24th of February – Rank 1 Wandering Bard achieved! 🎸
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📅 24th of February – Rank 1 Wandering Bard Achieved! 🎸
🌅 Slow Start & Mindfulness Check-In
⏰ Time Check: 5:10 AM – It took me ages to get out of bed today. I only set one alarm for 4:20 AM and decided to skip my usual 3:15 AM backup alarm. I figured if I was that tired, I needed the extra sleep.
🎯 Mindfulness & Gratitude:
- 🙏 Grateful for: Fans – Seriously, I can’t sleep without one. I get way too hot without that constant breeze.
- 👍 Compliment to Myself: Good on me for listening to my body and taking a rest day instead of running myself into the ground.
🔥 Takeaway: Sometimes, the best thing you can do is let yourself rest.
🏃 Evening Run & New Personal Bests
🌧️ Weather: Overcast but no rain. Decided to push myself and ended up setting two new personal bests:
- 🏅 1 KM: 6 minutes and 10 seconds – Not my treadmill record, but still great for outdoor running.
- 🏅 1 Mile: 10 minutes and 12 seconds – First time tracking my mile outdoors!
💪 Biggest Win: Even after feeling sluggish all day, I went for the run and pushed through a calf cramp by jogging slower instead of stopping completely.
🔥 Takeaway: Progress isn’t always pretty—sometimes it’s about pushing through discomfort.
🎸 Guitar Practice – Rank 1 Wandering Bard Unlocked!
🎸 Practice Session:
- ⏰ Played for 20 minutes after my run, even though my fingertips were sore.
- 🎶 Total Guitar Time: 10.48 hours – Officially hit Rank 1 Wandering Bard!
🔥 Takeaway: I’m finally seeing progress with this XP leveling system, and it feels incredibly rewarding.
📚 Reading & Learning
📖 Read for 10 minutes before work—keeping up the habit despite feeling tired.
- 📚 Total Reading Time: 8.92 hours – Getting closer to Apprentice Scholar Rank 1.
- 💡 Key Insight: Even short reading sessions add up over time.
🔥 Takeaway: Consistency is more important than perfection.
🥗 Nutrition & Breaking the Fast
🍕 Failed at fasting – Ended up eating half a Domino’s pizza at work.
- 😅 Tried to trick my workmate into eating it so I wouldn’t, but he didn’t fall for it.
- 🤔 Lesson Learned: I need to plan better if I’m going to try fasting again.
🔥 Takeaway: It’s okay to break a fast—I’m learning to be less harsh on myself about food.
🏃 Running Progress & XP Tracking
- 📏 Distance Today: 2.76 KM – Pushed through a calf cramp and still finished strong.
- 📊 Total Distance: 38.56 KM – Getting closer to the 50 KM goal for February!
📊 Total XP Progress (Feb 24 Update):
- ✅ Gym: 29.36 hours – No gym today, but staying consistent overall.
- ✅ Guitar: 10.48 hours – Rank 1 Wandering Bard unlocked!
- ✅ Reading: 8.92 hours – Almost at Apprentice Scholar Rank 1.
- ✅ Running: 38.56 KM – Pushing toward the 50 KM goal.
🔥 XP Milestones Unlocked:
- 🎸 Rank 1 Wandering Bard – 100 XP gained!
- 🥤 No soft drinks for a month – 50 XP.
- 🍻 No alcohol for a month – 50 XP.
🚀 Current XP Total: 400/500 XP – So close to the next level!
🔥 Final Thoughts
💡 Biggest Wins Today:
- ✅ Rank 1 Wandering Bard unlocked – Proof that consistent practice pays off.
- ✅ Two new personal bests for running.
- ✅ Stayed consistent with reading and XP tracking.
“You’re enough. You’ve got this. Keep moving forward and crushing those goals!” 🚀
