My legs were so sore when I woke up. Even when I got up during the night to use the bathroom, I was hobbling a bit. So when the alarm rang in the morning, I just wasn’t feeling it. Inertia chained me to the bed, and I didn’t get up and walk or run. I decided that after mowing and hiking over the weekend, I could skip the walk. I finally got to moving and into the shower, but I found myself lingering there, too.
I kind of wish that I had walked, because the morning was delightfully foggy. I’m had a lot of emotions today. Grief running through my body. My throat felt a bit sore and my nose a bit stuffy, but I think those were from yesterday’s mowing. I know I have grass allergies, so I really ought to take an allergy pill tonight since I’m going to be mowing a lot for a while. It’s going to take a long time to get the area done with only one person, and with my limited time.
Work was okay. I had an espresso with milk to try and improve my focus, but I wasn’t as focused as I wanted to be even with that. I had hopes that with the supervision behind me, I could really focus in on work, but I think I’m still recovering from the experience. I need some time to regain equilibrium and get my mind right for focusing well on work. I was even a bit spaced out during a working meeting, which is not like me at all.
I did get done what I wanted to get done today. I walked to the mailbox at lunch to find my monthly mortgage payments would be going up a bit to balance the escrow account. Nothing I can’t handle. My legs were still quite sore, but it felt good to stretch them a bit with the short walk.
After work, I got right to mowing. I decided to try double stranding the thinnest trimmer string I have, but it didn’t last more than 5 minutes. For some reason, the short ones that have been on since October refuse to die, but every new one I’ve put on has gotten destroyed or pulled out within minutes. The southeast corner of the area is full of rocks and ruts. The rocks are a mix of well-buried stable ones that I have to mow around, and moveable ones that I decided to throw outside the area as I found them. Trying to run over those is no fun, because just as I get some momentum, they move and the mower jumps around. And that thing is heavy.
So, I spent some of my time picking up and throwing rocks. I’m getting quite the workout with mowing. When the tank ran out of gas – well before I finished the section I’d designated – I decided to try a different tactic with the strings. I had some soaking in water; I brought them out and inserted them while the mower itself was still warm. They went in much more easily than the ones I’d inserted into a cold mower, and I felt like I was able to pull them tighter as well. I’ll find out tomorrow if the technique made a difference.
Then I got water boiling, tortellini cooking, and rinsed off in the shower. I heated up the pasta sauce in the microwave, and had another delicious dinner. I’m glad I have that pasta sauce ready to go so I’m not trying to figure out what to eat after mowing. Good planning, past me!
I stuck to simple exercises for my Move U workout tonight. I’m not doing spinning tonight either. I need to get used to this level of exertion again. I’m going to get rural fit this spring 😉
I am pleased with how I’m handling the terrain as I walk. No rolled ankles or jarring steps. I’m handling the terrain as it comes. I hope that I can get the momentum to try for a run tomorrow morning, even a short one, but I don’t know how I’ll feel. I’ll play it by ear.
