Respect the Recovery. That’s the message I’ve been getting loud and clear from my pre-surgical research. TKR is a hard surgery. Bones are sawed off, ligaments are stretched, legs are realigned, foreign parts are inserted. Here’s a non-gory video for anyone curious. I’ve gotten the impression from a few conversations that many people think this… Continue reading Respect the recovery
My friend sent me some Thrive stickers. I specifically told her I don’t deserve them, because most days I feel like I am merely surviving, treading water, existing from one day to the next. I mean, sure I try to find the joy and the laughter in every day, but you gotta admit, mom-life… Continue reading Thriving Thursday
Well, you know… So today I decided to get a second opinion on my knee. I thought it would give me clarity and peace about whatever decision I needed to make. Instead, it filled me with more confusion and disquiet about what the heck I should do. Nothing is easy. This Ortho is more… Continue reading Opinions are like…
I can’t exactly pinpoint the injury that caused me to go from running 10+ miles of intervals to barely being able to walk down a hallway. But the timeline goes something like this: 10/23: Completed Atlanta 10 Miler. 15:03mm pace. Finished sore, but able to walk. 10/29: Completed a 5 mile long run. 13:25mm pace. Zero issues. 11/4:… Continue reading My injury
I began my weight loss journey in October 2015. I just woke up one day and decided I was tired of being 150 pounds overweight. I started by making small changes. First up: no fast food. This forced me to plan ahead and prepare healthy snacks, since I couldn’t just drive through and grad a quick… Continue reading A tl;dr history of my short running career
Running with Gladys 