Bad Days

I don't get these kind of days often, but when I do, they're doozies. 

I woke up Ok.  But as the day progressed my mood turned funky.  I have no clue what, if anything, catapulted me in to a blue mood. I'm normally a happy person, so when I have blue days like this, I tend to worry.  I worry that I'm going in to a solid funk and it's going  to last. 

It's no secret that I'm experiencing issues with my leg.  That has me perplexed, for more than one reason.  It's keeping me from doing the things that I normally thrive on doing at the gym.

Some say I'm obsessed.  What they don't realize is that my time in the gym is my "me time".  It's where I go to think things through, give myself a pep talk, work off stress and tension and "fill my cup" with mojo so that I function better each day.  I'm not getting that right now.  In fact, what's more troubling is that my desire to even go to the gym has diminished - drastically.  I never made it there at all last week.  Not even sure I care.  Well, I do - otherwise I wouldn't be writing about it.  

I need to get a grip, and get it real soon.   I've walked down the whole pity-party path before and it was hell to get off of.  I don't ever want to go through that again.  I've worked too hard to get to achieve what I've done.

I need a huge dose of whoop-ass on myself to get me away from this funk I seem to be heading towards. 

Gym

I haven't done much cardio at the gym since September due to my injury.  Mainly because it hurt and because my physical therapist said to lay off.  Ok.  Fine.  The whole time I'm thinking "man, it's going to suck big time to rebuild my endurance "'

So today I was supposed to have a training session with my trainer.  He was a no-show.  That's going to be discussed with him next session. 

Anyways ...I took the opportunity to do cardio.  I did 2 miles on the elliptical, 2 on the bike, and 2 on the cross trainer.  50 minutes of cardio that kicked my butt.   My settings all went down because I didn't want to stress my knee ...although I have to admit it doesn't feel too bad right now.  But I was right ...rebuilding my cardio endurance is gonna suck!

It's Humbling

I went to physical therapy today so the therapist could work on my leg issue.  I know, I'm beginning to sound like a broken record with this injury of mine.  Trust me, I'm getting tired of it too.  I'd love nothing more right now than to lace up the sneakers and go for a run.  Ya, I actually typed that!  

But what's got me all bummed out is that I thought I was in pretty good shape.  I did yoga, I life weights, I do the cardio thing at the gym...and this  still has nothing to do with the fact that I need to realize...I'm not a spring chicken anymore.  Depressing.

Remember me??

Oh my gosh!  It's been sooooo long since I've actually had the time to sit down and do a post to Happy Hour.  Please forgive me!

It seems that I've been going non-stop for a month.  Well, come to think of it...I HAVE been going non-stop for a month.  Every weekend in October I had something going.  And of course, it's me...so I was in the thick of things each and every weekend.   I like to be kept  busy (big surprise huh?!) LOL

The Schulz Oktoberfest was held on October 20th and boy was it fun! We had good food (always), lots of drink (duh!) and wonderful family. We were missing Dennis (SD), Wendi (WA), Glenn (ND) and Michael (ND) this year. We always have such a great time during this event. Here are some pictures..

 My great nephew Hayden and his father, Brad

 My guy Blaine and me!

 Abby, Emily, Brackston and Brennon

 The Schulz Boys

 Blaine and his Aunts (yes, he has us twisted around his little finger!)

The Schulz Siblings! 

Terry, Sherry, Ron, Peggy, Pat, Judy

 

 

Some of you may be asking, how is the running going?   Hmmm, it's not!  At least, not for now.  I need to heal my IT Band Syndrome (I'm in physical therapy for it now!).  I do plan on getting back to it and I've already told my running mentor (ok, "asked" is the better word), to help me develope a training plan to get back on track.   He basically said, "take it slow" and then in the next sentence mentioned something about a "new goal" and "10K" .   Geeezzzz!!   :)

 

 

I held my 2nd annual Yoga Retreat this weekend!  Wow was it fun!!  I had a good turnout and we had a lot of fun.  We ate food, we drank wine, we talked, and of course, we did some yoga!   Yesterday afternoon's class was a power yoga class and we worked up quite a sweat.  It was all good though...no one passed out!  lol

 

So...that's about it in a nutshell.  Same ole, same ole.....me, being busy and loving it! 

 

 

Sherry