Again, More PT Thoughts
- The problem with going to physical therapy in the afternoon is that I am already heading into fatigue and PT exacerbates it. It was a good session today partly because Jill is very into pointing out every little improvement. She is very encouraging. I have one more session this week on Thursday, then two more the week after and finally four weeks where I only go once a week…
- I had plans to go from PT to the grocery store and get more salad stuff but I don’t know why I make plans like this because PT always leaves me tired. It was worse today because I didn’t eat before I left home which meant when I got back home I was very hungry. This meant I ate too much and too quickly.
- I found a book at Amazon I just had to get. It shows pictures of a person doing a particular exercise and then right beside it is a figure in the same pose but showing the muscles being used. This kind of thing fascinates me. I am always trying to figure out which muscles are being used when I do the exercises. Because of the weakness in my left hip and leg, I find i have been inadvertently using the "wrong" muscles. For example, I use my back muscles for things for which it was never designed and because of this I have had quite severe pain there. Now I am aware of this and also because my left hip and leg are much stronger, my back pain has almost completely gone.
- I didn’t sleep well last night because I stayed up too late so I intend to be turning off the light by 11 pm tonight {which is a lot better than 4 am which is when it went off this morning.} This would be no problem if I could sleep late, but my eyes pop open at 7-ish and my brain slots into gear…
- I bought two little pots of English ivy a couple of days ago and I have them in a container by the window. As soon as the tendrils reach out towards the light, I rotate the pots and over the next few days, I watch the tendrils move around to the new light source.
- I just realize I haven’t checked my mailbox today…
- It is 9:30 so I am off to bed to read a while.
I went to bed shortly before you did- 3:30am. Of course, that is 2:30 your time. I LOVE English Ivy. So pretty. Hugs,M
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I am more tired in the afternoon. Exercise in the morning is always a better choice for me. I feel like I never get enough sleep for the most part.
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That’s interesting about the book. I’m always trying to figure out why my clients are in pain and how to fix it.
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I hear you about the staying up too late. I do the same thing whilst reading in bed, and before I know it, the sun is coming up…
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I hear you about the staying up too late. I do the same thing whilst reading in bed, and before I know it, the sun is coming up…
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Wow! You stayed up ’til 4 a.m.?! It has been a long time since I did that! What you wrote about people using the wrong muscles to do things got me to thinking about whether I might do that! hugs, Nicky
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i have an ivy plant and i have to turn it every few days. i’m sleeping a bit better since i started sleeping in my bed again. i wonder if i’m using my hip muscles and not my quads when i do certain exercises. take care,
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I admire the fact that you are constantly working to improve yourself! Physically, mentally AND artistically!
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