Welcome to another <Newly-Minted> Day. Here comes item #1 on my “ToDo List”: (You can use these symbols: ☐✅).
New Format… Day #00? (?/14–>50%=Win!) (<290 Today???)
So I’m going to start this next month with a new format and see how it goes. I’ve been doing primarily lists for the past few years, but I thought I would try something different…
The main goal is to: get back to <290 lbs.
I’m still going to have “ToDo” Lists at heart, but this time I’m going to couch these “ToDo” items in paragraphs to provide a narrative on what needs to be done. In doing so, hopefully I will get myself into the mood of getting things done. The goal is to complete the “ToDo” items in the paragraphs no matter what each day, with a lot of regular “ToDo” items to follow these paragraphs if I happen to feel extra “energetic” and want to get more done. Ready? Here goes…
To start off each day, record my weight as I have been doing so far:
- ✅ #01: 📈 Weigh yourself! (361.9 lbs. – 320.6 lbs. = 41.3 lbs. total weight loss.)
- ✅ #02: 📉 Record Weight Down in Title!
- ✅ #03: 😴 Record any Nighttime Whispers! (None!)
The main go for the next month or so is to focus more on my health and getting back down to <290.0 lbs., which I did do last August, but have gone up considerably since then. I need to put the benefits of losing weight at the forefront of my mind:
- To simply feel better.
- To be able to walk faster.
- Walking in Philippines.
- Shins.
- Prolong Knees.
To do this I will be going back to the basics, and initially adopting Andrew Taylor’s SpudFit diet, of only potatoes and condiments for the next month. This can/will include both regular and sweet potatoes, almond milk, “sugar” included condiments but “without fat”, tea, coffee, Zevia, 0% alcohol beer, and water.
- ☐✅ #04: 🥔Follow the SpudFit diet plan! <>
- ✅ #05: 💊 Take Vitamins: (6:57 pm!)
- ☐✅ #06: 🥂 Martini Water Ritual! <>
- 🌾 Collagen (2 scoops)
- ☐✅ #07: 💧 Hydration Target Met (≈ 2L) with (Lemon juice: 6 tablespoons, Apple cider vinegar: 2 tablespoons, Himalayan salt: 1/4 teaspoon, Iodized salt: 1/4 teaspoon)! <>
Moving away from the physical, to the mental:
- ✅ #08: 🌎Read The World Is Waiting For You by Edwina Findley Dickerson <>
- ☐✅ #09: 👩⚕️Work on my “Nurse Novel“: <>
- ✅ #10: 🌙 Listen to a “Nighttime Subliminal” .mp3 Tape: (Goddard!)
I have a goal of getting the “Barn Suite” in order. Did any of these happen today?
- ☐✅ #11a: 🏚️ Label Filing Cabinet Boxes & Contents: <>
- ☐✅ #11b: 🏚️ Assemble Lamp: <>
- ☐✅ #11c: 🏚️ Oil Cutting Board: <>
- ☐✅ #11d: 🏚️ Purchase Corner Bookcase: <>
- ☐✅ #11e: 🏚️ Assemble Corner Bookcase: <>
And assembling my music studio?
- ☐✅ #12a: 🎹 Fix/Restore external drives: <>
- ☐✅ #12b: 🎹 Download software: <>
- ☐✅ #12c: 🎹 Assemble drum kit: <>
And don’t forget the bookkeeping!
- ☐✅ #13a: 📷 Download OneDrive Data! <>
- ☐✅ #13b: 📷 Photograph “Physical” Journals! <>
And just for fun:
- ☐✅ #14a: 🌙 Read Keith Moon Book: <>
- ☐✅ #14b: ✈️ Flight Simulator (Take off/land Courtenay Airport!): <>
And Now… The “Other” ToDos!
🔝 MUST DO DAILY!
- Sunday, December 28, 2025 = Day #1
- Monday, January 26, 2026 = Day #30
- NO CHANGES TO MUST DO DAILY TIL DAY #31!!!
- ☐✅ #01: 📈 Weigh yourself! (361.9 lbs. – xxx.x lbs. = xx.x lbs. total weight loss.)
- ☐✅ #02: 📉 Record Weight Down in Title!
- ☐✅ #03: 🌀 Eat “The Complete Bowl”! (*** Foods: The Complete Bowl , Daily Results: Log Results )
- ☐✅ #04: 💊 Take Vitamins: <>
- ☐✅ #05: 🥂 Martini Water Ritual! <>
- 🌾 Collagen (2 scoops)
- ☐✅ #06: 💧 Hydration Target Met (≈ 2L) with (Lemon juice: 6 tablespoons, Apple cider vinegar: 2 tablespoons, Himalayan salt: 1/4 teaspoon, Iodized salt: 1/4 teaspoon)! <>
🔝 DAILY “NICE TO DO”!
