📅 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

Daily Check-in - 2026-07-12 Activities 🛏️ Good Sleep, 🥗 Healthy Eating, 🍺 No Alcohol, ☕ No Late Caffeine, 🥩 Hit Protein Goal, 🥦 Ate Vegetables, 🍳 Home Cooked Meal, ✨ Positive Mindset, 🌅 Focused Morning Scores 😊 Happiness: 7/10 ⚡ Energy: 7/10 🎯 Focus: 7/10 😌 Calmness: 7/10 🌙 Sleep Quality: 8/10 🔥 Motivation: 7/10 Reflection Ok - I promised an update. I didn't do a check in yesterday - it was fraught with disasters. It seemed that Murphy hadn't moved out afterall. So after flooding the lounge (the water pump for the fish tank sprang leaks everywhere), I had a massive clean up job. I replaced 3 o-rings and still the damn water pump leaked. I took it into the kitchen and tried to work it out. Instead I flooded the kitchen! Arrrggghhh!! After getting a copy of the schematics for the pump, I pulled it apart while on the phone to my brother (he's a mechanic). So, after some sound advise (don't get water inside the motor otherwise it'll short and that'll be the end of the pump), I continued to pull it apart. I couldn't see anything else wrong so text my brother to say that it looks like I'm coming to his place (he did offer!) now I've wrecked it. 2 hours at his place, in the dark and cold (it's winter), we finally got it going without leaks. We closed off the pipes and I transported it with the water still inside it, ready to attach to the fish tank. This morning I replaced the hoses from the pump to the tank (one hose was too short), and switched it on.......AND it leaked!!! Oh far out - how much more of this do I have to tolerate? With the help of my eldest son (his arms were a lot longer than mine), we spent quite an age and finally have it going without leaks. There are another 4 o-rings I discovered with my brother - they're specialised o-rings so I can't just rock on up to a DIY store to get replacements. He gave me the name of a supplier that they sometimes use at work. Anyway, a couple of days of cycling, hopefully the water will clear and then I have to pull the pump apart to put the filtration wool in......ahhhh......I hope this doesn't spell disaster again! I did extremely well given the disasters that kept happening and I put that down to having nearly 9.5h of sleep last night (that and my son's long arms!). Happy Sunday everyone!!