For my morning exercises, I have 3 routines I do alternately. One is all kinds of stretching exercises, the second is power training with weights (actually 2 water bottles, because my halters are in the storage), and the third is yoga. Son and grandsons also do yoga, so one of the mornings they were here, … Read more
I am really proud of us. We both reached our desired weight! Tom is between 73 and 74 kg. My weight is between 65 and 66 kg. It took us – deliberately because a slow weight loss has a better chance to be sustainable – 2,5 years to lose over 20 kg. And it is … Read more
This strange-looking stuff is Tibicos, better known as water kefir grains or Japanese water crystals. I got it as a present from Sebastian. The stuff grows if you take good care of it, and you’re more or less supposed to pass it on to others once you have too much. And why would anyone take … Read more
For some reason, the theme of today turned out to be smoking. Which is kind of odd since we are both avid non-smokers. It started with a business appointment in a small room where the owner obviously had just put out the last cigarette. Making me cough and not too keen to discuss health insurance … Read more
We are staying in a spa hotel at the moment. Lots of facilities over here. Or as the hotel says Bienvenido a un mundo diferente. It’s a nice hotel. And as usual, there is something that is nagging us. We wouldn’t be our critical, thinking selves if there wasn’t:Why is it always so hard to … Read more
In Amsterdam, they complain about the roller suitcases that the tourists drag along and that make a lot of noise. You can hear that sound here too. At least twice a day. Not made by tourists but by the school kids. I am happy they do. Compared to the way-too-heavy schoolbag I used to carry … Read more
On and off I tried to meditate in the past years. I didn’t succeed. Last April somebody recommended the “Calm”-app to me and ever since I meditate every day. 10 minutes for the time being, but I must say, I really love it. It is a guided meditation and she stresses out that it is … Read more
Finally, after a week of muscle pain in my hips and tushi, I could walk up and down the mountain without groaning! These daily walks are really good for my physical condition. And I am proud of myself that I didn’t let Tom’s illness interfere, but walked anyway. Tom started his walking today after a … Read more
Coffee and water in the morning sun at ‘our’ terrace. Mmmm, bliss. Getting used to the temperatures and the differences between day and evening, sun and shadow, or outside and air-conditioned shops can be difficult. So unfortunately Tom has the flu now.Let’s hope that my daily sun bath will keep me healthy. ^hm
What I won’t miss I cough a lot. So does hubby. And recently I started noticing that a lot of friends and family have a respiratory ‘something’ as well. Coughing, running nose, stuffy nose, allergies. So maybe it’s my imagination, but it also might be the pollution. The area in between Antwerp, Rotterdam, and the … Read more