Cheery's country living adventure

rtandon27

Well done Cheery - doesn't matter if you fall of the nutrition wagon - just as long as you get back on! xoxox

Karmacat

All good and I get the impression you're pretty good on exercise, Cheery, between the walks you take, the DIY and the chickens?  Parkrun won't be happening, of course, but otherwise, that part of things sounds pretty good, no?

Cheery_Daff

We're trying to do at least 30-60 mins of walking a day KC, but I know it's not enough for me, especially when I spend most of the day sitting at a desk. It'll get better in the summer when I'm in the garden more, but I desperately need something more. Going for a longer walk this afternoon so that will help, but need to at least do some more stretching, I'm in danger of doing myself a mischief with the amount of sitting down I'm doing 🙄

The sun has been shining today, and I went out before work and finished the last bits on the chicken run extension, so I m delighted that they've had more space today, and more sunshine and fresh air (the walls of their main enclosure are mostly windows at ground level, which is great because it keeps the worst of the weather out, but doesn't give them as much fresh air as I'd like). Hopefully they've had a nice day 😊

Nowt financial to report, will do monthly finances once I've finished work and been for a walk.

rtandon27

Cheery_Daff said:

...I'm in danger of doing myself a mischief with the amount of sitting down I'm doing 🙄...

Couldn't be more in agreement Cheery!  I find that even the walks to meeting rooms no longer happen resulting in far too much 'bum' time!  I started doing a 10-20 minute online yoga class in lieu of a coffee break in the afternoon, just to take the pain out of my neck and shoulders!  Too much screen time & not enough real people time is exhausting!

greenbee

rtandon27 said:

Cheery_Daff said:

...I'm in danger of doing myself a mischief with the amount of sitting down I'm doing 🙄...

Couldn't be more in agreement Cheery!  I find that even the walks to meeting rooms no longer happen resulting in far too much 'bum' time!  I started doing a 10-20 minute online yoga class in lieu of a coffee break in the afternoon, just to take the pain out of my neck and shoulders!  Too much screen time & not enough real people time is exhausting!

I got myself a standing desk and treadmill after Christmas when I realised that on a daily basis my hamstrings were feeling like they normally only do after a long haul flight in economy. I don't want pressure sores. So now I walk (very slowly... 2 km/hr if that) during my afternoon meetings if I'm back to back. I get 3-4 hours of walking in most days. At least if I'm writing rather than in meetings I can get up and get water/go to the loo/wander round the house. I also do Pilates or yoga (or both, depending on available classes) before work. And am working up to staying awake long enough to do a couple of after work classes. I'm also trying to add in an hour in the garden at some point during the day, as it needs the TLC and I need the fresh air. 

Cheery_Daff

Some excellent ideas there greenbee. I did make a standing desk (in my case just a mini table that goes on top of the normal desk) and am trying to use that for a couple of hours a day which helps. Not tried a treadmill though! I was in a meeting with someone on a cross trainer the other day, looked like he was punching us all constantly 😂

Afternoon yoga is a good plan too RT. I keep meaning to do it and failing... 

I do need to take it more seriously though. I'm 40 years old and currently feel about 87 😮

We did go for our longer walk tonight, which was nice, although because covid swab dude was late we didn't leave til 5 so quite a lot of it was in the dark. We did about an hour and a half though, and got back in the starlight which was lovely.

Eaten better today too. Smoothie for breakfast, porridge for lunch, and I cooked noodles, veg, lentils etc for tea.

Cheery_Daff

Right, finances sorted and pesky bank accounts swept back into order. 

I always forget that there are no water bills in Jan and Feb (why??) so I've swept the grand total of £28 to the mortgage Our water bills are so low because of course we have a septic tank - which I MUST get emptied this month

So everything is sorted and looking healthy. I agonised for a while over a 'spare' several hundred quid I had in the account - why?! But then I realised when I'd closed the post office account, I'd put a round number into premium bonds, leaving the 'spare' in the main account as a kind of float - with all the drip feeding into savings account, the main account sometimes looks a bit squeaky at the end of the month, which I do NOT like, so I'd decided to leave a few hundred from the savings in there to stop that. 

What else? Got a refund for the cafetiere that arrived as a box of broken glass last week - there was a question about whether we'd need to post the broken one back (really?!) so I need to log in and check that. Also had a partial refund for something else I ordered last week which is annoying - I'd ordered several small things at once, and only gone with that seller because they also had this particular thing that they've now not sent. Hey ho. 

Nothing else financial to report I don't think. Made enough tea to have leftovers for lunch tomorrow. Put some insoles in my new boots which are now cosy and fit perfectly well so that's good. And other than that... nope! Time for a hot chocolate to celebrate I think! 

Karmacat

I love the sound of your walks in the dark, Cheery - I imagine you as being quite high up, and sometimes having very good views of the surrounding valleys, twinkling lights and all    Finances sound excellent too!

rtandon27

Cheery_Daff said:

...Time for a hot chocolate to celebrate I think! 

Try a shot of B@iley's in the hot chocolate Cheery!  OH made mine that way today after a ridiculously difficult afternoon meeting... difficulties were quickly forgotten & left me feeling warm & fuzzy - LOL

Cheery_Daff

An excellent idea RT - I've got a bottle of amaretto on the go at the minute so I do occasionally add that, but it was just a mix of hot choc and horlicks last night 😁 Went to bed and slept all the way through so it obviously worked! 

We are indeed pretty high up KC and do have some expansive views. I do love to see the hills and the sky, and even Mr Cheery was appreciating the openness last night (he's not usually much of a one for scenery). I've been trying to upload a pic but the internet isn't playing ball this morning - I'll try later, and in the meantime get this posted before it disappears too!