Weeknotes 003
- Monday is usually always a reset day at home since I have no work. I did a calming, slow yoga flow and took a shower, did my skincare and spent the day reading, cooking some nice wholesome food for myself and did a little bit of journaling.
- I adjusted my spin bike yet again. I can't quite seem to get it setup right but this ride felt marginally better, at least my legs and core were engaged this time. I'm gonna feel it tomorrow...
- Worked some more on the first draft of my novel. I won't really say much about it in case I scrap it but I will say that it's the furthest I've ever gotten writing a book. Go me!
- This little lady on YouTube tried to kill me (I did mat Pilates).
- Made a Buddha bowl with chickpeas, couscous, courgette, peppers, and mushrooms, and it absolutely slapped.
- The weekend calls for a homemade honey and sea salt iced latte. I'm trying to experiment with more coffee recipes and I really love this one. I think I want to try making a butterscotch, cookie butter, or brown sugar shaken iced latte next!
- Cooked a banging Sunday roast with the boyfriend complete with all the trimmings, and then worked on my novel a bit more while he had a bit of a gaming sesh on the sofa.
- Looking forward to a new week and planning the cafe's and brunch spots I want to visit and try out on my trip down to York for Halloween.
SNAPSHOTS
No snapshots this week I haven't really been on my phone much to remember-Still trying to reduce that damned screen time.
FITNESS
Started a new workout split which includes Pilates, functional weight training, yoga, cycling and getting in 5k or above steps in a day. I'm just looking for some consistency at this point as I've really struggled to get back into any sort of routine since surgery last April. I'm just not as motivated and I'm not enjoying it anymore. I hate standing still and lifting weights up and down over and over, I want to move my body.
I've also found that traditional weight lifting for 6 years has left me feeling really stiff, uncoordinated, and cumbersome; I mean my knees sound like an old heavy wooden door at times and I find it hard to get up off the floor and I'm only 30 so I desperately need to switch it up.
I can't really see myself wanting to or being able to "lift heavy" into my 50's and beyond, despite the consensus that it's healthy for you and it is, but it can also be really taxing on the body, especially your joints, at the same time...
READING
I've been reading Boys With Sharp Teeth and really enjoying it and how philosophical it can get at times. I always get back into reading dark academia in the Autumn it seems.
LISTENING TO
Strange Weather - Kylie Dailey