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Category Archives: health & fitness
A narrative of my journeys with diet, exercise, and various healthcare professionals
Twitter Update: Ouch
Last week, I fell in my roller skates and landed on my back on the basement stairs. Got the most amazing teardrop-shaped, plum-colored ass bruise.
Today, I went to my chiropractor for my monthly adjustment… and am paying the price for not seeing her sooner. Back spasms suck.
Status: Rollerskating
Connor and I have an agreement that if one of us skips karate class, we both do (his is at 6pm and mine is 7:30). Usually it’s me who’s like, “Nope, not today” — but today it was him.
In lieu of karate, I got him to practice roller skating with me in our basement. 😁
I did 20 minutes of “bubbles” to work my legs and get used to propelling myself forward. He kinda just played around for 20 minutes. We both agreed that it was way fun, and that we need to do that more often.
Mad props to Carley for planting the seeds of interest several many months ago. 🛼
Status: Unmedicated (Again)
Goddammit. I forgot to take my ADHD meds this morning. That’s the second time this month.
At least I remembered to give Connor all his vitamins and medicine this time.
Lunch Break Freewriting
When I’m working in the office, I find that I rarely take an honest-to-god lunch break. I’ll eat at my desk, I’ll take a few minutes to check my phone, but mostly I’ll work through my allotted 45 minutes. When I’m working from home, I’ll set a timer on my Apple Watch and do some tasks around the house to get away from my work — unload the dishwasher, put away some clutter, whatever other randomness catches my attention — then assemble my lunch before taking it back to my desk to eat while I work.
In the Before Times, I would occasionally walk next door to Starbucks over my lunch break and do some blogging on my phone and Bluetooth keyboard while enjoying a tasty beverage. Since the indoor passageway between my building and the adjoining one has been demolished, that’s not a routine that I’ll be reviving anytime soon, since it’s 25°F outside and I’m not down with bundling up just to go get a coffee.
The blogging part, though… that’s going to need to make a comeback.
I’ve been going to a therapist about twice a month for the past six or seven months, and I really wish I’d started therapy sooner. It’s a huge help to have someone listen to me talk about what’s been going on in my life, then bring my attention to aspects of my narrative that I wouldn’t have thought twice about. The whole experience reminds me of going out for coffee with my BFF back during college: we’d talk about our problems, talk around them, dive into what their causes might be, and brainstorm actionable solutions. Adding a licensed behavioral therapist into the mix gives that conversation more direction, as she can pick out key points and lend her expertise in helping me recognize certain behaviors and reactions in myself.
In between sessions, though… writing is a valuable tool for me to get my thoughts and emotions out of my head and into a space where I can see them, acknowledge them for what they are, recognize what they aren’t, and generally get myself into a healthier headspace.
Taking time to blog is a gift to myself… and my family. We all deserve the best version of me.