- ☐✅ #07: 🧴 Body & Face Care (AM/PM): <>
- ☐✅ #08: 🌀 Dry Brushing (5-7 minutes): <>
- ☐✅ #09: 🦵 Knee Routine (2-Minutes In-Bed or Desk Routine): <>
- ☐✅ #10: Record any Nighttime Whispers! <>
- ☐✅ #11:🔮READ The Unified Manifestation System. Improvement? ANY UPGRADE IDEAS?: <>
- ☐✅ #12: 🌙 Listen to a “Nighttime Subliminal” .mp3 Tape: <>
🔝 WEEKLY “NICE TO DO”!
| Day | Focus Area |
|---|---|
| Monday | ☐✅ 👕 Laundry Day: <> |
| Tuesday | ☐✅ 🚿 Shampoo + Conditioner Routine — Aussie Miracle Moist Shampoo for 30–60 seconds, rinse, then apply Being BIG HAIR Volumizing Conditioner to mid-lengths and ends for 2–3 minutes before rinsing cool: <> |
| Wednesday | ☐✅ 🥗 Record “Weight Loss” Video: <> ☐✅ 📹 YouTube SHORTS VIDEO Creation: <> |
| Thursday | ✅ 📹 YouTube Video Upload @ 5:45 PM: (“The Art of Loving” Short went live!) |
| Friday | ☐✅ 📡 Social Media Posting/Updates: <> |
| Saturday | ☐✅ 📹 YouTube LONG Video Creation: <> |
| Sunday | ☐✅ 📹 YouTube Video Upload @ 5:45 PM: <> |
🔝 FUN, FUN, FUN!
| Day | Focus Area |
|---|---|
| Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday | ☐✅ 🎸 Music Studio Setup: <> ☐✅ ✈️ Flight Simulator: <> ☐✅ 🎶 Learn Sultans of Swing: <> ☐✅ 🗣️ Learn Tagalog! <> ☐✅🌙 Read Keith Moon Book: <> ☐✅🧠 Read Dr. James Doty Book: <> ☐✅ 📕 Read “Little Red Book”: <> ☐✅ 🎧 Listen “Maggie Murphy (Notes)! <> ☐✅ 🎧 Listen Dr. K videos! <> ☐✅ 📷 Photograph Journals! <> ☐✅ 💻 Recover Hard Drive Data! <> ☐✅ 💻 Manus Software! <> ☐✅ 🌿 Etc.?: <> |
📋Additional Daily Notes
Thursday, January 15, 2026 felt like one of those days that arrives quietly, but ends up holding far more than it seems at first. I started the day by marking the date like I always do — a simple anchoring ritual — and then moved straight into creative work. I had the narration for a long “Already Becoming” video ready, and I wanted to transform it into a short video script. Not rewritten, not improved — just distilled. Same words, same style, same essence — only deleting what wasn’t needed so it would fit the short format. That felt like a perfect example of what I’m doing more and more lately: turning my life into something that can be shared, but without losing the truth of it.
From there, I asked for meta content for the short using the exact format I’ve been using in my other releases — titles, description, hashtags, tags, and a pinned comment. It’s interesting how much of this new season of my life has become about systems: templates, repeatable formats, output pipelines. It isn’t just “making content,” it’s building a machine that can carry me forward. It’s the difference between hoping and doing.
Then, out of nowhere (and yet maybe not out of nowhere at all), I found myself thinking about something bigger — something that felt like one of those wild “future blueprint” ideas: opening a café in downtown Comox with no employees… only vending machines. A self-serve sanctuary. A place with calm lighting, comfort, a minimal aesthetic, and the kind of quiet atmosphere where people could just exist. It wasn’t just a business idea — it felt like a location that could become a physical extension of my identity. A temple of simplicity. A place that didn’t require explanations.
But as soon as the idea showed up, reality showed up too — the fear that homeless people or delinquent kids might destroy it. That concern wasn’t paranoid. It was honest. It’s the real-world friction of trying to build something good in a world that sometimes doesn’t protect gentle things. We talked about how the safest version of this idea would involve deliberate design: bright lighting, visible cameras, hard-to-damage furniture, controlled access, and above all, no public washroom. It hit me that I’m learning how to dream and engineer at the same time — not in fantasy, but in strategy.
Naturally, the next question was money. How much would it cost? And the numbers made it real. The “lean MVP” version might be possible in the range of tens of thousands, while the boutique version grows into six figures. It didn’t feel discouraging — it felt clarifying. It gave shape to something that was previously fog.
