Documenting 2025

It's day 181 of documenting 2025. It's a new week! 🙂 Ironically it's also the end of the month. The day every paycheck comes in. Cha-ching! 💰 Speaking of paycheck, it's going to be my last one from my writing gigs. I'm taking a new direction....and working under agencies doesn't serve the purpose anymore. I resigned....for good. Looking back, it was a wonderful experience. I definitely learned a lot....and even taught some people how to do write for IG brands as well. (Story for another day...) Besides, I have samples and samples of content I created that I could add to my portfolio. But my boss was kinda pissed 😡  I could tell from his tone in the last voice note he sent. In his opinion, I couldn't just start work and say I want to quit after a month.... "It's not done like that" , he said. I apologized and gave my word that I would never approach him anymore for a work position in his consulting agency. I'm walking away from that...not...

It's day 180 of documenting 2025. Happy Sunday, my friend ☺️  Can you believe it's 20 days to day 200? I'm super psyched! Day 200 might not be a blast...but it's sure a great achievement. Fingers crossed 🤞🏼  Not much going on right now, except for the fact that I'll soon change how I write the posts here. Very soon, it'll be less about my life and more about my research and findings. The world doesn't revolve around Duon Ada, right? 😏 Let's get into Highlights now...and after I'll share another chat I had with my friendly psychologist. More like a sequel to yesterday's post. 365 Days With Self-discipline  📌 On Paying the Price as Fast as Possible "No matter how long a situation continues, there’s always a way to get out. But the sooner you handle it, the easier it is. Whenever I can I choose to pay in advance. But if I become aware of a mistake, I want to pay the price as fast as possible and clear the record. I’ve become fanatically int...

It's day 179 of documenting 2025 Happy Weekend, my friend ☺️ I hope your week went well Mine did... Well, it's straight into Highlights from here. Not much updates on my end. To make up, I'll give my thoughts on each quote from today's note, Which we're "highlighting". (Get it? 😄) 365 Days With Self-discipline 📌 On Effort Generating Satisfaction We like sitting in a garden but don’t want to get sweaty and dirty digging up a garden space or mowing the lawn, so we pay a gardener to cut the grass and plant some flowers. We want to enjoy a nice meal, but shopping and cooking are too much trouble, so we eat out or just pop something into the microwave. Sadly, in surrendering our effort in these activities, we gain relaxation, but we may actually give up a lot of deep enjoyment. It’s often effort that ultimately creates long-term satisfaction. Quote by Dan Ariely Effort ultimately creates long-term satisfaction. It seems like these days, ...

It's day 178 of documenting 2025. Happy Friday, my friend ☺️  Alas! Another week ends! I'm grateful for how this week went....because it went pretty great for me. I hope it did for you as well. You know what I realized? Doing things I've never done before can be scary 😨  At first, it's like the worst thing ever, with all the emotions raging and all. But then, it gets better. Way better than I expect. And then? After it's over, I now have the capacity to do it again....because in a future moment, I will think, "I've done it before". Honestly, the past six months have been a memorable ride. Good memories, and the not-so-good ones... But I can say that I've grown in certain areas of my life but not in others. It's all part of the journey 💜  Let's get into Highlights for today, and then I continue with my thoughts 💬  365 Days With Self-discipline  📌 On Losing Momentum "No matter what your goal/project, never allow yourself to miss two ...

It's day 177 of documenting 2025. Thursday be giving mid-week vibes, yeah? 😎 It's almost another weekend. And another pile of laundry to handle. Sorry....the laundry was all I could think of. It's just that I usually face resistance when it's time for me to do it. But if there's anything I've learned from 365 Days With Self-discipline, it's that I should start with a small task that's unpleasant and build momentum onto the big unpleasant tasks. I'll try it this time. I could also give myself a treat afterwards. I'm thinking chocolate biscuits and a walk to visit my friend 🎀  Nothing better than a good treat after all the hard work, yeah? 😄 Till Saturday then... Anyhoo...let's move on to what we have today. First up, it's Highlights....as usual. Then I'll share a long chat I had with ChatGPT on the topic of isolation. It's gonna be good! 365 Days With Self-discipline  📌 On Sleep "Good sleep habits could refuel a person’s a...

It's day 176 of documenting 2025. Some things we'll just miss As new events occur Be it joy or bliss Or the past that doesn't reoccur. Pretty good, right? I just formed it now. It still needs a little fine-tuning to clearly show the theme 🤔 No...I think it's okay. Anyways, on life updates (which is not a section by the way), I'm stopping some online work I started two months ago. I mentioned in some particular posts that there was some new development that I couldn't say. Well, it was the online job I got. And juggling online work and teaching at a school really takes a lot out of me. Dozing off mid-sentence is a new thing now. I hope it doesn't get to narcolepsy 😪 For some time, I loved the idea of a double identity. Duon Ada, Teacher by day, content writer by night. Similar to those expressions used to describe superheroes with double lives. Honestly, I planned to go at it for 5 months. But God had other plans. My exam is on the way,...

