In fact, I can make stuff out of both lists because it'll encourage me to create something. I mean, I got myself into reading about Lucrezia Borgia yesterday while I was waiting, and I started to read about her because I saw her name on a book's index that the last name I expected to see was hers, out of all the Borgias... Then I realized why the responsibles for that book chose her out of everyone, and it fed me into looking more into the power families of the Italy from the XVI century. If you played Assassin's Creed, you know the ones. I could make something out of it, honestly.

As long as it doesn't make me doomscroll, and it makes me do stuff...

It was at least better than the day before. Two out of four victories, but still victories. Had to skip the Watch because, while I woke up, my body just froze. I don't know if it was due to the heat, or because I was tired for some reason... I mean, the heat has been making me sleep poorly lately, so that would be the reason. We need more rains... Constant rains...

October 17th, 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
Daily Dare: 30 Tap Side Lunges +EC
Count: 1631 - 1627 +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: 2-minute Abs +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 10 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 17
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

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Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

I... don't know what to do tonight.

I mean, I woke up, on one hand. On the other, well, today was a pretty hot day. A long powercut didn't help things, but at least I spend my day reading, and I did my workout too. I'm considering moving to another room again seeing that there is a room that is much bigger in the house, yet it still seems just as hot, but at least it has a window that opens closer to the outside, and it is a better place for installing an AC in the future too. I still need to check if the Internet signal is fine or not because that's the weakest spot, if I recall correctly.

Having more space provides also more ability to do workouts, including more complex combat exercises. Then again, I am just thinking about this because I haven't taken any decision.

Something came up too, a little idea I can work upon during powercuts, but I didn't do any of it today. I was just reading, and only reading.

I'll see what I'll do tonight.

October 18th, 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
Daily Dare: 30 Seconds Side Plank +EC
Count: 1632 - 1628 +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: Ready, Steady, Go! - LVL III +No rest
Black Knight
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 4 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 18
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
312 words... Not a lot.
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]

Last night I wrote 312 words. Tonight, I don't know if I'll have time to write. I'm actually yawning quite a lot right now, even though I just woke up. I honestly don't know what to do. I spent the day like that, in complete auto-pilot, not knowing what to do, and everything just accumulated.

I did prepare my D&D session, and it was a list. Yeah, I'm doing just lists for it. I also walked... I don't know. It was a very uninteresting day, but it's like the second day in a row that I work on autopilot.

October 19th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 193

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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 Single Leg Bridges +EC
Count: 1633 - 1629 +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: Coyote - LVL III +Rest between levels
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 Calf Raises: Day 19
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

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Other Victories:

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Good work getting your 312 words, in spite of the challenges.
Some days the progress seems slow. But it's still progress.

 

[Sólveig]

@Laura Rainbow Dragon Thank you! I actually realized last night that my issue is that I'm understimulated most of the time, for many reasons. I did a lot of reading during the Watch, so much so that I pretty much ticked off a goal that I designed especifically for this morning. One way that works for me when I'm understimulated is through body doubling, which is why I always drew more and better with people surrounding me than when I'm on my own. In fact, I am noticing that I actually work better with people around me instead of alone.

However, those 312 words, and the rest of the writing successes that I had lately are because, without realizing, I've been body doubling in the most unorthodox way, so unorthodox that, if I was a stand-up comedian, I would definitely make it a routine. Then again, it works, and is not just body doubling. I'm pretty much outsourcing the need to look for music, and creating an environment that gets me into writing. I don't know why I didn't push further than 312 words, but I guess it's because those 312 words were actually the beginning of two stories that I started to write simultaneously in the same document, and I had to because I was afraid the idea would slip out of my head at any moment. The biggest hurdle is gone though: how do I start? One is only a killer opening line, and the other one already has a first paragraph done.

It's a start!

E: The reason why I did a lot of reading during that Watch is, also, because I body doubled. I did everything that I was supposed to do this morning, and then some, in that period.

 

[Sólveig]

Oh damn, I woke up for the Watch, but I didn't do anything. I managed to enter the Hive, but I was too sleepy and I just...

And then I woke up a bit late today, I didn't have time to post, and when I came back, boom! A powercut that lasted through the entire afternoon!

