And again no real time to write this

But I’m doing it anyway. It’s rather interesting that I can do these things when I know someone might be looking forward to it.

I went to bed too late again and slept extremely bad which is unusual for me. I’m still blaming the time change but, well, what can you do. (I actually read about a writer back in the 90s who decided to just refuse changing her clocks. I don’t think that would work for me.)

I did my complete morning routine, and instead of opening the manuscript I started a new spreadsheet to track the time it will take to revise the single gay dad romance (or is it gay single dad?). Of course my secret hope is to revise it in record time and then write the next book in the series in November. Sure, solid plan, no notes.

Husband and I talked, I crocheted, and I found I was very slow which was no surprise, see lack of sleep.

I went on my walk/run in beautiful weather. On the way I met an old school friend of my husband’s and we talked for a bit, then I got to listen to music while walking and running and started prepping for my monthly coaching session in the evening in my head. I like using my time out in the woods to mull things over. That conversation with my husband’s friend was really motivating to me because he kept saying that his knee is shot and he is old and exercise is beyond him. Um, no. I don’t recommend going real hard on a busted knee but there are very few people who don’t gain anything from strength training or just walking. I have been having chronic back pain since I was a teenager, busted knees for years, including a stint where it was so bad I couldn’t walk for more than a few meters, and my hip has arthritis as well, you might remember the time where I spent the whole summer swimming and biking because walking hurt so much, and then there is the plantar fasciitis that is only slowly healing. (It’s definitely getting better, though, I can forego the orthotics in the house for half the day with no problem. Anyway, here is me out in the sun and wind:

I came back just in time to take a shower before lunch:

I did not do the dishes, the boy showed up right after my husband left to take his nap and then it was time to teach. No Genshin either.

My new wallet came and I managed to cram almost everything in there but I had to take a serious portion of coins out and move a few cards to a desk drawer. Turns out when you get yourself a smaller wallet you can’t fit as much stuff into it, oops.

I taught two students, looked up what we needed to do for bodyweight training next and prepped the manuscript of book 3 for publishing, then taught some more students. After that the boy and I did some bodyweight training and had to concede that a one-week break does, indeed, make you weaker. Who would have thought?

We did have fun, though, especially since we were doing 3-rep pyramids where you make each set a little harder. My arms actually gave way when I tried doing knee pushups with really good form and I was relieved to see that I did not land on the glasses in my face but on my torso.

The boy and I talked about Genshin which was nice, and then it was time for a quick meal and the group coaching call.

Coaching was rather nice and very uplifting while I was working on my crochet blanket. Just for the people who keep telling me they don’t really have time for knitting, that is a moment that works. Not for the coach, though. She was the one who said it’s the time of year where she buys yarn for a knitting project that she then doesn’t finish.

After that it was late but not too late, so I ate chocolate, talked to the boy some more, did Duolingo and then I opened my computer and there was YouTube and all those BTS videos.

Bad move. But we all knew that beforehand.

I finally started writing this post when I was an hour late for bed, then did a quick list for today and finally went to bed. I had brushed my teeth in between BTS dance practice videos but that didn’t really make much of a difference.

And today is grocery shopping day and the next to last day before fall break.

Now the big question is: should I buy Halloween candy or not?

Because if I do and there aren’t enough kids at the door I will end up eating all the candy. It there are kids at the door I need to interrupt everything I’m doing all the time to give out candy. And tomorrow should be another bodyweight training. Training and opening the door every other minute don’t really go together.