The Wednesday with spin

 Hi,

Managed to grab a coffee with Kris and Mike came along. Good to chat about the work things.

Iced latte with Mike and Kris

Spin  - we did end up with 8 of us

Walked to the gym after work for Spin. I was early for the 1730 session. And it looked like it was a video session because there was no instructor. There was a staff person getting the monitor hooked up.

Anyway - 8 of us turned up. And nothing happened at 1730. So someone went to get the reception person and she kicked it off with apologies.

And we sat through an intro. Then - the menu came up. A punter decided to try. Worked the remote and got it started. Then he got the fans working. Yay for that punter.

Back to work afterwards. And a ride home. Mike was working late so I didn't see him for a while. Dough was all stretched by the time he got home. 

Off to bed. Up to ride in early for PT session. Bench 40kg 5 reps x 4 sets. Sunrise looked good.

Sunrise from work

Data brekkie after gym.

Boom!

Brekkie crew

Busy today. And Dairnie leaves today too - so drinks after work for that.  Haircut tomorrow. Maybe a bike ride - if the weather is ok.

Trapline over the weekend too.

Hope your weekend is good fun. My parents get back from their huge travel adventures this weekend. Yay!

Love,

Angela

The Wednesday with spin and burgers

 Hi,

We met up with Barb from our most recent Nepal trip together (I think it was 2019) and enjoyed a catch up at Pravda after the Wed gym session for Mike.

Barb is well and making the most of her awesome job to get a lot of travel done and learn a lot about techie things.  We will try and get over the hill to see Phillipa at some stage soon.

Iced latte at Pravda

Spin

Despite the freezing weather I walked to Spin after work and did a tough session there. Walked back to Otto to find Mike post-run with Sally, Billie and Emma from work. We had not seen Sally for ages so good to see her. And Billie had been on a run with Mike. Emma had known about this post run burger thing for a while so turned up to discover the goodness that is a $20 burger and pint at Otto.

Headed home around 7.30pm and caught a bus in a perfect piece of timing. Fed the cats. Went to bed. Up for garage gym for me with Quentin - but I seem to have tweaked my left adductor/hammie. Sigh. Did 50kg squats only.  3 reps x 4 sets. Felt ok but I can just feel a warmth in my adductor. Took an ibuprofen - let's see how it goes over the next day or so.

Weekend for me soon. We are moving a bath for Janine. Ok. And if I am up for it - my 25th park run too! Let's see what my leg says.

Meeting Alastair from work tomorrow for a coffee. His wife is pregnant so I can't wait to hear all that news.

Have a great weekend.

Love,

Angela

The Monday working from home

 Hi,

The weather wasn't too bad on Monday so Smudge was happy to find a patch of sun on the desk and sit on my comfy headphones cover to snooze as I worked. She is so cute.

Smudge is on my desk

After work I fed the cats and drove into Thorndon gym for 18:00 spin session. So good. My heart rate was quite high so I must either be still tired from ski week or tried really hard. Hahah.

Spin

After Spin I went to new World to get a few things. Mike met me there and we finished and headed home. The cats tried to tell Mike they hadn't been fed! Cheeky things.

Had such a good sleep. But like yesterday morning, I was really confused when the alarm went off. I still think I am in the coachman and I am surprised by my surroundings.  :-o

Today we are both working from home. Work is full of sickness. Did garage gym with Quentin this morning.  Bench 40 kg 4 x 4 and Deadlifts 80kg 3 x 4.

Woot!  It is pouring with rain and snow has closed passes down south. Cold here today. And so wet.

Have a good day!

Love,

Angela

The Monday working from home with Spin

 Hi,

Yesterday I worked from home. I did washing. I set RoboMop off to clean. The cats were happy I was there.

Spin

After work I headed to the gym for 18:00 spin. Mike finished his stuff early so went to New World. I did a quick 1km on the treadmill after spin and met him at the supermarket.

Home to eat and go to bed. Hahahah.

My parents are exploring London. So lovely to see pics from there.

Up for my ride into town this morning. Session with Quentin coming up next!

Late edit:

I did a PB in squats this morning.  80kg.  3 reps x 3 sets. And I was cooked. Did bench after that. 45kg. 2 reps x 3 sets. Also cooked. But a PB in squats was very nice.

My parents remembered our 159 bus to Brixton and when they took a photo they also captured a fox scurrying across the road! In broad daylight. Cheeky fox.

A fox and the 159 bus

Quentin on the sweet caffeine boost

The other day Mum and Dad sent us info on Waterloo Bridge. The current bridge was built during WW2 and mostly by women. And when it was bombed during the war, some stones from it were sent here (and elsewhere) and used to make this fountain for Paddy the dog.

So this fountain to Paddy the Airedale dog is near my work

I had no idea about this fountain and I probably walk past it almost every day I am at work. I was looking for it this morning and saw it and now I wonder why I had never checked it out before.

