Home again...

[fajrdrako]

I'm home safe and sound. One of the effects of the trip was to leave me tired today, I think. The Foot is doing so well I can't believe it, but I must be careful not to strain it. I want to write up my adventures in Toronto - especially about seeing John Barrowman - but I'm just too tired to put one word in front of the other today.

Early this morning I went for a walk by the duck pond, and fed the ducks. A beautiful day for it.

Also made arrangements to go to work three days next week. Went shopping this morning, and bought myself a bath chair so I can return the one I rented for $30/month. Also got Beyond Basic Yoga for Dummies, which I've bought before, and given away because it's such a good DVD. And because I have a crush on Sara Ivanhoe.

Now: going to do some yoga. I feel better than I have in ages, but so tired. How does that make sense?

Comments

[gem225.livejournal.com]

I'm very glad to hear that you had a fine trip and saw John Barrowman and that your foot's doing well. Write about the trip when you're up to doing so - I'd love to read it. Take care. :-)

*hugs*

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Yes - I meant to write about the trip already - but haven't found a chance, with one thing and another going on. Soon, soon! Before I forget all the delicious details.

[threeringedmoon.livejournal.com]

Healing takes energy.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Healing takes energy.

It sure does. I've been working on housework today - and rearranging furniture. Working at a comparative snail's pace, taking frequent rests - it's hard to get anything done.

But so nice to be able to do anything.

[walkingowl.livejournal.com]

How does that make sense?...because you were in training for weeks, and you have just finished a Big Race. Gad, that sounds so trite and foolish. How else can I say it? Hm. The fulfillment of effort and accomplishment: even though you may be physically wiped out, you are high on the awareness that you've reached a level of success after having striven to get here, working on faith alone that you would indeed get here. You're high, in other words.

I'm just thrilled to hear how good you feel, and how well things are going right now. As you already know!

Sara Ivanhoe, hmm? sounds enticing... go have me a look...!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I'm going to do yoga this morning. Yes, really.

It certainly feels good to be mobile again. I tell myself that foot flexibility will come, if I keep doing the exercises, and I'll be able to gain speed.

Then: tai chi! Yoga! here I come.

[walkingowl.livejournal.com]

I'm feeling such great energy for you today!! Hope it's a true connection. Hope you're doing wonderfully well.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Did lots of housework stuff. The living room is transformed - well, half transformed. Seems roomier, less cramped. I am happy.

[walkingowl.livejournal.com]

Wow! How long have you been waiting to do that?

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

How long have you been waiting to do that?

Since I came back from the hospital. Lying there on the sofa thinking about what I could do. Then when Sylvain (the apt. manager) said they'd be fixing my floor, but I'd have to move the furniture in the way, it was incentive. The big bookcase that was to the right of the kitchen door (with Gambit over it) is now to the left of the living room sofa. I didn't move Gambit, but he's now over the glass-topped table that used to be in the bathroom. The bookcase that was to the right of the bathroom (under the Lord of the Rings plates) is not in the bathroom, holding towels. The leather sofa that was under the Aragorn poster is now on the wall where the bird cage was, and the Little Guys are at the window where they are making a terrific happy budgie racket.

The floor will be fixed in August, Sylvain says now. Great. I'm ready for them.

[walkingowl.livejournal.com]

Wow! Major!

Battery alert. Quick: keep aware of the feelings in your ankle as you use it more and more. There will be "ache," and there will be "hurt/pain." Be alert to tell which is which, as the latter means you are at the threshold of doing damage. going dark! bye! be cautious and listen to your body

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I feel twinges and sensations in my ankle and that seems to be okay - just registering a complaint. When I really do too much, it feels not so much painful as incredibly tired, as if I have been walking many miles. Then I have to rest it - put it up.

I've been doing so much I'm slacking on the exercises. I'll do better tomorrow. Honest!

[walkingowl.livejournal.com]

Ah. You have already noticed those different sensations. Good for you!

Interesting that the overuse signal is that you feel your ankle very, very tired. This put me in mind of -- well, when I was young and an athlete, I'd practice. Say, dribbling a basketball. Or, later on, a certain juggling movement. You do such things over and over and over, to train your muscles and nerves until the movements will be second nature. At a certain point, however, you simply have to stop, because the muscles go numb and just stop working. "Tired." Let some time pass as you rest by doing something else, and then you can go back and work those same muscles again (but not for long, that same day/session, and if you do, you'll risk injuring them by pushing too hard). This feeling of numbing-out is your feeling of incredibly tired, as if you've been walking and walking. Yep.

You're certainly listening to your body, mia kara. Of course, you've had many years of practice!

The exercises do remain important, yes. They are your wall to lean against, your known area, your constancy, your retreat. I'm not saying that very well. But your body's gotten used to doing them, and doing them must feel comfortable, by now, I'd imagine?

I remain utterly thrilled for you, at your accomplishment and your rate of progress. Big sigh of relief. The big part of the recovery is over. (Hee -- you may not quite agree!)