Finally the
leaves are starting to emerge, the geese are back and the frogs are going
crazy. With spring finally here the
balancing act begins, new routines, shuffling of activities and the dreaded
steel toe boots. Aaaaaaah the steel toe
boots, my nemesis. It seems with the
extra amount of time I have to spend in those evil little things my feet are
rebelling more than normal. I have found
my plantar fasciitis flaring up to a whole new level again, making my feet feel
like they are constantly on fire.
Needless to say I am struggling with some of my goals for the simple
fact that my feet will only take so much.
To spend much time on the mats in bare feet is a challenge and to wear
my kung fu shoes is causing torqueing on my knees. My running is taking a bit of a hit, which
isn’t sitting too well with me right now and my walks with my furry family
member are down to two a day. I have
tried explaining to her my dilemma but she just continues to look at my trying
to will me to get my running shoes on.
On a positive note, I am biking wherever and whenever I can which
continues to be good for my knees being that the bike was a huge part of my
physio last year for my knee. They aren’t
quite the km’s I had planned in my goals but they are what I can do at this
moment and I’m working really hard to be okay with that. I am reminded constantly throughout each day
just how connected my body is. Feet don’t
just affect feet alone but affect everything from balance all the way up my
body impacting parts you would never have thought connected.
So as the
demands increase and the timelines get closer, I continue to take step by step,
mostly forward, at a little slower a pace than I’d like but still grateful for
what I am able to do.
Alana Regier
Picture of the
week! Zip lining in Mexico with the
family a couple of years ago. A fabulous
day facing one of my fears, the fear of heights!
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