Yes, Iโm crying in public. Again. I keep bringing myself to tears with gratitude.
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So grateful to have made it to the community garden today to appreciate the flowers.
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A bee was playing hide + seek with me on my walk earlier today.
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I stopped to appreciate flowers in someoneโs yard + noticed a fuzzy bee in one of the flowers.
Since Iโm using hiking poles to practice walking outside, it was tough to get a pic. I tried but the bee was all: *no* paparazzi!
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I made it further than yesterday but had new pains. Iโm walking the route I used to take to the duck pond. Iโll get there someday.
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Who walked the farthest distance outside today with hiking poles?
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Fuck, I started to cry when I saw my watch had recorded 10 minutes of exercise. Luckily that was when a friend saw me sitting on a bench in the park. She was happy to see me out and about and walked home with me after many high-fives.
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Give yourself a break
Adulting is hard
0/10 would not recommend
I doubled the amount of times I did a particular physio exercise this past week compared to the week before. Itโs painful so thatโs why I donโt want to do it. I told myself to do it tonight but then I didnโt. I did it 6 out of the last 7 days so Iโll count that as a win since I only managed to do it 3 times the previous week. Progress.
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Walking down the block and back with my cane didnโt even register as exercise on my watch. I know I did it, so it counts.
Note to self: do not look around at the new apartments built across the street since that messes with your balance
New physio exercise given to me yesterday: try walking down a short hall in my apartment without the cane but use the walls if needed to steady myself.
So, I just tried walking without my cane and Iโm so glad there isnโt any video footage. I felt like a drunk toddler. ๐คฃ I definitely could not walk in a straight line unassisted. Baby steps. Drunk baby steps. ๐คฃ
So apparently I did too much yesterday. No regrets. My physiotherapist advised me to start small with short 5-minute walks outside. Literal baby steps. He said I could try using walking poles instead of the cane.
I had a full day yesterday including going out for lunch + ice cream with a good work friend after physio. She also took me to a forest. While walking is limited, my soul really needs to be in nature.
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I made it to the *west* side of the park. I used to walk through both sides of the park daily before foot pain issues began last summer.
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