I woke up today a little later than usual because I wanted to get a good night sleep after having that shocking headache yesterday. For breakfast I had a sashimi salad and some blueberries on the side then paired that up with a cup of tea - a nice way to wake up in the morning. For me I don't really have 'breakfast food' but instead any food I have in the morning I consider breakfast food - I personally prefer having something savoury and more geared towards protein or if I have something like toast I'll go with a multigrain bread with plenty of fibre so that it keeps me full until I have my lunch.

I woke up this morning with a horribly bad headache - the pain was at the back of my eyes and just feeling bad all around. I thought maybe I was dehydrated so as a result I draink some water, I put some warm clothes on and got some fresh air (under the carport because it was raining outside) but it didn't fix it.

I woke up today and had a cup of tea, switched on the television to see what the latest news - we've got an election in November down in New Zealand so I like to keep up to date on the latest announcements. At this stage I've already decided who are I am going to vote for because the current government is appallingly bad in so many ways so they're not even comparable.

It was raining this morning so I just pottered around at home and did some free weights instead - if I cannot get a walk in then I like to have a backup plan so that I can still burn a few calories and build up some lean muscle (they're only 5 kg barbells afterall). I watched some news on the television then got changed into my work clothes - I could stay in my pajamas but I like to keep in a routine in much the same way that when I work from home my work computer is in a separate room so it feels like I'm going into the office.

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I woke up this morning at 8:30 am and it was raining heavily outside so I decided to have a doze in bed while listening to the rain on the roof. I eventually got up and out of bed, opened the curtains to let what little sun flood into the room and then I jumped back into bed to see what Apple had announced with their recent presentation.

I'm off to work tomorow but I'm working from home so I'll be looking forward to getting a good night sleep so I'm all ready for a walk tomorrow. I've got the new sunscreen I bought from the supermarket but I couldn't be bothered getting the name brand stuff so I just got the Woolworths branded which is SPF50+ which is good enough for when I go walking.

I woke up this morning at 8:30 am and it a rainy day so I decided to take the day off and start the day off for breakfast with the curried egg salad mum gave to me last night. It definitely brings back memories when mum would make it. I jumped onto my work computer and checked to see whether I had received some messages - boss got back to me regarding something that had popped up which didn't make sense and needed investigating along with another colleague who wanted to follow up regarding some customer feedback.

I woke up today and decided to have a relaxing day off from work - I didn't want to go for a walk because I've gotten sun burnt a few times and unfortunately I didn't have any sunscreen which is something that need to get sorted out. I walked down to my local bakery and had eggs bene with a side of mushrooms and a bowl of mochaccino on the side.

Today was pretty productive - I got up, had a coffee, had the back door open to let in a bit of fresh air while there was some mild rain outside. I upgraded my blog in the morning however at the moment I'm giving the simple text editor on Wordpress a go. It is interesting that when you click on 'post' regarding the daily prompt on Safari that it goes to the simple text layout but if you create a new post without a daily prompt then it goes to 'block editor'.

I woke up this morning at 8:30 am to the pitter patter of rain on the roof and according to the Metservice it appears that it'll be on and off all day so as a result I'm going to have a lazy day at home before work. It feels kind of weird working in the office and then the next day working from home - that experience in the office I guess breaks the monotony which makes the day go a little better.

I woke up this morning and went for my daily walk at 9:20 am then arrived back at 11:30 am where I had a quick breakfast (protein bar and two pieces of toast) then had a shower, changed into some suitable clothes and headed off into town for work in the office. We had lunch provided by the company which made the exercise of getting into town worth while although I did bring some tomato sauce and hot sauce in just in case because the laste time we had a meal provided (fish 'n chips) there were no condiments.

I went for my daily walk today and I decided to listen to a podcast on my walk to stop myself from getting bored - I wore my wired earbuds rather than over the head earphones to avoid getting too hot. I decided to just do two laps and I am happy that I made that decision because I was exhausted after those two laps - a combination of heat and feeling a little dehydrated by the end of the walk but it was satisfying.

Woke up this morning and headed out for my 14.5 km walk at 10:00 am - the weather is great and feeling a whole lot better now that I've given myself a haircut. I'm still weighing up whether I should bring a bottle of water on my walk in the morning particularly as we get further into summer and the heat starts to increase.

