Circling

Yesterday was a good day for water and given that it was our special night out for dinner, we didn’t do too badly. I’ve been fighting some very bad edema in my feet and ankles, its creeping up into my calves.

Serious damage done in youth that starts to take its toll for sure, plus last week wearing too tight shoes with heels all week pretty much did me in.

On a good note, last night for dinner we had a starter soup each, shared three appies and shared a dessert. I did also have a gin fizz and a half a gin fizz!! We ate slowly and lingered over the good stuff on our plates. When we were done I couldn’t believe how impossibly full we felt. Normally we would have plowed through so much more food!

I’ve not been getting up to do my kettle bell work, and I’ve stopped going for evening walks. Both of these have contributed to the swelling and the lack of being able to crawl my fat arse out of bed. I need a chart…with boxes to check off.

I’m really just circling right now. There are so many things to do and so many tasks that need attention that I’m really just doing nothing. Hinks Law – the more options there are the harder it is to choose.

So I did one good thing. Yesterday I requested a week off work. Monday is a stat, and I’ve taken Tuesday – Friday off. No travel, no activity, no family…. I can do whatever it is that I want and need to do that will make my life better. That is mostly going to be – clean out and re-organize the bedroom. Also – re-paint, and go through all the things that we do not need.

Or… I might not. I might just carve out some space, walk in the park, read and sew and drink coffee and just RELAX. I can’t decide. It’s a real luxury that I can’t think of ever having taken before. I’ve always had holiday with a purpose. “I need time for X or Y”. So this is going to be amazing!!

Tonight – walking
Tomorrow – kettle bells

This is written and so it shall be done!

Guess who did her run today!?

ME!!!!

haha... got up and lounged in bed with hubby and enjoying some Christmas spirit... then decided that I did indeed have to go, Mr.Tamzin came with for a walk. On the way to the park I REALLY didn't want to do it. Per normal, I was thinking all kinds of things about how to jam out of running and just walk... but in the end, I fired up the ipod and started. Why is that first step so hard?

Got it all done and even added a little more distance to it today. I don't have time to map it all out on mapmyrun.com yet, but I will later. Likely only an extra 100m or so, but more is more.

First 10 was hard, second 10 was actually easier and I got to the end of it and only just realized that it was walking time. Had totally lost track of the minutes!!

Okay - time for a shower and then Christmas Visiting for the day!

Hope that everyone is enjoying their time with family and friends... and (as Tena likes to say) getting in enough water today...even though its a holiday!!!