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So... Here I am. Right hand is broken. I'm in the middle of moving house. Teaching HEMA on Sundays. Karate on Wednesdays. I didn't do the last 6wc due to hectic life stuff. I was kept pretty busy on my course though: lifting heavy, sprinting, swimming and getting my lifeguard qualification. Other than the gym and pool time, the course has become an onerous chore... my initial excitement waned as the discipline and the tutors' control over the group did likewise - with clearly stated intention to do nothing to rectify the matter. <sigh> Over the past month or so, I've been looking for other options in terms of training courses, etc... at the very least trying to find a way off the course without loosing money (I get a training allowance equivalent to social welfare payments, neither of which I would continue to get if I just quit) but my hand injury has rendered it all a moot point. I can't write, type quickly, or do the practical aspects of the course. So I've got all the reasons I need to step back from it. This challenge, I'll be rehabilitating myself, settling into my new home, gradually building intensity and frequency of exercise and working on my martial arts, both western and eastern. 1 - Diet: Winter is coming and I can feel my vitamin reserves dropping... So more fruit and vegetables. This can be achieved by densely packed smoothies in the mornings! (4+ days a week) (Fruit smoothies and green smoothies.) CON +2, WIS +1 2 - Exercise: During the first week I'll still be moving house so walking about and lifting stuff will be my exercise. After that is done and dusted... Strength: Squats and lunges. Depending on the state of my broken hand, I'll see what kind of upper body exercise I can manage. Cardio: Mostly walking. I'll aim for a long walk twice a week. But once the cast is off, I'll try to get a sprint session or two in each week. STR +2, STA +2 3 - Martial arts: Karate: Every Wednesday*. Work on katas at least twice a week outside of class. Can't really participate in karate this week as still moving house and wearing a cast but hopefully will have cast off in a week or two. HEMA: Every Sunday. Until the hand is better I'll be using the swords left handed. See improvement in all the students and try to codify the learning journey and lesson plans. DEX +2, CHA +2 4 - Life: Move house, leaving old place tidy, clean and the garden in good order. Sort out all the utilities, bins, etc at old and new places. Let hand heal by not doing anything too dumb.WIS +2, CHA +1, CDO +1* *this is to even out the uneven decimals... they bother me. CDO is like OCD but with the letters placed in alphabetical order!