I finished wok at 10:00 pm tonight and I decided that I had been putting something off for far too long - I gave myself a much needed haircut after letting it grow out over the winter to provide some extra warmth during the cold days. It took a while to get through it, thank goodness it is plugged into the wall rather than relying on a battery like my previous clippers, and now it looks a lot better along with the fact thatn when I go for my exercise each day it'll be easier to wash and dry after having a shower.

I woke up this morning at 8:30 am but I decided that I really wasn't in the mood for a walk given the amount of walking I did yesterday. I opened up my laptop to check the news and check for any updates from Google, lo and behold Chrome had an update ready which bumped the version number from 154.0.8037.98 to 155.0.8059.40.

Went over to mum's house for dinner tonight and updated all her devices at home - the PC upstairs updated to Windows 11 26H2 and it is robust without any issues but then again I don't fiddle with settings other then setting it up and installing updates when they appear. It is a Beelink mini-PC and so far it has been pretty robust with great performance - it has a strixhalo AMD SoC with 32GB of memory so out of the box everything just works.

I woke up this morning at 8:00 am but I decided I would relax around the house today and instead focus on getting some chores done rather than going for my typical daily walk. I stripped my bed and washed the sheets along with the duvet cover as well as hanging the duvet out in the sun to get some fresh air.

I woke up today at 8:00 am before my alarm went off and I went out for my 14.5 km walk this morning at 10:00 am because I'm in no hurry on my day off. After arriving back at home I spent some time cooling down then had a shower then off to the blood testing place to get tested. Basically the doctor is keeping track of my HbA1c levels because around 18-24 months ago my HbA1c levels were elevated which isn't good.

I woke up this morning at 8:30 am and I was out of the house before 9:30 am - I was going to push for three laps but what I think I'll do is stick to the two and a half laps for now which works out to be around 14.5 km. Getting up at 8:30 am was a little bit more difficult because I really wanted to relax on Sunday but I also want to get out of the house and get the exercise in with enough time afterwards to unwind, have a relaxing shower before getting changed and ready for work.

Today was a productive day although it was disappointing that I couldn't go for my walk in the morning because of the rain and by the time it cleared up it was already too late. On Sunday I'll go for a walk and may even take my mobile phone with me so that I can listen to either some music or podcasts to keep my mind occupied because as much as i like being alone with my own thoughts, after a while it does become incredibly boring.

I woke up this morning at 8:30 am ready to go for a walk but hearing the sound of rain on my roof made it clear that today was going to be an inside day. I had breakfast and then afterwards I did some light weights in between getting some chores done around the house. I've opened up the curtains and let some natural light into my bedroom rather than relying on having to switch on the light.

I woke up at 8:30 am this morning and I found that getting up 30 minutes earlier was easier than expected. I got out of bed and was ready to leave home at 9:30 am and rather than doing the three laps, I decided just to do 2 1/2 laps which works out to be 14.54 km. It was blowing a bit of a gale but the weather was nice nonetheless and the benefit of starting the walk earlier in the morning is avoiding the midday sun along with the heat as well.

I woke up this morning at 9:00 am however I had enough motivation this morning that I got out of the house at 10:00 am for my walk. As a result of me getting better organised I was able to go for a 14.57 km walk before work and when I came back I enjoyed a relaxing shower which made the work out all the more worthwhile.

I woke up at 9:30 am but I decided today that I wanted to get a decent walk in so I left home at 10:30 am and went for an 11.42 km walk. I'm going to get to sleep tonight before midnight and lights off before 11:00 pm and I'm hoping that getting into a good routine at the end of the night will make it easier to get up in the morning to go for my daily walk.

I've just finished watching the latest episode of 'The Bradbury Group' on YouTube and there were some interesting guests on the show with each making some great contributions but Professor Wayne Hope giving some context regarding the rise of the far right in New Zealand politics: And I think one of the most points made was made by Professor Wayne Hope was around 39 minutes into the video - to really understand the book 'Dirty Work' by Nicky Hager you really have to read the two previous books he wrote which are 'The Hollow Men' and 'Dirty Politics'.