I've had a great time at Center Parcs, with family - it was good to get away for a week. We got there okay, although we took a long route to avoid the M25 because of the incidents with Extinction Rebellion ( Read more... )

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This week is Fitness Week, so I'm trying to do at least one 20 minute walk each day; I managed to walk for about half an hour this lunchtime, and managed to get a shot of some of the apples on a tree in the orchard just on the edge of town - it's a spot that looks nice at this time of year, but soon becomes unpleasant and muddy.


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The big news this weekend is that I passed my fourth degree black belt grading; it's great news for me, as I did worry about it for ages - the scary part is at the end when everyones' names get read out, with their grades, and when there are 39 of us doing the grading because it's the first "in person" one for two years, it's more drawn out ( Read more... )

Doodlewash sketches for today and tomorrow.


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This morning, I learned about the phrase "Santosha" when doing my Daily Calm routine.

It's a good thing to remember when things feel tough, and I feel that I can't go on - today might drag a bit because of working from home again. I do have plans for tonight though, which I'm looking forward to.


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Sometimes it's important to say no to things - requests, invites, and it can be hard. There's the whole desire to be helpful, or avoid FOMO ( Read more... )