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XVIII: Full Circle II (The Diary’s 2nd Anniversary)

2 years ago yesterday, I published my first post here on The Diary. And looking back at those 2 years… oh, man, I have been through a lot.

In my first year of blogging on The Diary, I promised myself to publish 13 posts per month and I will blog every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Thankfully, I reached my post goals and schedule mainly because of my Minute Warning series (where I write anything under time pressure under 10 to 30 minutes). And if I were to publish a longer post, I have a writing process that works. You can check my first-year retrospective on this post.

And today, in my second year of blogging at The Diary, I’m looking back and checking if my writing processes still work and if my blogging schedule still serves me well.

10-Minute Warning CXXXIV

So, what can I share here under 10 minutes?

This weekend has been great. I kicked off the weekend by gulping my favorite Jack and Coke Zero, wrote some drafts, and then slept late. Hello, Saturday.

And then when I woke up in the afternoon, I watched the WWE shows Raw and SmackDown and the latest GMA drama Pulang Araw. After that, I capped off my Saturday with a 2-hour walking/jogging session at my favorite jog path, hung out with my Younger Brother and our cousins, and then went home at 3am on Sunday.

Crap. My 10 minutes is almost up… let me speed things up.

Today I woke up at 12pm, had chicken tinola for lunch, took a bath, put on one of my favorite outfits, and then went to church with my Mother and cousins. After that, my Younger Brother picked us up, we went to the newest mall in the metro and we had dinner there. God bless Manam.

And my time is up.

Header image: Aron Visuals of Unsplash. Edited in Adobe Photoshop 2024.

Published at 10:24pm. And I know I’m not supposed to edit this Minute Warning post (or any Minute Warning posts), but I had to at 10:30pm to ease my anxiety.

10-Minute Warning CXXXIII

I was truly productive this morning. I did my morning rituals without error, and 1 delicious cup of coffee gave me the energy to work right away. And then at work, I revised some quotations, photocopied a few documents, and sent several emails… and that was it. Work is over early, and now I have free time. What should I do?

I thought of making a different post – maybe a new Notes to Self or another Song of the Moment. But then I decided to make another Minute Warning post and enjoy the day more. I already spent a few of my free time watching a few episodes of Person of Interest (Season 4).

As I type this, the day is about to end, so what should I do? Maybe I should go to my favorite cafe and have a tasty affogato? Maybe watch Deadpool & Wolverine for the 3rd time? Or maybe I should do both?

Anyway, that’s what I can share (for now) under 10 minutes. Happy Monday!

Header image: Rodolfo Quirós of Pexels. Edited in Adobe Photoshop 2024.