Just be kind. You have no idea how much work it takes for some people to even walk out of the house, never mind in leggings, or even to walk through the door of a gym!

hi guys wanted to just hop on and share my new adventure ! starting a clothing brand, some of you from the live event know and thank you so much for giving me the push! the brand is based around the mental challenges i believe we all deal with, and still want to better ourselfs . i’m doing a tiktok journey of starting with nothing to hopefully having a brand and community of likeminded people proud to wear the clothing. it’s all custom manufactured to my spec not printed onto blanks like most people do, good for premium clothing. follow the socials to follow along and see if a mechanic from nottingham can create a clothing brand 🙏🏻🙏🏻

And I'm so fkn proud of how I handled it. Friday started with my CPTSD being triggered at 4 am & despite the day throwing everything at me I stayed positive & laughed it off...right upto getting a call to say a former colleague & friend of 20 years had passed away. The rest of the day was a write off...the next morning hit snooze 3 times, then guilt tripped myself for both. Realised I was getting angry with myself so I didn't have to grieve, and nipped that shit in the bud. Because actually, despite what my inner critic says, I'm allowed to be sad and unproductive once in a while and my usual alternative is unhealthy as fuck. I gave myself permission to hide, making sure my food was comforting but still healthy. That evening I set myself the tiniest most achievable fitness goal I could to tempt me out from my blanket fort. Just do a side plank on each side. Narrator: 'But she did not just do a side plank on each side...' (Apologies loud c#nty music was absolutely required.)

✊ Train your grip. Strong hands carry over to every lift and most people ignore them completely. Hang from a bar, carry something heavy, build it.

Sat down for my Sunday planning hour. Got all my sessions booked in the diary for this week. My food plan sorted. But life happens, shit happens. Both kids are off (Ivar's foot is infected so he's off school with antibiotics and may need to go back to the hospital still, and Jacob's got an app later this morning). Kids always like to keep you on your toes. L2A is just over 4 weeks away, and the weather is also shite so picking up spinning sessions instead. So this week it's back to back training, between weights and spinning, kids bug and work (work pressure is also increasing). I've not got a rest day until next week. I will be kind to myself though, lots of cold water therapy, home massages, stretching and early nights where I can. Still keeping positive - the Live session 2 weeks ago was incredible. Then I've had a couple of nights out (1 where I actually drank after bumping into an old volleyball friend and ended up in Soho until 4am - who am I?) which has also made me feel exceptionally happy. I've really enjoyed letting my hair down and having that time to myself.