Recovery week #1

I am honestly enjoying recovering and not missing running....yet.  I am sure I will start itching to run next week, but my body has made it very clear that running is not in the cards right now.  I am happy to oblige it and be a little lazy.  I really enjoyed being pampered and resting at my parent's house, but was also ready to get back into the swing of family life and see my kiddo and hubby and other red pups.  I drove back on Wednesday thinking my body was recovered enough and boy was I wrong. I tried to make good time, stopping twice for gas only and getting right back in and going as soon as i could, and that really made me tighten up and be sore for a few days.  Of course little man loves our walks to school, so even though I really didn't want to walk, we did Thursday and Friday and I am sure that helped loosen some stuff up.

My toe has been a saga I was posting on FB till I got some comments that made me stop. I  wasn't posting the pics in the post, more in the comments, but you know people still don't like seeing that come up.  Anyway, I initially thought that I had broken my toe due to the bruising around the nail bed, but there ended up being a blister under the nail.  I was not brave enough to poke a hole through the nail, but I was brave enough to puncture the blister once it poked up the edge of my nail.  I have now punctured and drained it three separate times.  It doesn't really hurt as bad, just the dogs have a knack for stomping on it any chance they get.  The nail bed and surrounding skin around my nail is still pretty bruised, but the swelling has gone down now, and as long as I don't wear a sock, I can wear my normal shoes to work and about.

probably going to gain 10 lbs during recovery but #don'tcare

I coached Girls on the Run on Thursday but did not run, not even close. I cheered the girls on at the top of the hill and that was good enough.  I am trying NOT to get sick but half of them were coughing their guts up and or had sore throats.  Apparently strep is going around at one school and a stomach virus is going around another, so I am praying and taking vitamin C because I know my immune system is beat up.

My "you did a hard thing here's a present to yourself" present. I had noticed several people running with this vest at other races, including Jackie that I  paced at the 100 mile race, and I had serious pocket envy.  I had the tab to Solomon up on my laptop forever and had decided that even though this would mean new bottles and a new bladder, that it was worth it.  This thing is the mecca of pockets and I can't wait to have it. My only concern is fit.  I hope i sized it right, but of course right after I hit the buy now button I saw a post on FB about sizing up.  Whoops.  I should get it Monday, so I will keep you posted.  

Andrew's 2nd grad picture.  I wish I took this good of pictures when I was a kid!

The weekend ended up with some serious cleaning and re organizing.  Since I couldn't and didn't really want to run, I used that energy to get some cleaning done.  We got the deck ready for snow/re arranged and cleaned, cleaned the kitchen from top to bottom getting rid of a bunch of stuff we don't use, and tried to organize the dining room table/craft table/lego creation center.  I took two big bags to the downtown thrift store and have more to give to friends.  If anyone has any great suggestions on how to organize legos I am all ears.  He currently has a lego table in his room that is covered, several of those three shelved drawers full of legos, our kitchen table has legos and he of course wants more legos for Christmas.  I feel like our house went from toy trains and Thomas stuff to lego stuff and honestly I think the Thomas stuff was waaayyyy easier to deal with!  I do love the creativity that they inspire and I love the fact that not only does he make the kits that he buys but then he destroys it and remakes without the instructions some times or just takes the pieces and makes something else entirely.  In a world full of screen time, I will take lego mess any day of the week!

Have a great week everyone!  I will more than likely take another week off next week and just walk and recover and maybe bike if the wind isn't blowing 100 mph.  Stay warm and enjoy the weather were ever you are!