And then came one of the most satisfying moments of the day: seeing a visual representation of the idea. I asked for a picture of Option A, then Option B — and the images brought the concept to life. It wasn’t just abstract anymore. It was a real space I could imagine walking into, sitting inside, and building over time. It also gave me a spark of certainty: this kind of place feels like something I could create. Not tomorrow. Not without effort. But something in my realm.
Later, I veered back into branding — and this is where the newsletter became the focal point. My very first newsletter went out this morning to five subscribers (one of them being me), and when I looked at the stats afterward, it was disheartening: nobody signed up, nobody viewed it (except maybe me), and it didn’t feel like the traction I had imagined. It’s a strange thing to put something into the world and then hear silence. Silence can feel like rejection even when it isn’t. But it’s also part of every beginning. In fact, with only a handful of subscribers, the data is practically meaningless — one person not opening can swing the results massively — but emotionally it still landed the way it landed.
That naturally led to the next phase: marketing. I started thinking about business cards again — but this time with a completely different angle. What if I did a bright highlighter-yellow card on both sides, with no words, no explanation — just the logo and a QR code on the front, and the back totally blank? The more I thought about it, the more it felt like a modern signal. Like a token. Something people would pick up simply because it was impossible to ignore. But the underlying question was bigger than design: how do I get people to actually subscribe?
The moment that changed the entire marketing strategy was realizing this: what if the QR code didn’t go directly to the landing page? What if it went to a Bitly link first — a trackable bridge — so even if people didn’t subscribe, I could still see how many scans I was getting? That would tell me whether the card was working at all. It would solve the visibility problem. It would also give me real feedback instead of gut feeling.
Then came the practical objection: if I made multiple Bitly links for different locations, that would require printing different sets of business cards — more cost, more complexity. The solution was to keep it simple: one card, one QR code, one tracking link. Start with scan tracking first. Then optimize later.
That’s when we found the best hook: saving money. Instead of promising “events” or “local vibes,” the card would promise something instantly valuable to anyone — “Save $$$ in the Comox Valley.” That idea just clicked. It’s practical. It’s immediate. It’s irresistible. It creates a curiosity gap and a reward promise in one line. And the conclusion became obvious: if I want maximum subscriber growth from strangers finding cards, the “save money” angle is probably the best first move.
From there, I asked for the best possible version of the front and back of the card — photo realistic — designed specifically for maximum subscribers. The front became a bold, unforgettable highlighter yellow card with the logo, a big QR code, and the money-saving line. The back became minimalist and clean. Simple, iconic, memorable.
Later in the day, the tone shifted. I told the truth about what the day really looked like physically. I was home all day. My leg felt okay until I got out, and then it felt wobbly. I drove down to Benino’s (see photo to the left) intending to get out for coffee, but couldn’t. I drove to McDonald’s and still couldn’t. And then I came home and used the remaining strength I had just to get up the stairs. That was the day. Not dramatic — but real. It wasn’t failure. It was management. It was knowing when to abort mission. It was survival wisdom.
The emotional arc deepened from there when I spoke about what I’ve been reading: “The World Is Waiting for You”. In the prologue, the author talks about prophecy and miracles, and how unexpected people spoke words into her life that foretold everything that unfolded. And reading that stirred something painful in me. Because my story feels different. I gave my life to God young. I tried to be good. I tried to surrender. Yet I never received those prophetic words. And I asked the deepest question I could ask: are my best years ahead of me? Is any of this even possible for me?
Then I shared something stabilizing: we have a family doctor now. A single point of contact. Physio starts Monday. If physio goes nowhere, the doctor can refer me to a specialist. That means I’m not drifting anymore. There’s an escalation path. A plan. A system. Even for the knee. And from there I even entertained a new “Bridge of Incidents” — the idea that my knee could actually come back to 100%, step by step, in a believable chain of improvements that feels miraculous only in hindsight.
Toward the end of the day, the conversation swung back to practical life again. I asked about the new Mattel autistic Barbie and then turned that into a short paragraph for a blog — as I’ve been doing more often now, capturing my curiosity and turning it into content. I also shared a new food tool: Vega Protein + Greens. I’d seen Will Tennyson make a thick frosty-like shake using protein powder and ice, and I wanted to know if I could do that with what I had. The answer was yes — and we even got into the details of xanthan gum and how to use it properly: blend first, decide thickness second, and add xanthan in tiny amounts so it doesn’t go into gel territory.
By the time the day ended, it didn’t feel like an empty day. It felt like a day that held the paradox of my life: physical limitation and deep dreaming existing side by side. I couldn’t even get out of the car today — and yet I designed a future café, rebuilt a newsletter marketing system, and stared straight at the spiritual pain of being 66 and still wanting love. That’s the truth of this season. Some days I’m limping physically — but I’m getting stronger in spirit, strategy, and identity. And that might actually be the beginning of everything.
