so back to real life!

had my first physical therapy session today – i was impressed actually. did about 45 minutes worth of excersises with the therapist, all upper body stuff – specifically rotator cuff, lats, upper arms, delts. working on that upper body stability. the therapist said several times that, given my previous activity level, i might find these exercises to easy right now and to stick with it.

um yeah.

they are just the right amount of easy/not easy actually! nothing that hurts or anything, but i can defintely tell that my right side is weaker than the left and these easy little exercises or challenging enough that i feel very excited that they are going to help me. mostly they involve adduction/abduction of the parts of the rotator cuff using an elastic band that i have strung up on a door hinge at home. also a “row” type exercise, a modified lat pull down, bicep curls (a whopping 5#s to start – no comments, grumpwurst!)- and tricep extensions. i am to do 2 sets of each exercise at 10-20 reps, i am starting at 12 and she recommended to increase depending on how i feel the next day. i haven’t restarted any yoga yet, but, after my notoriously tight hips being sore today after an ALMOST 8 mile “wog” yesterday, i am going to do a few sun salutations on the mornings i am not running, er, wogging.

otherwise, i am tired today. back to the big house for work tomorrow. unfortunately for me, the economy is affecting the med spa biz a little, and i wonder if i should cut my hourly commitment to that place and keep up my full time status at the hospital. it might not be the right time economically. i don’t know.

and air – hawaii sounds lovely!!!!