Thursday 29th January 2026

Being Thursday, it means up at five fifteen, getting dressed, drinking coffee, all before going to the sports centre for some phys.

Each morning I read old blog posts I have written, and the reoccurring theme is my bad back and that it seems to ache most of the time.

Exercise either curtailed or cancelled due to various severity of back ache.

What I can see is that I have not really had back ache for about three months now, maybe more, and being careful with the phys, I have suffered no other injuries. Other than a minor back muscle pull when tying shoelaces back in December, even then, cycling did it good. As did ice packs and drugs.

So, off to the gym where I do a little bit more than Tuesday, which probably means another level increase over the weekend.

After phys, we go to Tesco to gather supplies, rushing round throwing stuff in the trolley.

And then back home before rush hour and the school run peaks. And that was it for the day as far as excitement goes.

Shower, shave, breakfast, put the shopping away, while outside the rain did fall yet again.

For lunch at two, it was leftovers. Or, the remaining hunk of prime rib, sliced and heated in the air fryer, served with fresh roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings, veg and gravy also left for the meal on Monday.

A fine meal, lots of vegetables, and this time all crunchy, crispy golden roast potatoes were eaten.

We then retired to the sofa to watch two episodes of Smiley's People, before facing the task of clearing up the plates and washing up.

And another Smiley's People to follow that too.

Night fell outside, and so the final tasks carried out: a brew with a couple of chocolate digestives, put out the milk bottles, close the curtains, before finally turning the heating down.

And so the 29th day of January drew to an end.