Today’s been messy.

I got sick… and so did my mom.

There's a flu epidemic in Thailand... and I caught it.

I woke up with a sore throat and a runny nose. I thought that was it for the day… but no.

Even with a little energy left in the tank, life kept throwing things at me.

Here’s how it went:

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I woke up pretty early, but the sore throat was already there.

But I didn’t care too much about it…

I thought if I rested a little more, it would get better.

Besides, I hadn’t slept enough anyway, so... I might as well keep sleeping :D

WHIRR WHIRRRR

...

My mom is doing construction work in front of the house.

Somehow, I managed to sleep through that.

I thought it was fine … until I woke up with a headache on top of the sore throat.

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Anyway.

I went on with my day.

Shower. Breakfast. Play with my dogs.

Then it was time to work… I picked up my stuff and went upstairs to my room.

But my mom was there … changing the door.

We’re moving out soon, so I guess she was just doing her job.

So, I couldn’t get inside to grab my laptop.

I was left with just my phone and iPad.

And yeah ... I was lost.

I’m a computer person. I’ve built an environment where I focus best when I’m at my desk. Without that, it felt like my brain just froze.

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Then, I thought:

Maybe this is the moment to reset.

Take a real break. Do some college work. Play with my dogs. Read something outside of business…

...But in reality, I just ended up clearing homework.

I tried to do other things, but my mom really needed help too… and since we were both sick (yep, that flu again), the day slipped away.

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By evening, we agreed we should see a doctor.

Get checked, maybe get an injection, or at least some medicine.

So we went straight there after dinner.

Spent 3 hours waiting.

By the time we got back, I was hungry again.

So I ate another meal.

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And just like that, the day was gone…

No college work finished. No business work done. Not even time to rest.

But here’s what I learned from it:

Life (and marketing) is never a straight line.

You think you’ve got everything planned out, then something hits you — illness, delays, distractions, family.

It doesn’t happen once in a while. It happens all the time.

That’s why systems matter.

Not fragile routines that fall apart at the first disruption, but flexible structures that keep you moving even when things go sideways.

A backup workflow. A lighter version of your routine. A way to keep progress alive on messy days.

Because progress doesn’t come from perfect conditions.

It comes from showing up when conditions are anything but perfect.

— Chayanon Sangkhamfan