I have an iced latte - ta Shane

The plaque next to the fountain

Have a great day. 

Love,

Angela

The Monday back in Wellington and working from home

 Hi,

Happy birthday today to my wee sisters. Shona and Sharon. Hope their day is awesome.

At least the cats were happy we were home yesterday and working there. We got the washing done so that was a good thing.

Iced coffee

Headed to the gym for Spin after work. Tried the 17:30 session. But at 18:00 when we finished, there were no treadmills available for a run.

Spin

So we drove to Karori for a run around the park there. Except it is not lit and was pitch black. So back home to have some tea and go to bed.

Hahahah.

Up at 6.45am for my 7am garage gym session with Quentin. Oops. I was fine though.  85kg deads. 3 x 4 sets. Then some shoulder/back work.

Back to the house for brekkie. And at work again today from home. Only because I wanted a sleep in. 

Have a fantastic day.

Love,

Angela

The Monday with spin after work

 Hi,

Smudge was so happy I was working from home yesterday. She spent a lot of time next to me. So cute.

Smudge sleeping next  to me

Completely relaxed

Then she moved positions

Spin

I put on some wild lamb to slow roast in the oven. 4 hours later and the lamb was still tough as an old boot. 

I went out to Spin and did R30 at Thorndon. Then did a wee run on the treadmill. Went to work and waited for Mike. He had a run and then a late meeting (juggling timezones for people in Singapore,  Sydney and Wellington). Took him home and then we tried to eat the lamb. Mike said it must have been the wildest, oldest lamb known in the country! 

Well, it definitely is not a juicy fresh lamb that somehow fell over the farmer's fence into wild lands. We are going to try to slow cook it now as a stew.

Watched some YouTube. Went to bed. Mike was up for a brekkie meeting and I did garage gym with Quentin.  Bench.  40kg 5 reps x 4 sets. Then squats.  40kg 5 reps x 3 sets.  And some adductor work.

Back to the house to shower and get ready for the day.

Meeting Adnan for dinner tonight after work. So I will drive in and park and meet them both somewhere. Maybe Otto?  :-)

Have an amazing day!

Love,

Angela

The Monday with working from home and spin finally

 Hi,

It was good to work from home yesterday. The cats were happy. I went upstairs to find it was only 15C so I turned on all the heaters and we were all pleased to be in 20C before too long.

Cats on the blanket on the couch

Cold upstairs

Grocery drop came

Sunrise

Spin

I decided to go to Spin after work. The training weekend has scared me into action. When it got to 5pm and I fed the cats, it was hard to drag myself out of the house. But I was glad I did it. Parked on Thorndon Quay and headed in for 6:05pm Spin. It was the same instructor we used to have. And another one was in the class as a punter (she has gone to Les Mills as an instructor though!). They have just split the 1 hour group ride Monday session into 2 30 mins classes. So we have options.

The gym at Thorndon was heaving with people at 6pm. But it had emptied out a tad when we finished. I reckon I can go to Spin and then find a treadmill upstairs and go for a run. That is now my new Monday evening routine.

Cats together

Got home and had dinner. Buddha bowl. Cats were happy and sat together on a blanket directly under the heat pump. I made dough for bread.

Tonight I will ride home on the old pedal power bike. Yikes. Not looking forward to that slog up the hill. Jump in the car and head to Lower Hutt for wallaby stew. Hahahah. How funny. I think Alistair and Vicky sent a meat pack of wild meat to Sally and Andrew for Andrew's retirement. So we get to taste wallaby now.

I will let you all know.

Have an awesome day. Lovely winter day here in Wellington. No wind. Crisp.

Love,

Angela

The Monday back at work and with spin

 Hi,

Working from home on Monday. The cats always like it. I looked around after one of my meetings and found them both sleeping on the bed behind me. And when Moxley moved from the coveted squashed skull, Smudge moved in.

Cats sleeping by my desk

Mike wanted pics from a few years back for his inspirational goals. So I trawled through my photos and found several. Here is one for your viewing pleasure.

Jan 2021 Mike.

Spin

After work I drove down the hill to Thorndon and went to Spin with Juliet. First time in 2024. It was a little tough. Hahahah.

Mike came after his run to the gym and we drove back. But he dropped me at the bottom of the hill and I  walked up home from there. Steps! All about the steps.

Unusual view of our house

Spotted our house through some trees. Someone must have pruned so we get a good view. Funny. We now have a pole saw - so we will get some pruning done. Maybe tonight! Ooohhh. A reason to ride home fast after work.

This morning's ride in was lovely. It is already getting dark in the mornings at 6.20am. Awww. I do love the brighter mornings.

Squats this morning with Quentin. I wasn't feeling it. But did ok. 55kg. 4 x 4. Then leg press. 142.6kg 10 reps x 3 sets. Oosshh. Might try 180! Hahahah. Then we snuck off for an iced latte and Quentin had a sausage roll.

