It was an incredibly quiet day! I didn’t even get out of my pajamas until 1:45pm!
Knitting:
I spent this morning finishing off the scarf I had started last night. It actually turned into a cowl as it wasn’t very long. It will be nice and warm for someone though. It was just thirty stitches and knit each row, made with Wendy wool.
Reading:
I have been reading Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore. This is the first book of the year for the Not Your Mom’s Romance Bookclub and I have to admit I wasn’t super excited to read it by the back cover description. It was available from my library online though so I figured I would try it. I have been really enjoying it. It’s about one of the first women to attend Oxford and she is on scholarship from the Suffragette league so must help with their cause. She’s assigned to convince the most powerful duke to support the cause. It’s been a very cute historical so far.
Exercise:
This afternoon I did another Hallmark Christmas movie workout. I watched Christmas Under the Stars which was just okay and then did a workout. I did a minute of jogging in between: 10 reverse lunges per leg, 35 crunches, 25 jacks, 5 burpees, 10 squats, 10 plié squats, 5 dips, 5 mountain climbers per leg, 10 pushups, 15 curtsy lunges per leg, 5 high knees per leg.
The movie didn’t seem super Christmassy and I think the low numbers in this workout prove that.
This evening, after a lovely nap, I met up with the Thursday night group for a run. It was a good thing I had committed to meeting people as there is no way I would have gone otherwise! We did 4.57km and I felt like I was running fast, but I really wasn’t and was actually running slower than usual:(
Shopping:
I stopped at Chapters on the way home to grab gifts for my friend’s sons whom I will see tomorrow. I had started the older son on a Robert Munsch collection and so this time got him More Pies which is set in Vancouver. I’m starting the younger son on a Dr. Seuss collection so this time he got Fox in Socks.
I always think starting a book collection for kids makes gift buying easier!
I also got them playdo and kinetic sand to go with the books.
Well I’m going to go finish my book.
Have fun!
AJ
A Petite Slice of Life 
Hah – I like the idea of a Christmas movie workout… Unfortunately don’t have a good setup in my house for it.
Lol I try to make it quiet so my downstairs neighbor doesn’t hate me too much!
I was at Chapters earlier!
Lol we could have co-ordinated ourselves🤣
I liked reading about your selection of gift books and presents.
Oh thanks. I just find this way keeps things simple
That cowl is cute! Someone is going to be very lucky to get it. Staring a book collection for kids is smart and a unique gift idea!
I hope the cowl and the books are liked! I always have a tough time picking books for kids because there are so many with good messages, so the author collection helps me
I’m definitely going to steal that idea for when I have to buy gifts for kids
Glad to help:)
I love your idea of buying book collections for children!
Thanks. Just trying to keep things simple!
A great tradition of gifts for kids. Maybe your run seemed fast because you enjoyed the company and it went by quickly? 🙂
I did enjoy the company as there were six of us, but I’ve been sleeping a lot, etc so I think it’s just my low iron.
Lovely scarf! I love binging on Hallmark movies and never thought of working out to them – brilliant 🙂
It works great! I watch the movie while keeping track of certain elements and then assign an exercise to each element
First of all.. I LOVE Robert Munsch books. These are fun even for adults to read (the opposite of Dr. Seuss if you ask me). Staying in pj’s until after lunch sounds like a great day to me. Sounds like you had a good day
I love both Robert Munsch and Dr. Seuss. I always pick stuff I like:)
It was a good day, just annoying that I have so much to get done and don’t accomplish a thing
Your cowl is very cute! Sounds like a nice day 🙂
I’m happy with how it turned out, but now I just have to hope someone wants it