May 5 to June 22

Teaching like this has some real odd advantages and a fair number of disadvantages. 

I was enjoying the time at work and was planning on using structured time for lunch as fitness time. Of course, we were sent home to work from home. That structured lunch time was turned into valuable sleep and cleaning time. Which makes the before online time and after online time that much more valuable. 

I've set up stretching in the mornings with a walk and a coffee after. The evenings are mostly crowd control and clean up time. The lawn looks awesome and the inside of the house is a war zone. How that child makes that level of mess without seeming to actually move is beyond me. Eldest stays away for the most part - I don't blame her. Middle child is busy with online friends and events. We get out together on a patio or for a meal at least twice a week. Things are starting to open up. 

 On a walk this morning, wondered when the last time I did actual training was - Sept of 2019. I said I wanted to think about rugby last summer, and I'm getting the itch to play this summer. But I don't think I'm in any shape to play. I'm frazzled and need time to recover from living with all of this. 

I need time to get fit and just move forward.

Happy Star Wars Day

 

Padawans, time to use the Force and try this. #MayThe4thBeWithYou

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March 16 to March 31

 It's still a tough slog to make any sort of progress. 

Still taking walks inside a building for longer and longer periods. Made it to 30 minutes this week. Kettlebell carries included as I want to make progress faster. 

Doing a lot of side jobs and finding time for fun is necessary ... this staying at home, locked in the office is getting to me.

Dec 3 to March 15

 It's been a struggle, I'll admit that. 

Tough for me as the life I have is somehow letting me down. I've been journalling a lot these days. I'm supposed to be training but I'm finding that I just forget to get it done and I'm back in bed at the end of the day.

Sleeping has improved and so has life in he last three weeks. I've started to take the time I have to be at work to my advantage: planning, doing the things I need to do for my job and getting healthier. Walking, doing a lot of stretching. Water. 

Keeping my hands washed and my family happy.

I've been tutoring online and waking up early as a result of going to bed and being able to fall asleep on time. I still sometimes wake up, thinking I'm hearing my ten year old trashing the house. 

I'm looking forward to the spring. Getting outside into the hiking trails. Seeing the place for the first time. 

to Dec 2

Stretching in the morning continues. I need to stretch through out the say while at work, just to keep things from contracting.

Otherwise, this is just trying to keep one foot in front of the other.

November 12

 

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To Oct 5

 I spent the weekend trying to fix things: my garage gym, my basement, my kitchen and my interenet access. All of them messed up by a little boy and his attempts to be a big boy. 

He means well, but it comes across as ugh.

Anyway, Monday morning got into my garage gym for the first time since ... well . I can't recall. A long while. Since before the Covid-19 started. Just stretching for about fifteen minutes. So welcome.

I saw my gym again and I nearly cried. It's going to be a long journey back to health. Again.