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COOL KITCHEN my neighbor found a nice kitchen a rich guy gave away for free. We drove there and he took the kitchen out and all the parts are in my house now waiting to be installed in my little kitchen space. I rented this old flat very cheap and I didnt have a functioning kitchen in it, everything was very ugly, old and broken. No visitor was ever allowed to set foot into my old kitchen. And to be honest: I didnt really keep it as clean as I would have wanted. This wonderful neighbor, K., looked at the the mess, and as he has a lot of building and renovating experience, saw the potential of the little space, which is facing south ( sunny) and could be nice. He offered to build me a brand new kitchen. I got my landlord to put in a new floor first. Then K will start his work. At the end of the challenge I might already have a sunny nice kitchen space. To tackle such a big project in my sacred home space is mentally hard for me. K. and I sat down and he asked me to let him do all the organization and just help him when he needs a second pair of hands. Also my job is to empty the old kitchen and store everything in my spare room. Im so grateful for my awesome neighbor and all exited about getting a kitchen I can sit in! KETO CONSISTENCY I have been keto again from the end of last December. During the last two challenges I have lost a good amount of weight. a bit less than 14kg to go. I will just keep doing what Ive been doing and also reducing the amounts of food as I lose weight. Im thinking 1-2 meals a day. lots of fasting in between. I want to keep creative with what I cook and make the most of my minimal budget. Costs are rising like crazy in Germany . Rather than buying crap foods I want to less meals that are healthy. Goal: fit into my professional pantsuit again at the end of the challenge. CAREFUL KETTLEBELL I chose these words because of the c/k fitting into incredibly funny wordplay. what I mean with it is: Hallelujah! Ive overcome my inflammation of the achilles tendons. I can carefully get back into sports/movement this challenge. There are all sorts of workouts possible now. I tried yoga and stretching but haven't found a home workout yet that I like to do consistently. I will set myself the goal to find a workout I like to do at home. Of course I keep hiking with friend and dogs, but it would be so cool to add some strength and or flexibility. I will have a tight schedule this challenge so Im thinking about a daily habit of maybe 10 minutes, even 5 minutes consistently done would be a success as Im starting from injury/zero. CAREER KICKOFF Disclaimer!!!!!!! I am an active member of a democratic political party. I write about it here because I have to organize my political career with my chronic illness. I sometimes post pictures showing the logo of the party knowing that some of you support opposing views. I would love to keep friends with you even if you dont agree with my political view ( which Im hardly ever talking about) its more about being a women in communal politics and how I prepare my 2023 campaign for city council. please, can we still be friends? ❤️ Im doing speeches, moderation and campaigning during this challenge. Together with my lovely therapist I train to perform on point during those events. a lot of prep and resting has to be planned in for me to perform well. Last challenge I managed great. Now there will be even more time scheduled for political work and I want to make it work. GOAL: perform well, dont burn yourself out though. This week I hold a speech in a mosque about anti racism on Wednesday and Thursday I apply with a speech for 2 positions in the party. ( we needed to vote more than once because some people left the party) Thursday I apply for spokesperson for social matters and a full seat ( again) at the social board of my town. ZERO WEEK I will stay keto and not borrow additional funds to do so I will experiment with kettlebell and other workouts to see what I would love to keep doing I aim to win internal electionsThursday and hold a good speech on Wednesday. SOOOOOO: