Category: Life
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It’s Probably Time for a Bit More routine …
I’m staying with my parents over the summer holidays and haven’t quite returned to routines after the disrupted Christmas/New Year weeks. Those public holidays smack bang in the middle of the week mess with my sense of time. I volunteered to look after dinner for everyone on Wednesday night. I knew it was Wednesday, yet…
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Beach Days, Picking Berries and Making Jam
It was hot on the weekend. I moved my longer run to Saturday morning, which was forecasted to be a bit cooler. I was still a sweaty mess afterwards and needed a cool shower so I would be ready for our 8:30 am departure for berry picking. This is a yearly ritual (see 2024 and…
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Good Things Friday – The Christmas-ish Edition
There have been many good things since my last Good Things Friday post two weeks ago. I finished work on Friday and in the afternoon I rode my bike about 3 km down the coast to Dendy Beach. It was the first time I had been riding my bike since we were in Europe. It’s…
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List #16: 100 Things that made my Year – 2024
Stealing this idea from Austin Kleon. You can see 2023’s post here and 2022’s post here. What things would make your top 100 list?
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Good Things Friday
Most of our busyness is done, and we are now winding down to Christmas Day. Today is the last day of work for both of us. The office will shut down over Christmas and New Year, although I will need to make some factory payments before the end of the month. I hope to make…
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Good Things Friday
This week will be my busiest week before Christmas. We are in the full swing of Christmas stuff, but things should quiet down after next Tuesday. After that, I’d like to see if we can squeeze in a night visit to the city. On to some good things: Have you ever had a strength assessment…
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Good Things Friday
Last Friday, we drove up to Moama for the Perricoota Pop and Pour Festival. Friends of ours from running are involved, so we usually go up each year. Friday was hot. We met our friends halfway to Moama for lunch at the Redesdale Hotel, then continued on to our accommodation. This year, we were all…
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Good Things Friday
It’s that time of the week again, so here are a few good things … Beach days. I swam twice this week. Friday and Saturday were both around 37C. Friday was takeout Friday, and the girls came over, so I waited to go for my swim until S got there. While we went to the…
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Good Things Friday
Just a quick list this week: What are some good things in your week so far? I don’t always listen to something when I walk or run, but when I do, it is usually a podcast. Do you listen to something when you walk or run?
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Good Things Friday
This week, I’ve felt a little bit tired—I have no idea why—but I’ve managed to get my workouts done. I’m now up to 30 minutes of 1 minute run and 1 minute walk. Since I don’t want to add intensity too soon, I’m still doing my sprint intervals on the bike to try to maintain…