The Modern Day Caveman

Day 4 was an interesting day by all accounts. Firstly, it was a Saturday, meaning no ‘day job’ work, however I did have some freelance work which I’d scheduled to do.

A few months back, when I’d just returned from travelling and was job hunting, I picked up a freelance sales role, working a few hours a week.

I had planned to keep this up alongside my day job, however when I logged in, I saw an email saying that the company no longer needed my services.

My immediate reaction to the news was frustration and anger. Not only did I think this was a little unfair, but my ego took a knock too. In the heat of the moment, I was tempted to send a sassy response, but I paused, gathered my thoughts and remained professional.

On reflection, it’s not the worst thing in the world. A little disappointing yes and of course I will miss the extra, much needed income, but ultimately it’s just business at the end of the day. On a positive note, this will hopefully clear up some headspace and allow me more time to focus on other areas.

Work aside, I did another run to The Mountain Ahead and felt physically in a good condition. In fact, I managed to improve my time from the last time I ran it by over 3 minutes! Granted I’m still a way off running it without walking some of the steeper sections, but it’s a nice show of progress.

In the evening, I met up with friends for some drinks and to watch the football. What was supposed to be a few pints ended up turning into quite a few pints, but I’d allowed myself Saturday night as a reward for some good progress in the week.

I was actually quite apprehensive about meeting up with friends – on the journey to meet them I had a ball of anxiety in the pit of my stomach. As usual, this disappeared in an instant when I met them. From what I’ve experienced with anxiety, the thought and apprehension of the thing, is always worse than doing the actual thing itself.

Metrics

• Steps: 12,510
• Garmin Stress Score: 49
• Mental Health Rating: 6/10
• Remaining Debt: £44,052.03

Food Log

• Breakfast: Weetabix, milk, orange juice
• Lunch: Scrambled eggs, sourdough toast
• Dinner: Macaroni cheese, salad
• Snacks: Banana

All in all, it was a bit of a weird day, one filled with a bit of frustration and apprehension, but definitely some positives to take with an improved time on my run and some much needed quality time with friends.