2021 - 52 weeks of doing something different

Could you explain "daily planking" please?

Good for the back and core strength but you don't need to run around and get hot and bothered!! 
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...ona-vertue

^^^ not on one leg I hope

Yes, and one arm if you get really strong ...

Apparently it is just a fad, but I did it for about three months last year, building up a little each day, and it did make a difference to my general strength and also I seemed to be less insomniac, too, so good for my mental health. I then had an RA flare and was very fatigued with too much pain in my elbows and shoulders so stopped  I think I would have felt better overall if I'd kept at it, even if for a reduced amount of time.

^^^ respect if you can plank with RA, and do the garden too in your heat. I'm flagging even in our meagre 26 degrees

I'll try planking in the privacy of my room - when its cooler, like November.

^^^ respect if you can plank with RA, and do the garden too in your heat.  I'm flagging even in our meagre 26 degrees

Thank you! The heat is great for the joints, it's the damp in spring and autumn that are worse. And I'm well medicated 

Well the planking only happened twice - shoulders said no - but maybe even once or twice a week will be better than nothing.
Standing on one leg has now progressed to beng able to stretch the raised leg forwards and backwards during the minute. Result - feeling much more balanced, but getting a lot more toothpaste down my front 

This week's different thing was to make hand rolled & cut pasta. We have a pasta machine and use it often; I make the dough and MrPP does the rolling. But yesterday I did the lot on a board with a rolling pin. Respect to those Italian nonnas who do it everyday: it was hard work, and to be honest no better than dough put through the machine!

Back to standing on one leg to improve balance in later years. I don't recall anyone saying it should be with your eye closed! Having picked myself up off the floor, I'll keep trying but this is ridiculous 10 seconds they say!! I'm lucky if I make it to two before keeling over. I was so proud of myself for managing 2 minutes on each leg with eyes open.
Back to the drawing board.

My something new is bottle feeding a lamb.
Not really new, but not done it for over 15 years. But it was a surprise! I was in the middle of my Saturday cottage cleaning.

Back to standing on one leg to improve balance in later years. I don't recall anyone saying it should be with your eye closed! Having picked myself up off the floor, I'll keep trying but this is ridiculous 10 seconds they say!! I'm lucky if I make it to two before keeling over. I was so proud of myself for managing 2 minutes on each leg with eyes open.
Back to the drawing board.

2 minutes? Wow!

This week I had a go at making pita bread. Really nice and fluffy, and so light the filling (cos lettuce, shredded carrot and sticky pulled lamb shoulder) made a right mess of hands and faces. Good job we were outdoors and not in company!

Back to standing on one leg to improve balance in later years.  I don't recall anyone saying it should be with your eye closed!  Having picked myself up off the floor, I'll keep trying but this is ridiculous    10 seconds they say!!  I'm lucky if I make it to two before keeling over.   I was so proud of myself for managing 2 minutes on each leg with eyes open.
Back to the drawing board.

2 minutes? Wow!

This week I had a go at making pita bread. Really nice and fluffy, and so light the filling (cos lettuce, shredded carrot and sticky pulled lamb shoulder) made a right mess of hands and faces. Good job we were outdoors and not in company!

TBH having read my post I misrepresented my 'achievement' (DUH! Got it wrong again) I meant 2 minutes in total  but only on on each leg.  However I am improving with eyes closed managed 8 seconds before collapsing on one occasion. As you say toothpaste down the front tells a tale 

I did manage two minutes on the left leg during this morning's toothbrush. The leg got awfully tired. Right leg this evening