It’s Fit Five Friday!
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It’s been a month, y’all.
Honestly. I am trying so hard to manage work stress, not overbook myself, get to the gym, get enough sleep and have a little bit of fun. And it’s been kind of a mixed bag.
Let’s talk about it! If we were having coffee I’d tell you that Ron and I try really hard to plan nice things to do together on the weekend, things we haven’t done before. In June we finally went to the Biesbosch. To give you an idea, if you don’t want to click the link:
The Biesbosch National Park is a nature conservation area and the largest fresh water tidal zone in Europe.
This means, for example, that you will find many streams and willow swamps there.
With tall, luxuriant willow forests, the area looks just like a jungle!
It was absolutely incredible! We spent Saturday afternoon on one side of the water and Sunday on the other side (and on the water). It was so cool that we are going back again tomorrow to take a special boat tour to see the Beavers.
We also managed two brand new parkruns, one in Hilversum and one in Amersfoort.
If we were having coffee I would mention that we are back at DIY’ing again! We fixed up our workout space to be a guest/hobby room and while most of it’s done, I’m still awaiting some items from Etsy to finish up the Ikea Alex drawer block that I painted, and of course Ron ripped out the cupboard area under our stairs so all the stuff from there is in the guest room… meaning it was organized in there for about 3 days before it became a dumping ground again. If I’m honest I’m a little sad that the workout space is gone, but we were not using it anymore. It made no sense to keep equipment that was just becoming a dust magnet.
On that note, if we were having coffee, I’d mention that I’m pretty proud of myself consistently going to the gym 2x a week for the last 4 weeks. I know for some it’s not much but for me a huge milestone. I still don’t have a real plan, but try to focus on anything that can help me with running (core, hamstrings, quads, bit of upper body). At some point I’ll come up with a real plan.
Last but not least
If we were having coffee I would tell you I did this really cool rubber stamp making workshop. Honestly I thought I would be shit at it because all the messaging in my youth was that I was not creative. But one of the things I learned in therapy was that everyone is creative and no matter whether you think you are good at it or not it simply doesn’t matter. If you get joy out of it, then you have acheived the desired outcome. So I made the stamp and this is the result:
It is FAR from perfect and yet it is so stinking perfect to me!!
So tell me…
How’s life been since we last caught up? How’s your fitness endeavor’s going? Do you have a creative hobby?
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