As many of you know it has been a rough past few months for me. My life has been turned upside down and many normalcies of everyday life that I used to depend on have slipped out from beneath my feet. I am slowly but surely gaining new sturdy ground to stand on and feeling …
Tag: recovery
Floating
Even though my surgeon has not prescribed daily physical therapy the only way that I am going to build up my leg muscle is by exercising. So almost every day after work I try my best to workout in some capacity. My go to is swimming because it is the best cardio workout I can …
The Bike
In addition to swimming I have been cleared to ride a bike. As much as I really dislike the stationary bike at the gym I have learned to embrace it as an alternative way to move my body and keep active. In the pool you can't listen to music or read a book so …
Kicking Butt
Yesterday was my first day of personal transitional training. I worked with a trainer at my physical therapists office doing specific strength training to build up my leg and glute muscles. She certainly kicked my butt for that full hour but it felt great! It was wonderful to move my body again, pushing it to …
A Day in the Clouds
Yesterday there was no way to tell that it was the end of summer based on the weather we experienced. As usual in the Bay Area the day was rather cool and the fog hung around till late afternoon. Despite these clouds we headed out on an adventure and left the city. About 45 minutes …
WIAW – WALKING!!!
Yesterday was a very big day. It started with a delicious two part breakfast PART 1: Sunbutter and Banana while reading blogs PART TWO: then my favorite lunar bar flavor (peanut butter cookie) got me through my early 7am work day Lunch included some carrots and hummus and some green salsa for the main course …
Last Day of 24
Yesterday was my last day on this Earth as a 24 year old woman. It was a rather typical day, took a shower, went to work, answered emails, walked around the office, made some phone calls...oh wait...did you catch that....yup I WALKED AROUND MY OFFICE! I am still on crutches but my doctor gave me …
Almond Jay 