What goes up must come down. In my case, what goes go-go-go all the time must STOP. I am sick. My body is telling me it needs a break. Hell, mentally, I need a break too. As expected, this week has been super busy with work, working out, and other things. That's nothing out of the ordinary though, which I guess is part of the problem because it's been one week after another lately with no time to breathe, especially with all of our holiday travel a couple of weeks ago. I don't take sick days from work, although I have about a month worth of sick leave accrued. I don't get sick very often, and when I do, I have a hard time letting go of my responsibilities at work to take care of myself when I need to. But, that is exactly what I am doing today. I am home sick and have been in bed all morning. I have responded to my work emails though, so I haven't been able to completely let go of that.
Obviously the timing of this isn't ideal with Bandera in two days, although when is it ever a "good" time to get sick? I need to pack for this weekend, including preparing any drop bags that I want during the race. The 50k at Bandera is one big loop course compared to Palo Duro where I went through the start/finish area 3 times which made it very convenient for me to drop off/pick up gear as needed. I'm not too worried about additional nutrition/hydration needs since I will have the luxury of necessities available at each aid station - I will of course carry my Camelbak with some things in there. Weather looks windy and chilly, so I'm going to have to figure out my clothing situation. That's always tricky for me.
On a positive note, I have quickly become a believer in the effects of yoga! I no longer think it's all in my head, but I do feel there has been a noticeable change in my body in terms of more range of motion/flexibility. And, I also noticed an impact on my running earlier this week in that I was actually able to lift my legs rather than shuffling along - so, that's what running is supposed to feel like! I have a massage with Ann scheduled for next Thursday so I am eager for her assessment of how things feel.
We finally got the Christmas tree out and all the decorations put away last night. That had been a lingering item on our revolving to-do list so it was good to finally get that taken care of. We also got our new chair home and modified the living room set up slightly last night in order to accommodate it. K kept commenting that he doesn't know how we ever get things done because we're so darn busy.
While we were taking down the Christmas stuff, we had a discussion about the economy and our situation. K is pretty concerned that there will be more layoffs at his company and opportunities at other companies also seem more limited now than they have been in the past. Fortunately, my job is fairly secure, but we couldn't live off my income alone. In addition, my mom lost her job last month too due to the company closing so that is another concern for me. All in all, we are going to try to be more mindful of our spending and hope that things improve.
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