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So, as promised, here is weekly vlog #1. It consists of my extremely quiet weekend of cooking, reading, Netflix, drawing, hot chocolate and hot water bottles.

I also forgot to add a title, description or tags to the YouTube upload… So I’ll have to do better next week 😒

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November 23, 2015 Just another Gemjustme, Weekly vlog

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It’s funny how quick things change. 🌟 🌟 🌟 I won’t lie and say I’ve found this time easy... I live on my own, so relying heavily on video calling friends and family for social interaction. I go most days now without interacting with another human in person. I’m someone who normally loves being alone and needs it to function, but it’s different when it’s enforced... and then I see all these posts on social media from people looking for the positives of lockdown, that they’re getting to spend all of this time with their immediate families and how they’ll be so grateful for this looking back and I’m like 👀 I don’t even know when I’ll be able to go back to Scotland to see my family again. 🌟 🌟 🌟 It’s also state mandated that I’m not allowed to see my boyfriend 🤯 Couples who don’t live together aren’t allowed to see each other. So that’s fun. I’m now in a long distant relationship apparently. 🌟 🌟 🌟 Finally, exercise. I’ve gone from training 4 times a week and swimming once or twice to sitting on my sofa staring at my yoga mat and kettlebell with absolutely no desire to move. I think this week has just been about trying to get my head around this new normal and the possibility that this won’t end on Boris’ three week review. There’s not really been much space in my brain for anything else. What I have been enjoying doing is standing on my head 🤷🏼‍♀️ So I’ve given up on feeling guilty about not doing home HIIT or strength workouts and instead practice crow pose transition into headstand. Oh and virtual yoga classes with @hotpodyogabristol . 🌟 🌟 🌟 I’ll stop complaining now. I realise I’m actually very lucky. It’s just hard sometimes to not focus on the bad things. So I’m trying to find three positive things every day and posting them on my stories. It’ll ALL be OKAY. RIGHT!?! 🌟 🌟 🌟 How are you finding life on lockdown?

R O U T I N E ☀️☀️☀️ I may have landed back from my holiday in Tenerife (thankfully not entirely thwarted by sandstorms or CV) almost a week ago but today has been the first day that’s felt like being back to my normal routine. Landed back in Bristol on Monday night, me and the boy went to my fave place to eat on Tuesday, Wednesday I bought a pizza and sat on my sofa when I got in from work and only moved when it was time for bed. Thursday was an #IWD event with @project.hb and @goodyogaandmassage; we did yoga and pulsing squats then drank bubbles and spoke about women who inspire us and what we like about ourselves. Friday night was date night. I didn’t pack a lunch once this week. I bought porridge at my work’s cafe every morning. I didn’t go to the gym for nearly two weeks. Today, I got up and made protein pancakes for breakfast then went to the gym. Lunch was a halloumi and hummus pitta. I spent the afternoon studying and writing before getting so hungry at 4pm I just went ahead and made dinner, which was basically a roast. Today I’ve mainly craved vegetables. While I was away I ate what I wanted and spent time with my family over time in the gym. I didn’t have to think, study, work... it was bliss. Now I’m back and craving routine. I’m excited to get back to my side hustles; studying to be a PT and photography (@gem_takes_pics ). I’m excited to get back in the gym (taking it slow due to injuries) and eat all the healthy, nourishing food I love. #essayover

35. Minimal make up, messy hair, on a farm looking at some goats, pigs and cows. Oh and ducks. So this is what 35 looks like. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Going solo. I’m now without a personal trainer. For the first time in more than two years 😱. This means that for the next wee while I’ll be writing my own training programmes, continuing the method Jon used. What I will miss is the accountability that comes with having a personal trainer. Someone to check in with and note progress with. When you’re paying someone to train you, you want to make sure you’re getting the most out of it, right? So you put the work in. Now that I don’t have anyone to report back to, what if I let it slip? I’m just hoping that I’ve learned enough and that I love it enough to keep going on my own. Now I have an extra commitment on my time each week too. I’m studying to be a PT myself so I have to dedicate 5-10 hours a week to learning, revising and taking monthly exams 🙈😱 Plus practical classroom and assessment days. So what if I don’t have time to train myself!? I’m pretty sure that I won’t stop training. I do genuinely love it and it helps clear my head when things get a bit much in there. I’m just trying to set realistic expectations on my body that perhaps this won’t be a year for smashing big PBs, but hopefully I’ll be training till I’m 80 so there’s time for those 😜 and if I do manage to bench my own body weight this year? Well that’ll just be the cherry on top. Exciting times ahead, really...

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