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It’s taken me a week to recover from my trip to London and a few days of babysitting. The baby, his nanny, and his parents have all come down with a nasty virus — tiredness seems to be one of the main symptoms — so I’m blaming that! Luckily, the Shropshire weather has played ball, and we’ve had a glorious start to spring. I’ve been taking it easy and soaking up a bit of sunshine.

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📚 TV, Podcast & Book Recommendations

I kept myself entertained on the trains to and from London by reading the Daniel Ryan series by Anna-Lou Weatherley. I raced through the first three, but I’m struggling a bit with the fourth, so I’m giving myself a little break. They’re all on Kindle Unlimited at the moment – Black Heart is the first in the series if you fancy giving them a go.

The latest ZOE podcast was about how to exercise through different phases of life, and it was a great listen. A lot of it confirmed what I’ve already learned from being part of the Be Mobile Physiotherapy membership, but there were a few new takeaways – including the benefits of going barefoot and even walking backwards!

As I’ve been feeling like a bit of a limp rag all week, I was quite happy to find something binge-worthy on Netflix. It wasn’t the most comfortable viewing, but I watched the whole thing in a day. I’ll probably need to watch it again to take it all in. Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper were incredible – both definitely award-worthy, in my opinion.

Have a great weekend!
Karen

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