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Agree with this. I love taking photos (grew up in a house addicted to photography) but if im going to an event or i see something amazing I want to fully experience things. Not spending half the time looking at my phone.  Important to absorb stuff.  Or you might miss your chance. 

W0D4:  Eat was a carbon copy of D3 until later in the evening when I got hungry and ate a bag of trail mix.  That didn't quite cut it so I ate another one.  That didn't do it either so I ate two more, then I made a bowl of nachos that I completely didn't need.  3089 kcal, and that's what I get for daring to think I might be on easy street again.   Move was outstanding!  I did the same video as Monday and was able to push a bit harder through the whole thing.  That's the first time I've done this workout twice in a row, and it's still a blaster, especially in the legs and core. Evening was busy with household stuff since MFG is away.  I stayed up late monitoring thunderstorms with tornado potential again--thankfully it was just a bunch of rain with some moderate wind.  The lightning was pretty impressive for a while there.   I always miss my beloved when she's away, but I have to confess that I really enjoy having the whole bed to myself sometimes.  

It's already lovely, and I'm sure filling them in when you accomplish water goals will be very satisfying. ❤️

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Actually slept well last night! Oh my god it feels so much better. Hopefully catch up on more sleep in the coming week 🤞   Out and about today. Went for a cup of tea with my mother and then to get some seeds. Came away with a lovely lilac and an angels fishing rod plant for over the pond.  bujo pages ongoing. trying to draw clematis plants today for the water tracker. Got tired 2/3 of the way through so quality kind of dropped a bit on the flowers themselves. But i am my own worst critic so i suspect it wont be quite as noticeable once its done. Still need to do the leaves on most of it, but its looking nice.     on the offchance anyone likes the idea and wants a go. Each vine is a different week. May is aukward so only has 5 days in a couple of weeks. Thus the odd numbers of blossoms on the very left and right vines. 

Plan for yesterday sort meds into pill holder✔️ foot lotion✔️ trash/recycling to curb✔️ work✔️ praise music✔️ bottle of water✔️ time outside✔️ shower✔️ dishes✔️ fold laundry brush and floss✔️ bed by 10✔️     Plan for today foot lotion work praise music bottle of water time outside shower cook shrimp scampi Choose next week's meals. fold laundry brush and floss bed by 10

Hey guys, thank you for the well wishes. I really appreciate them.    The interview was around 25 mins - i had notes down but didnt manage to remember some of the stuff i wanted to say.    I struggle to know how it really went tbh. I cant tell. Im worried i let myself down but nothing i can do now.    Fingers crossed i get through to the next bit....   I should find out by Monday if i made the last stage - which is an in person interview.    Trying not to think of it now, nothing i can do.    In the afternoon, after the interview, i was restless. So me and Bronze went out for a nice long (ish) walk.    90 mins round the woods. I even let her off the lead  now and again i am doing that to build both our confidence up.    It was wonderful. She played in a river and it was just lovely.              Today, work on a poster commission ive been given, some writing ive been asked to do for an online course, nip to the shop to get some salad for this eve (fallafel wraps and salad)   bath, hoover, chill, knit, read.    xx  

Day -5 (pretty much as predicted):   1. Taekwondo: Attended the conference again...no gym. ❌ 2. Conditioning: Nope...slept in again. ❌ 3. Recovery: 7 hours sleep, with some soft tissue work before bed. ✔️ 4. Nutrition: Great choices eating out; short on protein but otherwise good on macros and calories; hydration was a little better but it's a work in progress. ✔️   The conference was sponsored by the US Army's Holistic Health and Fitness initiative and featured several short talks on the latest best practices. The sleep hygiene sessions gave me a few things to think about and experiment with: Over 50s might need less sleep. Last night I experimented with 7 hours (down at 2200, up at 0500) and woke up naturally 15 minutes before my alarm and actually did today's conditioning (which will appear on tomorrow's check-in). No conclusions with an n of 1, but I'll keep trying this to see what happens.  Quality of sleep matters more than quantity. Combining this with some of the mobility guru's advice to do soft tissue management before bed (faster times to sleep and better time sustaining sleep) meant that I basically did some foam and spiky ball rolling before bed prep. Those two things may have combined for the better sleep I logged last night. Taekwondo on the docket today. Hope you all have a good one!

❤️         Thank you x

Random observation: I'm going to see Bløf with the missus in a few weeks. (I got her into them in the first place.) They're pretty much the biggest band in the Netherlands, but apart from *one* massive hit here (together with a Flemish singer), they're largely unknown in our parts. Which is odd, because they should definitely have their audience here too.   Anyway, in the Netherlands they usually perform in the biggest venues, selling out easily. Now they're going on a "theatre tour", playing in smaller venues. 19 concerts, 17 on their home turf, and 2 in Belgium. Guess which 2 gigs are the only ones that aren't sold out yet? 🤣   I just put together their likely setlist for preparation. It's made me realize that I haven't been looking at their discography very closely these last 15-20 years... I mainly know their older stuff... 😅 Should provide some variety in the coming weeks to all the metal music I'm listening to... 😁