From Presents to Planks: A Wednesday Well Spent

This morning started early as it was my daughter’s 17th birthday. We began the day opening her presents, and I’m happy to say she loved everything I got her. She’s gone off shopping with her friends now, ready to spend her birthday money from myself and other family members. She’ll get even more presents this Saturday when we have a birthday meal with my mom. I just hope she spends her money sensibly and doesn’t blow it all at once, but I guess that’s part of being young.
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Once she left for her day out, I got my workout done earlier than usual. Being Wednesday, it was core and conditioning day. I decided to skip leg day yesterday, though – my legs were still sore from Friday’s session. As I’ve mentioned before, it’s important to listen to your body, and I knew my legs needed the rest.

After my workout, I realised I was running low on food. Normally, I’d have scrambled eggs on a bagel for my first meal, but I’ve run out of both. It’s food shopping day tomorrow, so I’ll restock then. I settled for pasta instead, which wasn’t bad, but not my usual breakfast choice. I’ve also run out of fruit, which is a bit annoying, but that’ll be sorted tomorrow too.

After eating, I had a bath and trimmed my beard before sitting down to watch episode three of Daryl Dixon season 2. It’s a solid series so far, and I’m really enjoying it. I’ve always liked the Walking Dead universe, and this spin-off is keeping me hooked.

Just before sitting down to write this, I batch-cooked a chicken curry for tonight and tomorrow’s evening meals. It’s always good to have food prepped and ready.

For the rest of the afternoon, I think I’ll watch a bit of YouTube, maybe make a start on a future blog post, and then wait for my daughter to get home so I can hear all about her shopping trip and see what she’s bought.