I was tired, a little hungover and just wanted to sit on the sofa when we went to do these photos. They are lovey though.
I was tired, a little hungover and just wanted to sit on the sofa when we went to do these photos. They are lovey though.
Spoilers! After watching The Rise of Starwalker, wife and I are taking advantage of my parents being here to stay out for a night and have decided to watch the original Star Wars since she hasn’t seen them.
I like the 8 in the lift on the way to R’s drama class.
Not knowing what you did to fix something is still fixing it!
This one, @hollyhoneychurch. I use it as a reminder and quite often just like to turn it over and over in my hand.
Mum and dad arrived at 11:30 last night, so obviously the first thing to do was go out for a few drinks and a chat with someone for work. Having them here is amazing. So much less pressure having them in the house. Cleary too many drinks…
Late night beer run.
I feel like, that I’m better at knowing how much I need to push when working out. So today, I only did 90 of a variety of burpees and not 150. That said, I still can’t bring myself to go running.
I like this post about someone asking those closest to them the question, “Please tell me how I can love you better,” and then sharing what happened. Even if the idea of doing so, regardless of how much I want to, scares me.
This piece by Austin Kleon is brief, and awesome.
Becoming a parent is also an opportunity to treat yourself more tenderly, to forgive yourself, to forgive your own parents, and move on: Live your own life, love what you love, care what you genuinely care about, and give yourself the freedom and opportunity to go about your days in a way that unlocks who you really are.
Day 2. Every 30seconds for 20min. 1x clean and jerk @ 70kg. Challenging but manageable weight. Two days of exercise and I feel like a different person. Fitter, happier, (possibly) more productive.
Day 1 of trying to get into better habits. Starting Simple and Sinister again. 100 kettle swings and 10 Turkish get ups. It’s 15minutes-ish with a warm up. Which is about all I have time for at the moment.
I saw this article titled "I have come to dread looking after my grandchild each week" recently.*
It doesn't apply to me, my parents live an 11 hour plane ride away (neither of those places being the UK). Then, I was talking to a former colleague about it and how there are pros and cons of living near your parents.
It was just strange, because for the people I know it's a real conversation. However if I lived in the UK a 2 hour car drive would feel like a really long way.
*The article isn't really relevant to me, both by the distance to my parents and the cultural difference of my wife's Chinese parents.
A mile an hour -Running a different kind of marathon. Sometimes Youtube does recommend something worthwhile. He does a marathon in 24hrs and some odd jobs in between. He’s so likely, lovely easy watching. I want to run. ) hate running. www.youtube.com/watch
Parcel collection in China. Parcels don’t get delivered to your flat, instead they go into a locker or to one of these places, within walking distance. You get a text with a code to collect it. It’s just extra busy since China has a massive online sale.
Starting to feel better after a couple of days off work. With it has come the the strength to believe what I’ve always known. What’s important, what isn’t. Things I shouldn’t be worrying about and things that are important but where worrying so much isn’t helpful.
My Apple Music - Replay 2019 because it’s shared with the 3yo features both “Hey Micky You’re So Fine" and IDLES, Paw Patrol Theme and Dermot Kennedy, Superorganism and Little Mix.
a stage.”
I’ve been thinking of this a lot since I read it a couple of days ago. Life, as a total of everything that happens to me, has been (is) a struggle at the moment. And this quote was a reminder I very much needed.
Yesterday L took the kids out for a couple of hours. We always tend to do things altogether at the weekend. Having the time alone just for a couple of hours was genuinely glorious. I felt refreshed as a result.
When at home, do you always like to read in the same place? A particular chair or spot on the sofa? What does that look like?
Parents. I feel like with time being so limited between work and home. I need some things to do that aren’t eating food I shouldn’t and playing with my phone. Any other ideas?!
We drove past this building a lot and I’d always just assumed it was some sort of government building as it’s pretty imposing. Yesterday we saw a Paw Patrol show inside it though…
Today had started so well, I realised 10mins into our drive that we hadn’t argued about the music and the 3yo was loving some indie classics. I miss that already, simpler times.
Food took ages and they forgot my beer. It was amazing. Nice to be bored for a while. Followed up with watching a film in a private room. Happy days.