It’s a Walkingpad mx16. It doesn’t have any incline, but it does go up to 16km/h and is big enough that you can actually run.

I am just 1000 steps away from completing this weeks fitness goals. 💪🏃‍♀️

At the moment I’m still focusing mostly on just working out a baseline for what I can actually do and what timing works out best. I have definitely lost a lot of strength since the last time I was doing exercise, I’m tired out by a very low level of work at the moment.

The treadmill has been working well, being able to watch a video while I walk makes it much easier to motivate myself to get a few extra steps at the end of the day if I need to (and will definitely be much easier once winter hits). It also has a wi-fi connection to a phone app so I can create my own programs, so I’ve got a basic interval program to start with to try and up my capacity to be able to do some running as well. It does fold away really easily too, so I can also use the same space for doing my weights and it is still usable as a study. I

I ventured to the local NQR store for the first time today. I’m not sure if I like going there for the value or because they have different things to buy. I’ve stocked up on salmon, in the form of both burgers and frozen cooked chunks. I also got some turkey schnitzels and a frozen veg mix.

There was one small mess up - I thought I was buying a bottle of shampoo and two of conditioner, but it was actually two shampoos and one conditioner. As I always use the conditioner quicker this will lead to a significant imbalance.

I was back at the doctor’s again today and had more blood taken. I’m not sure if it’s the new doctor or the magic new 50yo label, but the difference between now and a couple of years ago in terms of interest in actually doing screening tests etc. is very dramatic.

I’ve always been a bit annoyed by all of the ‘ask your doctor about X issue’ type messaging because I’ve never been to a doctor before that actually had any interest in following anything up. It’s always felt like it’s somehow supposed to be my responsibility to figure out what health tests etc. are appropriate and then to try to convince a doctor to sign off on doing it. Having a doctor that actually wants to arrange for things in a proactive manner is a bit of a novelty.

Today’s main activity will be making tofu. I made the soy milk for it yesterday, which involved an awful lot of mess and chaos, mostly because I used too many beans in the maker, had to divide it into multiple portions and then messed around trying different containers and methods of pressing the bag of mushed up soy goo etc. It was the complete opposite of a streamlined process. I decided to buy a press to make it easier in future.

My Temu return has been dropped off at the post office. They have a very weird return algorithm for their bots to follow. I also had a watch band I was going to return and had arranged to go to a parcelpoint location which is closer, but because I had to go to the post office anyway I cancelled the return so I could re-do it with an Aus Post label instead. But this time it just decided I didn’t need to return it and just refunded the money. I guess the op shops getting a watch band.

A lot of farmers are also burning off stubble at this time of year.

So tired. One more hour before I can go home to bed. Can’t wait. I changed the bedding yesterday so it is going to be glorious.

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Today the new electric blanket goes on the bed. I might wait a bit longer on changing to the winter doona though, especially as thiis house stays pretty warm overnight.

I decided to use the snoring indicator on my sleep monitoring app to find out if I do actually snore. It detected three minutes of snoring, which it recorded. The first was a loud car that hooned past. There were also a couple of audible breaths and a bit of purring. I feel confident that wasn’t actually me.

I never connected with anyone when I went to school so the possibility of a reconnection isn’t on the table.

My past self apparently programmed a secret message into my spreadsheet to alert me when the leave dates I want are open to apply for. I do not remember doing this at all, but when I opened it today there was a bright red “APPLY FOR LEAVE” message waiting for me. I am incredibly impressed with my ingenuity.

I’m up to two packages currently waiting at my door for me to come home. I think it’s my new electric blanket and a soy milk maker, but I’m also expecting a Temu package including new watch bands/covers and random stuff.

I had previously bought an electric banket on a pre-order with Appliances Online, but their delivery has apparently been delayed so I got a refund. I ended up buying a cheaper blanket instead to give me enough money left over for the soy milk maker. It’s not a brand I’ve ever seen before, so fingers crossed it’s ok.

Yes, it’s just like tinned food, only in a jar.

Plus there is one in the fridge that didn’t seal properly which will be today’s lunch.

A big bowl of noodly soup please.

🤞

We are starting to get into soup weather again, so I’ve made a start on a big pot of chicken soup. I’ve made the base stock yesterday (lots of bones to go in the FOGO bin this week!) and today will skimming the fat and adding the vegies. Then it will be into the pressure canner to make it all shelf stable.

The next soup on the list will be cauliflower.