52 in 52: Weekly round up week 5

52 things in 52 weeks

A bit late this week, but it’s in nonetheless! Newly completed Get a massage (ouch – check out the post here) I think as compensation I should organise myself a relaxing massage for later in the year too! Photograph a sunrise (January edition) I laid out on my hammock on the last day of the … Read more

52 in 52: weekly round up week 3

52 things in 52 weeks

I’m a little bit behind in posting this weekly update this week, but that’s because I’ve been spending every spare moment reading (aka cramming) my book for my girls book club. We’re catching up tonight and I still have some to go – eek! So the results from the past week and a bit: Newly … Read more

52 in 52: Have a sauna

When I wrote this 52 in 52, I had a scenario in mind: holidays, relaxing, nice sauna. Realistically, I knew that it would probably mean that I would use the opportunity to relax in the gym sauna after a workout. There was no hotel or a holiday in sight when I completed this one. Tuesday … Read more

52 in 52: weekly round up week 2

52 things in 52 weeks

Newly Completed Do a jigsaw puzzle Newly Underway Cook a new recipe once a month (just realised this one has been completed for January, since I've been trying new recipes as part of the Autoimmune protocol) Weekly updates of the 52 in 52 list (also underway, evidenced by last week's post and this one) Aim … Read more

52 in 52: Do a jigsaw puzzle

Jigsaw puzzle

The puzzle

Let me tell you, when I selected this one I had images of relaxing with a cuppa, and it would be over within an hour.

How wrong I was!

We had just gotten back from our camping trip, when I found under the bed an old puzzle that Mario had been given, but not put together. It’s a combination of the popular Top Gear character, the Stig, and a Where’s Wally puzzle (see a copy of the puzzle online here). There’s 1000 pieces, and is 79cm x 49cm.

When I first started putting it together I'd put it on a mirror that we have, but quickly realised that would be too small. I didn't want to put it on the kitchen table since it would take up room where we eat every night, and we didn't have any other suitable surfaces. The floor it was. I also didn't want to put it on the floor upstairs in the spare room, since that meant I'd be spending considerable time upstairs, being antisocial. So, the floor in the main area it was.

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