Matisyahu's Blog

"When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called 'the People's Stick'"

Month: July 2026

  • End of the day.

    Finally finished the day and cooking a dinner – I’ll write up a longer blog post after dinner – chicken, wedges and coleslaw.

  • First day back at work.

    I woke up this morning at around 10:30am and I really didn’t feel like going for a walk but I know that once I went for that walk and got it out of the way for the day I would feel a whole lot better. I went for an 8km walk and said hello to…

  • Back to work on Wednesday.

    I had a great weekend and I’m back to work on Wednesday. I’ve got my alarm set to 9:30 am and I’ve jumped into bed early so I’m all well rested. I’ve done some cleaning around the house to get everything in order although I have to admit I was lazy and left the washing…

  • Another chilly night.

    It’s a chilly night in the Hutt Valley – at the moment as I write this blog post the temperature is all the way down at 2°C and it may drop even lower but I’m lucky that I did the airing my house out during the day so when I came back after shopping I…

  • A good day off.

    I woke up this morning after having a sleep in until 11am and I finally got myself motivated to do my washing and hang it out on the line. Most of the time when I do my washing I tend to leave it to the last minute then suddenly realise “oh, I better do my…

  • End of the week.

    End of the week and the start of a new one. I have to admit, I am looking forward to going on a holiday in 4 months time and then over Christmas I’ll take off the week but I’ll return before New Years as I’d prefer keeping some annual leave up my sleeve in case…

  • One more day to go.

    One more day to go and I’m finished for the week. Today was pretty busy but because we’ve been able to keep up with the work over the past few days. Finished tonight at 10pm and I walked down to the service station to pick up a couple of sandwiches for a snack. There is…

  • The house is starting to come together.

    The duvet cover that I washed was dry by night time tonight so I put it all together with the duvet and made the bed in the spare room: The duvet adds some colour to the room which goes well with the pillows and cushions that I’ve put behind the pillows. I’m currently having a…

  • Productive day, cold evening.

    It was a busy day today but productive – it is good when you have had a busy day but at the end of it you can look back and see it was productive rather mindless monotony. I had dinner tonight – homemade tacos with plenty of salad and I’ve been watching the final episode…

  • A good first day back at home.

    I decided that combining two lifestyle changes into a single week would be a bit difficult so my focus this week is getting my diet back on track and go for a walk after work. The first day of the week and my goal is to get through the week and then focus on the…