Progress not Perfection

Sun_Addict

PennysIntoPounds said:

Great thinking and planning using your wages to get big improvements done now. Would it be useful to rent a suit for Mr SA if he's unlikely to be wearing it again for the foreseeable?

He’s not getting a suit just some smart trousers and a shirt that he could wear again. 

Makingabobor2

PennysIntoPounds said:

Great thinking and planning using your wages to get big improvements done now. Would it be useful to rent a suit for Mr SA if he's unlikely to be wearing it again for the foreseeable?

Or even get one from the Bay of E. DH needed a suit and In got a lovely one for £10 on there for him. He was very happy with it. 

milann

RIP little dog…..always a shock when they go.
The soup sounds lovely.

Sun_Addict

Morning all, nearly Friday 😎

WFH today, enjoyed my leisurely start to the day apart from having to clear cat sick up from the rug. All the hard flooring in this house and the cat chooses to be sick on a long pile rug!

Payday woo hoo 😁 Already done the payday money shuffle. I can't start feeding the regular savers until tomorrow but the money is there waiting. 

The £53 lottery winnings have appeared in the bank, £3 has gone to the Christmas pot, £30 has paid for my holiday nails and the remaining £20 has gone towards my birthday pot. 

It won't be a NSD as I'm going to go to Aldi later this morning. They have a few things on offer that I need for this weekend and it will also get me some steps in and the dog will get a walk out of it. 

Today's exercise will be walking to/from Aldi, a lunchtime strength training class and resistance bands tonight (in place of Zumba). 

Tonight's dinner is veggie chilli in a baked potato. 

Cherryfudge

Sun_Addict said:

Morning all, happy Wednesday.

WFH today. 

Had my usual leisurely start with my book and a coffee then completed today's Spanish challenges before doing a yoga class.

Last night I joined a live meditation class and it was a lovely summer meditation where you visualised you were on a beach, in a forest or wherever your happy summer place is. It was very relaxing until Mr SA started shouting me and the dog started playing up in the background! 

It's a grey damp start to the day here but according to the forecast it's going to clear up later.

Today's exercise is the yoga already done, dog walking later this morning, a lunchtime short strength session and Zumba tonight. I also plan to do day 2 of the 7 day balance challenge. It's the same 7 balance challenges for 7 days and you're meant to compare your balance at the end of the 7 days to see how much it improves. I was surprised that my balance is a lot better than I thought. If anyone wants to give it a go here is the YT link. 

I've just given the balance challenge a try and my balance is encouraging - so why am I a bit out of breath?! It's definitely a bit of a warm up and suppleness challenge as well! I'll see how I go over the week. Are you still doing it? I'd imagine it's one to repeat a couple of times a week even when you're confident.

Sunshine_girl2

Thanks for the link to the balancing challenge , I need this 😂. 

Sun_Addict

Cherryfudge said:

I've just given the balance challenge a try and my balance is encouraging - so why am I a bit out of breath?! It's definitely a bit of a warm up and suppleness challenge as well! I'll see how I go over the week. Are you still doing it? I'd imagine it's one to repeat a couple of times a week even when you're confident.

Yes I'm doing it every day to see if I improve. I managed all the challenges but found it more difficult to balance with my left leg (the one with the plate and pins in). I know that most people have better balance on one side than another though. A few times recently I've tripped whilst walking to/from work on dodgy paving and managed to right myself even with the heavy rucksack on my back, I only went flying the once 🤣 I guess the aim of the challenge is to help prevent falls.

Sun_Addict

We went to Aldi and I got Mr SA's beer which was on a really good offer. Also a few things that Lidl don't sell. I also got a bag of compost for £3.49 and 2 good sized perennials that were only £2.99 each. I have a couple of gaps in the garden earmarked for them. I'll still need to go to Lidl tomorrow for a bottle of Mythos for Mr SA on Saturday as I'm planning a Greek kebab night theme. I got 8,000 steps clocked up and the dog had a good walk and sniff around. Somehow managed to get 4 crates of beer, a bag of compost, 2 plants and a bag of shopping on Mr SA's scooter 🤣

Makingabobor2

Sounds like a good expedition to A!d*. poor Mr SA on his scooter....lol. 

Makingabobor2

Loved the balance challenge BTW, and was surprised that I could do it easily...considering she is young enough to be my grandaughter....lol