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

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Category: Getting Healthy

  • A good start to the week.

    I woke up this morning just before midday and headed down to Awanui Labs which does the blood testing – the test was for liver function and blood sugar to see how things are progressing. I’ve continued losing weight since my last blood test so hopefully that should translate to better blood test results but…

  • End of another week, start of the weekend.

    Finally made it through the week and I’m looking forward to the weekend. Today was kind of weird, I work from home answering calls but no calls came through, logged out and logged back in, refreshed the page etc. so I assumed that maybe I had been put one of the other queues. Long story…

  • That was a long walk.

    I decided to go for a longer walk than usual tonight after work, 16.2km, and when I came back the hot shower felt so good soothing the muscles in my legs and my sore feet. It is funny how the small things in life such as a hot shower can bring so much joy after…

  • Another chilly night.

    Came back from my nightly 11.6km walk tonight around an hour ago, I quickly jumped into a hot shower to warm up along with making a mug of instant miso soup to warm me up further. It really is something that is so satisfying and the calories are so miniscule that I think the next…

  • An uneventful start to the week.

    It was a rather uneventful start to the week – work was the usual and nothing out of the ordinary. I have to admit, I did enjoy having a full fridge rather than the last couple of weeks of working through what I had left in my cupboard. After work I went for my nightly…

  • That weekend went quickly.

    The weekend ended up finishing a lot quicker than expected. I went for my big grocery shop today and funny enough the amount I spent was less than expected – not because the prices of food went down (wouldn’t that be nice!) but rather because I first of all had something to eat so I…

  • A relaxing day off.

    I woke up early on Monday to jump on a bus to pick up some odd bits and pieces from the supermarket for the day with the big shop being done on Tuesday. On Tuesday I’ll be popping down but this time I’ve made sure I’ve actually got a list of things I need to…

  • Some fine weather and the start of the weekend.

    Finally a night without rain which has allowed me to go for a 11.6km walk and when I came back I jumped in to have a hot shower. The weather is a bit cold outside but I can handle the cold with a good jumper and I guess it is a good incentive to walk…

  • It is cold, miserable and rainy.

    I was hoping to get my power bills under control after having to have my heater turned on more often than I ideally wanted but it appears that mother nature must have shares in Meridian Energy which explains the current weather. I went for a walk last night but not tonight because the weather is…

  • I may as well have a rest tonight.

    Finished work and decided that I’ll reward myself with a relaxing time at home watching Real Time with Bill Maher (yeah, I know, he can be a mixed bag) and then afterwards I’ll watch a few episodes of the Sandman which has been pretty good so far and I’m also going to see if I…