This Week ...

... it should be a lot cooler, thankfully, but there's rain promised for most days so I won't be having too many jollies. It'll be a good week to focus on what needs doing at home.

Entertainment & Socialising: 

I'm hoping to meet with L but I have other plans for Wednesday which is when we usually get together so I'm waiting to hear back from her.  J was away last week so we will probably just speak on the phone as she will be catching up with work and her family. I was supposed to be meeting with K but she is ill so that's been cancelled. I'm also hoping to see Joy so will contact her today to arrange the day and time, hopefully today or tomorrow.

The biggie is that I have a ticket to see Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at the Theatre Royal on Wednesday. They have updated their Covid instructions and confirmed that masks must still be work by everyone, including when seated to watch the performance, so it's a risk but it can be balanced to a degree by the fact that although the Covid cases are increasing they remain relatively low in this area compared to the rest of England. As I write this I am planning to go and then isolate until I'm sure that I am okay, but I may feel differently on the day and decide not to go ... it's all a bit up in the air!

Online Classes & Talks: 

• Monday: Tai Chi
• Wednesday: Nutrition Club
• Thursday: Tai Chi, Indian Cooking 
• Friday: Nutrition Focus
• Sunday: Tai Chi 

Health and Fitness:

I tried the Tai Chi class yesterday. I find this new leader much easier to understand and will stick to his classes for a while. Although the Sunday class is described as being for beginners, they've been running for 24 weeks so yesterday's session focused on the final form in the sequence and then put it all together. I had a go and got hopelessly confused, but despite that I loved it and think that at long long last I may have found the right physical activity for me that I will enjoy doing daily. He runs three classes every week, Monday, Thursday and Sunday, and I got the impression that the majority of people attend every session so that's what I'll do, at least until I feel more confident about what I'm doing. Just my luck, he's on holiday for the next two weeks but there is a practice video to use so I will have a go at that every week and see how I get on.

In addition I'll still fit in daily 30 minute walks and daily 20 minute knee strengthening exercises. It sounds a lot when it's written out like this but the total daily exercise works out at less than 10% of my waking day, and it's not all done in one go so it's easy to fit it in.

Home and Garden: 

Home: The repairman will be here this afternoon to adjust the external doors so that'll be something else ticked off on the list. It's one of those 'sometime during the afternoon' appointments so I will get on with the housework while I'm waiting for him to turn up. 

I'm intending to get back to decluttering this week and will concentrate on decluttering/reorganising the cupboards in the music room and sorting out the four stacking boxes, also in the music room.  I should be able to clear the bottom shelves in the double cupboard which I intend to use to store the overflow from the kitchen (which will be freezer boxes and the small appliances I don't use very often). 

Garden: If the weather forecast is accurate I doubt that I will need to water the garden this week but I will need a rain free hour or two to stay on top of the deadheading. M is supposed to be here on Friday but there will be very little for her to do so I will phone her to see if she wants to reschedule. I know she is extremely busy so she may prefer to be working elsewhere this week and that suits me as I will be able to cope with the things that do need doing by myself. 

  

Food: I really don't know why, as I was doing so well, but I lost the plot on Friday and that continued over the weekend. I'm sort of frustrated with myself as I was initially doing well but pizza, chips, crisps, chocolate, doughnuts, and chip shop fish and chips were enjoyed (without guilt!) so I haven't put any weight on but I was on track to lose a couple of pounds.  

I'm back to following the meal plan. I'm going to add in some additional meal ideas so that I can have a bit more choice on what I eat every day. This means I'll probably need to do some more shopping this week, probably tomorrow. 

End of Lockdown Adventures: 

• this week: arrange to meet with friends for coffee
• by the end of July: complete at least two of the local treasure trails starting with Corsham and Bradford on Avon, but the forecast doesn't look too promising so this may be carried forward to August
• within twelve months: complete a minimum of twelve items on my post lockdown wish list, aiming to complete at least one thing on the list in July. There's one last July adventure to complete:
• a trip to the theatre - ticket booked for Wednesday (but it'll depend on how safe the arrangements feel on the day!)
• visiting the lavender farm
• visiting Farleigh Castle

and finally, Hobbies:

Reading: still reading Local Girl Missing by Claire Douglas. 

Italian: 15 - 20 minutes daily practice

Piano: 30 minutes daily practice