Monday - Walked a 5K, ran about 1/4 of a mile of it, good enough. I'm finally accepting I am a recreational athlete and that is going to be it for the balance of my life. Although I do have to figure out how I am going to make it through a 10K in Montreal in October. I'm banking on the cooler temperatures to pull me through!
Tuesday - I dragged my sorry sad tired ass out of bed and met Ro at Bluff Point, she took one look at me and said: "Let's walk." Music to my ears, although I wasn't quite ready for our 'walking' pace. I was more in the mood for Jax's walking pace! We had a good catch up before she was off on her next adventure. I dragged most of the rest of the day and was in bed by 9 p.m.
Wednesday - Sore from the walk, sad state of affairs, isn't it? Whatever is going on seems to be creeping back into my body. Dave sent me a recent article from The Atlantic Link to the article about a woman with Chronic Lyme, and it was like reading my story, although it hasn't been 20 years of misery for me... work was bananas, still. How dare I take two weeks off with no access to the internet, for sure I was being paid back for taking care of my physical and mental health.
Thursday - Team meeting in the morning, I was kind of dreading this, but everyone was totally on top of their projects and we had a good conversation. We have to do a minute video about our project and I am soooo dreading this, but one of the gals is totally into it and wanted to take the lead. Pshew. A short 15-minute run with a 15-minute walk and a massage helped straighten out a bit of the continued tightness in my neck.
Friday - Usually my short day, I can generally wrap everything up and be out by 1. Well not so much... Just when I thought I'd be able to pack it up someone responds to a request and while that was awesome it also meant more to do. By 5 I called it good and packed up for the day with only minimal catch up for Monday. OMG I need a vacation after my first week back at work. What a shock to the system being inside all day and the computer. My eyes would cross and blur randomly from staring at the computer screen. I was hoping to at least spend some time determining if the two Lyme/Infectious Disease specialists were on my insurance and if not how much that could potentially cost to see them if I can't get a referral from my primary care (still very dubious this is Lyme or any tick-borne illness). I spend a lot of freaking money on health insurance, I'd rather not have more bills on top of that because of the stupid health insurance structure.
Saturday - I crashed after the week. Managed to pull it together enough to start the laundry. I hate it when a day gets wasted, pushing through would mean even more downtime. FFS
Sunday - Took a drive to Arcadia to pedal some gravel roads see if that would help clear my head. It did a bit. Started at the top of Blitzkrieg Trail and checked out the side trails. At one point I was face to face with what my brain decided was a cougar, and sped away, only to find it running alongside me and I screamed and scared what was actually a dog, poor pup. I felt so awful. I looped over on to pavement with a gravel section, the bike handles nicely on rough pavement, a bit slower than my road bike, however far more comfortable. I might look into purchasing a second set of tires for road riding. But I'm not sure, I'd rather get off the roads, too many cars and people texting or simply hating on bikers. Bottom line, the ride helped and I managed to only take an hour nap when I got home and not sleep the whole day, progress? Definitely not as hard as mountain biking and not as easy as road riding.
Knitting:
Finished the green socks! Started some new ones I'm not sure I like how the yarn colors are pooling, but who knows how it will turn out.
Reading:
"We Once Were Brothers"
by Ronald H. Balson
Media: Audio
Status: Finished
Love love loved this book! The story was so well told a mix of the personal experiences of the main character, Ben, and factual history. A love story, a mystery, a thriller all in one.
"How Doctors Think"
by Dr. Jerome Groopman
Media: Kindle
Status: Started (30%)
I ran across this book on a shelf at work, and not knowing if I'd have the chance to read it, I left it on the shelf. Finding myself with no energy on Saturday I bought it for the Kindle. Written by a doctor it is as one would expect, the first case study was the patient's fault they were not helped, I stuck with it to then read many case studies where it was the doctor's fault the patient expired or relevant data was overlooked. In the midst of my current issues, I'm trusting what I learn will assist me in having better conversations with doctors as I seem to be collecting quite a stable of them.
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| Jax peeling the felt off a tennis ball. |
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| Lifted the tailgate to put in some stuff and found Jax quite content hanging out in the driver's seat! I did tell him to keep an eye on things. |
Not a bad week, the first week back from a good vacation is tough, unfortunately, made tougher by my ongoing medical saga.
Sincerely,
Beth, back at it for another week.
