Day 18
- Nov 18, 2025
- 2 min read
Today felt full in the best way. I woke up, had breakfast, and headed straight to the gym while listening to a few earnings calls for companies I partner with. It felt good to be moving again. I can tell my body is happy that I am back to working out every day.
Once I got home I did a little more unpacking while waiting for my contractor to stop by. He walked me through the rest of my house system. It still feels wild that so much of my home is controlled by an iPad. I had a few features I needed to learn so the timing worked out perfectly.
After that I sat down and made my lists for Egypt. My mom and grandma fly in tomorrow and they will be staying at my house while I am away. They will help prepare a few things and keep the house from feeling empty. I think that will give me a little peace of mind while I travel.
Dinner with a friend was delicious and just what I needed. He even brought me roses. Then I went straight to my massage appointment. It helped, although not nearly enough, which is exactly why I am grateful I signed up for monthly massages.
Once I got home I chose the winner for Day 1 of my 10 Days of Giving contest and kicked off Day 2. Now I am curled up on the couch watching a Scooby Doo movie and eating strawberries. It is the perfect way to end the day.
I am feeling grateful tonight. A few of my projects and investments are finally moving forward. It feels like I am closing out the year better than I expected and setting myself up for a strong start to 2026.
Signed, Paulina.
I glad your day went so well and that you are feeling like yourself again as you continue to recover. Getting stronger each day, both mind and spirit prepares you for what lies a head and puts you in a good mindset. I'm sure you have a little way s to go before you feel like your 100% but I'm glad that your making headway.
It's really cool that you have a smart home system for your security; it's a strange and amazing new world were living in and is hard to even imagine where will be in another five or ten years! I would suggest those that you look into a sort of fail safe/redundant system (that doesn't nee…