It was a cold and frosty morning, so I skipped my Club Handicap, and decided to do some speed repeats at my local park instead.

Did some discarding of books, the second KonMari category. Sold two batches of books, threw two bagfuls of books, and threw out a bagful of bed linen. Maybe if I’m diligent, and focussed, I might be able to finish one cycle of KonMari by Chinese New Year? Fingers crossed.

I had skipped the second step / Rule 2 of the KonMari method, which is to imagine the ideal lifestyle. While I haven’t visualised the ideal lifestyle and look and feel of the home per se, I think the important thing is that I want home to be sanctuary, a place I can relax in, rather than be a place of stress and chaos.

I ran some errands, then came back and did 500 dumb bell thrusters (only 3kg x 2, because my shoulder is still injured, and I’m not really supposed to be doing overhead arm movements) over ~1.5 hours (with a stroll and copious breaks in between), mostly because I didn’t want to break ALL my 2025 resolutions in Week 1…. As it is, I’m already under performing on my “aim to be sleep 7 hours per night / be in bed by 11pm”, and haven’t really started on any of my work-related resolutions so far.

I’m trying to prolong my mental disconnect from work as much as possible, given how burnt out I felt towards the end of last year, and my mini nervous breakdown. A friend said I really need to find a new job, because this is not healthy for me, and a few friends have said that my workplace sounds really toxic, and not suited for me at all. But I’m not going to be able to find a new job if I don’t put the work in!

Finally, the boys and I played some Diablo, which I bought so we can have a multi-player RPG to play as a family, and not just the single player ‘Zelda’, which feels rather anti-social. I’m trying to make the most of the last of my festive holiday lull, before I descend back into the realm of double standards, unrealistic expectations, and toxicity.