Bad omen to learn that another allied country decided to ban Discord, but this time they did because they think they're doing good by banning it, but at the end of the day, it does absolutely nothing. Honestly, I'm just glad that the general reputation of Discord here is different than Turkey's; here is just an app that folks who play Counter-Strike, game devs, and programmers use; it's just something for the nerds, but over in Turkey... just, wow... Sadly, that's not the only place on the Internet where criminal communities like they found exist. They don't even need an app to exist. I've seen one popping up on a dead imageboard once, and then there's of course the infamous Farms that was created with that exact purpose of cyberbullying people, and that's just the surface web. But, of course, politicians will be politicians, and will always remain ignorant if ignorance means to stick themselves to power even more.

Clock's ticking though. This one felt more justified.

Anyway, yesterday was D&D day. It was fun, though the dice are evil and a huge mess. I came back home late, and I didn't do much except prepare for NaNoWriMo sinc it's coming up next week. I am really excited for it!

October 20th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 193

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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 Single Leg Bridges +EC
Count: 1634 - 1630 +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 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]

The powercut lasted the entire afternoon. I guess that's all I can say about today. There was no victory, there were no heroes... it was all a big waste of time.

All I did was sleep and wait. My workout got completely destroyed, so I skipped the day. No Burpees. Only did 10 and that was it.

October 21st, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 193

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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 Reverse Angels +EC
Count: 1635 - 1631 +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
Monday +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 20 Push-ups | 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 20 | Day 21
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

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Writing progress:
764 words. It could've been more, but it's what I could do while, simultaneously, preparing for NaNoWriMo. It was an hour of work, so yes, I could've done around 1250 to 1500 words more.
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 didn't post yesterday because I slept straight. I wasted my day yesterday. I got a bit overboard researching soap operas, but thankfully, I got it controlled today! It's just that the control was against my will. I slept straight because, while I still went to bed on time, it was... not enough sleep time to guarrantee a good Watch.

Today, however, was horrible. All I did today was sleep because there was nothing to do for over ten hours. Ten! This was due to a power surge that happened because a cable fell down on a street, and pretty much killed the power service on many houses. This was something that should've been fixed in less than ten hours, but it lasted for ten hours because that's how long it took the company to send two guys to fix that simple issue. Be thankful that it isn't a murder, because if it was a murder, the killer would already be at Maicao, drinking a cup of coffee while we still wait for the police.

So that was a way to spend the day: consumed by heat, understimulated to do anything, because even thinking becam a chore when a relentless heat attacked the house for the entire day. When the power came back is when I pretty much did my entire workout straight through. I got 230 Burpees done today, but at what cost?

This is lining up to be yet another bad week. I better buckle up.

October 22nd, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 193

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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 Elbow Plank +EC
Count: 1636 - 1632 +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
7 Full Burpees w/Jump Knee-tuck
WoD: Push, Squat, Repeat - LVL III +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 8 Full Burpees w/Jump Knee-tuck
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 22
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:

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October 23rd, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 193

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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 Get-ups +EC
Count: 1637 - 1633 +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
Burpee Queen +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

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

---

Writing progress:
Not yet
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:

 

[MadamMeow]

I'm sorry you have to deal with that so much. Just crazy.

 

[Sólveig]

Okay, so, I didn't do anything today. I got caught up in the research sinkhole, so I pretty much cancelled everything. I'm also skipping the Watch because this is the time in which I ended coming out of the research sinkhole, and I'm not sleeping for half an hour before midnight only to wake up half an hour later. That's just a nap.

On the other hand, I did a few chores around the house, prepared a bit more for NaNoWriMo, and got my next BuJo ready since my current one has only next week left. I already finished putting the rest of 2024 and the first week of 2025, and even put the page numbers. All I'm missing is the hours, but that's something I'll get on it tomorrow. It is tedious to do it for a long period, but I just want to be completely friction free on November because I am passionate about my project.

