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📅 17th of March – Gardening Kicked My Ass 🌱
🌄 Morning Routine & Unexpected Yard Work
⏰ Time Check: 2:06 PM – Started the day early, left home at **8:00 AM** to drop the kids off, then helped my mate with yard work at Pop’s place.
- 🪴 **Expected 1-hour job** turned into a **3-4 hour hedge removal & trimming session**.
- 🎨 Drew a “d**k” on the back patio for a laugh.
- 💪 Fatigued after yard work but still planned to hit the gym.
🙏 Mindfulness & Gratitude Check-In
- 🙏 Grateful for: Living with my best mate—we team up well and get stuff done together.
- 👍 Compliment to Myself: Even though I’m wrecked from gardening, I’m still going to the gym and making an effort.
🎯 Plans for the Day
- 🏋️ Gym session (leg press focus).
- 📖 Read after gym.
- 🎸 Play guitar before the kids get home.
- 💻 Test new dual screen for the laptop.
- 🧹 Work on cleaning & getting fiber into meals.
🏋️ Gym Session Recap
- 🦵 **Leg Press:** 4 working sets up to 160kg.
- 💪 **Stiff Leg Deadlifts:** 3 working sets at 30kg total.
- 🦵 **Single Leg Press & Single Leg Curls:** Left leg leading.
- 🔥 **Single Leg Extensions**—focused on balancing both legs.
- 🏃 **Run attempt:** Managed **1 KM**, then walked for 7.5 mins to finish with **15 mins total**.
🌙 Evening Reflections
- 📞 Spoke to a mate from NSW—realized I booked leave wrong.
- 🎸 Felt too sore to play guitar; anime bingeing took priority.
- 😴 Fatigue set in from the heavy gardening and gym combo.
- 📺 Watched new anime and chilled instead of forcing productivity.
📝 Lessons & Reflections
- 🌿 Yard work will always take longer than planned.
- 💡 Learned from my mate about how his past month has been.
- 🍖 Found out jerky should be refrigerated after opening—didn’t know that until today.
📬 Good News
- 📧 Got an email saying my passport is on the way!
📊 XP & Activity Totals Update
- ✅ Reading: 11.98 hours
- ✅ Guitar: 14.45 hours
- ✅ Gym (Strength): 46.4 hours
- ✅ Running: 84.47 km
🔥 Current XP Total: 600 XP
📈 See my full XP Level System here.
📝 Notes & Next Steps
- 🛌 Considering starting a deload week—aiming for lighter weights and low-impact cardio like elliptical/bike.
- 🧠 Contemplating a short fast (3-5 days) as part of the recovery phase.
- ⚠️ Reminder to book in a scan appointment soon.
🔥 Final Thoughts
- ✅ Helped out family with gardening and still hit the gym.
- ✅ Acknowledged the need for rest and recovery soon.
“You’re enough. You’ve got this. Keep moving forward!” 🚀
