January 13

I’m really enjoying my new job. Like, a lot. I haven’t even officially started and I’ve accomplished so much. And it’s been fun! Work? Fun? Who expected that? Outside of work, I’ve had to put my running shoes on the shelf for a few weeks, which has been difficult. I have a mild piriformis strain, which comes from overtraining and under-strengthening. I’m hoping some stretching and quad strengthening will help it heal quickly so I can get back to it. I am so afraid that if I get out of the habit of running, I will never get back into it, but I have to trust myself because if I push too hard I won’t even have the option of pushing. In the meantime, I guess I’m going to have to spruce up my bike and see how badly the kids have treated it. Hopefully that is low impact enough that it doesn’t aggravate anything but keeps me active. And also that I don’t get bored with it too quickly.