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Day 25 – Describe your typical matchday routine.

It starts on Friday night when I check the TV schedule for the weekend's matches. I write down all the ones I want to watch in order to keep them straight in my mind, and to keep track of the channels they are being shown on. There could be up to ten games on one day at times. There are 4 or 5 TV channels I can watch...actually, there are more, but I find I have hardly any time for Serie A anymore, because I watch so many EPL and La Liga matches. Luckily, only one or maybe two Bundesliga games are shown per week, ditto that for Colombian, Uruguayan and Brazilian matches.

On Saturday morning I get on the computer to find out what matches are being shown online This is the only way to watch Argentine league games because of the new broadcast laws there. Then I'll have breakfast, shower, tend to the various needs of family members and then I'm ready to sit down to watch games. Sometimes I have to eat breakfast while watching because the first match can start at 7:00 am. This will be an EPL game, most likely one of the top four teams.

After this, games are shown literally back-to-back. I try not to find out what has already happened because a lot of matches have taken place at the same time. So if I get on the computer during games, it's hard not to accidentally discover the result of a match I want to watch later! Tricky.

I have to fit in chores during half-times, or if a match is really boring I'll get up and go do something else, checking back every so often to see how it's going. In this way I can do laundry, some housework that's not too intense (dusting is good), and tend to the demands of my family (sigh). Sometimes my husband will watch a match with me. He finds Manchester United, Spurs and Borussia Dortmund to be usually the most exciting.

My butt can get sore sitting around so much, so I'll try to exercise during matches as well, or doing dusting or ironing in front of the TV can help keep me active. Match-time snacks are usually tortilla chips and salsa, wraps made with Nutella and bananas, popcorn, trail mix or granola bars, washed down with water, tea, and maybe soda pop once in awhile. But I've gotta watch my waistline!