I also decided to keep the workout light today. Like I said, research sinkhole. My bad. Hyperfocus got the best of me, but at least I have a TV show to follow. First time I'm actually watching a soap opera and taking notes on the story. It's research because, as I mentioned somewhere, it is a structure. Sure, two episodes was enough, but then I got caught up into it, plus it is a mine of inspiration because it has themes that resonate with everything that I do. It's just presented more as a dramatic comedy instead of the neon-noir I usually write about. The acting might be cheesy, the plot might be silly, the production might be low, but when the story is well built, even the one that feels like brain rot turns out to be engaging. You can switch the relationships upon their web into something more mature, and you can switch a stupid romantic tale into a very mature political thriller with just a few words. It actually works because I'm using it currently for D&D, and it helps me to write better. Less bloat, because I need constraints.

October 24th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 193

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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 Vrksasana +EC
Count: 1638 - 1634 +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: Good Morning, Abs! +EC
Mission Possible
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 24
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
I did not expect to write 140 words in 17 minutes out of nowhere, but I did.
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

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

---

Other Victories:

 

[Sólveig]

Again, I skipped the Watch. Then there was a powercut that lasted for the entire afternoon. I didn't do anything at all...

I did have my journaling workshop, so there's that. Is not like I wasn't busy at least, and it was fun to be out of the house, not dealing with the unbearable heat, but it was still hot. I didn't work out because I didn't get any time to do so. I thought I was going to do something during the Watch, but nope. I slept straight through it. It's alright though. I know this week was not the greatest, so I don't really care. I'm just taking anything that I can do.

By the way, on my previous post, I said that I didn't write. I'll edit after I post because, before I went to bed, I suddenly spent 17 minutes to write 140 words. Is not much, but it is a progress that I'm willing to celebrate because it was my body craving for writing.

Right now, I glued together 11 pieces of A4 paper and made a scroll that is 2.87 meters long. I don't know what I'll write on it, but I want to write something on it. I also want to make one that is the same size as the scroll that has The 120 Days of Sodom written on it, which is 12.1 meters long. I don't know what I'm supposed to write on it, but the novelty of writing in such a long piece of paper is hyping me up. I guess this is just a way to switch things up for my ADHD: ditch the keyboard from time to time, or ditch traditional notebooks and aim for paper, or even better, a DIY approach like this.

October 25th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 193

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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 Staggered Deadlifts +EC
Count: 1639 - 1635 +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 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 25
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Not today
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]

Today was better, even though I also had my time squeezed out due to chores and an unexpected accident: my lightbulb died. I put a temporary replacement, but it won't be until Monday that I can get a new one. At least is not an incandescent bulb, because I don't want to deal with something that only increases the temperature.

Anyway, it's the Watch, and quite frankly, I'm using it to prepare my ICRPG session for tomorrow. Yeah, ICRPG. Since this week is Halloween, I decided to do a quick one-shot: a meatgrinder dungeon from which three characters must escape. Why ICRPG? Because I didn't want to have extra weak characters (zero-level characters) for it since I want my players to have one instead of four, plus ICRPG works the best for classless stuff. Also, it's inspired in the Saw films, so it is literally a meat grinder. As usual, a Halloween one-shot that will turn into dark humor since we'll all follow the tropes, and we won't even pretend that we won't, because it is fun. If they die, it's fine, they can make another character on the spot (it takes less than five minutes), and once they get it done, I'll plop it in in the same way players can come back from the dead in Left 4 Dead: by having them locked up in a room until someone opens that up.

Three small levels, one riddle for each level, and that's it. It's short. I'll only have 1D6 rooms with the first two levels, and leave the third as an arena because I'll end it on PvP. 1s will be rerolled.

Tomorrow I'll fill those dungeons before leaving the house and that'll be it. 110 Burpees today, though not in a row.

October 26th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 193

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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 Sumo Squat Hold +EC
Count: 1640 - 1636 +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" AMRAP: 28 + 2 Full Burpees
60" AMRAP: 27 + 3 Full Burpees
WoD: Watch Me. - LVL III +EC +Rest between levels
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 20 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 26
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]

ICPRG day. Saw-themed one-shot that ended up quite dark, but also quite fun and funny. My players managed to team up, but only one of them had to survive. I put a rule which was that, on a Nat 1, any gun runs out of ammo. Would you believe me that I called that happen at the end? The last roll was when one player was about to execute another one, and I asked for a roll for ammo, only for the dice to go into a Nat 1. I saw that happening in slow motion, which then ended up in the most anticlimactic and funniest execution that could've ever happened in a game.

