Walking

Now that my sever pain has all but gone I am anxious to get my body moving again. Last week I was able to do laundry, walking up and down the stairs to the basement without much issue. My leg still feels like it fills up after walking the stairs. The only way to relieve the pressure is to prop up my leg, which means sitting or lying down. A little frustrating when laundry takes about 6 trips total.

This past weekend I put my leg to some more tests. I finished painting Baby's walls, at least the 2 chocolate brown walls. This made me stretch on my feet and do some crouching for the low bits. Again I was forced to take some time outs. But hey, it looks pretty nice :) I think Baby will like it.
I also had a brunch date with Jon and friend couple of ours. Due to some restaurant choices we did more walking than expected, up and down Monroe Street settling on the new Mexican restaurant Cinco de Mayo. Pretty good food. The baskets of tortilla chips reminded me of my favorite Mex place in NYC. My friend Kerry and I would eat baskets of them and drink some yummy 2 for 1 margaritas.....oooooh so good. I miss that place!

Yesterday I walked to the hospital to get my blood drawn yet again, that tired me out. My legs are in recovery mode.

And now here I sit at Schuler's Book store, .5 miles away from my apartment. I am really happy to be out of the apt for a little! Plus I get to drink a nice Italian soda and peruse their magazines. I could live in bookstores :)

Moral of the story: I will get back to full mobility eventually. I think this experience will serve as a powerful motivator to finally do a marathon when I can!