week #7
/ on Sunday evening I went to bed early because it felt like I was getting the noro virus that was going around, or maybe I ate something wrong? either way, it lasted until Monday morning. it was hard to get out of bed and get myself downstairs to take care of the daughter. luckily the husband could bring her to school.
/ when everyone was out of the house, I decided to take a warm bath (and started watching blind sherlock). and that seemed to do the trick. after I felt a lot better!
/ our new secondhand key cabinet got a second layer of paint. almost finished! after drying I just have to put in the key hangers and then it's ready to shine in our hallway.
/ I wrote an update about me knee. and thought a lot about how to proceed now with exercising. I missed the exercise and movement a few times a week without my qi gong practice. and felt the urge to come up with a new plan. maybe hiking?
/ I came across a post from meoww about not wearing make-up anymore and thought it was so inspiring! it inspired me to try something for the last time, and I wrote about it.
/ Monday afternoon the daughter had a playdate at our place. the first time her friend S. came here. it was one of the first playdates where I didn't really have to pay that much attention, because they were playing so nicely together.
/ when her mom came to pick up S, we decided to go to the playground to get some fresh air. we stayed for half an hour talking and watching the kids run around. truth be told; I don't just vibe with all parents (I know, that's all on me), but I like this mom!
/ the evening was for doing my physiotherapy exercises, updating my blog and watching more blind sherlock (I'm really into it!).
/ on Tuesday my morning was slow. my body felt tired, so I tried to let it rest. at least, after the weekly house cleaning ;)
/ I don't know what it is lately, but I seem to need more sleep during the day. I took another midday nap when the daughter was home. I just couldn't stay awake!
/ for dinner I made a risotto and already prepared dinner for later this week. and then all my energy was gone. I sat a bit on the couch with the husband and followed the olympics, and went to bed early.
/ Wednesday morning I had my second physio appointment. this time we started with exercises straight away. I got 6 exercises to do at home. he told me this could be a process of 3 months, because that is the time we need to find out if the exercises are working for my body. and he advised me to do 20 min of low resistance biking on the exercise bike daily.
/ at home I started looking for options. do I get a membership for the gym for the coming months, to go biking daily there? do we get a secondhand exercise bike? or are we getting one at Decathlon? let's see.
/ for the daughter we ordered a super cute lion costume for carnaval. they are celebrating on Friday at the school. everyone can dress up and they are doing a parade in town. a couple of years ago we got her a cute monkey costume, but when it was time to wear it, she didn't want to and resisted wearing it. let's see how it goes this year. I already searched for cute lion face paint!
/ when I asked the daughter Friday morning if she was going to dance at the school's carnaval party, she said: 'I am definitely NOT going to!' when other moms started to send in the video's of the party, I had to laugh, because the daughter was in the first row in front of the stage dancing her lion ass off :D so much fun seeing her have fun!
/ Saturday it was Valentine's Day at work. usually a very busy day for us, but not this year. apparently it was a lot more quiet in the whole country. but there's not really a solid explanation for it?
/ after my Saturday shift we drove to the grandparents in Germany. the treated us to some delicious Turkish food and we watched the olympics.
/ on Sunday we made ourselves ready to go see the carnaval parade in a nearby town. the daughter couldn't wait to catch a lot of candy that they throw out of the wagons. she caught 3 bags full! oh my, who is going to eat all that?
/ Sunday evening we watched a krimi on tv. and a good one too! I had fun watching it, but was also happy that I could dive into the super warm bed in the guest bedroom at 12.
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