Day 211: 10/28/2018
Today is P’Gluay’s first day off of the week. I too decided to take today as mine as well.
I woke up feeling fully rested a bit before the alarm went off at 8 am. not because I was early but the daylight savings time was active this morning. That means we all gained an extra hour in bed last night.
I had literally no plans for today except for to go out for a run and to dine out either for lunch or dinner. After laying in bed lazily for almost an hour taking an advantage of an extra hour, I finally got up and cooked an easy breakfast for two.
Then we decided to go for a run during the midday time to avoid possible rain in the afternoon. It was perhaps the worst running experience for me not because of any external or environmental factors but rather my inner laziness. Presumably since I have not run as often as I used to, it is definitely easier to feel sluggish. But in the end, I did it though I was not that proud of myself this time.
P’Gluay and I went out for a late lunch plus early dinner at Bella Italia as there was a good deal for students. We each ordered a pizza but shared an appetizer and a dessert.
Important Note to Self
I let myself indulge with my phone during the daytime today. This is because I have made an important decision to distance myself from the 4-year relationship with my cell phone. I just found out a shockingly high amount of my phone usage at about 4 hours daily on a report on my phone this morning. That may sound fine but if this is considered carefully it will certainly raise a question, how can a PhD student like me who does so many things and engage in numerous academic activities devote that much time surfing the internet? That is absolutely unacceptable to me.
Plus, considering my long term goals, I should never have spent so much time on nonsense things like using my cell phone for an extended period of time for pleasure. Otherwise, my goals will never be met and my life will never be as I wanted to be. Thus, this is a critical decision I needed to make as soon as now!
As a result, I let myself indulge this free day before tightening it tomorrow and let this be my sole focus for the next week.
I have to admit, my phone addiction is real….
10/28/2018 11.24 pm.
