This week marked the first normal week of 2026 for me. OH needed the car to go to a meeting on Monday, so I wasn't able to go shopping. I then couldn't go on Tuesday, as the car had an issue with the 12V battery being flat and OH had to go and get another one fitted. It was a bit annoying, as it was only a couple of years old. The new one has a 3 year warranty, lets hope it last at least that long.
As a consequence, on Monday I walked into our local town centre to get some cash out for LB's birthday. When I came home, I wrapped all her presents in readiness too. The rest of the day was pretty chilled, just doing a bit of laundry and some work on my shopping trolley bag. I also finally joined the new gym and booked a Zumba class for Tuesday morning. The price had gone up £2 per month since I last enquired, which was a bit annoying, but I'll just have to suck it up.
Tuesday, was LB's birthday. I headed out to the Zumba class for 10am and it was pretty good. I've not really done Zumba for a few years, but I enjoyed it. The teacher was standing in for the regular teacher, so I'll get to try the regular teacher's class next week. I'm hoping to improve my aerobic fitness this year, as it has really declined since I stopped running.
When I got back from the gym, LB opened all of her presents, which she seemed to like. Later, we headed out for lunch with OH at a local Italian restaurant to celebrate, which was nice. Afterwards, we'd booked tickets for the local independent cinema to see Marty Supreme, a film starring Timothy Chalamet. The film itself was a bit stressful to watch. It caused both myself and OH to feel quite anxious. LB enjoyed it though, which is the important thing.
By Wednesday, the car was running normally again, so I was finally able to go out and do the remainder of the weekly shop and LB came with me. I did my only bit of sale shopping at TKMaxx, when I checked out their final clearance. I spent £16.70 on a few items including a few gifts/cards/wrap for later in the year plus the odd home/garden item that was on my list to look out for.
The only other shopping I did was for groceries and I managed a get few yellow stickered items, although there were noticably fewer of these available.
On Thursday, I'd booked an Aerobics class at the gym so I headed there for 10am. OH came with me and went in the gym. I recognised the teacher, as I'd done her Soca Aerobics class before elsewhere. This class was similar and was enjoyable, as it was quite energetic.
When I got home, I had some lunch and then didn't really do a lot for the rest of the day. I was quite tired and ended up going back to bed for a nap and not waking until 5pm, which was a bit crazy, but I must have needed it. I think perhaps the new exercise classes were more tiring than I realised and came as a bit of a shock to my system, especially after not exercising for 3 or more weeks.
On Friday, I decided to get up and go out for a walk in the morning. I managed to get over 8,000 steps in, so I was happy enough and it was nice to get out and get some fresh air. I had another chilled afternoon, doing some laundry and pottering.
In the evening, OH and I had been invited to a fashion show, by one of his cycling buddies, who designs menswear. It was over in South London, so it was a bit of a trek, but we decided to go on public transport, which wasn't too bad. The show itself was good, and was held in the chapel of an old Asylum, which was interesting, if a little creepy. There were quite a few of OH's cycling buddies there, so we had a chat to them and ended up going to the pub after the show and getting back quite late.
As a consequence, Saturday was a bit of a lost day. I didn't sleep well and stayed in bed until late. Then after lunch, I ended up going back to bed for a few hours to catch up on sleep. I think I'm way too old to go out drinking these days.
When I eventually surfaced proper, I watched a new three part Agatha Christie drama on Netflix called The Seven Dials, which was quite good. I then later watched a movie on Netflix with OH.
Sunday was a better day. I was more or less back to normal. I got up and ready and cycled to the gym in the morning. It was my first gym session in the new gym. I'm trying to get used to the new environment and equipment, but it might take a few weeks before I settle in. It was good to finally do a gym work out though after more than 3 weeks absence.
In the afternoon, OH and I drove out into Essex to retrieve a bike belonging to a friend of his, who had had an accident whilst out riding. He'd been quite badly injured and taken to hospital and had to leave his bike behind, so OH volunteered to bring it back for him. On the way back, we picked up some manure for the allotment from some stables. It needs to rot down a bit before we can use it though.
In the evening, we watched the last episode of the current series of Landman, which was good. I almost feel back to normal after this week, but not really very motivated. I'm hoping that I'll be a little more productive next week.
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