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Tag Archives: Gym
Monday Like No Other
Monday Today was a Monday like no other. After not going to gym for a few days, I went again today but did what I’ve never done before on a Monday. To start with I gave myself permission to not … Continue reading
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Tagged Gym, My story, sunset, Triathlon
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Christmas Shopping
Today I had some Christmas shopping to do and I am managing to tick a couple of boxes. #983 of my 1000 thanks – I ordered Mike’s Christmas present. He doesn’t read my blog so I could quite easily publicize … Continue reading
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Tagged African Christmas, Gym
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A Month Before Christmas
Today, I woke early and decided to go to gym. I drove out the garage at about 6-15am and as I did so, I noticed one of the neighbour’s garage was partially open. I didn’t give it too much thought … Continue reading
Posted in A Thousand Thanks, Braces, Cape Town Drought, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Gym, Summer in Cape Town, Truffles
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New Gym Routine
Today I woke up early, had my quiet time and then headed for the gym. I got there just before 6-30am. Up to now, I’ve had an ‘off-peak’ contract where I paid less and can only go between 8am and … Continue reading
A Worthwhile Day
This morning when I woke up, I knew that today could go either way. I could make it a worthwhile day or have a slack attack (which is what I felt like doing!). I needed to do some housework, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Gym, Housework, Spring cleaning
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Comparing Myself To Myself
Whenever I walk into the gym, I see all sorts of people and it’s always difficult not to compare myself with them. Whenever I do, I am reminded that I must only compare myself to myself. I’ve got a long way … Continue reading
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Tagged Comparison trap, Gym
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Baggy Jeans Day
My main jeans went into the wash today so I grabbed a pair that I last wore about a year ago and they were baggy! I was surprised. I’ve only lost a few kilograms but clearly I have also lost … Continue reading
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Tagged Gym, Weightloss
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We Need Rain
Cape Town has not had decent rain for weeks. We were away on Friday 27th July so I’m not sure how much it rained then, but it wasn’t enough to fill our tanks. It couldn’t have been that much. Since … Continue reading
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Tagged Gym, Sun Valley pond
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Truffles off to Kitty Camp!
She had not a clue what was coming. There she was just a chilling in the lavender…looking all sleepy…dozing in the sunshine… …when along comes her noisy human, whisks her up, unceremoniously locks her in a box and takes her … Continue reading
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Tagged Gym, Truffles
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Biopsy Done & Dusted
Today was a good day! The sun rose and it was warm and sunny. I did an hour of work before meeting Julian for breakfast. I then went to gym. On my way home the thoughts came into my mind … Continue reading
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Tagged Gym, Mike, Truffles
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If You Want To Be Better…
So there I was, in lane 3, dragging myself through the water. In lane 4 was a slip of a thing, gliding effortlessly lap after lap, tumble-turning at each end. At times, we would leave the wall at the same … Continue reading
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Tagged Benefits of exercise, Gym, Swimming
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Windy Wintry Day
A cold front blew in today. I woke up around 5-30am and there was a ‘berg wind’ blowing… a warm wind off mountain that often precedes a cold front. Soon the clouds came and spots of rain began to appear. … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds on the balcony, Gym, Truffles
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Two Weeks To Go
Stacey is 38 weeks pregnant today. Baby is due 18th May and that’s two weeks today! She had a doctor visit today and everything looks good. Our granddaughter looks so very peaceful…this is a 3D photo of her. I am … Continue reading
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Tagged Gym, Our granddaughter
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An Active Day
I am in bed (at 8-13pm). My feet are thanking me. They are so happy the weight is off them. We started the day meeting Julian and David for breakfast at the Stag. After getting home around 10am, I packed … Continue reading
Amazing Discovery
So let me just quickly do a few happy back-flips over what was found today. Regular followers of my blog will remember that in October 2016 (before last year’s batch of burglaries), a crook got over my upstairs balcony, through … Continue reading
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Tagged Gym, Triathlon
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