I'm actually glad I told them to start with 20 HP instead of 10; otherwise they wouldn't have passed after the first level. No deaths, but they were below 50% of their HP throughout the dungeon. It was a small dungeon though, and once it was over, I actually cleared it out to tell them what they missed, and how things would've turned should they've picked different choices.

Sadly, I skipped the Watch on an accident. I didn't hear the alarm to wake up, and that was my fault. I was on top of my phone, so I couldn't listen to it, which means I'm late for many things now.

I also noticed I didn't change the DD for a while here, so I'll get to it.

October 27th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 193

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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: 1641 - 1637 +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
Hive Defender 2024: Day 1 - 300 Hops on the Spot | Boss 1 - 100 Side Kicks
WoD: Man Down +EC
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 Calf Raises: Day 27
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]

Final week. I already started. Even a powercut didn't stop me from working today. I have until Friday to finish preparing, and now NaNoWriMo begins.

I squeezed my workout today too. Many of the stuff that I did happened in a very short time, so it was quite tiring. Still, I did everything, and now, I'm in the middle of a Watch, ready to finish my weekly plan and even do some NaNo prep.

So far I'm quite hyped. Excited and afraid. It's the first time I'm doing two simultaneous projects, but one of them is not about the wordcount because it is handwritten. The other one, the one I'll do on the computer, every word counts, literally. I'm already having ideas as to what to do. Music is speaking to me too.

I'm ready. My mind's been ready for a while. I feel this year is going to be very challening, but I can do this.

October 28th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 194

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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 Knee Strikes +EC
Count: 1642 - 1638 +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
Hive Defender 2024: Day 2 - 100 Side Kicks
WoD: Origin Story - LVL III +Megaset
Monday +EC
Leg-endary +No rest
One Kick (Side Kick) - LVL III +EC +Rest between levels
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 27 | Day 28
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Pending?
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 dang, it got busy. So busy that I couldn't work on my projects. It's okay though, I still have a couple of days left.

I was about to do use the Watch for this, but I actually had a hard time trying to sleep, so I decided to sleep all the way through instead. But yeah, yesterday was quite busy. I also missed another boss on Hive Defender, but at least I fought the Ghouls!

And it wasn't a day with 100% misses. I also got a new badge: 1000 Calf Raises, done! NaNoWriMo awaits, and this time, I decided to do the thing that I didn't do the time my hard drive broke: for each day that I write digitally, I will backup that markdown file, and send it straight into my phone. How does that sound, huh? I am not losing this manuscript this time. I will not lose this manuscript! Not this one!

October 29th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 194

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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: 50 Side-to-side Backfists +EC
Count: 1643 - 1639 +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
Hive Defender 2024: Day 3 - 500 Punches
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 10 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 29 | Day 30
Up Next: 10000 Punches
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
It didn't happen
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

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

---

Other Victories:

 

[Maegaranthelas]

Happy Badge Day!

 

[Fremen]

Congrats

 

[Anek]

Congrats on the challenge!!

 

[Sólveig]

@Maegaranthelas @Fremen @Anek Thanks!

 

[MadamMeow]

Congrats for 1000 Calf Raises!

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Congratulations on completing 1000 Calf Raises!

 

[Syrius]

Happy Badge Day!!

 

[Sólveig]

@MadamMeow @Laura Rainbow Dragon @Syrius Thank you!

---

I spent the entire day getting ready for NaNoWriMo. My digital project is ready, and all I'm waiting for is the green light. My handwritten project is still some ways to go, but I can strike those off tonight and tomorrow. All I need is a timeline, a rought outline, and the enemies because it will be one with several antagonists. Right now, I'm feeling like one of those villains who rub their hands together like they just used hand sainitizer when it comes to this project because it follows the same type of conspiracy that is a piece of fiction that is about a heist, an assassination, or a crime to be solved. The only difference is that I flipped several switches, but the overall structure is the same, and it promises to be as entertaining to read as it is to write.

I think I'll have them both ready, and during my next Watch, I'll start because it will be November 1st right then. For now, this will be my last day preparing for a very stressful, yet exciting month. I really want to see both stories come to fruition for NaNoWriMo.

