I really wanted to have one last week. Not because I was mad but because I was just tired and the entire week was so, well, freaking challenging. There was good and there was bad. There was great and awful! How can any regular person like me reconcile those extremes!
I am training for a 6 hour virtual century bike ride done indoors on spinning bikes. Because I have let myself get a little out of shape - well that's not really true - I didn't really "let" myself get a little out of shape - I've been struggling with some injuries that have made me rethink and rework my exercise regimen. Last Saturday, April 10, we rode for 3.5 hours. I had only been able to make one spin class the week before so doing 3.5 hours was tough. Came home, showered, ran some errands and ended up at my favorite mexican food restaurant in Atlanta, Pure, for margaritas and oysters. Exactly what I wanted but not enough food. Came home with our dinner companions, opened a bottle of wine, and lazed around on the porch with cheese, crackers and wine!
Tim was up really early on Sunday morning, woke me up in the process. I was tired all day. Had a tennis match, won. Sunday night I was really tired. I had to get up at 5:30 Monday to go down to McDonough to work on a Habitat project packing up 13,500 emergency shelter kits to be delivered to Haiti. I was on the tarp crew. I lifted 42 lb boxes filled with tarps, opened the boxes, took the tarps out and send them down the conveyor belt to be stuffed in to really large buckets. I did that for 7 hours! And, guess what? I was tired that night too!
Tuesday I was supposed to have a training ride…didn't make it. Orthopedic appointment to have my right shoulder examined and I was worried I would be late if I went to my training ride…so I went to the doctor and didn't train My doc's appointment was 2 - I finally got in about 4! Two hours waiting. We decided I should get an MRI. Had to rush home to shower and change to go to a Heifer International reception for the interim ceo and one of the executive vice presidents. That was awesome. Home and in bed by 11! Not so good.
Wednesday I met Danelle for lunch by Piedmont Park. We were going to go for a nice walk around the park but I had scheduled my MRI for 1. Lunch was fun, conversation was great. Arrive for MRI - they're running 2 hours behind…sucks!!!!! Finally got in about 3, finished by 3:45 then on toWhole Foods for something for Joe for dinner. Home and then tennis at 7:30. Tennis was fun and awful - all at the same time.
Thursday up early to get to the doctor by 9. Doc finally showed up at 10 - just as I was walking out the door. I simply refuse to wait more than an hour anymore. I had rearranged my entire schedule to accommodate these appointments and it really screwed things up. So, bottom line with my shoulder: three options - prescription anti-inflammatories and exercise, aleve and exercise, or outpatient surgery. I chose aleve and exercise. Do not want to have surgery for any reason…unless, of course, it's a matter of life and death. Which I'm not at right now. Chronic pain is a problem though. Dinner Thursday night with Amy and Liz - awesome - Shaun's…need I say more.
Friday conference all day. I was 15 minutes late getting to the conference and left after lunch. Too freaking tired. Stopped at grocery store, came home and went to bed. Made pizza, waited for Tim - fell asleep, he got home, we ate pizza. I went to bed.
Saturday up early to get to gym for 4 hour bike ride. Ride was good, I was tired in the 4th hour but not totally whipped. Home, shower, Avenue for return, then grocery stores…waiting for Tim again, falling asleep, Tim comes home, we cook dinner (salmon on the plank on the grill with mustard and capers and broccoli slaw. In bed by 10 - slept like a log - deep and heavy.
Sunday - tennis - we lost. Three sets - sucked! On the court personally for over 2 hours. Team on the court until past 6:30. Fixed salade nicoise - with chicken. Tim was on the courts - he heated the potatoes and meat up for dinner - no salade nicoise for him! I had salad. Yummy.
Didn't sleep a wink last night - wake up this morning totally exhausted. Gym for an hour, errands, working.
I was on the verge of a couple of melt downs last week - not too sure why - tired, frustrated - felt emotional all week and that was not too fun. I want this emotional stuff to go away…I can't handle it. I am trying to keep my calendar a lot more flexible this week but already stuff is stacking up. I've got a to do list a page long…so, I deal with it by writing a blog! Haha.
