January 7th

It is only the third day since work began, but I decided in my heart that a slow start for 2026 is fine, so I took the day off.
That said, I am going to the workplace because a package is arriving.
I waited a while for the temperature to rise and left at 10:00.
The temperature is 4°C. Even this is warmer compared to early morning.

To start, I stopped by a home improvement store and bought detergent and grease.
Realizing that both are things I use for work, which is essentially no different from working, I peeked at the washlet corner and other areas for no reason, pretending that I was just taking care of work errands while visiting to look at toilets on my day off.
If you ask why I do such troublesome things, there is no other way to put it than that I am a troublesome person. By doing so, I strengthen the feeling thattoday is a day off.

I arrived at the workplace and lit the wood stove, but the smoke flow was poor, so I started cleaning the chimney. This also feltvery much like workand I hesitated, but cleaning the chimney is unavoidable because neglecting it can lead to a fire in the worst case.
I tapped the entire chimney lightly to knock off the soot and blew it away with high-pressure air. It sounds simple when written, but it is a one-hour task involving removing parts and vacuuming up the soot scattered around.
By the time I finished, it was already that time.

After eating some pasta I made on the fly, I spent several hours zoning out by the stove with tea snacks and sweet tea.
I came back to my senses when the delivery person called out to me.
Returned home at 17:00.
The set of bedding I bought during the New Year's sale arrived. Troublesomely, the duvet cover is the wrong size.You made the mistake, so come and get it!I suppressed the urge to shout that and prepared for the return.
The new bedding is comfortable, and before I knew it, I had fallen asleep.

I woke up around 21:00 and started a stream.
Since it has been a while since I did a night stream, I was asked, "Did something happen?" and the fact that "It's just a whim" came out as my reply felt best to me. I want to keep accumulating this kind of satisfaction.
I'll take a bath and go to sleep.