Skipped my weekly journal entry last week because I was overwhelmed by things that I needed to finish up before my early flight on Wed morning.

At the studio, I managed to finish fixing a cable-stayed bridge model, groomed the countless cacti and succulents, and completed a last minute request from a client to have the earlier 3D printed boats “dissected”. Also scanned hundreds of my previous calligraphy work so that I can complete a project that was started earlier during the Q4 break.

At home, I managed to finish the last painting of the critically endangered animal caricature series that I started about 1.5 year ago. An auntie asked if she could board at my apartment for a few weeks after I fly. I said yes and with that promise I had to find extra time to do a more thorough cleaning of the apartment before I leave. Just barely managed to finish up the cleaning while packing for a 3-month trip a few hours before the flight.

Felt relief as soon as I picked up the boarding pass and had my luggage checked-in at the airport!