Short weeks after long weekends always feel weird and out of step. This week had a short week, plus the remainder of a moon cycle, and topped by Friday the thirteenth. At the college, it's the last week before midterms, with the first significant assignments handed in. The students feel stressed and go a little … Continue reading A Long, Short, Weird, Week
Category: Wellness
Bits of Wisdom During a Crazy Week
I got my MRI results about my back. In the grand scheme of things it's not tragic I have to give up running. I said 'not tragic' I didn't mean 'it was really easy.' I have disk narrowing between the L4 and L5, causing some disk bulging and accompanying annular tears. Think of the disc … Continue reading Bits of Wisdom During a Crazy Week
Forgo the Minutae, Keep an Eye on the Details
It came down as a choice. Bore people with the minutiae of my recovery, or stay off the blog until I feel a little stronger sitting down. I still can't get back into running yet. I have some sciatica confining itself to the back of my thigh, plus a few minor spasms. I can downplay … Continue reading Forgo the Minutae, Keep an Eye on the Details
The DNS Weekend
A few months ago I signed up for two running events. At the time training had gone well until the events of May 9th. I had to miss both events due to my back. In running 'DNS' means 'Did Not Start'. While I feel better enough to begin simple housework, I don't feel better enough … Continue reading The DNS Weekend
Slowly, But Surely, I Can Sit a Little Longer
How am I doing? You would think having a medically mandated week off would be a good thing. Nope, I felt really bored. At first I thought Dr. L at Pan Am had a screw loose. The pain didn't go away. It actually got worse before it died down. Turns out the good doctor knew … Continue reading Slowly, But Surely, I Can Sit a Little Longer
Slowly, But Surely
A further sign of health is that we don't become undone by fear and trembling, but we take it as a message that it's time to stop struggling and look directly at what's threatening us --Pema Chodron, The Places that Scare You. Monday, day 5 of this back injury, I decided to go for an … Continue reading Slowly, But Surely
A Week Off I Didn’t Want
I ignored the sign three weeks ago. After a chiropractic adjustment, despite feeling better from a back spasm in January, I noticed a twinge in my lower back. I likened it to post work out muscle soreness. On Thursday the gradual pain turned into immobility. After calling work, I grabbed some sweat pants and a … Continue reading A Week Off I Didn’t Want
The Knock-Me-Sideways Run
Egads. I have run 5 K before and ran it many times. Today marked the first time one run knocked me side ways. I peeled off my running clothes, still sweated despite the cold, and noticed my pink legs. Winnipeg returned to -29 weather, with the possibility of a blizzard approaching to blind the city … Continue reading The Knock-Me-Sideways Run
Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Legs
On Sunday my group and I had beautiful weather, the sidewalks largely alright despite some icy patches. Monday brought snow courtesy of a front closing parts of Manitoba,Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Environment Canada called it a 'heavy snow fall warning.' While the wind largely died down in the evening, the ice found itself covered in loosely … Continue reading Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Legs
Putting Goals into Play
I set up my 'Goals for 2013' page as a way to set some ideas down. The next step is make them happen. Over monthly brunch on Sunday, E remarked how she's tired of scarves, boots, and jackets. She articulated what I felt lately. My friend R smartly replied we just have to hang on … Continue reading Putting Goals into Play
Unpaused Life 