Bring It On!

So, it’s my first week back after the 2 weeks holiday and it’s not been too bad actually.  Monday was a hectic day which probably helped.  In the afternoon I had to deliver a 20 micro-teach to a group of my peers as part of my teacher training course.  And although I was a little nervous I received flying colours from both the Tutor and my colleagues which I was very pleased with.

The rest of the week trundled by and I finally caught up with emails and paperwork but more importantly I went swimming again and really enjoyed it!  It was great to be back in the pool with my new goggles (yeah yeah I know, but I treated myself) and my new target to swim half a mile in under 30 minutes.  I have achieved my big target, so now it’s about speed and becoming a faster swimmer.  Plus I am trying to combat the fact I totally lost my drive to swim.

I’m trying to keep up with my weight sessions at home although I must admit I have lost some of my strength; so I have reduced the weights slightly but I am confident that I will return to the normal weights soon.  Eating healthier seems to be easier now I am back at work too.  Less opportunity to eat rubbish I suppose.

I attended Thump Boxing again which I really enjoyed.  After last week’s first session I knew I would ache but my God I was sore, especially my forearms and calves.  This time my friend attended (who I am sure enjoyed it a little too much as she thumped away at me.  I need to have words with her!) and I think a couple from work will be joining too as they seem keen.  The class is made up primarily of women but a few more guys came this week so we chatted and boxed together which was good.  Although it’s exhausting it’s also quite exhilarating thumping away and doing jabs, crosses, hooks and upper-cuts.  Interspersed are plenty of squats, press-ups, star jumps and ab exercises.  It’s a major workout and you feel it by the end.  I am enjoying this infinitely more than Zumba and it’s a change of pace from Pilates.

You can probably tell from my tone that I am feeling better than I did.  Having a break from work and everything around me did wonders.  It really helped recharge me for the coming months as this is a busy period for me at work, although I have no intention of slipping backwards because of the hectic period.  It’s also good that I set myself some little mini targets too as I can now focus on those.

So what happened with the woman at work who was making my life so stressful?  Well lets just say given my tone with her this week she now knows not to pester me so much and that I would no longer be taking any **** from her.  Don’t get me wrong…I was pleasant and civil.  But she knew by what I said and how I said it that the days of making my life hell were over and I would be standing up to her on a constant basis.  Do I feel better for it?  Hell yes!!!

I hope you are all well and enjoyed the many Bank Holiday weekends (there is another soon!) and thank you for your support these last few weeks as I went through a rough patch.  I’m back and God help anyone who messes with me now.

Graham