📅 Daily Check-in - July 9, 2026 💭 Reflection: "Well today I'm feeling really exhausted. I took my husband to A&E last night because some skin that he accidentally tore off, was showing signs of complete breakdown. Diagnosis was cellulitis which was what I thought it was. Got home just after 10pm. This morning, we had an argument. Then watching the live stream on tv of our son playing football in Christchurch, my husband had another go at me. I left the room so angry that I was shaking. I kept myself shut away and finally managed to get the game to stream on my laptop. Just long enough to see our son take a 50/50 challenge for the ball (he's our Goalkeeper) and although he gets the ball out, He doesn't get back up on this feet. There's nothing worse than watching something like that unfold right before your eyes and that feeling of helplessness. He was taken off the field, unable to weight bear at the time. Looks like he's out of the tournament. He did text me when he got into the van. I said all the right things without showing any signs of panic. Finished our correspondence with him feeling better when I suddenly realised that I needed to get our other son to the doctors to have the cast taken off and his arm re-xrayed. I quickly relayed the info to my husband and left. Unbenounced to to me, while I was out, he was over-riding me and texting him directly. He then had the nerve to relay it all back to me. I honestly couldn't believe it. He was in good hands with the coaches and the managers, we had a plan where the manager would check in on him at lunchtime and if required would take him to the first aid tent when they went for the next game. Why did he bother? I felt like my authority was undermined. So my day has finished with me feeling frustrated that this is the way that it has to go. At least on the plus side, my youngest is out of a cast although there's a query over a possible chunk of bone taken out. But he's out and he's happy. I shouted him a smoothie afterwards as he had been so patient. Anyway, evening is starting to move in and tomorrow is a stat holiday (Matariki weekend) and I have animals to go out and take care of in the rain. Happy Thursday everyone! Venting is over!"

📅 Daily Check-in - July 10, 2026 💭 Reflection: "Following our live Q&A this morning, I thought I would do a check in at the beginning of the day to set my intention and then reflect on it at the end of the day. Today is Matariki and as such, it's a stat holiday. I'm going to use my time to bond with my youngest son (not that we don't have a bond because we do - a strong one) and we're going to set up a 200L fish tank (in theory!). It will need to stand for a few days before we introduce our fish into it. I also want to use snail rid on the plants in a separate container before introducing them to the tank. Alongside that, I have my nephew coming to look at the chook house and figure out how to weather proof it better - it's a large outdoor area but the cold southerly winds rip through it and if it's raining - the wind takes it through the whole area leaving their food drenched. And then very late tonight, we will travel down to Auckland Airport (approx 3 hours) to pick up my injured son who arrives at 9:50pm. So we won't get home again until the early hours of the morning but it will be wonderful to have us all back together again. So those are the intentions for today and I will reflect when I get home on the successes for the day. I'm determined to have a day where I won't let it be sabotaged by others." 📊 Wellbeing Scores: 😊 Happiness: 7/10 ⚡ Energy: 7/10 🎯 Focus: 7/10 😌 Calmness: 7/10 🌙 Sleep Quality: 6/10 🔥 Motivation: 7/10 ⭐ Average: 6.8/10 ✅ Activities from yesterday: 💧 Stayed Hydrated 🥗 Healthy Eating 🍺 No Alcohol ☕ No Late Caffeine 🥩 Hit Protein Goal ✨ Positive Mindset 🧠 Learning 🎸 Skill Practice