Oh hey, I haven't posted in a few days...

[batskeets]

...and that's weird! I'd better squeeze this in, seeing as I have FIVE shoots this week. Yes, you read that right!

So, yes, that was a pretty excellent birthday week. Dinner out on the day-of was delicious, despite an intensely long wait for a table. Birthday potluck also went well, and I was once again impressed by the culinary skillz of my friends. I also found myself relatively sober and with a clean kitchen at around half-past midnight, so that was a marked difference from my 30th. Not having hangover-induced brain ache the next day was definitely a welcome change, though.

I did some truly epic house de-cluttering, and it feels as though there's much more left to do, but at least the inside of the house looks better. Also, I acquired a huge new-to-me table with 8 matching chairs, so now that I have decent dishes *and* a decent table, I really am out of excuses for not having dinner parties. The basement junk will be conquered soon, we have a successful compost bin, and the roommates are combining their powers to help with the garden, so things are actually looking pretty good. :)

In less-cheerful news, I've been off-skates for over a week now, and I'm not thrilled about it, but I'm surviving. My knee was not improving at all, so I'm taking at least two weeks off to let it heal, and hopefully, that'll be enough. I'm also looking up an orthopedic specialist to get a better idea of what's actually happening, because joint injuries are scary. :(

Of course, being forced into a much more sedentary lifestyle--which I basically am right now--is also pretty scary, because I do not want to turn into a pudgy, stressed-out version of myself. I'd rather have that be a temporary thing than a permanent one, though, so I guess this is how it has to be for now.

Anyhoo, I have a ton of work to do before this first senior portrait victim shows up, so, I'm off.

Comments

[xplo-eristotle.livejournal.com]

Could you get your workout fix from swimming or cycling? Both are relatively knee-friendly.

[daemonwise.livejournal.com]

Could you focus on upper body while giving your knee a break? I don't know the particulars of your workout routine/needs, but even if you don't actually need to focus on that are, it could keep your morale up, and help with the sedentary feelings.

[skeets.livejournal.com]

Yeah, possibly; I finally fixed my bike tire yesterday, so hopefully I'll get to do more of that, through commuting if nothing else. Swimming is trickier to coordinate, since there are fewer places/times available where I could do it, but J's interested in doing it, so it could happen. :)

[skeets.livejournal.com]

Yeah, focusing on core and upper-body is what I've been trying to do. It's not as satisfying, though, and it's definitely harder to get any sort of cardiovascular benefit from it.

I did fix my bike yesterday, though! So there's that, perhaps. :)