Published on YouTube: 8th of March – Praise the lord for camping gear

via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBAgtPo2Pc0
<h2>📅 8th of March – Praise the Lord for Camping Gear ⛺</h2>
<h3>🌅 Morning Reflections & Gym Recap</h3>
<p>⏰ <strong>Time Check: 6:09 AM</strong> – Another night shift done, and the weather is still kicking around. It’s been windy enough that signs were falling over at work, but we got through it.</p>
<h4>🎯 Gym Recap:</h4>
<ul>
<li>🏋️ **Seated Dumbbell Overhead Press:** Started at 10kg, injured myself on the first rep (off to a great start 😅).</li>
<li>💡 **Switched Grip:** Adjusted hand positioning and managed to complete 4 sets.</li>
<li>🎯 **Side Delt Raises (Cable):** Strengthening my weakest muscle group.</li>
<li>⏳ **Cable Tricep Pulldowns:** Only had 6-7 minutes left, so I hit drop sets until failure.</li>
<li>💪 **Push-Ups to Finish:** 6 reps before collapsing—clearly, my arms were done. 😂</li>
</ul>
<p>🔥 <strong>Takeaway:</strong> Cutting rest periods down to **1 minute instead of 90 seconds** made my workout more efficient.</p>
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<h3>📚 Mindfulness & Gratitude Check-In</h3>
<ul>
<li>🙏 <strong>Grateful for:</strong> **Buckets.** Yes, buckets. I needed one to catch water from my AC so I wouldn’t wake up to a flood in my room.</li>
<li>🛠️ **Also used a bucket for pest control**—not glamorous, but effective.</li>
<li>🛒 **Grateful for Past Me’s Costco Trip:** Stocked up on essentials before the cyclone wiped out the grocery stores.</li>
</ul>
<p>🔥 <strong>Takeaway:</strong> **Simple things like buckets & meal prep can save the day.**</p>
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<h3>🥗 Nutrition & Quick Fixes</h3>
<ul>
<li>🍗 **Tinned Chicken from Costco:** Expected it to be disgusting but was actually fine.</li>
<li>🍽️ **Better than snacking on chips**—even if it’s full of preservatives, it’s still protein.</li>
<li>✅ **Balancing quick meals & health goals**—sometimes you just have to work with what you’ve got.</li>
</ul>
<p>🔥 <strong>Takeaway:</strong> Having **quick, high-protein options** makes night shift eating so much easier.</p>
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<h3>🏃 Running Struggles & Recovery Plan</h3>
<ul>
<li>🏃 **Managed a 3KM run after a 12-hour shift.**</li>
<li>💪 **Legs were cooked, but I still pushed through.**</li>
<li>⚠️ **Knee Issue:** Swung my leg too hard during a warm-up and felt my knee slip.</li>
<li>🩺 **Might need to get it checked—possibly from running too much.**</li>
</ul>
<p>🔥 <strong>Takeaway:</strong> **Elliptical & bike might be smarter options for now.**</p>
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<h3>🎸 Guitar, Work Jams & Unexpected Talent</h3>
<ul>
<li>🎸 **Boss brought his guitar to work**—turns out he plays harmonica too!</li>
<li>🎶 **Played a couple of songs together**—felt weird playing in front of someone else but ended up being fun.</li>
<li>🙌 **First time someone recognized what I was playing!** That was a cool moment.</li>
</ul>
<p>🔥 <strong>Takeaway:</strong> Need to **push past the fear of playing in front of people.**</p>
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<h3>📊 XP Tracking & Progress Update</h3>
<h4>📌 Total XP Progress (March 8th Update):</h4>
<ul>
<li>✅ <strong>Gym:</strong> **38 hours** – Still progressing.</li>
<li>✅ <strong>Guitar:</strong> **12.72 hours** – More comfortable playing in front of people.</li>
<li>✅ <strong>Reading:</strong> **11.3 hours** – Slowly increasing.</li>
<li>✅ <strong>Running:</strong> **58.5 KM** – Knee needs a break, but progress is there.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔥 New XP Earned:</h4>
<ul>
<li>📖 **Reading streak maintained (50 XP)**</li>
<li>🎸 **First public guitar session (50 XP)**</li>
</ul>
<p>🔥 **Current XP Total:** **850 XP** – Almost at the next level! 🚀</p>
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<h3>🎯 Looking Ahead & Future Plans</h3>
<ul>
<li>🏋️ **Prioritize knee-friendly workouts**—elliptical & bike until my knee is better.</li>
<li>🎸 **More guitar in social settings**—overcome the awkwardness.</li>
<li>📖 **Keep pushing reading time up.**</li>
<li>🏃 **Reassess running goals based on knee recovery.**</li>
</ul>
<p>🔥 <strong>Takeaway:</strong> **Adjustments are part of progress—time to work smarter.**</p>
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<h3>🔥 Final Thoughts</h3>
<h4>💡 Biggest Wins Today:</h4>
<ul>
<li>✅ **Completed a solid gym session despite being exhausted.**</li>
<li>✅ **Kept nutrition on track with quick fixes.**</li>
<li>✅ **First time playing guitar with someone & being recognized.**</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>”You’re enough. You’ve got this. Keep moving forward and crushing those goals!”</strong> 🚀</p>