Nine Days In - Juliana Carisle

Nine days into 2026 and I’ve already cried once. January 3. Wrote it down in my tracker and kept moving.

I’ve been tracking my habits since 2023. Sleep, mood, energy, how I spend my time. It started as a personal experiment and became something I rely on to understand myself better. This year I decided to share it publicly.

I actually track more than what you see here, but some things are just for me. What I’m sharing is what I think might be useful or relatable to others.

The Numbers

Sleep

I averaged 7.1 hours. Not bad on paper, but I only hit my 8-hour target on 3 out of 9 nights. The nights I dipped below 6 hours, my energy crashed hard. I felt it immediately the next day.

Mood & Energy

Mood averaged 4.3 out of 6. Mostly “good” days with one “great” day and one “amazing” day on January 1. Energy was lower at 3.1 out of 5. That’s the area I need to work on.

I noticed something interesting though. My mood stayed stable even when my energy dropped. I think it’s because I kept showing up.

Where My Time Went

I pulled this from Google Calendar for January 4 to 9. Seeing it broken down was humbling.

Personal took 47 hours. That’s sleep, eating, showering, errands, laundry.

Business 1 took 16 hours. This is my main work. Team meetings, SOPs, planning, execution.

Business 2 took 14 hours. This is an AI platform I’m building on the side. I’m targeting a Q1 2026 launch. It’s scary to say out loud, but this is where a lot of my focus is going.

Faith took 12 hours. This is where I refuel.

Family and fun took 8 hours. I spent time with my family and had a friends gathering over the weekend.

What I’m Learning

I’m reading Mind Your Manners. I’m going through Werner Herzog’s Masterclass on filmmaking because I’ve always been curious about storytelling. And I’m in the middle of my MBA, currently leading this week’s group project. We just sent out survey forms to gather data.

What This Week Taught Me

Sleep is the foundation. When it suffers, energy suffers, and everything feels harder than it should.

Consistency protects mood. Even on low energy days, showing up to my routines made a difference.

And showing up on hard days counts. Maybe more than showing up on easy ones.

Nine days in. This is the baseline. Now I build from here.

See you next week.