Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Feet On Fire


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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