I blame Thomas Boutell, for posting a plank exercise challenge on that other social site. Here I will log my progress (until it stops) in unneeded detail. And pretend you all read it and care, so I will stay motivated.

Day 1 20 second plank was easy peasy. I did it Saturday early evening to break up the tedium of playing "Frozen" with the kid. Apparently my ability for imaginative doll play has atrophied. I'm always assigned the role of Christoph. Occasionally I also get to be the villain Hans, who is now reformed and sells noodles. We never do anything interesting. There is some running away from people (I.e., other dolls) that we don't know. And occasional getting stuck on mountains or coffee mugs. But the kid's familiars always rescue themselves. 

Day 2: Mid morning Sunday. Again playing Frozen. This time the 20 second plank was hard. Whine, ouch hard. Hurts! Snivel whine. . . But I did it! 

Day 3: oh no! Now planks are 30 seconds! I avoided it all day. But eventually, after work, after making her a cardboard sword, missing her since she's at her Papa's tonight, I got down by the dollhouse to plank. And 30 seconds wasn't that bad. Easier than day 2, not as easy as day 1. Cool.

I wonder what the future holds.