Weekly routines revolve partly around making contact with people, as I no longer have that 'going to work contact' which I had in New Zealand. It's a Wednesday so I head to the East Coast to exercise with my Walkie Talkie girlfriends. It's fairly obvious what we do for an hour. I need to be out the door at 6:30am for a 45-minute journey to collect my bike or continue walking and head along the East Coast park for some 3 km for the gathering at 8am. Today we are walking in the rain, which is never cold but a difficult situation to socialise in. So we head to a cafe to wait out the rain.
I love my weekly routines where every day is different, the same principle of walking, it's just that each day is a different scenario. Though I admit I do miss the old routine from when I lived in the coastal town of Oakura, where I walked Monday to Friday with a girlfriend as dedicated to walking as much as me, same circuit, same time, just throw in a swim once or twice a week, all year round. I'm reminded the one rule was if it was raining before the start of the walk we were allowed to stay in bed instead. Good rule.
I realise I have a lot of activities that put me in touch with people. It's easy to become too withdrawn. I need that balance. A creative solitude with add-ons of walking and social relationships.