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Today, my morning has very much revolved around shower enclosures, funnily enough. Considering it’s a bright, sunny day, this is not ideal, but as with most things that are not ideal, it needs doing. Of course, my dog doesn’t understand why that’s the case. I should be outside chewing on a bone in the sunshine, but then she can’t see the state that my shower’s in after a spot of foolhardy chin-ups. To think, it all happened with an increase in membership fees at my local gym.

There are things around the home that I decided could probably be used for a decent enough workout. Bicep curls with chairs or small coffee tables, that sort of thing. And, of course, chin-ups on my perfectly suited shower enclosure. It looked sturdy enough – like most electric showers, I suppose – but the rail has essentially been crushed, and it is now impossible to close the curtain. All in all a bit of a mistake, then.

Apparently 1 in 3 people favour deodorant instead of a shower, and I don’t particularly want to join that number, so it looks like I’m going to have to sort it out somehow. This will more than likely mean replacing it than trying to fix it. Currently, I can’t even begin to imagine how I would go about fixing it. You would think that, if it is weak enough to bend under my weight, then it should be malleable enough to move back into place, but evidently not.

So yes, not the most exciting start to the day. But there is much to look forward to, if you’re an athletics fan, at least. Usain Bolt is again taking to the track this evening in the 200m final, and I’m especially looking forward to it because I’ve got a bit of money riding on 2nd place. It should be interesting. And, of course, there is always the opportunity of another world record being broken.