{"id":68,"date":"2026-08-26T02:27:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T02:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/2026\/08\/26\/what-to-eat-before-a-long-session\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T03:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:40:03","slug":"what-to-eat-before-a-long-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/2026\/08\/26\/what-to-eat-before-a-long-session\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Eat Before a Long Session"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"68\" class=\"elementor elementor-68\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3356ccc7 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3356ccc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-538da642 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"538da642\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ecdf4b8 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ecdf4b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ba68c e-flex e-con-full e-transform e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34ba68c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-1.6,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b46d85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_meta\" data-id=\"25b46d85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">Aftercare<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f534c83 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_heading\" data-id=\"1f534c83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gum-widget-title\"><h1 class=\"section-main-title size-default\">What to Eat Before a Long Session<\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a29884 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27a29884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Six hours in a chair is an endurance job. What to eat, what to bring, and why we keep biscuits behind the desk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82fa686 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82fa686\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29881423 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29881423\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e9c538 e-flex e-con-full e-transform e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41e9c538\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:45,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ffdc0c e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56ffdc0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e06387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78e06387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4 min<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfec681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfec681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reading time<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f2ab59d e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f2ab59d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33cdf103 e-flex e-con-full e-transform e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33cdf103\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:45,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c08e41a e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c08e41a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f90a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_meta\" data-id=\"20f90a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">admin<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51638c09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51638c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Written by<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230894ac e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"230894ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3539f7 e-flex e-con-full e-transform e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e3539f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">August 26, 2026<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6a518f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d6a518f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Published<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ced47c e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37ced47c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c128d7 e-flex e-con-full e-transform e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75c128d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:45,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e28b410 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e28b410\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551808bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_meta\" data-id=\"551808bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/category\/aftercare\/\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">Aftercare<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f2ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0f2ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Filed under<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3c1c9 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e3c1c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a2841b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65a2841b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2656fae8 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2656fae8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771f4485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_image\" data-id=\"771f4485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-featureimage\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/studio-3-1.jpg)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/studio-3-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-215076af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"215076af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nearly every fainting we have seen came down to the same thing: somebody skipped breakfast because they were nervous. Getting tattooed burns through blood sugar faster than people expect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cabb687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cabb687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The day before<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d73081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19d73081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Drink water through the whole day, eat normally, and stop drinking alcohol twenty four hours out. Alcohol thins your blood, which pushes ink back out and makes the work harder to place.<\/p><p>Sleep matters more than any supplement anybody sells you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ade22c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ade22c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The meal before you sit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56190f2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56190f2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eat within two hours of your appointment, and make it a real meal rather than a coffee and a pastry.<\/p><ul><li>Slow carbohydrate: rice, oats, bread<\/li><li>Protein: eggs, chicken, beans, tofu<\/li><li>Water, not just coffee<\/li><li>Something sweet in your bag for later<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b3fcc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35b3fcc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to bring<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c2360d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39c2360d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Snacks you can eat one handed, a full water bottle, headphones, and a hoodie. The room sits at 20 degrees and people get cold once they stop moving.<\/p><p>There is a kettle, tea and biscuits behind the desk, and you are welcome to all of it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8157f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e8157f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Breaks are not weakness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f895b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f895b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We break every ninety minutes on a long session, and more often if you want. Breaks are off the clock on hourly work and built into a day rate.<\/p><p>Tell us early when you need one. Pushing through is what turns a good sitting into a shaky one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38dfc0f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38dfc0f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Caffeine, painkillers and the rest<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ab7479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65ab7479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One coffee is fine, four is not. Skip aspirin and ibuprofen on the day because both thin your blood; paracetamol is fine if you need something.<\/p><p>Numbing cream changes how skin takes ink, so talk to your artist before using any.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e2804e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54e2804e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After you leave<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b31dfc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b31dfc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eat again within the hour, keep drinking water, and do not book a gym session or a long drive straight after a full day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c86638e e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c86638e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7365e060 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7365e060\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2048f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2048f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The short version<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a24a3cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a24a3cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Real meal within two hours<\/li><li>No alcohol for 24 hours<\/li><li>Water, snacks, hoodie<\/li><li>Break every ninety minutes<\/li><li>No blood thinning painkillers<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628685ab e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"628685ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319669fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"319669fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Written by<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db6a503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_meta\" data-id=\"4db6a503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta\"><div class=\"author-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/69a93fddae9cc65958be1cde8478978a696f013c496a685a565721edfafc0c87?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" \/><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">admin<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e4f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97e4f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founding resident, blackwork and ornamental.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722f6f82 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"722f6f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/artist-detail\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See her work<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d25f2f0 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d25f2f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41edad81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41edad81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Booking a long day<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128f5fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"128f5fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Day rates cover seven hours with breaks, planned in advance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f98e6a elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"49f98e6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/pricing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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