E: Everything is ready. My spreadsheet is ready, my projects are ready, my mood is ready... I think tomorrow is a complete day off, so I'm giving myself a pat on the back because I am ready to nail this. As a way to reduce friction, I might suspend my training plan and go after a program instead. Maybe do Shadowbound or Cardio & Abs for once, but I'll check out the programs first. I might be drawn towards High Gear because... well, if you're reading this, you know already why.

October 30th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 194

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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 Lunge Step-ups +EC
Count: 1644 - 1640 +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
Zombie - LVL SS +No rest
Sculptor +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 20 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:
10000 Punches: Waiting next month
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Don't know...
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

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

---

Other Victories:

 

[PetiteSheWolf]

Grats on the challenge, and wishing you the best for NanoWriMo!

 

[TopNotch]

Congrats on the challenge, and all the best for a wordy November!

 

[Sólveig]

@PetiteSheWolf @TopNotch Thanks!

 

[Sólveig]

Workout got suspended for several reasons. One, I got my time occupied. Two, the beans I ate today took over during my workout day, and even took over half hour of my Watch, so I had to reduce my writing time. And while I'm posting my Halloween log that I couldn't do the way I planned, today, right now, is November 1st. It is 1:37 AM, and I just punched in the first 907 words of my NaNo project.

It was a rocky start, but I started, and now, I am going forward. I stopped for the moment because I want to take some leisure time tonight, but that's nearly 1000 words done so far. Then the sun comes out, I'll punch out more words, and I'll keep punching more words and words...

I mean, last year, I reached to 50K on Day 25, and I actually skipped 5 days for reasons beyond my control: lack of sleep, appointments, last-minute commitments... there was one day in which my brain was so tired that I couldn't even think anything... But I reached 50K in Day 25, and I just kept going. The most I wrote in a day was 6.2K, followed by 5.5K, and 5.4K. Now, 907 words in just an hour? I'm not hitting myself too hard upon this because I am just starting, and starting is always a hard way up for me, but I can see this number increasing as the days go by.

I'm patting myself on the back because I did it: I started a new project, and while it doesn't seem like much right now, I am just excited to go for the most exciting part.

E:

Current mood for this month.

October 31st, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 194

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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 Calf Raise Hold +EC
Count: 1645 - 1641 +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 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:
10000 Punches: Waiting next month
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Just motivational prep
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]

Good job getting a strong start on your NaNo @Sólveig !

 

[Sólveig]

Today was a major victory for NaNoWriMo! I've never kicked off the challenge with this level of success before, and all it took me was 60 minutes during the Watch, and then two writing sessions of 40 minutes throughout the day to get a total of 3253 words, making me go beyond my 2500 daily requirement, and I honestly wanted to go after more. It's the first day and I noticed that maybe my plans of making a bottle episode of a novel might go against me, but I decided to keep going for my plans and, at the very least, do the main story before even dare into going for any editing. I started to see the cracks because I feel the beginning is boring. Then again, I'm putting just a bulk of words, and I knew this was going to start boring, but that's the beauty of this: as long as it is out, I can do whatever I want. But if it isn't out, then I don't have anything to work with.

For now, it's all about getting the words out. I'll worry about that later. I can read a NaNo draft in a single day; I've done it before.

I thought I'd skip this Watch, but nope. I cheated my brain into getting off of bed to rearrange the fan, and as soon as I stood up and saw the laptop, I felt the calling. I'm going to start writing as soon as I'm done posting. But yeah, I started off with a blast!

I'm really excited for this story. In fact, my ADHD is obsessing over it, so I'm going to use it. My plans for doing two NaNos simultaneously? I ditched them. I got so much into this that I don't want to have a side project because I know I'll distract myself. It's better if I stay at this, as long as I get to the 50K mark, or until I finish the month. Then, while I edit, I can do whatever I want. For now, I'll do this.

Now, it's time for Day 2.

November 1st, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 194

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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 Jumping Jacks +EC
Count: 1646 - 1642 +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:
Cardio & Abs: Day 1 - LVL III +60-minutes rest +Rest between levels
Bucket List:
Shadebound
High Gear

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
6 Full Burpees w/Jump Knee-tuck
10 Double Burpees w/Jump Knee-tuck
WoD: Go Ahead, Make My Day - LVL III +EC +Rest between levels
Burpee Queen +EC +Full Burpees w/Jump Knee-tuck
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 4 Full Burpees w/Jump Knee-tuck
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:
10000 Punches: Day 1
NaNoWriMo 2024: Day 1 - 3253 words | 3253 / 50000 (6.5%)
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

---

Writing progress:
Three writing sessions that got me 3253 words!
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words

---

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

---

Other Victories:

 

[TopNotch]

Well done with the writing.

