The Diary of The Deranged Writer

10-Minute Warning CLIX

So, what can I share here under 10 minutes?

In my first week of 2025, I feel so inspired to write in my actual diary and planner, make a few drafts here on The Diary, exercise at home and at my favorite jogging path, and work for the family business. I feel so productive and fine overall.

In my second week so far though… not so much. I mean, I’m doing all right with my diary/planner writing and at my day job, but I’m not doing well with exercising and writing here on The Diary. My blog post count for January 2025 so far is 3 (including this post) and I have 0 workouts this week. This sucks. I need to push myself further. Maybe another hangout at my favorite cafe will motivate me…

And that’s all for now.

Song of the Moment LXIV: Craig David’s “Don’t Love You No More (I’m Sorry)”

One of my resolutions in 2025 is to listen to at least one different music artist per week – a singer or a band that is not on my usual daily rotation. To kick off my resolution, I started with English singer Craig David, and listening to his hits and a few deep cuts has been refreshingly amazing.

What is my most listened-to Craig David song this week? It’s the sensual hit “7 Days”. But as I type this, I’m listening to my second most listened-to, “Don’t Love You No More (I’m Sorry)”. It’s an R&B song released in 2005 that reminds me of a heartbreaking moment that happened more than a decade later. Listening to it has been painful and addictive at the same time.

The music video of Craig David’s “Don’t Love You No More (I’m Sorry)”.

Happy weekend, everyone.

Notes to Self XV

It’s almost a week after New Year’s Day, and my past several days have been memorable. But I don’t want to blog about all of them at once. Why? I just finished my first workout of 2025.

One of my resolutions this year is to keep exercising as much as I want to keep writing in my journal and here on The Diary. Today, I restarted my fitness journey by following Body Project’s 30-minute fat-burning beginner workout. And in the first few minutes, Mr. Daniel Bartlett (the coach in the video) reminded me that I could pick my place in the workout. I can pause, catch my breath, and keep marching in place if I can’t do the workout. But because I truly wanted to push myself, I followed how Mr. Bartlett works out exactly… and then my legs shook and I was breathing heavily. (And this is from following a low-impact workout. It has been so long since I had a proper workout other than walking and jogging.) I just had to pause, rest for a while, and gain the energy to exercise again.

And when I finally gained that energy back, I played the video again and Mr. Bartlett said something that hit a nail in my head. This is my 15th Notes to Self.