I actually ended up going to BOTH the Concrete Blonde concert AND the YSO Street Fair! Go me! We got to the Newport during the opening act, so there weren't many seating options by then. But I did manage to find a step that worked both as a place to see above the crowd and a place to sit when my back got tired. Concrete Blonde started off their ( Read more... )

My back so much better last week that I felt able to do more exercise. I increased my time on the elliptical from 8 minutes once a day to 10 minutes twice a day. My cardiovascular system loved it, but by the end of the week the trigger point in my mid back was inflamed again from the rotational aspect of the elliptical machine ( Read more... )

I did manage go to Dr. K's office for my rehab exercises yesterday afternoon. A couple of weeks ago she wondered out loud if I might be ready to add some back extensions to my workout. At the time I told her I wanted to prepare for that by doing some light back-bending stretches. I have done that by adding a modified Cobra pose to my yin yoga ( Read more... )

I’ve had a cold since last Thursday, and my weekend was more of the same: more nose blowing, sneezing, tired, crappy fun. Rob’s family had a combined birthday party for him and his grandmother Saturday evening. I probably shouldn’t have gone, but I wasn’t so sick that the thought of spending the evening alone didn’t depress me, so I went anyway. I ( Read more... )

The good news is that I have felt well enough to get back to my normal yoga schedule of practicing 5 days a week. The bad news is that I over did it a little. But it felt so good to stretch! I found myself pushing the poses, extending to my limit instead of being easy with them. Exactly what I am hoping not to do these days. And I have paid for ( Read more... )

Now that it has been three days since we unloaded the moving truck, I feel safe in saying that my back is fine (muscle soreness is generally worst two days after exercise). I think I learned my lesson after getting painful knots from painting last month. Instead of waiting until my muscles complained to do hot/cold hydrotherapy in the shower, as I ( Read more... )

I have noticed a bit of tingling on the ball of my right foot the past couple of mornings, which my research indicates is potentially related to nerve compression at the L5 nerve root in my lumbar spine. I wonder if I overdid the backbends when I did yoga last weekend. As a matter of fact I remember doing fish pose incorrectly, and trying to look ( Read more... )

The good: I just traded Brussels sprouts for potatoes. That has to be about the best trade ever ( Read more... )

Remmeber a year and a half ago when I slipped on ice and sprained my left elbow? It was tender for almost a year, which caused me to favor my left elbow and hold the tension in my upper arm instead. Now I am paying the price. My left rotator cuff is now a mass of painful trigger points and tight muscles ( Read more... )

I found my wallet in my other jacket. Thank goodness.

My health has drastically improved. I am getting through the day without being overly tired. I haven't exercised in so long that my muscles are starting to atrophy, but now that I'm not taking medicine that makes you prone to muscle tears I can start exercising again ( Read more... )