2010 has kicked off and I'm already moving & groovin'. Work has been insanely busy, but I may also be facing lay off @ some point. Budget cuts and more budget cuts are everywhere unfortunately. I'm looking into some other avenues and we'll see where life takes me. In the meantime, I am grateful every single day that I'm employed and my dog has food in her bowl.
Aside from boring ol' work stuff...I have kicked off 2010 back out on the trails. It's been awesome to get back into the woods and back to hiking. New Years Weekend Roxy Ruby and I did a total of 14 miles (give or take) and yesterday we did a 10 mile stretch of the Mountain to Sea trail. I'm not gonna lie, it kicked my shell.....it was the first time since surgery that I could really feel the effects of being laid out from not being allowed to do any physical activity. It was also a reminder that I still have a long road ahead of me in rebuilding all the lost muscle in my upper body and getting back into top shape.
Speaking of getting back into shape. I will be @ my 10th week post-surgery on Tuesday. I'm biking (@ the gym) an average of 12-15 miles almost everyday and as I stated above, I'm getting in some hiking miles. I'm now also able to do some ab work and can do some lunges as well. I have a Dr's appt. this week where I await to hear what's next. I am keeping my fingers crossed to get released to start more strength work as I have absolutely NO muscle in my upper left arm due to the surgery. My range of motion is really looking great. I hope the Dr. feels the same and she'll release me to move forward. In the meantime, I'm doing everything I can physically that I'm allowed to do. And trying to remain patient with the "strengthing" process. My goal was to be back out on the pitch by Summer, but depending on what my upper body strength looks like I may have to wait.
Here's links to pics I took from our hikes the past 2 weekends:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=rugbyturtle&target=ALBUM&id=5425180281373815537&authkey=Gv1sRgCIvEmJ6Zht_O4QE&feat=email
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=rugbyturtle&target=ALBUM&id=5425180469688982113&authkey=Gv1sRgCIfS1ZivgPGLrwE&feat=email
www.tullycrineturtle.blogspot.com
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