2020++ - smiling and waving and looking so fine

mark55man

So the get ready for Christmas health kick begins tomorrow.  I weighed in and have a trip to the big smoke to kick start my steps.  Been to the shops and have a healthy keto-ish breakfast ready for my 06:00 start.  I always like that Robin Williams line from good morning Vietnam = It's 0600. What's the O stand for? Oh, my God, it's early.

doingitanyway

Yes, me too on starting the health kick....
That is an early start!

savingholmes

I am yawning just thinking of that time of day! Good luck with the new health kick

mark55man

13000 steps a good start - but the evening not so healthy as work asked the team out for beer and curry (trying to encourage us to come into the office) - Reader, I didn't say no!!

savingholmes

Worth it. 13,000 steps impressive too

doingitanyway

Ah, you'll burn that off in no time and life is for living. 

mark55man

A big day of walking today (hope it stays nice), I'm doing OK against my original targets of 7K (not quite there but nearly) but a long way short of the 10K a day I need now to get to 2.5m steps this year.

I'm currently a little over spent following a visit from my brother and family from a different time zone - enormously good fun and all that but not cheap. So will have to work on that - I can feel some more money shuffling in my not so distant future, but I'm hoping a frugal month in October will redress most of the balance.  

I'm set for the winter heating wise (bit of a cash buffer with the provider) although I did pop it on for a blast last night as we had the windows and doors open most of the day as a builder had been doing some dusty work.  Sadly the cats loved this and were sat on top of the cooling radiators like they owned them.  They may be disappointed as I am holding out for October

f0xh0les

Me too! DS3 is wandering around clutching a hot water bottle like a Victorian Waif in rags, mock shivering 🥶 and wailing about it being weeeeeeks until October Muuuum. 🤣  

savingholmes

HI Mark - I think the money was well spent whatever it was. If they are in a different time zone - you see them rarely and need to make the most of it.

mark55man

15000 steps yesterday - the secret is several shorter walks not one big one - my friend who I saw does 3 walks a day and he doesn't even have a dog!!

I love the word waif @f0xh0les - sadly I think it is coming back into vogue as everyone gets poorer.  October is my target for regular usage, but exceptional circumstances before then

Yes thank you @savingholmes - my sentiments exactly.  It was nice to pay him back - he largely funded a family trip to see him pre pandemic and it was nice to host him generously when here.