It's day 175 of documenting 2025 . How hot can the fire be? Just a thought 🤔 And I'm talking about the kind of fire that refines a normal diamond. I want to be sure tho... Are diamonds purified with fire? I don't think so.... It's gold that is purified by fire. (ChatGPT made it clear 😄) Taking this analogy into one's life, fire represents challenges and trials 🔥 No one would ever wish to pass through fire, but for growth, we all have to. So we can be refined. Here's a poem I came up with: I’ve grown in silence, bruised but bold,  No hand to guide, no arms to hold.  I’ve faced the dark and made it mine I rise alone, and that’s just fine.  I’ve learned to love the quiet space,  To move with fire, not beg for grace.  They care, I know; but still it’s me  Who climbs this wall, who sets me free.  So let them watch; I won’t pretend.  I’ll break, rebuild, and bloom again.  A wild rose born to own her name,  Not here f...

It's day 174 of documenting 2025. Happy Monday, my friend ☺️ It's gonna be a great week, And a great day! I just know it... Some realizations are coming to mind.... Things I've been running from for a while. I can't quite describe it...but do you remember the Bible story of the prodigal son? In this case, I'm the prodigal daughter. Yeah... that's a better way to explain it. And soon, things will change. Very soon. By change, I don't mean a bad change. It's the good kind. Oh! Did I tell you? I finally got a response to the reader survey I created. Finally! 😁 One response on my survey restored hope that more would come. Honestly, I was already starting to give up on the idea that I would get any responses. Glad I didn't... One more thing ☝🏼 It's something deeply personal...but I'm gonna drop hints. Over the weekend, I finally decided to let go of a certain fantasy in my head. It was there for a while...and I hoped it w...

It's day 173 of documenting 2025. Happy Sunday, my friend ☺️  I wish you a wonderful week ahead. I hope this week gives you more reasons to smile, even more to be grateful. On my end, it's getting clearer... What I must do to finally change things in my life. By change, I mean a shift from the familiar. And I'm starting with small steps. Asides that, I'm actually looking forward to the new week. I wouldn't say enthusiastic, just hopeful 😌 Hoping that things will move along well. That's all for updates. Let's move to the sections for today. Highlights come first, as usual. Then Meditations (it's becoming my favorite 😁) 365 Days With Self-discipline  📌 On Eating Alone "Meals eaten with one other person present were 33% larger than meals eaten alone, whereas 47%, 58%, 69%, 70%, 72%, and 96% increases were associated with two, three, four, five, six, and seven or more people present, respectively." Quote by John M. de Castro Here’s a super simp...

It's day 172 of documenting 2025. Ahh... The weekend 😌 Now I really appreciate the value of this two-day break. Can you imagine if work was everyday? Anyhoo... Yesterday's weather was pretty bleak...brief sunlight after some rain and then a gloomy sky afterwards. I hope today's weather is better. Concerning admission into school, it's in the works 😁 I'm definitely getting into the university this year. It's getting real, people! I don't know what to expect or what it will feel like. But I know I'm getting prepared for the new life... It's going to be a new chapter of my life...one that I hope gets filled with lots of good memories and experiences. That's all about my thoughts and life updates. Let's move on to Highlights and Meditations... They're great lessons 💯 365 Days With Self-discipline 📌 On Having More Than One Identity "Those who gain their sense of identity from many areas are more resilient when fa...

It's day 171 of documenting 2025 What a week! 😪 It's a Friday for me....not a Friyay (the exciting kind). Just woke up from the nap I took after I got home. (And yeah....I'm just typing by 2:45 in the afternoon...) This job is taking its toll...much so that it's forcing me to consider giving up my online work. I don't know if it's stress...but my mind seems like a chaotic environment. And I'm still bad at prioritizing. What's more important? What comes first? I whipped up a poem to describe how I feel. It's called "Spiral Of The Mind" I’ve been pouring time into what seems important,  But somehow, it doesn’t settle deep.  Tasks ticked, calls made, boxes checked Yet my thoughts slip through like sand.  Lately, my mind feels like a spiral,  Looping in circles I can’t seem to break.  I forget more than I remember,  And even silence feels loud with unrest.  It’s not pain. It’s not noise.  It’s just… chaos in disguise.  Y...