Money Diary #63

Morning: Up at 7, realize that the iPhone didn't charge last night for some reason, so I plug it in a different location. Get up, brush my teeth, and drink a cup of tea. A work email comes in, so I log on and finish some action items. Air fry bacon and eat that with another cup of tea. Go run errands with Dad at 9:30 (bank, gas for his car, Kroger, and Chick-Fil-A). At Kroger, we get medicine for them, chicken that's on clearance (for when they get back from the trip), clearance tres leches cake, clearance caramel chocolate fudge cheesecake, green bell peppers, cold pressed orange juice that's on sale, and Kroger brand cold-pressed orange juice on clearance. Pay at self-checkout, and as we're heading out, Dad realizes he forgot to scan the medicine, so we head back to the cashier to pay for that. Then off to Chick-Fil-A. 12-count chicken nuggets, 2 large waffle fries, and a sandwich (for me tomorrow). Come home and shower. Do the CfA survey from yesterday to get a free sandwich coupon.  

Afternoon: Split the 12-nuggets with dad for lunch and everyone has the fries. Try the Kroger brand cold-pressed juice which is just . . . okay. Will not be getting it again. Walk around the house a bit and do a coconut oil pull. A work request comes in, so I review that and send it off. Eat a bite of the caramel chocolate fudge cheesecake. YUM. Keep an eye out on email and walk some more. Parents pack for their trip and then milk tea and Ritz crackers for an afternoon snack. Read for a while, and here is what I learn:

• The most draining thing: "trying to work effectively with people who have an agenda other than improving the business" 

• On picking a manager: "Don't ever work for someone you don't want to become."

• Work & rest ethics: "The best work ethic requires a good rest ethic."

• Acknowledge when you need rest: "I decide to take a full day off to recoup. I'm a strong believer in treating mental health as you would your physical health, so I listen to my body and mind and acknowledge that it needs rest."

• Aim for better tasks: "Productivity is a distraction. Don't aim for better ways to get through your tasks as quickly as possible. Rather, aim for better tasks that you never want to stop doing."

• Truth: "You can be whatever you want, so be the person who ends meetings early."

• Books that I want to read: Hiding from the Internet and Kakeibo: The Japanese Art of Saving Money

• Something to pay attention to: "Learn how narcissism works on a deep level, specifically how manipulation through positive emotion works."

• When someone is rude: "It's thrilling to be extremely polite to rude strangers."

• Three gates before you speak: "Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?"

Evening: A few work emails come in during the early part of the evening, and I finish the two quicker requests and send them off. Leave the bigger request to work on tomorrow. Dinner is pretty early at 6:30 since they are leaving really early in the morning tomorrow. Air-fried salmon, cauliflower fried rice, regular fried rice, cauliflower, aubergine, and mangoes. All washed down with Kroger cold-pressed orange juice (which I realize isn't regular oranges, but rather Cuties). With that realization, it's actually pretty good. Do a coconut oil pull, brush my teeth, and bed around 9.