It’s the penultimate day of my week long staycation. Yesterday I woke up with a spring in my step, full of energy and excitement about the day ahead. I’ve been reading too much non fiction lately so I perused my bookcase and selected 4 novels I may or may not have read a very long time ago, but none of them kept me riveted. So I went to the library and had a good browse through their selection. I borrowed 2 books which appealed to me. I started one last night and it was unputdownable. I can’t wait to get to bed!

Then I went to my bounce class. I want to do some vigorous exercise and I can’t run because my foot won’t let me. Thankfully rebounding doesn’t seem to aggravate it. My DEXA scan results came back – abnormal but expected whatever that means. I have to wait 6 weeks to see my GP for clarification so it clearly can’t be urgent.

Bounce is fun once I get past the fact that I’m terrible at it! I look around me at the other women moving effortlessly with grace, and marvel at how clunky, awkward and laboured my movements are. I also seem incapable of coordinating my limbs to match the instructor. I do the complete opposite. Weird. However I come away buzzing with energy so it’s a keeper. Apparently it’s one of the best forms of exercise for bone health. The energetic music is too loud but I can cope with that for an hour.

On Sunday I binge watched the latest series of Slow Horses. I had my first taste of this show last Christmas and it instantly blew me away. Gary Oldman is incredible and he’s in great company with a brilliant cast. There’s something about Slow Horses that fills me with hope and optimism.

I don’t want to watch too much tv though hence the need for a page turner.

The rest of today was spent walking on the beautiful moors and chatting with my friend Ally. It was blisteringly cold but a day well spent.