It’s not a workout if you don’t take a selfie or track if…
Heavy deadlifts yesterday and 4K down the hill and back up this morning.
Started to think running isn’t so bad…
It’s not a workout if you don’t take a selfie or track if…
Heavy deadlifts yesterday and 4K down the hill and back up this morning.
Started to think running isn’t so bad…
This article makes me miss the UK something rotten. 12 of Britain’s best new campsites and glampsites - Camping holidays - The Guardian
Yumo tends to speak to me mostly in Chinese, even if he mostly understands what I say in English. Sometimes though he’ll use Chinese and English in a sentence.
E.g. when reading he said - me jia you, which means ‘me house has that’ so starts English and switches to Chinese
Cold shower challenge.
Day 1: Ridiculous. 10 seconds. Onwards!
It started with my sister saying she was doing a challenge of going in the ocean every day and she got mum involved but they live in places you can do that, whereas I don’t. Then I read Leo Babuta’s post on ‘What I Learned About Facing Fear from Cold Swimming;’ which he is doing as part of his ‘discomfort challenges’.
So, as I was meditating a couple of days ago I put 2 and 2 together and got 4 but maybe 5 and decided cold showers should be a thing this week.
My bedtime routine involves meditation, some water, the Apple Music bedtime beats playlist, some reading and losing my patience with the kids because they won’t sleep.
Big takeaway was Elise was braver than we thought she’d be. Yumo had to deal with not being big enough for some of the rides.
Went for my first run with Helen today.
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Wandavision, eh?! So good. Now, I just need to watch it all again.
Fun to read online discussions about it though.
Local green plum wine served in the classiest of vessels.
The Daily Dad linked to Maggie Smith’s Poem called Good Bones and I’ve got it stuck in my head.
Life is short, though I keep this from my children.
I liked yesterdays Daily Dad
It’s not fair to subject your kids to all the things that have broken your heart in this world. It’s not fair to let your experiences deprive them of the hope and belief they need not just to survive but to be happy.
We have to stay positive. We have to keep trying. We have to remain strong—against the pull of bitterness and anger and hopelessness.
It makes me think of a couple of things that often come to mind. The first is them knowing my fears, or the things that I find difficult. The second is how I’m feeling and how they are aware of that - particularly the negative emotions.
Hill sprints with added weight*.
*Weight was one child and two badminton rackets.
Today was going to be me sitting alone doing stuff but has turned out to be sitting with people. And all the better for it.
This mornings movement.
Hot pot at friends.
Today I am grateful for the lady who had an appointment but let our kids get their hair cuts before her kids, which I totally didn’t expect.
Also, the kids are getting hair cuts so maybe I should too…
Hey Micro.blog if you haven’t watched Detectorists I think you should, it’a a British show about some metal detecorists and it’s nice in the best possible way. I think it’s on Amazon Prime. Here is a dodgy trailer, all the others the suggested videos were spoilers.
Morning workout with Lyra, kids joined later because the only time they don’t want to watch tv is when you want them to. Obviously.
Carole King’s Tapestry is 50 year old but I can still listen to it. For me, it reminds me of Mum and Dad playing it in the car. Which makes me think of road trips to France and staying in a tent or that time we stayed in Dad’s colleagues holiday home - I remember reading James Herbert horror novels because that’s what was on the shelf and the supermarket playing 7 Seconds by Neneh Cherry and Youssou N’Dour.
Other albums/artists I think about in the same way are by Kate Bush, Elton John and The Eurythmics.
Only 3 more episodes of Wandavision which doesn’t feel like enough… Latest episode was very interesting!
Signed up for the Fitness+ service but apparently I can’t Airplay to my old Apple TV 3. Which is hugely disappointing. I just get audio but no video.
Busy day.
Safari park this morning/afternoon. Then some time at Lyra’s uncles before dinner with her extended family. Lots of thoughts about dinner that I would like to put down.
Morning workout
