Well, here we are at Friday evening, after a fairly busy working week. I was working from home for most of the week, only going into the office on Wednesday, so I had a productive week and got plenty done. It’s always nice to finish the week with no e-mails remaining in my inbox!
We had some bad news in the office on Wednesday. Rachel has been diagnosed with breast cancer, for the second time in two years. I’m keeping everything crossed that she can receive treatment and that she’ll get through this. She’s only in her 30s and with two kids under the age of 10, the alternative doesn’t bear thinking about.
I’ve been to the gym a couple of times this week. On Monday I went and did about half of my usual workout before the sheer volume of people in there got to me and I skipped out of the door. Then after work today I went for a PT session, with my trainer, who is known affectionately in our house as Deadly Dave. Today we started on pull downs and I did 3 x sets at 35kg. Then it was over to the bench for my first ever attempt at Bulgarian split squats – 3 x 10 on each leg. They weren’t as bad as I’d feared, and I didn’t fall over, which was my biggest worry. Then it was over to the smith machine for bench presses. I warmed up by doing 15 x 10kg, then we went up to 12.5kg and I did 3 x 15 sets. Then it was time for step ups with the 40cm box, and an 8kg kettlebell. I did 3 sets of 10 on each leg there, too. And then I did a front plank for a minute (which felt absolutely fine) and then 30 seconds side plank on each side. And then it was time for my favourite word: Stretch… It was a good session. I felt strong, which is always nice. I’m looking forward to getting back to healthier eating next week, and working on both my physical fitness and my nutrition as I start the countdown to my summer holiday in Mallorca. 19 weeks to go…
A Life More Ordinary 