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Discipline provides people with rules to live their lives efficiently and effectively. When you have discipline in your life you can make small sacrifices in the present for a better life in the future. Sacrifices such as saving up. As the pandemic started, a hobby of mine started along with it. I started to collect merchandise. With that, I’ve been using up my pocket money more than I anticipated, so I want to limit that. I decided to start a piggybank, a piggy bank that cannot be opened unless broken. I decided to put in a 100 peso bill to start everything off. The said money came from my pocket money.

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I was asked to buy something from a nearby store, but the money given to me was more than enough. After I came home, I gave the spare change to the one who I ran the said errand for, but they told me to keep it. I decided to put it in the piggy bank. I was pleasantly surprised, because I honestly thought I wasn’t gonna have progress today.

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Wednesday, I came to school for the miting de avance. I would say I failed at this day. I ate at McDonalds, and had to use my pocket money. I  couldn’t put anything at the piggy bank.

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The day after miting de avance. At around 8 pm, I decided to clean my everday bag, and to my surprise I found a 100 peso bill at one of the rarely opened zipper pockets. I decided to put in the said money at the piggy bank.

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This was a very tiring day, and I basically just did school related activities the whole day. The whole piggy bank set up was neglected this day.

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Saturday was my rest day, so I stayed home the whole day, no progress aswell.

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Sunday, the day for family bonding. We decided to get halo-halo, and I was the one assigned to buy it from the store. I came home and gave the one who instructed me to do the errand the change, and they gave it to me as a small thank you. The said change was a bit big, 50 pesos. I put it in my piggy bank as well.

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Getting enough water every day is important for your health. Drinking water can prevent dehydration, a condition that can cause unclear thinking, result in mood change, cause your body to overheat, and lead to constipation and kidney stones. What I decided to implement as a solution, is finishing either the two of my tumblers at least once a day. The said tumblers can carry 30 and 32 ounces respectively, which are acceptable sizes because a new article published in the Harvard Health Letter recommends drinking 30 to 50 ounces a day, an amount equal to about four to six glasses of water.

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Today we had overlapping classes, so I was very tired, to add the afternoon was a very hot one, so safe to say that I was very quenched. I finished my tumbler halfway at around 3 pm. I finished the bottle at around 8 pm while answering my assigned tasks. Consistency is the critical driver for success.

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Wednesday, the day of the miting de avance. I brought my tumbler all the way to school. Regularly, it would take me a while to finish the bottle, but surprisingly I’ve already finished it 5 hours after arriving at school. I had a second refill, and finished it at around 7:30 pm. (Photo attached was before I left for school).

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Today was a specially hectic day due to the informal schedule. Once again I drank a lot. I finished the bottle at around 10 pm because I fell asleep at dawn.

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Friday, the day that my father arrives from manila. The day was pretty chill all throughout but I still managed to finish the entire bottle. I had a refill at around 9 pm when my father arrived.

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Today was my self-declared rest day. I decided to exercise today, and that meant drinking water more than usual. I finished one bottle after the exercise, and another one after dinner. Basically slept, rested, ate, and exercised all throughout.

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Unfortunately managed to finish halfway through the bottle. On Sundays, my family tends to get halo-halo for meryenda, so I was pretty much not quenched at all throughout the day.

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Adjustments are never easy, but this one was extra challenging. A new routine won't feel normal immediately, it takes time to get used to. My body clock has unfortunately been used to sleeping around 12 to 1 am on a daily basis. My target time frame is around 10 pm. In order to gradually adjust to a new sleep schedule, i decided to make adjustments having 15 or 30 minute increments in my bedtime over a series of days. I slept around 11:45 pm, not a very big progress, but as they say, “A journey starts with a step.”

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Today was especially tiring, we had overlapping classes and a ton of assignments. Normally, being tired might be taken as an advantage, but fortunately for me I utilized it to my advantage. After finishing everything I was knocked out, and I immediately fell asleep around 11:25 pm. Still not a big step, but bigger than before. I’m hoping to remain consistent with my 15 to 30 minute increments.

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This day became the highlight of my week. Today, I attended the miting de avance at my school. I was chosen to participate as one of the sit-in supporters. I came home at around 7 pm. I still had to a few assignments to finish, so I only rested for a few minutes. After around 4 hours, I finally finished everything, and just like yesterday, I was totally knocked out. I fell asleep at around 11:20 pm.

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Thursday! today was an especially tiring day because of my class schedule, I had an extra hour of classes because of the informal set up with one of the subjects. I finished classes at around 5 pm, I was very tired, so I took a quick nap. Unfortunately, that quick nap turned into a very long one, I woke up at around 8 pm and I hadn’t started any of my assigned tasks. I hurriedly finished everything and fell asleep at around 11:50 pm. A major setback due to ignorance and irresponsibility, but it was helpless.

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Today I had a 7 am class, but due to sleeping late last night, I was a bit groggy, so I decided to drink some coffee for caffeine. Caffeine can cause a burst of energy as it stimulates the central nervous system. I finished the day still being energized, my body tends to take in the caffeine side effects for a long period of time. I had a burst of motivation, so I finished my assignments early, at around 9:30 pm. Today is friday, so my father is bound to arrive today. My father arrived an hour or so after I finished my tasks. I fell asleep right after I greeted him. It was a little around 10:30 pm.

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Rest day! I always consider Saturdays as my rest day. Rest is vital for better mental health, increased concentration and memory, a healthier immune system, reduced stress, improved mood and even a better metabolism. I dozed off the whole day and watched a movie or two. I tend to fall asleep very late when I’m not tired. I fell asleep at around 11:00 pm.

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The last and final day. Today is a Sunday. My Sundays are usually hectic because, as I mentioned I refrain myself from completing school related tasks during Saturdays as I consider it as my rest days. I finished my tasks at around 9 pm, I quickly went to bed as soon as I did because the following day is a Monday, which is the day I’m writing this. I would consider this a success. It was a slow but successful attempt at trying fix my sleeping schedule.