7/21/24

 Moe was a great sleeping buddy. He barely moved AND slept in this morning. 

My back is really sore today. I iced it, took Tylenol, did lots of stretching and yoga. Still hurts. Ut oh.

I had my 12 hour shift coming up, this is going to suck. I decided to rest it. I did take the dogs for a walk (motions lotion) after icing it for a while. I will do what I can and hope for the best from there.

My cousin, Andy, came over with the coolest birthday gift. It is a bird feeder with a camera in it. I can’t wait to set it up. I was flattered at how incredibly thoughtful this was. We both excitedly put it together and I planned where I was going to place it outside. I want to have it within sight of my work space.

He also wanted access to the camera so that he could see the birds too. I loved that. I am so thankful we get to camp together and go on a trip to Aruba. It’s about sharing experiences. I can’t wait to get it up and running.

Avery and I have a good conversation this morning about rephrasing things. We are so mean to ourselves. Our inner voices can become quite negative. When it happens, the little phrase a therapist once told me “what would that sound like if you reframed that?”  This little phrase has helped me gain perspective that not everything is doom and gloom.

I was able to nap before my shift started. Thankfully. I am hoping it is enough to get me through the night. When I woke up, my lower back was still so sore. It got me reflecting on if I had done my best to keep my back exercised. The answer is NO.

I need to get myself back on track. As I age, it is not as easy to bounce back and I need to preserve my strength and retrain myself for healthy lifestyle habits. My motivation is to have less pain, but I still have things I qwant to do. I have been a bit lazy over the past several months. Sometimes it is just easier to eat a handful of chips.

This little blip of back pain was a reminder of how much it sucked to be flat Patti. I am really going to try and motivate to strengthen my body and eat a little better. We will see how that goes. I found this little series of short exercises that seems to incorporate some of my previous physical therapy exercises into short 10 minute work outs. It’s called fabulous 50’s. I feel like I am 80, so it’s fine

For the record, I don’t like sweating. I don’t like work outs. I don’t like exercise. So we will see if I can maintain a positive attitude. I am hoping that I won’t exercise my use of foul language in the process.