Apparently I took a little hibernation from my blog. Reading over a few people's posts this week has made me miss my little outlet for rants, vents and/or moderately deep thoughts. Lately I have been taking a hibernation from a lot of things that I find to be key for my mental health and well-being: blogging, yoga, running, eating well. What on Earth is going on?!
So what, you may ask, has gone on during the extended hiatus of mine? Quite a bit, so I will start from the beginning:
Running/Yoga - part of the reason for my lack of blogging may have been the generally crappy mood that I have found myself to be in for...too long. Part of the crappy mood that I have been in for...too long, may be related to the complete halting of all running and/or yoga activities. But don't worry friends, I have not totally changed my feathers, I am however, injured. Injured and banned from my two favorite activities, my outlets for my frustrations, my sanity regaining hours, and my endorphin boosters.
Sadly, per MRI confirmation, I have a labral tear in my left hip. In case you don't know (because I didn't), labral tears are the stupidest injury ever. They don't heal on their own and running and yoga are the worst activities for them. Yoga can cause the tear to tear and running inflames the joint, exacerbating the symptoms. My tear is small enough though that I am not really a surgical candidate. I did 6 weeks of physical therapy, which did get me pain free, but restricted to the elliptical machine. Side note - Renee, my PT, was and is awesome!
I think that I have decided that since YOLO, I am going to slowly restart both activities (Renee, if you are reading this, don't yell at me please!). I need to make this choice for my own sanity. I figure that the worst thing that can happen is I'll make the tear bigger, thus becoming a surgical candidate and solving this problem in a really round about and painful way. But at least you can run and do yoga regularly after surgery ;)
It's funny how one thing in our lives can have such a domino effect on everything else. I don't know what happened. One minute I'm a runner, making vegan dinners and the next I'm a couch potato, eating cheese like it's my job.
There are a few positive changes on horizon as well. Things are looking up at work. I seem to have made it through the layoffs here at UM unscathed and should be stepping into a new position soon. The new job responsibilities are interesting and should provide me with a great opportunity to learn and grow. Also, as of 8/17/12 (tentatively, fingers crossed for board approval), I will be moving to Coconut Grove! I am so excited for the change of scenery. I found a cool apartment in a great location. I am ready to be near the following: younger people, art, culture, fun restaurants, fun in general, work.
I think that should suffice for a quick update on that last...9 or 10 months. I hope that anyone who may be reading this is having a beautiful day filled with positivity :)
Love.
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