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The Freedom Diaries – Week 24-26: Day 42 of the 75 Hard Challenge

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Don’t panic! I haven’t quit or tripped myself up. I was just gobsmacked that I’m already on day 42 of the 75 Hard Challenge.

It feels like it’s become a way of life now. My routines are in place and things are running almost like clockwork. My day starts off with a walk and then I do a 45-minute indoor workout. I read my 10 pages of a book and take a progress picture of myself before I get showered and dressed. By lunchtime, I’m drinking my 4th pint of water and I know there are 3 left to fit in before the end of the day.

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75 Hard Daily Routine

The Freedom Diaries – Week 22 & 23: My 75 Hard Daily Routine

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I’ve now completed weeks 2 & 3 of the 75 Hard Challenge and wanted to give a quick update on how it’s going.

So far, it’s felt fairly straightforward but I think that’s because I’ve put a structure in place. So in this post, I wanted to share my 75 Hard daily routine.

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75 Hard - Wake Up, Kick Ass, Repeat.

The Freedom Diaries – Week 31: Taking on the 75 Hard Challenge

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On Monday I started the 75 Hard Challenge. It’s something that I’ve wanted to do since the new year but decided to wait a while as I’d bought Carla a chocolate making workshop for Christmas. As the workshop wasn’t until the end of February, I decided to wait. Yes, I could have given my place to someone else but part of the joy was in us being able to experience the workshop together and who wants to go to a chocolate-making workshop and not taste their creations? Not me!

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Black Friday 2021

The Freedom Diaries: Week 16 – Black Friday 2021 – A New Perspective

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Black Friday 2021 is already in full swing. My inbox has been brimming with emails offering me ‘bargains’ and websites are splashed with banners advertising their wares. But with sales and discounts offered so frequently, the Black Friday promise becomes another voice in a baying crowd that’s hungry for a sale.

If I sound a bit sceptical, let me reassure you that I absolutely love a bargain. The difference being that it needs to be something that I actually intend to buy. So if you have a Black Friday wishlist and you can save some money, get in there and grab a bargain!

This year I’ve decided to view Black Friday from a slightly different angle. I have no items on my wishlist but I do have a dream. And as I’ve been reflecting on this week, it’s got me rather excited.

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Seasons of Change

The Freedom Diaries: Week 11 & 12 – Seasons of Change

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The last fortnight has whizzed by in a blur of busyness and excitement as I officially published my book, Seasons of Change. If you visit here regularly, you may recall that in August I started writing my book.

I developed a daily writing practice with my accountability partner. We’d regularly check-in and cheer each other on with our projects. Over time this developed into a 7am writing session.

Writing was the easy part, the words seemed to flow effortlessly most days. It was the technical bits and knowing what to do once I had my manuscript that was tricky. But because I’d developed a routine of showing up daily, I gradually picked my way through it.

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