This whole osteo-PT deal is working wonders. I'm still incredibly tired, ill and snotty - but with added flexibility and less painful joints.

Add to that constantly aching quads and abs, of course, but a good aching, that kind of Oh my god how am I ever gonna get down these stairs alive kind of aching that lasts just long enough to go back to the ( Read more... )

PT: do you drink alcohol?
k. : no.
PT: your blood pressure is 91. Do you drink a lot of coffee?
k. : that would be my 2-pint lunch then.

My post pregnancy training has come off to a flying start. My physio recommended a pilates trainer - and she's good. Way good. After an hour's lying around on a mat squeezing invisible muscles, I'm exhausted.

Baby salsa class tomorrow, and then riding lessons0 on wednesdays! And Friday's, we train the sitting bone and pop corn arm with baby cinema ( Read more... )

So, finally decided that the bloating as of late has to stop, that I won't start going to the gym, and that I want to start riding again - and since riding is excellent exercise, perfect ( Read more... )

I hate gyms. No, I hate training. No. I hate fainting during training and having my blood pressure taken and the trainer fuzzing.

Apart from that, it was quite enjoyable and I'm looking forward to Thursday.
The gym is great. The people there are great. I like exercising again.

And now for a long unfainting bath.

Had to get up at six to get the scary contraption to a mech for tyre switch ( Read more... )

I hope I will never appear on morning sitcom news with Mother as my only description.

k. kroker
Mother

If the only thing that distinguishes her and justifies her appearing on TV is her child, then they should at least mention the name of the wonder kid:

Elaine McSmith
Mother of John

On the other hand.
k. kroker ( Read more... )

After that I-am-so-in-control-rant earlier, I stayed in bed too long fiddling with the flappy.

Finally got packed to work for a few hours, only to discover that I had left my henhouse pass on my desk at the henhouse, so have no presentation to present to the overseas product managers tomorrow afternoon.

Was instead going to idle in the sun with krokers_joy ( Read more... )

Cold, sun shining, clear air. Both siblings are off skiing. Lucky bastards. Want to go too. Lots of snow.

Have just seen my backcracking saviour again. It's been nearly four months since last time.
He cracked the back and neck, sat down on his knees by my face, with a big happy grin and said Guess what?Turns out he's managed to loosen the upper ( Read more... )

Ciao, bambini! Rieccomi ( Read more... )