I’m not ready for summer! I can’t swim yet!
That’s not going to stop it, sadly. So let’s just be merry on our way into this next season.
That perfectly planned summer of work I had created for myself… still have lots of shifts to remake, but getting there. I had planned it, partly, around getting 2 swims in per week on days I am in Austin. Always a work in progress, my schedule is.
I got 1 new shoulder rehab movement, “table walks”, to add in when I do my pendulums. Sling comes off June 5. I see the surgeon again on June 10, and then go to PT. He could have sent me now, but since I can do this basic stuff on my own, I opted to save my PT sessions for June & beyond.
Being almost half way thru my 6 weeks in the arm sling, I find I’m already missing the slow pace of life for those first 2 weeks:
- Lots of sitting outside on the back porch, admiring nature.
- A hummingbird flew up to a flowering plant about 3′ from me and fed.
- I’ve seen a downy woodpecker, a family of sparrows (2 adults, about 7 young ones learning how to be feed at my feeders), my first purple finch out here, and numerous chickadees, inca & white wing doves, just to name a few.
- watching my flock
- Recliner time with multiple cats on me.
- Leisurely walks. These started 4 days post-surgery and I’m up to 3-4 miles/day.
- Admiring the daily changes in my garden & pretty plants.
- Having all 4 cats on the bed when I sleep – helping me heal. I normally have 2. One morning I awoke, and all 4 were asleep, to my left, on a small section of the bed. Awwwwwwww.
Typing is slowly coming along. I still have to mouse left. And the right shoulder will say “done NOW” after about an hour. It’s slowly getting better.
I’m looking forward to being able to brush my teeth right-handed again.
I’ve got a neighbor that’s willing to ponytail my hair regularly, but I’ve also found I can ask random people when I’m out for my walk. Get to meet new people this way, too.
I’m getting back to work. One handed CST sessions: check. One handed medical bodywork sessions: check. New in-person Viniyoga class out here in Taylor, plus my other regular classes: check. Personal Pilates sessions: check. Coaching: check!
I’ve taken traditional massages off my scheduler for the moment… I’ll ease back in the first few weeks of June. So if you’re a regularly scheduled appointment, you’re good starting June 5. I won’t open up for new or irregularly scheduled massage clients until – most likely – July.
If I canceled your May appointment and haven’t rescheduled yet, please feel free to reach out.
That’s it for today. Arm says enough. Two cats vying for my lap say enough…