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A day at the beach
While in my last post I was eagerly awaiting the day I could put my toes in the sand, this day came earlier than expected. In Belgium every local government of a beachtown has its own rules on how they battle COVID-19: https://www.belgiancoast.co.uk/en/inspiration/measures-did-your-favourite-seaside-town-put-place. However the Dutch coast is in travel time for me a bit closer. Also their numbers for corona illnesses and deaths are better than ours (not sure if we overestimated and they did less testing). But while information panels on the side of the road still advise to not make unnecessary trips, their non-essential shops never closed. This made me think that a visit there would be…
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Walking Goals
At the beginning of this year I set different exercise goals on my list to accomplish in 2020. One of them was to walk 1010 miles. You maybe ask: “How did you arrive at that number?”. Well 2020 miles sounded a bit to overwhelming and not really feasible. Hence I just divided in 2 and that comes down to about 3 miles a day. So something that should be doable. I only occasionally reach 10 000 steps a day, but on a regular work day with going to/from the car park both when leaving home and going to work I average about 6500 steps. With the occasional hike in the…
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My Spotify listens
How is it that another month passed by. Physically I enter this new month a little lighter than the last but not much. The mental clarity and lightness varies day per day. Trying to keep it as positive as I can. But there is still a factor of job insecurity. And while I invited myself in my parents and sisters “bubble”, the uncertainty of when we can travel to the other side of the country (or our neighboring countries) for some beach or nature walks is weighing hard on certain days. One of the ways I try to stay positive is by not listening to the radio, I didn’t encounter…
