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dreamshark) wrote2008-01-28 01:33 pm
dreamshark) wrote2008-01-28 01:33 pm
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I'm surprised I can move today
After my Saturday morning skating class I stayed on the practice ice for almost another two hours, which was a bit much. It's hard to stop, because I keep loosening up as I get tired, and just before I collapse from exhaustion I am able to do all kinds of moves I couldn't do when I started. Also, you kind of have to plan ahead and leave the ice in between the half-hour marks when the classes change over and the doorways are packed with parents and kids. I was going to leave at 10:30 and then again at 11:00 but changed my mind both times. So by the time I finally stumbled off the ice, my legs and hips and lower back were pretty achy.
And that was just the morning. After skating I drove over to St. Paul and put in my order for a new computer at General Nano. In the evening I attended a lovely party. Neither of these activities constitutes hard labor, of course, but there was a fair amount of standing involved, which is hard on the back.
Sunday I was planning to take it easy, but a friend called with a spontaneous offer to go skating at Lake of the Isles. After trying all winter to find somebody to skate with me, I could hardly turn that down! It turned out to be an absolutely gorgeous sunny day, just as warm as it can get without actually softening the ice. We stayed out longer than we expected cause it was just so pretty. The ice wasn't too bad, either, although definitely Lumpy Outdoor Ice (so I didn't do much backwards skating).
After I got home I realized that I was going to have to find someplace to put my old computer, not just some day but SOON. So I went up to the attic to look around, and next thing I knew I was cleaning out the Dreaded Back Room. I really didn't intend it to end up that way, but there just wasn't any other choice. I dragooned![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
thorintatge into carrying load after load of trash downstairs and out to the alley, and somehow talked Richard into actually vacuuming up the dust and squirrel turds once the space was cleared, but I still ended up lifting WAY too many boxes of National Geographics and ancient floppy disks and the like.
I was seriously afraid for my back, but nothing bad seems to have happened to it. Everything is a little sore this morning, but not excessively. I was in a lot more pain a few weeks ago just from working out on the weight machine a little too vigorously. I hope I don't stiffen up too much during the day, as I have my Monday night skating class tonight.
All in all, it was an exhausting weekend, but much more productive than usual.
And that was just the morning. After skating I drove over to St. Paul and put in my order for a new computer at General Nano. In the evening I attended a lovely party. Neither of these activities constitutes hard labor, of course, but there was a fair amount of standing involved, which is hard on the back.
Sunday I was planning to take it easy, but a friend called with a spontaneous offer to go skating at Lake of the Isles. After trying all winter to find somebody to skate with me, I could hardly turn that down! It turned out to be an absolutely gorgeous sunny day, just as warm as it can get without actually softening the ice. We stayed out longer than we expected cause it was just so pretty. The ice wasn't too bad, either, although definitely Lumpy Outdoor Ice (so I didn't do much backwards skating).
After I got home I realized that I was going to have to find someplace to put my old computer, not just some day but SOON. So I went up to the attic to look around, and next thing I knew I was cleaning out the Dreaded Back Room. I really didn't intend it to end up that way, but there just wasn't any other choice. I dragooned
thorintatge into carrying load after load of trash downstairs and out to the alley, and somehow talked Richard into actually vacuuming up the dust and squirrel turds once the space was cleared, but I still ended up lifting WAY too many boxes of National Geographics and ancient floppy disks and the like. I was seriously afraid for my back, but nothing bad seems to have happened to it. Everything is a little sore this morning, but not excessively. I was in a lot more pain a few weeks ago just from working out on the weight machine a little too vigorously. I hope I don't stiffen up too much during the day, as I have my Monday night skating class tonight.
All in all, it was an exhausting weekend, but much more productive than usual.