Weekly Rundown-Festive Chaos
OOF. You know what’s hilarious? The fact that I though NOVEMBER was a busy month. What??? November was cinch-y! All I had to do was cook one big dinner! Now that we’re one week away from Christmas, things have gotten REALLY crazy. As always, I’m joining Kim and Deborah for this weekly rundown. Let’s just see what happened this week… Monday Started the day with a 30 minute slow flow yoga class. As always, my yoga classes were on the Peloton app with Denis Morton. Then… work. Work has been so, so crazy lately. We’re overbooked and understaffed, and the people who come in seem to have more extreme pain and/or anxiety than usual. One woman was hit by a bus. One woman had brain surgery and can’t move her left hand. Another client’s niece was murdered. Another’s infant grandchild is undergoing chemo… and on and on. Really, really terrible situations. I’m longing for the good old days where people just came in with a sore neck. Anyway… Monday was particularly hard, with several clients requiring deep, deep pressure. There’s a reason I mention this! Let’s read on to find out. Tuesday Day off from work, phew. Started the day with a three mile run. Yay! The rest of this day was my last big shopping day for Christmas presents and supplies. At night my daughter had a concert at school. Fun day! Wednesday Second day off from work. I started this day with a 45 minute power yoga class. Great class! Only, I noticed it was a little hard for me to get my right wrist extended. Something just seemed a little off during the poses where my hands need to be flat on the floor (like down dog, planks, etc.). Oh well! I’m sure everything will be fine. I spent a HUGE part of this day wrapping presents. Why is wrapping presents so tiring? And why does it take so long? One of the mysteries of life. Thursday Again, started the day with a three mile run. My foot had been pretty good all week, but for some reason my heel was really achy today. Not achy as in, an injury to a tendon or ligament… more like someone hit it repeatedly with a hammer. That kind of achy! Meanwhile, the doctor’s office called to tell me my orthotics wee ready. Seriously? I could have picked them up any time during the previous two days, but now that I was back at work, there was no way I could get there. Arg. AND, as soon as I started my first massage it was clear that my wrist was very sore. NOOOOOOOOOO! I really hadn’t been paying close enough attention, but when I looked back I could see that I definitely hurt it while working on Monday. I just can’t, can’t, CAN’T have an injured wrist! This was a hard day to get through- I continued to work while trying not to put pressure on that wrist (which was practically impossible.). I wonder what life would be like if I weren’t constantly hurting myself? At night my daughter had her final concert of the season. Phew! Lots of concerts this year, and I loved every one of them. Friday Well, let’s see! I had an achy heel and wrist. I decided to do a little bit of yoga and a little bit of running, and see what happened. I started with a 15 minute hamstring focus flow- I purposely chose a very short class, and I didn’t extend my wrist at all. Instead, I tented my fingers rather than putting my hands flat on the floor. It worked fine for such a short class, but I wouldn’t want to do that any longer, for fear of hurting some other part of my hand. Then, I did a two mile run, and- go figure- my foot felt fine! Things are looking up! I was super careful of my wrist again at work, and again it was a hard day to get through. But I felt that my wrist was possibly a little better, so that was encouraging. After work, I did my second favorite thing (sarcasm) and drove to the airport during rush hour. But it was all worth it because i was PICKING UP MY SON! HE’S HOME!!! So here’s the thing. Ever notice how some people just seem to bring a swirl of chaos wherever they go? That’s my son! He’s such a great person, but I’ve realized how much calmer life is when he’s not here here. As soon as we got home, he unpacked his suitcase in the middle of the living room, showered us all with gifts, and demanded large quantities of food. By bedtime, my head was spinning, and I decided to sleep late (7:30) on Saturday, figuring I would either run or do yoga later in the day. Well… Saturday It felt weird to get up and start getting ready for work right away. The good news is, I had all easy clients and my wrist is starting to feel better. The bad news is, my son realized he left two important items at school. So… after work i did my #1 favorite thing (#2 being driving to the airport during Friday rush hour) and WENT TO THE MALL. Actually I like the mall. But there are some important “mall rules,” and one is, never, ever go to the the mall on the Saturday before Christmas. But, my son needed a watch charger and black dress pants, so there was nowhere else to go. Well… we got what we needed, but I stand by that mall rule. I’m hoping to never go again the weekend before Christmas. As I was making dinner I realized I never did do that workout. And that’s why, if you really, really want to exercise, you should do it first thing in the morning! Otherwise you never know what the day will bring. Sunday Another busy day, so