5:15PM
What a wild couple of weeks it’s been. I think it’s been over a month since I updated my website, let me go check to confirm. Yep, June 17th was when I updated my website. It’s insane how quickly time moves these days now, people always said time moves much faster once having a kid and it’s beyond true.
These last few weeks were rough with Haven getting sick with Roseola on top of teething, just when he was feeling better I unfortunately sprained my back doing a deadlift at the gym. Right when I pulled the weight up I knew something was off and then I felt it in my back. It was a culmination of things, I was already tired from running over the weekend, mentally wasn’t all there for the workout and I moved up in weight too quickly. It sucked because I was just starting to feel really good with training again then I got injured. I wasn’t able to do anything last week, the pain was unbearable. I couldn’t lay down nor walk comfortably and the worst part was not being able to pick up or hold Haven. Back pain is brutal and knowing people suffer from this chronically every day, my heart absolutely goes out to them.
It’s been a full week now and I’m still not 100% yet, my back still feels tight but I’m able to walk better and pick up Haven but I can’t hold him for longer than a few minutes. I’m hoping by the end of the week I’ll feel completely better so I can be more hands on with Haven and get back to my training. I am running my third full marathon in ten weeks which I am excited but also a little nervous for because I don’t have a lot of time to train. This marathon is very special to me for a lot of reasons which I will share in another post. Even though I can’t run right now at least I can walk, I’m currently walking right now as I’m typing this with the help of my new walking pad. I’ve wanted to get one for a while and now having one I wished I got it sooner!
It gets so hot early, walking in the heat along with the mosquitoes does not sound enjoyable at all. Today I was going to go to the gym to stretch, walk and use some of their recovery but I didn’t sleep well last night and didn’t want to spend the 30m RT commute when I could just stretch and use the walking pad at home. This would’ve been great during my first year of motherhood to utilize when Haven was napping or when I’m unable to go to the gym or the weather wasn’t great. It was so gloomy and rainy after I first gave birth to Haven, June gloom was very real.
If you’re thinking about getting a walking pad, I would recommend getting one because it’ll help you get in your steps and move your body in the comfort of your own home, you can watch a show or work while you’re getting your steps in. If you’re a new Mom who wants to work out but don’t want to go to the gym or live in an area where you can’t walk outdoors due to weather or safety- I feel this is a good investment. I’ll link the one I purchased: Walking Pad
Moving my body a bit again and writing my thoughts/working on my website feels nice. Last week I was in a bit of a rut not being able to do much but hey- shit happens right? Feel all we need to feel then make moves to better it.
There’s a lot of things I want to do and I remind myself one thing at a time and to always give myself as much kindness and grace as possible. Thank you for being here and reading my thoughts.
Till next time, hopefully not in another month!
XO,
Anne
