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Feb. 8th, 2007
So, yesterday I did some errands. And carried too much. Again - a week ago I would not have been able to manage as much, I even managed most of the day without limping. But I still carried too much, and now my left hip is angry at me, as well as my arms. Oops.
Today the plan is to mostly flake out, and then go to Aikido in the evening. I'd very much like to play in the snow as well, and may decide to do that instead of Aikido as Aikido happens every week and snow like this does not happen every winter, not here anyway.
I think it was about 2003 when we had maybe twice as much as this; I remember walking to students and them being surprised that I'd turned up, I remember helping push a woman's car into her own driveway - and her disbelief that this would even work, as she'd never experienced being stuck in snow or mud before. I remember spending a magical hour or so playing in the snow with a couple of my piano students, the sheer joy of running around in it. I don't think I'll be doing anything quite so active today - I really do need to rest after yesterday - but I shall make a point of getting outside and playing in the snow while it is there.
( me being all Canajan and complaining about people complaining about teh cold )
It's difficult to explain how much better I feel, knowing what is wrong with my joints and why I have pain. Being able to do something about it - to a point - is even better. Oh, it still pisses me off, but at least I know I can probably re-gain previous levels of fitness, and at least now when something hurts I know why. I can make informed decisions about what I do and know approximately how it will affect me; nothing is ever 100% consistent, bodies aren't like that, but yesterday I knew that I was carrying too much and I was able to decide whether it was worth it to do it anyway, or whehter I should just go home and flake out. Treatment on Monday was particularly helpful as well, I think, and the exercises probably make a bit of difference too.
( haul )
Between all that and paying for not one, but THREE Palm LifeDrives (who wants to buy one? Let me know!), my bank account hurts at the moment. It will get better, though.
Tomorrow, or possibly this afternoon if I'm up to it, I'm going to spend some time putting stuff up for sale on eBay. I've got a couple of pairs of hairfalls done that should go up, for example.
Right, enough of this, time to go play in the snow while it's still falling. Gently.
Today the plan is to mostly flake out, and then go to Aikido in the evening. I'd very much like to play in the snow as well, and may decide to do that instead of Aikido as Aikido happens every week and snow like this does not happen every winter, not here anyway.
I think it was about 2003 when we had maybe twice as much as this; I remember walking to students and them being surprised that I'd turned up, I remember helping push a woman's car into her own driveway - and her disbelief that this would even work, as she'd never experienced being stuck in snow or mud before. I remember spending a magical hour or so playing in the snow with a couple of my piano students, the sheer joy of running around in it. I don't think I'll be doing anything quite so active today - I really do need to rest after yesterday - but I shall make a point of getting outside and playing in the snow while it is there.
( me being all Canajan and complaining about people complaining about teh cold )
It's difficult to explain how much better I feel, knowing what is wrong with my joints and why I have pain. Being able to do something about it - to a point - is even better. Oh, it still pisses me off, but at least I know I can probably re-gain previous levels of fitness, and at least now when something hurts I know why. I can make informed decisions about what I do and know approximately how it will affect me; nothing is ever 100% consistent, bodies aren't like that, but yesterday I knew that I was carrying too much and I was able to decide whether it was worth it to do it anyway, or whehter I should just go home and flake out. Treatment on Monday was particularly helpful as well, I think, and the exercises probably make a bit of difference too.
( haul )
Between all that and paying for not one, but THREE Palm LifeDrives (who wants to buy one? Let me know!), my bank account hurts at the moment. It will get better, though.
Tomorrow, or possibly this afternoon if I'm up to it, I'm going to spend some time putting stuff up for sale on eBay. I've got a couple of pairs of hairfalls done that should go up, for example.
Right, enough of this, time to go play in the snow while it's still falling. Gently.
I have stuff I need to get rid of.
I have several dead computers - mostly laptops - and a few desktop cases. And a now-defunct desktop, with CRT monitor. I can't really lift these to transport them. I'd like to have another Geek Scrapheap Challenge sometime soon, but I can't guarantee I'll be able to lift things on the day, either to get there or to get back, and this stuff is taking up space in my living room. Anyone willing to come by and get it is welcome to it.
I have a spinning wheel that needs some work (like, um, a new flyer, and some TLC with wood glue). I'm never going to get the work done. Please take it away; selling it on eBay is going to be more trouble than it's worth, and I'm not in a good condition to be packing it up and taking it to the post office, unfortunately. And it would cost a fair amount to post.
I have a table loom I have never managed to get around to using. I got it off Freecycle so it seems wrong to sell it but I've considered sticking it on eBay; if any of you want to make an offer, please let me know. If any of you want it but only if it's free, please let me know. I'd still kindof like to keep this, but can't justify it in terms of the space it takes up now; long-term loan for someone who has the space and wants to experiment with weaving would be good, too.
I will Freecycle this stuff but I figured polite to offer it to flist first.
( the why )
I'm going to need a (two-drawer) filing cabinet, some under-bed boxes of some sort with lids (thankfully my under-the-bed is tall enough to accomodate many boxes; I'll measure later), and probably some more shelving for the loft. It would also be very good to get the BEDDINGE bed base for my double mattress, so that it is not on the floor and I can put stuff under there too (I think it's possible to get special bed bases?). I don't have space to deal with any of this until some of the surplus STUFF is gone, though; the same holds true for a laser printer I'm trying to make space for, and that CD rack![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
pfy gave me. Also, my budget for such things is very low. So, it makes sense to sell some of the excess STUFF on eBay, really.
And yeah, I'm going to need to learn better picking-up-and-putting-away habits.
I have several dead computers - mostly laptops - and a few desktop cases. And a now-defunct desktop, with CRT monitor. I can't really lift these to transport them. I'd like to have another Geek Scrapheap Challenge sometime soon, but I can't guarantee I'll be able to lift things on the day, either to get there or to get back, and this stuff is taking up space in my living room. Anyone willing to come by and get it is welcome to it.
I have a spinning wheel that needs some work (like, um, a new flyer, and some TLC with wood glue). I'm never going to get the work done. Please take it away; selling it on eBay is going to be more trouble than it's worth, and I'm not in a good condition to be packing it up and taking it to the post office, unfortunately. And it would cost a fair amount to post.
I have a table loom I have never managed to get around to using. I got it off Freecycle so it seems wrong to sell it but I've considered sticking it on eBay; if any of you want to make an offer, please let me know. If any of you want it but only if it's free, please let me know. I'd still kindof like to keep this, but can't justify it in terms of the space it takes up now; long-term loan for someone who has the space and wants to experiment with weaving would be good, too.
I will Freecycle this stuff but I figured polite to offer it to flist first.
( the why )
I'm going to need a (two-drawer) filing cabinet, some under-bed boxes of some sort with lids (thankfully my under-the-bed is tall enough to accomodate many boxes; I'll measure later), and probably some more shelving for the loft. It would also be very good to get the BEDDINGE bed base for my double mattress, so that it is not on the floor and I can put stuff under there too (I think it's possible to get special bed bases?). I don't have space to deal with any of this until some of the surplus STUFF is gone, though; the same holds true for a laser printer I'm trying to make space for, and that CD rack
pfy gave me. Also, my budget for such things is very low. So, it makes sense to sell some of the excess STUFF on eBay, really. And yeah, I'm going to need to learn better picking-up-and-putting-away habits.