Week 5, 2026

😴 Off work for the week for a little staycation at home with Katey

🥳 Celebrated Katey's birthday with presents and food and lots of love 🥰

🛍️ Bit of retail therapy at the Trafford Centre in Manchester. Searched for (and failed at getting) swimsuits, went to the Apple store, bought a cotton gift wrap in Lush + sweets and stationery from Kenji, ate all the fried chicken, washed our hands in Rituals, then headed home 😍

🍗 Popped my Wingstop cherry; between us we tried: Mango Habanero chicken burger, house fries and slaw, chicken tenders (garlic Parmesan, Louisiana rub, Korean BBQ), all with ranch 🤤

📱 Finally upgraded my 6+ year old iPhone (11) for a new one (17)

💯 fully relaxed after a spa morning at Ribby Hall with healthy brunch to follow

Man sitting in a wooden barrel-style outdoor ice bath filled with water, shoulders exposed above the rim. The barrel has metal bands and water splashing down the side. Patio setting with stone paving, metal handrail, garden chairs, plants, and a building wall in the background. Me in an ice bath at the spa

🥓 🥪 Then went to a burger van outside B&Q for a bacon/sausage buttie 😂

🥘 Cooked this lamb Thai red curry but roasted half a leg of lamb first 👌

😋 Went out for dinner with Katey and Tobey to Umami and ate all the food... honey chicken, Singapore noodles, duck pancakes, and lots of cake!

🍔 Katey made smash burgers at home and now I don't think we'll ever go out for burgers again! 10/10 👌

🎬️ The Golden Compass (2007) ★★★☆☆

🎬️ Team America: World Police (2004) ★★★★☆ (rewatch)

📺️ Nobody Wants This (S2) (Netflix)

📺️ Generation Kill (HBO)

📺️ Slow Horses (Apple)


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