Iced latte with Quentin

142.6 kg leg press this morning

55kg squats 

Have a great day. Smash your Tuesday!

Love,

Angela

The Monday back at the mahi

 Hi,

Look at me, serving up cat content like my readers want (Sally M - you know I am thinking of you. Actually, Roz too. And Sally G. Ok. Realisation hits me. You are all here for cat content.)

Yesterday was chill working from home. Also got the sheets done - any day when you get clean sheets washed and dried is epic!

Manic iced latte selfie

Moxley cat model #1

Smudge cat model #2

Spin

Bring it!

Wait - where is everyone?

Yeah, I dunno either

Mike convinced me to get out of the house to Spin after work. And I am so glad I did that. But there were only 5 punters. I hope they continue to run that session. I need to go to more of them through the week.

Mike turned up at the gym with groceries and we drove home and had a bit of food before watching another episode of For All Mankind. Oohhhh. Tense. Again.

Up to misty rain and a nice (damp) ride in. PT session with Quentin. 50kg squats 8 reps x 4 sets. That is 1200kg of lifting. And bench - 35kg 10 reps x 3 sets. Also over 1000kg. I am slaying it! Hahah (that's for Adnan!)

Tues morning leg press 120kg

Have a brilliant day! Own it like a boss.

Love,
Angela

The Wednesday with spin after work

 Hi,

Happy birthday to Ange, today.

I did enjoy spin after work Wed night. Erin made sure she came along and we had such a good spin class. :-)

Spin after work

Erin dropped me back at work on her way home and I got on my bike and headed home to feed the cats. Moxley was in the mood for chasing.

Moxley chasing the duvet monster

Off to bed. Mike got home just after 9pm from tramping meet up. And I slept like a log. I woke up briefly when the heat pump came on at 5.30am. Mike had asked Alexa to turn it on then when we were going to bed.

So good. Warm in the room when I got up. Drove into my PT session. 80kg deads. 3 reps (one more than last time) x 5 sets. And it felt pretty good.

Back home. Wash on. At work.

Weekend is looming. Few things on. Wellington weekend again. The Botanist with Sally and Andrew tonight. I will swing into town (near Green Man) at 6pm to collect Mike from his work function and head to Lyall Bay for 6.30pm dinner.

Hope your weekend is a good one.

Love,

Angela

The Monday back at work

 Hi,

Okay - this post has one of the most adorable cat content pics ever! Yes, that is me, not building things up at all.

Anyway - I made kiwi crisps yesterday during my lunch break. They turned out okay. Mike found them when he got home and now there are far fewer biscuits. At least they fit in the container easily now.

Made kiwi crisps

Smudge found Mike in my meeting

I was in a meeting with Mike at the end of the day and Smudge came down to my desk to see what I was doing. She couldn't hear Mike because I had headphones on. But she certainly saw him. She has never expressed any interest in my computer monitors. But having his face on there certainly caught her attention. She was stretching up to lovingly caress his face with her paws just before I fished out my phone and took her pic.

She really thought Mike was inside that monitor.

Anyway, I went to Spin after work. Met Mike just as he got home. 1 hour of spin. Then home.

I got to Spin

We enjoyed asparagus rolls for tea - with haloumi. Mmmmm. Then watched some YouTube and then into bed. Mike got the heat pump on the WiFi yesterday and this evening he got it working with Alexa! We live in the future!

Woke up with a scratchy throat. So texted Quentin to do online. He'd had the worst sleep so asked if we could both get a lie in and do our session later today. Done!

I actually did a covid test - just in case. Seems fine so far. I am fine. But I do have the scratchy throat, a slight headache if I think about it and generally just have this malaise.

Woke with a scratchy throat - but not covid

Will WFH again today. See how it goes today. I am not snotty or anything. I will just check if my scratchy throat is a passing dryness. Maybe I slept like I was catching flies all night. Hahahah.

Have a beaut day. Wherever you are.

Love,

Angela

The Tuesday with spin

 Hi,

Two evenings in a row for Spin! Oossshhh. And I am hoping to get to one today after work too. Woot!

Yesterday saw a busy day at work. But I did get away for the 1 hour Spin class so yay for that. 

Alastair thinks I am mad

At Spin

Rode home to have tea already made for me. And Mike downstairs in a meeting with some vendor in the UK. After his meeting, he had his tea. We ate nachos - and he had used an entire Peruvian chilli from our wee bush. I got a mouthful of hot chilli at one point and I have never been so scared to continue eating before. hahahah. Adrenaline meals!

We had a bath to relax and Moxley sat in the barrel so she was close to us. We have some funny cats.

Moxley chilling in the barrel

Slept ok and up to ride in. Mike skipped gym and joined me at The Lab for brekkie. Mmmmm.

The Lab iced latte

French Kiss iced latte

Hope your Wednesday is great fun!

Love,
Angela