Body 31 Mar 2005 12:00 am
Still not dumb
It’s about time for me to reaffirm my vow of Not Being Dumb.
After a little over a year of ramping up my work on my health, I’m seeing the vicious cycle work in my favor for a change. For instance, having more energy means I can stand longer, which means I cook more, which means I eat healthier food, which means I have more energy… I’m doing very well aside from my occasional relapses. (I forgot to publicly thank Joy for coming to my rescue two weeks ago with a couple of birthday cinnamon rolls for Josh. She is my hero.)
So, I’m having a whole lot more good days and my good days are getting better. This is just the time for me to kick it into overdrive and work out all the frustrations of years of enforced sedentariness. That would be an exceptionally dumb thing to do.
These last couple of days, I’ve put in most of a flowerbed in the backyard using the newspaper-and-compost method of grasskilling. And it’s very tempting to grit my teeth and go nuts out there trying to put in the whole garden in a week, even though this current pace is pretty obviously as much as I can do. A strong worker could probably do it all in two good days, maybe even one. I am itching to say, “Screw this ’slow and steady’ nonsense!” But that would be — you know — dumb.
Gotta say, as spooked as I am of cars — and I do regularly have nightmares about having to drive — I’ve been having a hankering to go VROOM in one way or another. Maybe when Josh is over his shingles we’ll go for some bike rides together; that’s close. Though what I do on a bike is better characterized as “wobbling”.
on 31 Mar 2005 at 2:12 am 1.Jake said …
certainly not dumb…no way no how.
As far as the zoom….maybe a waterslide?
That aside…my favorite zoom is the bow of the Ferries.
on 31 Mar 2005 at 2:53 am 2.Mia said …
No, not dumb.
I can relate to what you’re saying about having to kill the urge to overdo it or push yourself too hard too soon, though on a smaller scale. Mine has been months (maybe year at most) versus years. But it’s sooo tempting to think, “I have all this energy back, I can do this and this and that and and ….”
But it’s cool that you’re making progress.
on 31 Mar 2005 at 8:16 am 3.MaLora said …
a flower garden will be lovely! it’s good that you are so aware of your body. i recently “over did it” and now i get to go to the chiropractor three times a week for a few months. not fun.
i love cooking too. it’s motivation more than energy (although, those are similiar) for me that i need. but i’m proud because i have made dinner and lunch every day this week! yay for accomplishments!
on 31 Mar 2005 at 12:56 pm 4.Ted said …
Yay, Cam can brain now!