Long weekend
This past weekend was, for the most part, a nice one. Friday night we finished Stranger Things season 4. The finale was over two hours long! We’re going to need a break before we start season 5. Saturday I spent the day with my mom, for her birthday. She and I walked 5.5 miles, then we went to lunch with my dad. That night, the husband and I went out for dinner and drinks and a new favorite of ours, Trick Dog. We were home in time to make sure the kids didn’t get to bed too late. Sunday I took the kids to the Great Highway for a bike/run. We hadn’t been there in so long and it was so nice to be outside with them. They didn’t bitch about going, and even seemed to enjoy it! This would have a been a perfect outing, except at the end of the run my knee really started hurting… more on this later. Monday we spent most of the day with the in-laws, because my father-in-law was turning 80 that Wednesday. All in all it was a nice weekend, a good mix of outside and inside time, kid and husband time, and extended family time.
Good knee gone bad
I am struggling to write this part. I really don’t want to rehash the whole thing; it’s just bumming me out. I will say that on my run I started to feel an acute pain, but before that I was feeling twinges that made the acute pain on Saturday not that surprising. But! I honestly expected it to feel fine the next morning. I wasn’t sure exactly what happened, but I knew I didn’t hurt it while I was running. Sadly, it didn’t feel better the next morning, it felt worse. And it kept feeling worse, until Thursday actually. I started wearing a compression sleeve/brace on Wednesday and maybe that helped. Or maybe it was just time and not doing much with it. I saw my GP Thursday afternoon and got X-rays, which were clear, and a referral to sports medicine, which is what I wanted. Hopefully they will call me Friday.
You may recall that I just aggravated a precious shoulder injury which I’ve been trying to nurse for two weeks now. Having this happen right after is making me feel pretty down. Is this my life now, if I keep trying to work out? Just a serious of injuries that require time and patience and rest to heal? How can I feel strong if my body is always one footfall away from injury? I don’t know the answer, and I’m trying to push those questions down for now and just take this one day at a time.
UPDATE: I can’t be seen at Sports Medicine until 2/3. I’m super bummed out. When they called I thought 2/3 was this coming Tuesday but it is not, and I’m so mad I didn’t take the 10:30 today appointment that was initially offered to me. When I realized how far away 2/3 is, I scrambled to get coverage for 10:30 today – and I got it! – but by then the appointment was taken. I can call every morning next week to check for cancellations, or I can I just wait the 12 days until the third. I’m seriously about to cry right now I’m so bummed out. Fuuuuck.
Work
It’s still January, but I’m thinking a lot about March, because next month I only see the 7th graders for two weeks (they go to outdoor ed the week before our “Mid-Winter Break”, then trimester 2 ends the first Friday of March. WHAT?! That means I only have them for four more weeks this trimester. I’m glad I figured that out now, for real! We have a lot to get done.
Also, I put my name in a hat to go to a conference in Palm Springs in mid-March and it looks like I’m going to go! I’m excited to get away from my classroom and my house for a couple days, and to learn some new teaching strategies.
Home
January brought new activity schedules for both kids. They are both swimming now, the 12yo twice a week at a local pool through Rec & Park and the 15yo with her high school team. It’s taken a couple weeks but we’re falling into a manageable rhythm. I’m instituting some other changes around the house, related to my goals for the year, and I hope to write about that soon.
The husband has been sick this week, which means I’m doing more. Luckily he isn’t as sick as I was fearing he might be. ANDi don’t seem to have gotten it, which was another fear of mine.
This weekend
I should be at the dojo this Saturday but I will be skipping for a third time to give my knee time to recuperate. It’s really bumming me out to be away for this long, while all the other high belts keep training, but there is nothing I can do but wait.
Saturday night the husband and I are seeing our annual SF SketchFest shows. We’ve gone to at least one show every year (except 2021 and 2022 when it was cancelled) since we first started dating 20 years ago this January!
Sunday is book club and I really liked the book and can’t wait to talk about it (I plan to write about it here after our discussion, so I can share how others felt. It’s a unique book to be due!)
The injury sounds putrid. AND really wrong to have so many injuries happening at your age. What does your doctor/PT say about the constant injuries? It may be that I am just totally wrong and your injury rate is normal at your age because you are simply very active and do major exercising. BUT, Major sympathy from me!
Rest of things really do sound like they are doing well overall. Not perfect and easy but you should be proud of all you are doing so sucessfully.
Wondering how the yearbook is going this year? You had hoped/planned to be much farther ahead this year than last year. Hoping that is working out per plan.
Big cheers for the conference and congratulations on all that is going smoothly because I know that takes a HUGE amount of work to have happen!
UGH. Not an injury!!! I’ve had periods of my life where it was literally one ting after another like this. Actually, I can’t really say I’m NOT in that time anymore- it still feels like there’s something waiting to crop up at any moment. You have the right idea- take it one day at a time. SUPER frustrating that you have to wait so long for an appointment though. Just remember- you have a 100% rate in recovering form injures so far- you’ll recover from this one as well. Other than that- sounds like things are going well. But I know- when you feel a pain every time you step down it’s hard to focus on anything else. Good luck with it.
Oh no- not a knee injury. Ouch. I hope it’s resolved soon. That’s great that you are falling into new rhythms. Love the fun things like tims with your mom and the date night.
I’m sorry about the injury. Is it the same knee you injured at the dojo back in… 2024? I remember something about a knee and the dojo.
I need to contact a sports medicine doctor, too, about my right knee. It hurts when I do a lot of walking but interestingly, the elliptical and the bike don’t have a negative impact.
Also, you have a LOTTERY to go to a PD conference?? I’m sorry if I sound judgy, but should all educators be able to go and learn? Or, is it a “we don’t have subs” issue? In my district, you put in a request and usually, unless you are taking a private plane, or stay in a luxury resort, you get to go, no questions asked.
Oh, your long weekend sounded so nice… and then, BAM, knee pain. I am so sorry you’ve been having all these issues lately. That really is no fun. And it’s unbelievable how long it takes to get an appointment for such an acute injury! Two weeks! I am keeping my fingers crossed that it’s just a relatively minor thing that will be taken care of quickly (but one of the things are these days, are they? Sigh.) Good luck!