 

[Sólveig]

I don't know if I was supposed to face these demons today. See, the reason I chose this plot for NaNoWriMo is not because it is an idea that draws a lot of my attention, especially because it was something first, but when I switched things it morphed into something even more interesting. No, the reason I chose it is because it's a way for me to stich up some lingering wounds that I still carry from my breakup six months ago. Honestly, today, I feel horrible. I'm not sure whether that's because I'll turn 31 tomorrow, or because I'm thinking about what could've been, or my own mistakes, or anything, but this is something that I'm still carrying, and I'm worrying that the window of opportunity that I'm having is closing soon.

I don't know... I just feel like I suck really hard, like I'm really horrible... I'm completely disappointed on myself, you know. I lost everything, including the thing that I didn't want to lose the most, and now my reality is that everything is in shambles, and there's nothing left for me to lose. I don't really want to look for a motivational speel or something like that, I just want to say that I'm currently in a dark place, probably because I entered in it as soon as I finished putting the last words on my NaNo today as I'll go into a journey that will force me to go back to six years ago... I miss her a lot. I miss her so much...

At the very least I know that I'm capable of things. I may have lost everything to both an unfair regime and my own stupidity, but at least I know that I can go beyond 2500 words on a day, especially if I divide things in chunks. Sixty minutes, forty minutes, thirty minutes, fifty minutes... Four chunks, I ended up with nearly 4000 words, and with time to spare... Why don't I write like this? Why this year? Why am I being more effective this year than on the previous times?

I should be happy for this. I mean, I actually am happy that I'm approaching 20% of NaNoWriMo in just the first two days! I've never been so driven to write before, and I've had projects that went deep into my psyche... but this one... this one is the one I can't stop putting my attention upon. With this one I have the support of someone who doesn't know that she is supporting me. For this one, I am using my own ADHD to move forward while I'm going into the darkness to fight whatever's left within me. Who the hell is going to change after this project? Is it me, or the protagonist of this book?

Maybe both...

I don't know... I'm just so disapointed on myself. Two thirds of this year were downright awful, and I don't want to go through all of that again. In part, I want to go back, but then I see that there's no way back, and she made sure that there was no way back. The only way is forward, and I feel that it ends here. The only way forward is through the darkness, and I'm scared, I'm really scared because, like I said before, I feel that my window of opportunity is closing in quicker than I expect.

I just miss her a lot...

I'm posting early because I only want to do one thing on the Watch: look for my virtual body double, and write. The plot finally started, on word 7000. The moment I started planning I knew this was going to be longer than 50000 words.

E: Typo.

November 2nd, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 194

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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 Plank Crunches +EC
Count: 1647 - 1643 +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:
Cardio & Abs: Day 2 - LVL III +No rest
Bucket List:
Shadebound
High Gear

---

Workouts:
150 Burpees +EC
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 12 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:
10000 Punches: Day 2
NaNoWriMo 2024: Day 2 - 3838 words | 7091 / 50000 (14.1%)
Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

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Writing progress:
Four writing sessions! I nailed 3838 words today!
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:

 

[neilarey]

Happy Birthday!

 

[NancyTree]

 

[TopNotch]

Happy birthday!

 

[Matan]

 

[Maegaranthelas]

 

[MadamMeow]

Hope you are having a Happy Birthday!

 

[Sólveig]

@neilarey @NancyTree @TopNotch @Matan @Maegaranthelas @MadamMeow Thank you, bees! It really means a lot.

 

[HellYeah]

 

[PetiteSheWolf]

Happy birthday dear!

 

[Fremen]

Happy Birthday

 

[Syrius]

Happy Birthday!!!

 

[Anek]

 

[Sólveig]

@HellYeah @Fremen @PetiteSheWolf @Syrius @Anek Thank you so much!

 

[princess_sarena]

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Happy Birthday @Sólveig !
Congrats on a great start to your NaNo!