I used the Mommy Voice on myself this morning. I had to. Every day this week Ive managed to talk myself out of going to the gym. The reasons included: finally getting to sleep (@ 2am), getting sidetracked by the internet, or my (insert painful body part) hurts. Wah wah wah. Today I woke up early. Then wasted an hour on the internet. My back, knees, and feet all hurt, I had a head ache, AND I was dizzy. If ever there was a day to skip, this was that day. So I had to use the Mommy Voice. I went to the gym. Now, rather than feeling better like I normally do, I feel even worse. My back, knee, foot pain, headache, and dizziness is worse, AND I believe the wildlife of Bell County is conspiring to make me have a nervous breakdown. Very close to the place my SUV met the suicidal deer a couple if years ago, a duck was rehearsing his statue pose. It wouldnt be so bad except, that road is pitch-black and winding. And he was very good in his stillness. Luckily for him, I have good tires and brakes. Although I probably woke up the neighbors, I managed to not kill either one of us. He waddled off to safety with nary a second glance at me. About the time my nerves settled down I came face-to -face with a deer crossing Midway. Midway! Four lanes and a median--in the middle of a heavily populated residential area! I can only think the deer was attempting to make it to the safety of Lions Park after a night out on the town. After the deer I imagined animals in every shadow. But I made it to the gym. And the treadmill I used would not cooperate--it conked out before I was ready to quit. Rather, it started my cool down before I was ready, I was able to increase the speed, but didnt pay attention to the time--and by the time I realized I needed to adjust the time as well, time had run out. I had a choice to make: leave it unfinished, or restart... The warm shower felt really good on my aching back, and Im taking it easy the rest of the day.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 13:18:02 +0000
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