Day 30

Hi dear readers. I'm writing this at 10 PM, which is an improvement in my time management. Or is it? It’s better than yesterday, that’s for sure. However, I woke up late today and didn’t get the chance to do the first task I had planned. I’ll blame that on yesterday’s bad time management. Anyway, after waking up, I had to prepare breakfast. We were having pancakes today. I don’t normally like cooking at home because we’re too many—it always feels like a whole project—but I had to do it since my cousin was heading to school. It took me a good hour to get done. You can tell that was around 25 pancakes. Definitely a workload.

Since I was already behind schedule, I moved to the next task. I opened Duolingo and took a few lessons. After that, I continued reading The Art of Getting Things Done. It’s a bit of a complex book—talks a lot about business and management stuff that I don’t know much about—and it’s about 400 pages long, so it’ll probably take me another month to finish. Anyway, once I was done reading, I decided to do my solo football session.

I didn’t feel like it today. I almost made an excuse not to do it. I also had that draining feeling of not being good enough. If you remember, I didn’t have a great game two days ago when I first played with my new boots. That memory still lingered. But I reminded myself that progress doesn’t always look or feel good in the moment. You only get there through repetition, through showing up when you least feel like it. I guess that’s the lesson today: you only grow when you keep going, even when the motivation fades.

I won’t get into too much detail about the drills because they were the same ones—I believe in repetition. Bruce Lee once said, “I don’t fear a man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” That’s how I see it. After training, I took a shower and had lunch. I wasn’t fasting today😂 I couldn’t take it. After a bit of doomscrolling, I studied some JS concepts. I think I just need to finalize one more concept before I start designing another website. See? It’s consistency again. It’s what’s making me better in every phase of my life🥳.

Later, I headed to team training. It was better than last time. I felt more confident, more in control. I even outplayed a few teammates during duels. But I also realized something—my boots are slightly bigger. That had me worried. How could I spend so much money on the wrong size🥲? Still, I figured I could adapt since at least they’re comfortable.

We ended training with a long team talk. The coach emphasized playing it safe—launching the ball to the attacking third instead of building from the back. I wasn’t thrilled about it, but I understood the reasoning. Mistakes in the defensive third can cost you games. I still prefer the build-up style, but I’m open-minded. After all, the team I support in England plays long balls now, and they’re winning. So if it works, why not?

As I headed home, it started raining. People were huddled under shop verandas, avoiding the downpour—but not me. I walked in the middle of the road, getting soaked. I had a mission: to get home early and write this blog. Not even the rain was going to stop me😂. But to be honest, I loved it. There’s something freeing about moments like that. You can’t overthink when you’re being rained on. You’re fully present. You either resist it or embrace it. I chose to enjoy the showers from God. Maybe those were my blessings.

That moment reminded me of my childhood—running through the rain, carefree, with no worries. I miss that kind of peace. These days, adulthood tries to take it away, but I want to hold onto it. I want to have moments where I think about nothing at all... except football. That one’s allowed😂.

That’s it for today, guys. See you tomorrow.

—K

Spanish Outro:
Y bueno, aunque el día no salió perfecto, sentí que avancé un poco más. La constancia es mi mejor amiga ahora, incluso cuando el cansancio me visita. Mañana lo intentaré otra vez, con la misma pasión y un poco más de fe.